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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 1. 



Honey Column 



CITY MARKETS. 



Kansas City.— Hojicy.— The stock of comb honey 

 is large; market well supplied. Fancy white 1-lb. 

 combs, 15; amber, 12@13. Receipts of extracted, 

 lig-ht; white, 7; amber, 5hi@6; southern. 4'-2@5. 

 Beeswax, 32. Hamblin & Bearss, 



Feb. 20. Kansas City, Mo. 



Boston. — Ho7iew.— We beg- to quote you our mar- 

 ket without cliaiigc as to price, and witli a little 

 better demand for honey. Fair stock on hand. 

 hand, with some inquiry. E. E. Blake & Co., 



Feb. 8. Boston, Mass. 



San FR.4NCiSCO.—Ho(it'j/.— Honey is scarce, but 

 not in active demand. We quote extracted honey, 

 6@7; comb, 1-lb. frame, 8@10. Beeswax scarce at 

 37@28. SCHACHT, Lemcke & Steinek. 



Feb. 13. San Francisco, Cal. 



Kansas City.— Honej/.— There is no chang:e in 

 the market on honey or beeswax. Honey is very 

 slow sale. Business otherwise is about the same. 



C. C. CliEMONS & Co., 



Feb. 14. Kansas City, Mo. 



Denver. — Honey.— Our market remains without 

 much clians-e. No. I comb honey in lib. sections 

 moves slowly at 11@12; No. 2. 9'ffilO. Extracted, No. 

 1, in 60-lb. cans (2 in a l)oxi, 6@7 Tliere is an im- 

 provement in the demand for extracted honey. We 

 can handle to advantag'c a quantity of pure bees- 

 wax at 22@2.5. R. K. & J. C. Frisbee, 



Feb, 11. Denver, Col 



St. Louis.— i7o7igi/.— Inquiries are larg-er, and di-- 

 mand somewhat better. We quote choice clc.ir 

 comb, 14X@1,"); amber, 13(5)13';.; extrncted, in bar- 

 rels, 4@5. Prime yellow beeswax, 26^. 



D. G. Tutt Grocer Co., 



Feb. 19. St. Louis, Mo. 



Philadelphia.— H'i/i('!/. —Comb honey slow sale. 

 Large lots ottered at 9@11. No pure white-clover in 

 tliis market Extracted honey is not in such good 

 demand, on account of storm paralyzing all busi- 

 ness; fair sale at 4@6. Beeswax verj' scarce; sells 

 quickly at 30@32. Wm. A. Selsrr, 



Feb. 19. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



New York.— Ho?tej/.— We are gradually working- 

 down our stock of comb honey, and the indications 

 are that we shall succeed in disposing of all of the 

 while honey, and possibly all of the dark, during 

 the spring, at following quotations: Fancy white 

 1-lbs., 13; fnir. 10; l)uck\v!ieat. 8@9. The market is 

 well supplied with extracted. Demand is fair for 

 choice grades, while i-ommon stock is neglected. 

 We quoTe: White-clover and basswood, .5V4@6; buck- 

 wheat. n@,5'2; Southern, 4.5@55 per gallon, according 

 to quality. Beeswax firm, and in good demand at 



o0@3l. HiLUKETH UROS. & SEGEI^KEN, 



Feb. 20. 38 & 30 Broadway, New York. 



Milwaukee. — ffoHci/.— The market d<ies not seem 

 to present any new features on honey since our last 

 report. The demand lias been dragging, and we 

 suppose the very old weather has had some influ- 

 ence on consumers. Yet we think it would be good 

 for them to eat more instead of less. We quote 1-lb. 

 sections, best, la(^i 17; average, 13@1.5; common, 13® 

 14. Extracted, in barrels, white, 6@7; sjime. in kegs, 

 6'2@7i4: dark, in barrels and kegs, 4i/4@6. Bees- 

 wax, 24@26. A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Feb. 21. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Cincinnati. -/fodcj/.— Demand is quiet for all 

 kinds of honey. Best white comb sells at 14®16 in 

 the jobbing way. Exti'acted brings 4@S on airival. 

 Beeswax is scai'ce, and in good demand at 23@38 for 

 good to choice yellow. 



Chas. F. Muth & Son. 



Feb. 30. Cincinnati, O. 



Buffalo.- ffoTjej/. — The honey market is very 

 quiet; still it is movinir off in a moderate way. 

 Fancy, 13@14; choice, ll(«il3; poori>r grades are verj- 

 dull, and at irregular prices. Buckwheat honey 

 slow at 8@10. Extracted, very little in market, and 

 \'ery little demand. Batterson & Co., 



Feb. 19. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Cleveland. — Ho/i<'j/. — The demand foi' white 

 comb honey is somewhat slow. No. 1 1-lb. sections- 

 are selling at 13@14; No. 3. 11@13. Nn. 1 water-white 

 extracted, 6@8. Beeswax, 38@30. 



WiLLi.^MS Bros., 



Feb IS. 80 & 83 Broadway, Cleveland, O. 



DETKOiT.—Ho?iej'.— Stock of comb honey slowly 

 decreasing. Best white continues to sell at 14@1."). 

 other grades, 11@13. Extracted dull at 6@7. Bees- 

 wa.x in good demand at 37@28. 



M. H. Hunt. 



Feb. 19. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Chicago. — Ho?iej/.— Since the weather has moder- 

 ated, a better demand has been felt on the market; 

 yet the sales are of small volume. White comb 

 brings 14®!"), according to its grade; dark is slow 

 at 8@10. The demand for extracted is not brisk, 

 and stocks are fair, of all kinds except whiteclover. 

 It sells at 5X@7. Beeswax. 28c for ordinary run. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Feb. 21. 163 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



For Sale.— Three tons of pure basswood honey 

 in 30-gallon bairels; also nearlj^ three tons in 1.5- 

 gallon kegs. Price, fiVjc: in lots of a ton or more, 6c. 

 f . o. b. Barrels at Mauston. kegs at Dutand, Wis. 

 Address F. McN.w, Mauston, Wis. 



Closing out balance of my fine extracted basswood 

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



Elias Fox, Hillsboro, Wis. 



Alfalfa Honey, very white, thick, and rich. 

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

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

 eift Oliver Foster. Las Animas, Col. 



We yet have extrncted alfalfa at f 7.80 per box of 

 130 lbs. Aikin Bros., Loveland, Colo. 



Beeswax wanted.— Will pay 31' ^c cash for abso- 

 lutely pure beeswax that will stand chemical test. 

 Write me at once. 



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



BUFFALO, N. Y. Unsurpassed Honey Market. 

 BATTERSON & CO. Responsible. Reliable, 

 Commission Merchants, igtfdb and Prompt. 



FAY'S Are a Paying Crop to Grow for Market. 



PROLIFIC Ihavea large quantity of extra strong 

 RED well-rooted bushes for sale cheap. 



CURRANTS ^/?HO. h. burdett. 



CLIFTON, NEW YORK. 



2 and 3 frame nuclei cheap bv the dozen. 

 AUG. LEYVRAZ, Francis, Fla. 



25 Imported Garniolans 



Ready for immediate delivery at $5 each. 

 Bred in 1894 at the most elevated point 

 ainong the Cnrnic Alps where be^s are kept. 

 Daughters of these queens ready in April, 

 bleach; $;10 i}er doz. Address 



The Carniolan Apiaries, Charlton Heights, Md. 



The Irish 

 Daisy Potato 



Gave the largest yield of 11 varieties; 12 lbs. to 

 the liill. Seed diii'ct f rom Wm. Henry Alaule. 



Will till oi'ders as long as my stock lasts at 1 lb., 

 3()c; 3 lbs., 7.5c postpaid; by express or freight, 1 

 peck, 60c; bushel, $1.75; barrel, *3.50. 



Second size by freight or express one-fourth less. 



L. D. GALE, Stedman, N. Y. 



EED POTATOE*^ Colvln's New Ideal. 



S*-*-*^ ' V ' " ' Vy to. Best new Potato, E. 

 ^^ Vortlier, Carman No. 1, Banner', 20 varieties; 

 Dutton Flint Curn. Seed Oats, Small-Fruit Plants, 

 etc., ;it Hard Times Prices. Price List free. Address 

 CEO. H. COLVIN, L. Box 6, Dalton, Pa. 



