Honey Market. GRADING-RULES. FANCY.-All sections to be well filled, combs straight, firmly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travelstain or otherwise; all the cells sealed except an occasional cell, the outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. A No. 1.-All sect ons well filled except the row of cells next to the wood; combs straight; one-eighth part of comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled; the outside of the wood well scraped of propolis. No. 1.-All sections well filled except the row of cells next to the wood; combs comparatively even; one-eighth part of comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. No. 2.-Three-fourths of the total surface must be filled and sealed. No. 3.-Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight section. In addition to this the honey is to be classified according to color, using the terms white, amber, and dark; that is there will be Fancy White," "No. 1 Dark," etc. PHILADELPHIA.-As usual around the holidays, there is not much call for either comb or extracted honey. Prices remain about the same as the last quotations. Some odd lots having arrived in the market in the last ten days has weakened the price of lower grades. We quote fancy white, 15@16; No. 1, 13@14; amber, 11@12. Extracted, white. 7@8; amber, 6@7. Beeswax, 26. We are producers of honey and do not handle on commission. WM. A. SELSER, Dec. 26. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. ST. LOUIS.-Since our last no change occurred in the honey trade. The demand is very slow for comb as well as extracted. We quote as follows: Fancy white comb honey, 132@14; A No. 1, 12@13; No. 1, 10@11; broken or leaking honey, 7@9. Choice extracted white clover and Spanish needle in 5-gallon cans, 62@7; dark and Southern honey, in 5-gallon cans, 51⁄2@@6; Southern in barrels, 5@52. Beeswax, prime, 281⁄2 per lb. R. HARTMANN & Co., CHICAGO. The holidays are as usual not favorable to the sale of honey, and we therefore quote the market dull with prices unchanged from last quotations. Fancy comb honey brings 14, but quality as well as appearance is necessary. No. 1 sells at 12@13; off grades difficult to move at 1@3 less. Extracted choice white, 7@71⁄2; amber, 6@7, with off grades about 52. Beeswax, 30. R. A. BURNETT & Co., 199 South Water St., Chicago, Ill. Dec. 20. CINCINNATI.-Comb honey is now coming in more freely, and prices if any thing have moderated a little. The sales made and prices obtained were: No. 1 fancy water white, 12 13%; single cases, 14. Extracted is sold as follows: White clover, in barrels, 6%; in cans, 72 and 8; amber, in barrels, 54@5%; in cans, 6@62. Beeswax, 27. C. H. W. WEBER, Dec. 19. 2146-8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. BUFFALO.-Honey has not sold as well as it ought to for this time of the year. Prices remain steady, and stocks not heavy. Fancy white comb, 14@15; A No. 1 white comb, 13@14; No. 1 white comb, 124@13; No, 2 white comb, 11@12; No. 3 white comb, 10@11. Extracted, white, 7@7%; amber, 62@7; dark, 51⁄2@6; No. 1 dark comb, 11@12; No. 2 dark comb, 10@11. Beeswax, 30@32. W. C. TOWNSEND, Dec. 24. Buffalo, N. Y. SAN FRANCISCO.-Honey, new crop comb, per lb., 10@13. Extracted, water white, 7; light amber, 6; dark amber, 5. Beeswax, per lb., 28@29. ERNEST SCHAEFFLE, Dec. 15. Murphys, Cal. DENVER.-The demand for comb honey is light, and prices are ruling lower. No. 1 white, per case of 24 sections, $2.40; No. 1, off grade, $2.25: No. 2, $2.00. Extracted, white, 7@72c per lb.; light amber, 64@7c. Beeswax, 22@25c per lb. THE COLORADO HONEY PRODUCERS' ASS'N. Dec. 20. Denver, Colo. TOLEDO.-The demand for comb honey is a little dull, as it usually is at this season of the year, and the prices have weakened a little. We quote fancy white comb at 14; No. 1, 13; with a very little demand for amber. Extracted white clover, in barrels, 62@7; in cans, 7%@8%. Beeswax, 27 and 28. Dec. 19. LORONTO.-We quote as comb, $1.25@$2.00 per dozen. Dec. 22. GRIGGS BROS., Toledo, Ohio. follows: Extracted, 7@8; E. GRAINGER & CO., Toronto, Can. DETROIT.-Demand is light at present for either comb or extracted honey. Fancy comb honey, 13@13%; No. 1, 11@12; dark No. 1, 10; extracted, white clover, 6@6%. Beeswax, 25@27. M. H. HUNT & SON, Dec. 20. Bell Branch, Mich. WANTED-Beeswax. We are paying 25c cash or 28 cents per pound in exchange for supplies for pure av erage wax delivered at Medina, or our branch houses at 144 E. Erie St., Chicago, 44 Vesey St., New York City, and 10 Vine St., Philadelphia. 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