. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 266 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW Abnormally High Prices Curtail Consumption and Destroy the Demand. J. E. T^DITOR Re- J-^ V i e w: — I H 'M have noticed of B - m^t^ '^^® ^^^^ ^°^ have been talk- ing up the price of honey, or more correctly, writing it up- There are, per- haps, few things that would please the rank and file of bee keepers all over our land more than higher prices for the products of their apiaries. It may be very well today that the price is not as high as it ought to be, that we have reason to believe that it will be higher presently,
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 266 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW Abnormally High Prices Curtail Consumption and Destroy the Demand. J. E. T^DITOR Re- J-^ V i e w: — I H 'M have noticed of B - m^t^ '^^® ^^^^ ^°^ have been talk- ing up the price of honey, or more correctly, writing it up- There are, per- haps, few things that would please the rank and file of bee keepers all over our land more than higher prices for the products of their apiaries. It may be very well today that the price is not as high as it ought to be, that we have reason to believe that it will be higher presently, etc., but it seems to me unwise to urge producers to ask higher prices at present. 1 believe that the price of honey, like all other rural products, will depend very much on the supply and demand; and 1 believe still farther, that too high a price is not only a great disadvantage to the dealer, but also to the producer. If the price for honey should be so high that much is carried over, it (comb honey) is almost sure to deteriorate, and then be sold, to the disgust of most persons who attempt to use it. I am not sure but the use of old, granulated comb honey has done more to give the impression that it was adulterated than anything else, and thus prejudice people against the use of it. I know of no way of judging of the future, except by the past. We must "be guided by the lamp of ; Let me give a few illustrations: HIGH PRICES CAUSED HONEY TO SELL SO SLOWLY THAT IT WAS CARRIED OVER, MUCH DETERIORATED. Some 20 years ago, there was a rather light crop of honey in the country, and in the fall the price began to go up. "Hold on to your honey," was the cry of the American Bee Journal, "and you are sure to get high ; Every week, nearly, the price was quoted still higher. I made up a small carload and shipped it to Chicago, where prices were the highest. It reached its destination while prices were yet high, but it sold very slowly.
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