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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jan. J'). 



Honey Column 



CITY MARKETS. 



Kansas City.— Hoiiej/.— The stock of comb )ionej- 

 is larg-e; market well supplied. Fancy white 1-lb. 

 combs, 1.5; amber, 12@13. Receipts of extracted, 

 llgrht; white, 7; amber, .'Ji4@6; southern, 4ii@.5. 

 Beeswax, :.'2. Hamblin & Bearss, 



Jan. 7. Kansas City, Mo. 



Cincinnati. — Honcj/.— Demand is very quiet 

 since the holidays, and prices are the same. Comb 

 honey briiitfs H@H5 for best white, and extracted 4® 

 7 on arrival. There is a g-ood demand for beeeswax 

 at 2;i@2s for good to choice yellow. 



Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



Jan. 7. Cincinnati, O. 



Detroit.— Ho7ie)/.— Pales some slower since holi- 

 days. Stock not large. Best white comb, 14@1.t; 

 dark lots, 10® 13; extracted, 6X@7. Beeswax. 26@37. 



M. H. Hunt. 



Jan. 7. Bell Brunch, Mich. 



Buffalo.— Hojiew.— In the honey market there is 

 very little doing. Fancy is moving off in a moder- 

 ate way at 13@14; choice, n®12; buckwheat. 8@9. 

 Extracted dull; we would not advise shipments of 

 any honey at present. Batterson & Co., 



Jan. 7. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Kansas Citv.— Hotief/ — The demand for both 

 comb and extracted is light; supply good. We quote 

 No. 1 white comb, 14@.1.t; No. 2, 12@13: No. 1 amber, 

 13: No. 2, ]0@11. Extracted, while, fi@t5H ; amber, 

 .5@5ii; dark, 4' 2. Beeswax, 22@25. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Jan. 7. Kansas City, Mo. 



Albany'.— H'inc!/.— The _ honey market is very 

 quiet, as is generally the "case during the first of 

 the year. The demand for extracted usually com- 

 mences about the middle of January. The stock of 

 coml) honey on hand is not large, especially clover; 

 but the supply of extracted is ample. We quote 

 clover. 12®13; buckwheat and mixed, 9@10. Ex- 

 tracted, .5@T. Chas. McCuLLOcn & Co., 



Jan. 8. Albanv, N. Y. 



CLEVEr.ANn.— i7()»('i;.— Our honey market has not 

 been as firm as anticipated, and it has not been in 

 very great dematid for the past few days. No. 1 

 white is selling at 14@1.5; No. 2. n@12. No. 1 w'lite 

 extracted, ti. Beeswax is in good demand at 26. 

 Williams Bros., 



Jan. .5 80 & 82 Broadway, Cleveland, O. 



St. Louis.— Wonej/.— The trade is quiet on all 

 grades of comb and extracted. We quote clover 

 comb, 16; amber. 12'/2@14; extracted in cans, 5i4@6; 

 in barrels, 4®4^. Prime beeswax, 28. 



D. G. Tutt Gkocer Co.. 



Jan. 7. St. Louis, Mo. 



New York. — Ho/jej/.— Tliedemand foi' comb honey 

 has been very liglit of lale. and has now almost 

 dwindled down to nothing. The supply has been 

 larger than any year before, and there is a large 

 stock <in the market. In oider to move it in I'ound 

 lots, it will be necessary to make conci ssions from 

 the ruling quotalions. Buckwheat and off' grades 

 are almost unsalable. We quote: Fancy white 1- 

 Ibs.. 12@13; off grades, 1(I®11; buckwheat.!). The 

 demand for extracled contitn es veiy light, with 

 plenty of stock on th(' market and arriving. We 

 quote: White clovei' and basswnod, (i; buckwheat, 

 .")(|)5)^ ; southern, per gal., .')(i®5r). Beeswax is in good 

 deinatifl, and finds ready sale on arrival at 30@31. 

 HII,I)KF,TH |{iU)S. & Seoelken, 



Jan. it. 28 & 30 Broadway, New York. 



Boston.- H-UK?/— Our honey market remains 

 about Ji-s it has been, with light demand. Comli 

 lioiiey, 14c; extracted, 5@6c. E. E. Blakk & Co., 



Jan. 10. Boston, Mass. 



Chicago.— Honcj/.— Honey is selling but slowly 

 at this season, tiut we exjiect an increase in demand 

 within the next fortnight. Choice white sells at 14c; 

 dark grades, !i@12. Wliife extracted, 6@7; dark. 

 5@6. Beeswax, 27c. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Jan. 12. 163 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



San Francisco.— Honey.— White extracted hon- 

 ey, 6®6Vic; light amber honey, 5@.'ji4 ; 1-lb. frame 

 comb honey, wliite. lie. Beeswax is scarce at 26@ 

 27c. Schacht, Lemcke & Stein ER, 



Jan. 10. San Francisco, Cal. 



Denver.— H')»iej/.— Our market seems to remain 

 the same. We quote No. 1 wliite comb honey In 1-lb. 

 sections, put up in 24-lb. cases, suitable for putting 

 in cartons, 11®12 cts.; No. 2, in ca-ses, 10. No. 1 ex- 

 tracted, in 60-lb. cans, 6®7c. Demand for extracted 

 honey is quiet, with a good supply on the market. 

 Beeswa.x, 22@2.5 per lb. We could handle to advan- 

 tage a quantity of 1-lb. comb honey. 



R. K. & J.C. Frisbee, 



Jan. 9. Denver, Col. 



Closingout balance of my fine extracted basswood 

 honey at 7c f. o. b. Who is not supplied V 



Elias Fox, Hillsboro, Wis. 



For Sale.— Honey, in 60-lb. cans, 6c; .52-gal. bar- 

 rels, at 5c. Send for sample. 



W. C. Gathrioht, Cameron, Tex. 



We yet have extracted alfalfa at $7.80 per box of 

 120 lbs. AiKiN Bros., Loveland, Colo. 



For Salk.— 4 bbls. of No. 1 extracted basswood 

 honey. Weight, 562, 552, 336, and 275 lbs. net, at 6>ic 

 per lb. f. o. b. here. E. D. Townsend, 



Carson City, Mich. 



Alfalfa Honey, very white, thick, and ricli. 

 Two 60-lb. cans at 7c. Same, partly from cleome 

 (tinted), 6c. Samples, 8c. 

 eift Oliver Foster, Las Animas, Col. 



Having secured a flue quantity of liuckwheat ex- 

 tracted honey I now offer it in lots to suit purchas- 

 er, 210-lb. kegs at 5!4c, f . o. b. ; also 2000 lbs. of bass- 

 wood and clover. W. Lamar Coggshall, 



eitf West Groton, Tompkins Co., N. Y. 



HONEY FOR SALE. 



I have about 3000 ilis. A No. 1 fall honey, three dis- 

 tinct flavors— Spanish needle (sm irl weed or hearts- 

 ease), and aster. Tc per lb., f. o. b. Sample free. 



Address E. T. FLANAGAN. Belleville, Illinois. 



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.Je/i7jie Atctilex\v.\>^ elected a new 

 factoiy, new engine and boiler, and has 

 the only steam bee-hive factory in South 

 Texas. Makes any and all kinds of hives 

 at the ?ou'i"s;/ prices. Also furnishes A. 1. 

 Itoofs goods— Dovetailed hives, founda- 

 tion, etc. Send nie .\<>vii' orders, and see 

 how ()uiclily and accurately' 1 can fill 

 them. See my (piecn ad't on page 42. T 

 am in a position to sell and ship bees by 

 carload lots. Send for prici' list. 

 JENNIE ATCHLEY, Beeville, Bee Co., Texas. 



SflVP FfPiahf f ^^y Roof'.s goods at their 

 avc llCl^Ill. pHces, near home. Catalog 

 ready Feb. 1. Wiite for ))i ices on what vou need, 



at once. John Ncbcl & Soii, High Hill, Mo. 



FOR sale.— Barnes Improved saw, $20; Barnes O. 

 S. foot-power saw, saws, and cutter-heads, $7.00; 

 IX horse-power engine (no boiler) $15; Remington H. 

 pattern rifle, 38-40 cal., reloading tools, etc., $12. 



Robert B. Gedye, La Salle, 111. 



