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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 15. 



Honey Column 



CITT MARKETS. 



Chicago. — Hoiui/.—We report our market well 

 cleaned up on fancy white comb honey in 1-lb sec- 

 tions. A neat packag-e and a fancy article would 

 sell quickly at 14c. No. 2 comb, or dark, would not 

 sell at over 10@11. We report better inquiry for 

 extracted, at 5@7, depending on quality. Beeswax 

 selling- at 30e. 8. T. Fish & Co. , 



April 8. 189 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Philadelphia.— Honey.— The supply of comb 

 honey is getting low in this market, with consider- 

 able call; selling at U@14, as to quality. Extracted 

 honey in fair demand and good supply at 6@6'2e. 



April 9. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia,' Pa. 



Boston.— Honej/.— Our market on No. 1 wliite 

 comb honey is well cleaned up, and it is wanted. 

 Prices for fancy 1-lb. white comb in cartons, 14@15c. 

 E. E. Blake & Co., 



April 9. Boston, Mass. 



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

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

 combs. 13; amber, 11. Receipts of extracted light; 

 white, 7; amber, 5}i@.6; Southern, 4i2@-5. Beeswax, 

 22. Hamblin & Bearss, 



April 8. Kansas City, Mo. 



KvNSAS City.— flonej/.— Tlie supply of cmib and 

 extracted, fairly large. We quote No. 1 v^liite 1-lb. 

 comb, 14@15; No. 2, 12@13; No. 1 amb. r. 13@13; 

 No. 2, 10@11; extracted, 5@7. Beeswax, 22fr(;2.5 

 C. C. Clemons & ( I)., 



April 8. Kansas City, Mo. 



Buffalo.— Howei/.-The honey market is cleaning 

 up quite satisfactorily. Sales, however, are light. 

 Fancy moderate at 13@14; choice, 11@12; commoner 

 grades, ranging from 8@9; buckwheat very slow, 

 and hard to sell at any satisfactory prices. 



Battekson & Co., 



April 9. Buflfalo, N. Y. 



Detpott — HoHej/.— Best white comb in light de- 

 niHud at l.Sfai4; darker and inferior lots, 10@11. Ex- 

 tracted, 6@7. with few sales. Beeswa.x in better de- 

 mand, and selling on sight at 29^'30. 



M. H. Hunt, 



April 8. Bell Branch, Mich. 



ChiCaoo — Hojiej/.— The market is well cleaned 

 out at t hi'^ writing, of all grades of comb honey ex- 

 cepting some lots of comb in cartons, which is not a 

 popul-ir w;iy of marketing in this citv. Best grades 

 of comb sell at 14 : dark, 8@10 ; yellow comb, 10® 

 12. Extracted, .5' a@7, .according to quality, flavor, 

 and package. Beeswax chiefly at 30. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



April 8. 163 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Cincinnati. — /7o)iej/.— There is a slow demand 

 for all kinds of honey. We quote extracted honey 

 at 4@7 on arrival. Comb honey, 12@,I6 in the .lob- 

 bing way for best white. Dark honey is unsMlable. 

 Beeswax is scarce and in good demand at 25@28 for 

 good to choice yellow. Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



April 9. Cincinnati, O. 



Cleveland. — Honey.— Our honey market is very 

 slow at present. We quote No. 1 white, 1-lb. sec- 

 tions, 13c; No. 2, lie. There is a better demand for 

 extracted; No. 1, white, 7@8. Beeswax. 28@30. 

 Williams Bros., 



April 8. 80 & 82 Broadway, Cleveland, O. 



Milwaukee.— Honey.— This market for honey 

 presents no new features since our last, and we are 

 enjoying some trade both for comb and extracted. 

 Our supply is fair, and the quality the very beM. 

 We quote finest 1 lb. sections. ]5@16; good, 14@1.5; 

 common, 12^13; mixed, 10@12. Extracted in barrels 

 and kegs, white, 7@T'i; dai-k, R@6'i; white in pails, 

 8@10. Beeswax wanted at 26®28. 



A. Y. Bishop & Co. 



April 8. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Albany.— Honey.— Have received quite a number 

 lots of comb honey during the past few days, and it 

 has found a I'ead.v sale at a slight advance in price. 

 We quote fancy white, 13c; mixed and buckwheat, 

 9@11. Extracted, bVi^HK. 



Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



April 8. Albany, N. Y. 



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. 



BUFFALO, N. Y. Unsurpassed Honey Market. 

 BATTERSON & CO. Responsible, Reliable, 

 Commission Mercliants. igtfdb and Prompt. 



High=QradeBicycles 



These are high-grade in every re- 

 spect, both as to material and w^ork- 

 manship. We have personally test- 

 ed them thoroughly, and know that 

 they are first-class. 



Tires, Moi-gan & Wright or Hartford single-tube 

 pneumatic tires; wheels. 28-inch, wood rims; ball 

 bearings tliroughout; pedals, lat-ti-ap or rubber; 

 handle-bars, raised oi' drop; frame of best (luality 

 of drawn seamless steel tubing; weight, 28 lbs. The 

 entire bicyles are built bv one of the largest bicycle 

 works in tlie country. The extremely low price is 

 owing to the fact that they are made on '94 machine- 

 I-J-, and under another name-plate. We can furnish 

 gentlemen's or Ladies' wheels at this price. Write 

 for circular. 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY, 



MEDINA, O. 



FOR SALE. 



250good Brood-combs. 



Jas. F. Goodwin, Danbury, la. 



QUEENS 



BY RETURN MAIL. 



Fine tested, yellow to the tips, 75c each, $8.00 per 

 doz. Solid yellow breeders, $1.60. These are e.xtra 

 large and prolific, and are good from 3 to 5 years. 

 Safe delivery. Money order oflBce, Decatur. 



CLEVELAND BROS., Stamper, Newton Co., Hiss. 



ITfll IAN RFF^ Ready in May. Queens. $1.00. 

 !..?«-..-_:.> Bees by the pound, >fl.iiO. O.ie- 

 ANO QUEENS, frame nucleus with queen, *2.()0; 



■•■• two frames, $2. .50. Also Haried 



Plymouth Kock eggSifor setting, $1.00 per 15. 

 6-17ei MRS. A. A. SIMPSON, Swarts. Pa. 



Eggs 



From 8 leading varieties of fowls, in- 

 cluding Imperial Pekin Ducks. Send 

 for descriptive list to J. S. MASON, Medina, 0. 



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