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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 1. 



Honey Column 



CITY MARKETS. 



Kansas City.— Hoiiejy.— The stock of comb honej- 

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

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

 white, 7; amber, 5'4@6; Soutliern, 4'2@5. Beeswax, 

 22. Hamblin & Bearss, 



April 18. Kansas City, Mo. 



Chicago.— Honey.— 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 14e. No. 3 comb, or dark, would not 

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

 extracted, at 5@", depending- on quality. Beeswax 

 selling at 30c. S. T. Fish & Co.. 



April 17. 189 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Cincinnati. — Ho»)fj/.— Demand is quiet for all 

 kinds, with a fair supply only on tlie market. We 

 quote comb honey at 12@14 cts. for best wiiite. Ex- 

 tracted honey at 4@7, according to quality. De- 

 mand is good for beeswax, with a scant supply. It 

 brings 25@31 cts. on arrival for good to choice yel- 

 low. Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



April 19. Cincinnati, O. 



Chicago.- W'<»e;/.— The supply of comb honey is 

 very light, and it looks as though all would be sold 

 unless it be some California that is being spread 

 upon the street. Best grades of white comb, 14c; 

 dark, 8@10. Extracted, 6'2@j7, as to quali'y, body, 

 flavor, and package. Beeswax, 28@3i1. 



R. A. Burnett \ <'o., 



April 18. 163 So. Water St., Cliic ;.o. III. 



Buffalo.— Honey.— The demand for honey is very 

 light; stock is getting well cleaned up, and there 

 remain only a few tail ends unsold. Moderate sales 

 of fancy, 13@14; choice, 11@1^; other grades range 

 from 7@9. Buckwheat honey moves very slowly 

 here; would not advise any shipments. Extracted 

 honey is also very quiet, ranging in pilce from 4@.5. 

 Beeswax, 25@29, according to quality. 



Batterson & Co., 



April 17. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Albany.— Honey.— We have received quite a lot 

 of comb honey during the past few days— one lot 

 of paper cartons from Buffalo; but the weather 

 begins to get warm, and the demand is falling off. 

 We quote clover at 1]@12; buckwheat, 8@10. 

 Chas. McCulloch & Co.. 



April 18. Albany, N. Y. 



Philadelphia.— Ho?iC!/.— The supply of comb 

 honey is getting low, but there is correspondingly 

 little call. Good white clover, some broken combs, 

 sold at 912C We quote comb, 9U@12; extracted, 5® 

 6. Beeswax, 31. Wm. A. Selser, 



April 18. 10 \^ine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Boston.— Honey.— Comb honey is in good demand, 

 with a light supply; and, should present demand 

 continue, we could get 14@lo for fancy white comb 

 in 1-lb. sections. E. E. Blake & Co., 



April 18. Boston, Mass. 



Cleveland.— Roney.— There is no material change 

 in the prices of honey since our last report: if any 

 thing, the demand is lif>hter. Strictly fancy No.'l 

 white is selling at 13c; No. 2. 11. The demand for 

 extracted is livelier, and prices are from (5(0,8. Bees- 

 wax, 28@.S0. WILLLA.MS Bros., 



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



Detroit.— Honey.— Very little No. 1 white comb 

 honey in this market, with fair prospect for selling 

 out befoi'e new comes in. Extracted, 6®7; sales 

 slow. Beeswax is in good demand at 30®31. 

 M.H Hunt, 



April 18. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Denver.— Ho»ey.—Tlipre is an improvement in 

 our market for both comb and e.xtracted honev. 

 We quote No. 1 comb, in i-lb. sections, at 11>^@12'4; 

 No. 2, 9@10. Extracted, No. 1 white, in 60-lb. cans (2 

 in a easel, 6®7. We are shoi't on No. 1 comb, and 

 could handle a quantity to advantage. 



R. K. & J. C. Frisbee, 



April 20. Denver, Col. 



Kansas City.- Honey.— The demand for comb 

 honey is light; demand for extracted, good. We 

 quote 1-lb. comb, No. I white, 14: No. 2, 12@13; No. 1 

 amber. 11@12; No. 2, 8@10; extracted, .5®6'>. Bees- 

 wax, 22@2,5. C. C. Clemons & Co', 



April 18. Kansas City, M* 



St. Louis.— Honey.— We have fiirly good trade in 

 honey, and on account of early receipts of new crop 

 expect an improvement. We quote comb, 10@13; 

 extracted, in cans, 6'2®7; in barrels, 5@5' 2. Prime 

 beeswax scarce at 30K@3]. 



D. G. Tutt Grocer Co., 



Apr. 18. St. Louis, Mo. 



Alfalfa Honey, very white, tliick, and rich. 

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

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

 eift Oliver Foster, Las Animas, Col. 



No. 1 extracted honey in 50-lb. pails at 7c per Ib.- 

 $3.50. J. B. Murray, Ada, O. 



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