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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 1. 



Honey Column 



CITY MARKETS. 



Boston. — Honey. — Our lioney market remains 

 about as it has been, witli liglit demand. Comb 

 honey, 14c; extracted, 5@6c. E. E. Ui.ake & Co., 



Jan. 19. Boston, Mass. 



Kansas City.— HoJiey.— The stock of comb Iioney 

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

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

 light; white, 7; amber, 5i4@6; southern, i'^O.."). 

 Beeswax, :i2. Hamblin & Bearss, 



Jan. 19. Kansas City, Mo. 



St. Louis. — Hoxey.— There is some improvement 

 In trade since our last report. We quote clover 

 comb, 16; amber, 12^®14; extracted in cans, .t14@6; 

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



D. G. TUTT GUOCER Co., 



Jan. IH. St. Louis, Mo. 



Cl^vefmnd.— HrniPV-^Honey is slow sale. No. 1 

 white in combs at 14@1."); No. 2 white, li@I8; No. 1 

 white extracted, in 60-lb. cans, 6@8. Beeswax, 25® 

 27. Williams Bros., 



Jan. 17. 80 & 82 Broadway. Cleveland, O. 



Detroit.— Honej/.— Supply of comb honey increas- 

 ed, and more than equals the deniand. Prices re- 

 main the same. Best, 14@15; dark, 11®12; extract- 

 ed, 6® 7. Beeswax, 26@27. M.H.Hunt, 



Jan. 18. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Kansas City.— Honejy.— The demand for comb 

 honey Is improving. No change in extracted. V'* <■ 

 quote 1-lb. comb, while. No. 1, 14@1.t; No. 2, 12®|:.: 

 amber. No. 1, 13®14; No. 2, 10@11; extracted, 4'2(§K', 

 Beeswax, 22@25. C. C. CLEMO^S & Co., 



Jan. 19. Kansas City, Mo. 



Albany.— Hone;/.— There has been quite a demand 

 for both comb and extracted during the past few 

 days, and our stock is considerably reduced. We 

 quote white comb honej'. 12®13; buckwheat and 

 mixed, 9@10; extracted, 04®t>'>. 



Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Jan. 19. Albany, N. Y. 



Denver.— Ho(if)/.— Our market seems rathei' on 

 the decline, owing laigdly to the depression of the 

 "limes.' We quote No. 1 white comb, put up in 

 24-lb. cases and suitable to i)ut into cartoiit-, UI®11; 

 No. 2., in 24-11). cases, 9c; No. I exiiarted, in tiO-lb. 

 cans, 6@6*i; No. 2, in cans, h((^i<ii. Tlie deniand for 

 extracted is quiei, with a good supply on the m;ir- 

 ket. Choice >ellow beeswax, 2.'.c 



R. K. & J. C. Frisbee, 



Jan. 22. Denver, Col. 



San Francisco.— Hodey.—Whiteextracted honey, 

 6V4®7: light amber extracted. 6c, probably 4>^c; 

 1-lb. frame, 10® 12. Beeswax scarce at 27c. 



Schacht, Lemcke & Steiner, 



Jan. 24. San Francisco, Cal. 



Milwaukee.— Honej/.— The new year opens with 

 a good supply of honey on hand, and rather a drag- 

 ging trade. The late receipts are not of as good 

 quality or condition as desired, and a want of care 

 on the part of shippers plainly shown in not pack- 

 ing sections in cases in a neat and marketable man- 

 ner, hence the hom-y is broken and not very at- 

 tractive. We continue to quote best 1-lb. sections, 

 l(j(rtdT; good, 14@15; common, 12(g)14; extracted, 

 white, 6s^@7'/j ; dark, 5i4®fi. Beeswax, 23®2(i. 

 A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Jan. 18. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Sprinofield —Ho/iei/. —White clover honey. In® 

 Ki; buckwheat, 12. Our market is not active; it is 

 selling slowly. Perkins & H.vtch, 



Jan. 17. Springfleld, Mass. 



Minneapolis.— Ho/ic//.— Prices are low, and trade 

 is demoralized. Fancy white comb, 16@1T; No. 1 

 white, 14@ir): fancy amber, 13@i;i>4; No. 1 amber, 

 J2(<_/,12'e: fancy dark, 12; No. 1 dark, 10c; extracted, 

 white, 7; amber, li; dark, Wz- 



J. A. SiTEA & Co., 



Jan. 22. Minneapolis, Min. 



We yet have extracted alfalfa at $7.80 per box of 

 130 lbs. AiKiN Bros., Loveland, tJolo. 



Closingout balance of mj- fine extracted basswood! 

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



Elias Fox, Hillsboro. Wis. 



Alf.\lfa Honey, verj' white, thick, and rich. 

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

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

 eift Oliver Foster, Las Animas, Col. 



WANTED.— 5000 lbs. clear yellow beeswax, at 27c 

 cash; also several tons pure extracted honey 

 that does not contain basswood or buckwheat; also- 

 several tons pure extracted white-clover honey, at 

 10c; send sample and quantity before slilpping, to 

 Wm. a. Selser, 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Ii^OR SALE.— Alfalfa comb honey, snow white, 12c; 

 ' partly from Cleome, light amber, lie. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Col. 



CHAS. ISRAEL & BROS., 110 Hudson St.. N. Y. 



HONEY 



wholesale: 



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BUFFALO, N. Y. Unsurpassed Honey Market. 

 BATTERSON & CO. Responsible, Reliable, 

 Commission Merchants. ,gtfdb and Prompt. 



I told you so. 



Mix. .itilili !i:--'Y\ie one-frame nucleus I got of 

 you last spring gave me 120 well-flUed one-pound' 

 sections. J. A. Smith, Heber, Utah, Oct. 9, 1894. 



Now, haven't T told you that it will pay to send 

 bees nt)rth in the spring ? 



One-frame nucleus, $1.00; 10 or more, 90c each. 

 Bees by pound, same price. Untested queens to go> 

 with them, 75c each. 



I'ntested queens by mail. $1.00 each; $5.00 for 6; 

 $9.1.0 per dozen, till June; after, 75e eacli; $4.25 for 

 6, or $8.00 per dozen. F breed the leather-colored 

 Italians, 5 bands, and Carniolans, in sei)arate yards, 

 at safe distance. 



Tested, -i bands, $1..50 each; 5 bands or Carniolans, 

 $2.50 each. 



Fine bit eders of either race, or imported queens,. 

 $5.00 each, full colonies with untested queens. $6.00. 



Ask for discounts to dealers, and by quantities. 



The only steam bee-hive factory in south Texas. 

 Root's goods, Dadant's foundati'jn, and Bingham 

 smokers. 



Safe arrival on every thing guaranteed. Send for- 

 FREE catalog that tells all about raising queens. 

 JENNIE ATCHLEY, Beeville, Bee Co., Texas. 



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E have a large stock of SECTIONS now ready, 

 both No. 1 and No. 2. Write tor special prices- 

 on wint("r orders in large or small lots, including all 

 other Supplies. Also Berry Crates and Baskets 

 made up or in flat. 



Addicss BERLIN F='RUIT BOX CO., 



eitf BERLIN Heights, O. 



^REGG RASPBERRY-PLANTS, $5.00 per M. 

 Palmetto Asparagus seed, 45c per lb. 



E. A. BOAL, Hinchman, Berrien Co., Mich. 

 Please mention this paper. 



