. Gleanings in bee culture. ross, about 5 cts. each, or alittle more if you allow for breakage ; then al-lowing, say, % cent more for labels and freightfrom Medina on honey and jars makes 15^cents ; cost of selling, 10 per cent of $,or nearly 2 cts. more, makes 17X cts. I willexplain that I pay a drummer for a wholesalegrocer 10 per cent to take orders for me innear-by counties, and I also sell some towholesale grocers at about the same the largest share of my honey is sold tothe grocers in my own county ; and whenhauled to the neighboring town and deliveredfrom my wagon at ea
. Gleanings in bee culture. ross, about 5 cts. each, or alittle more if you allow for breakage ; then al-lowing, say, % cent more for labels and freightfrom Medina on honey and jars makes 15^cents ; cost of selling, 10 per cent of $,or nearly 2 cts. more, makes 17X cts. I willexplain that I pay a drummer for a wholesalegrocer 10 per cent to take orders for me innear-by counties, and I also sell some towholesale grocers at about the same the largest share of my honey is sold tothe grocers in my own county ; and whenhauled to the neighboring town and deliveredfrom my wagon at each store I am sure thatthe extra 10 per cent is honestly earned. Soin either case there is the cost of selling tobe deducted, which makes it about as follows:Net price to grocers, 183/ minus 17^ equals\yz—a little over xy^ cts. per lb. for haulingthe honey and jars from the depot and backagain ; unpacking and washing jars, liquefy-ing, filling, sealing, and labeling, as describedin the Dec. 15th Gleanings, after which the. FOWLS AND HIS FOWLS AFTER THE OWL(d) MAN. jars are to be wrapped and boxed, tagged, andstenciled Glass, this side up, so as to shipsafely, and then there are the bills to makeout before I can get my money back, andthere is interest on the capital invested yet toaccount for, and, say ; am I getting too muchfor my work ? It might be figured a little more in my fa-vor, but not much. Perhaps you will say thatyour arrangement of prices would be better,as you would give the retailer only about halfas much, and allow me 5 cts. a pound, whichwould give me a good profit after allowing forthe work. But I will explain that, after try-ing both ways, I am satisfied that it pays toarrange it so that the retailer will have a goodprofit. If his margin is too small he will notcare to handle it, but will very likely takeglucose mixtures that will bring him 40 or 50per cent profit. No doubt some would saythe retail price, 25 cts. a pound, is too high ;but it is no higher than
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