New-York tribune., 1898-10-16
HONEY DEALERS BUSY DAYS
HOME BEES BELOW THE MARK IN
THEIR OUTPUT

NEW-ENGTAND, CALIFOINlh AND ARiIONA
CALLED oN To MAKE ur THE SHORTAGE.
Honey dealers are now a, the height Of their
busy season Many hundred crates Of the little
glass covered boxes containing the white drip
ping combs are arriving in the city every week
and the shipments will continue for about
couple Of months. Tho chief sources OF the
honey supply for this market are the country
districts in New-Yor STATE. IL Vermont ana IN
Pennsylvania This year however. through no
fault OF their own, but owing to the peculhrlty
of the weather the New-York and Pennsylvania
bees were not able to turn out quite their usual
supply When there is az uncommon amount
of dampness and rain IN the summer, honey
making is seriously hndercd So. because OF the
deficiency in the nearby districts the honey
merchants here have been obliged to draw upon
the Maine hives this fall. Usually the honey
from there finds its market in Boston and there
about. but this year New-York needed IT and
got it. a firm on West Broadway, which deals
almost exclusively in honey. expects to receive
10000 crates this fall Increase of 5.UU
crates over last seasons business. AS each
crate contains about TWENTY-FIVE pounds a total
Of 10000 pounds will probably be received by
this house. The fact that it is necessary to
bring much Of the honey from greater distance
this year has had the effect OF raising the prices
somewhat. and there has been advance OF
two or three cents a pound on tho various kinds.
There are three principal varieties of honey
from the Eastern States sold here. known re-
spectively as white clover. buckwheat and
mixed The first is the finest and most expen-
sivc When a comb of it is held up against the
light the wax looks snow-white. and the honey
tcplf 10 of no cIa li,rbt mil
wheat flowers make a dark. less attractive look
ing product which is also inferior il quality,
having a strong. often singing taste The grade
known mixed" is combination Of white
clover and buckwheat honey Ii ranks about
half way between the two, both H. color and
flavor.
California honey is sent 10 this city IN con-
siderable quantities every year, but this season
the crop in that State is almost IA total failure
1t does not come in combs. but is extracted and
put up in jars. 1t tastes much the same as the
Eastern honey. and sells for about tho same
price. Arizona has stepped in TO supply the Cal
ifornia shortage in NcwYork this fall, but the
honey from that region is not particularly good
1t is likely to have rather sharp, bitter tinge
Extracted honey in jars a.so comes from the
South, and that made from orange blossoms is
considered particularly fine. II s probably the
most expensive honey sold
For in making various kinds Of fancy
sweetcakes bakers buy large quantities of the
liquid honey. Dozens Of gallons Of II are sold
at the time OF the Passover TO tho orthodox
Jews who use il instead Of butter with their
bread They also make from it IA KIND OF wine,
which "A honey merchant who has tasted II de-
clares is "horrbe stuff the very worst thing
called wine that | ever drank But they seem
TO like it, and at Passover time tins place N
every day with Jewish retaIl dealers,
buying honey to supply their customers