Wax Craft All About Beeswax Its History Production Adulteration And Commerc
Wax Craft All About Beeswax Its History Production Adulteration And Commerc
Thomas William Cowan
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The wax, of excellent quality, is eagerly sought after, in spite of the difficulty and danger in securing it. One comb is said to yield from i Ib. To i-J- Ib. Of wax. Wax from the West Indian Islands varies much in colour and quality, the best coming from Hayti, though this is hard and nearly black ; that from Jamaica is also highly esteemed. A very dark wax, which cannot be bleached, comes from Guadeloupe. It is obtained from wild bees and contains much earthy matter. Beeswax forms a considera...ble part of the cargoes of ships trading to the Gold and Ivory Coasts and districts of Sierra Leone and the western shores of Africa, a very small quantity coming to us from the Niger. Wax differs much not only in colour, but in the amount of impurities it contains, the natives in some countries being very careless in their preparation of it for market. This fault regu- lates the price, which varies from 6 to 8 per cwt, wholesale. BEESWAX IN COMMERCE. 77 The following are some of the places from which come the supplies to the London and Liverpool markets, showing the principal waxes and their respective colours : Places whence Imported.
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