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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



July 1. 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 

 Boston. — Honeij.—Oiir market for comb and ex- 

 tracted is fully supplied, with a very light demand. 

 Prices, comb, 14; extracted, 5@6. 



E. E. Blake &Co.. 

 June 19. Boston, Mass. 



BuFFAiiO.—Hojiey.— There is very little doing- in 

 honey, and market is quiet. Fancy, 12@13; choice, 

 7®8. Extracted very quiet; but lig-lit receipts in 

 market. Batterson & Co., 



June 18. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Milwaukee. — Honey. — The demaud for honey is 

 very light. The season for fruit cuts off greatl.y the 

 consumption of sweets. The supply is ample for all 

 demands at this time. We continue to quote l>est 

 quality 1-lb. sections, 14@15; second quality, 10@12; 

 dark, 8@10; extracted, in barrels and kegs, white, 

 6@7; in pails and cans, 7@8; dark, in barrels, 4@5. 

 Beeswax, 26@38. A. V. Bishop & Co , 



June 18. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Cincinnati. — Honey. — There is no change in the 

 market. Extracted honey is in fair demand at 4@7. 

 Comb honey brings 12@14 for best white. There is 

 a good demand for beeswax at 2,5@31 for good to 

 choice yellow, with a scant supply. 



Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



June 18. Cincinnati, O. 



Cleveland. — Honej/-— Thei-e is scarcely any de- 

 mand for honey at present. No. 1 white in 1 lb. 

 sections, is selling at 13: No. 2, 11. Extracted, No. 1 

 white, 6@8. Beeswax, 28. Williams Bros., 



June 18. 80 & 82 Broadway, Cleveland, O. 



Kansas CiTy.— Ho»iej/.— Supply light, demand 

 light. We quote No. 1 white 1-lb. comb. 13@14; No. 

 2. 13@13; No. 1 amber. 11@.13; No. 2, 8@10; extracted, 

 white, 7; amber, 6; dark, 4@.5. Beeswax, 22. 

 C. C. Clemons & Co.. 



June 19. Kansas City, Mo. 



Kansas City.— Hojie;/.— Old crop of honey clean- 

 ed up: no new on tlie market. One-lb. white comb, 

 old, 13; extracted, light, 6i4@7; dark, 4^®;'). Bees- 

 wax, 2.5. Hamblin & Bearss, 



June 19. Kansas City, Mo. 



Dethoit — Horiejy.— Best white comb held at 14; 

 no sales of late. Strawberries always knock out 

 honey. No new honey in sight yet. and but little 

 old left. Extracted, 6@7. Beeswax. 24@25. 

 M. H Hunt, 



June 9. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Chicago —Hojiej/.— We are clenred up on comb 

 honey, Mnd there is some demand. The new crop 

 will find a bare market. Whit« comb brings 14@.l."); 

 dark, 8@10. Sales of extracted are chiefiy at 6@(i'/^ ; 

 Southern. 5@5V4. Beeswax wanted at 28®30— very 

 little sell ng below 30. We would advise shipments 

 to meet present needs. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



June 18. 163 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Philadelphia.— iJoxei/.— The honey market has 

 begun to pick up some, with some call for new-crop 

 coml). E.xtracted honey in fair demand. The mar- 

 ket is all cleaned up of old comb honey. . We quote 

 new-crop extracted atS'aQo'o, in bulk. Comb, 11® 

 14, according to quality. Beeswax, 2.5@27. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



June 20. No. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Chicago.— Honey.— We report no inquiry for 

 honej" at present writins", but hjok for a good trade 

 in August, as revival of business means prosperitv 

 for honey. S. T. Fish & Co., 



June 19. 189 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



San Francisco.— l/<i)ify.— I quote exlracled hon- 

 ey at 43i@5'4 for light amber or white, respectively; 

 comb, 1-lb. frame, 8® 10. Beeswax, 26@27. The 

 honey crop may be a good average one, although 

 the bees are not working as well as was expected 

 some time ago. Henry Schacht, 



June 13. San Francisco, Cal. 



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

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



For Sale.— 600 lbs. of comb honey, in 1-lb. sec- 

 tions, in 24-lb. shipping-cases, at 12c per lb. 



Edw. Smith, Carpenter, Madison Co.. 111. 



Bee-keepers:— We buy quantities best quality of 

 comb and extracted honey. Let sample accompany 

 price. We guarantee prompt pay, and give Tlie 

 A. I. Root Co. as reference. 



J. A. Buchanan & Sons, HoUiday's Cove, W. Va. 



Alfalfa IN Arizona.— We will sell you alfalfa 

 honey F. O. B. Phoenix at 4>2C in 1000 - lb. lots or 

 more. Less than 1000 lbs. at 5c in five-gallon cans. 

 Car lots a specialty. J. P. Ivy, 



Secretary Bee-keepers' Association. 

 Phcenix. Maricopa Co., Arizona. 



Alfalfa Honey, very white, thick, and rich. 

 Two 6U-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 Merchants, igtfdb and Prompt. 



CHAS. ISRAEL & BROS., 



486, 488 & 490 Canal St., Corner Watts St. 



WHOLESALE 



SEALESS & 



COMMISSIOIT 



MEECHAITTS. 



Established 



1875. 



HONEY 



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BEESWAX. 



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ADVANCES 



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MENTS. 



WHAT'S THE USE OF 



KEEPING BEES 



If you do not sell the honey? That's what we are 

 here for. Get our high prices before selling. 



C. R. HORRIE & CO., commission merchants, 

 224 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Reference, First National Bank, Chicago. 



|C^"lii resooncliner to this advertisement mention RT.KAKTNrrsa- 



J. W. K. SHAW & CO. 



Will fill your orders for 

 Italian Queens promptly by 

 return mail 



Queens are carefully reared from fine 

 imported and home=bred mothers ; are 

 large, healthy, and prolific. 



Tested, this season's rearing, $1.00 

 each. Untested, 70 cts. each ; $7.00 

 per doz. Safe arrival and satisfac- 

 tion guaranteed. Make money or- 

 ders payable at Loreauville. 



J. W. K. Shaw & Co., Loreauville, La. ^^_ 



CSf"!!! respond intf to tliis advertisement mention Ui.kakin(;s. 



Tested ^ By mail, in July and Au- 

 Italian ^ gust, 50 cents each. 



Queens ^ J. C. Wheeler, Piano, 111. 



Italian Queens ^)r/>> 

 By Return Mail. ^--^ 



From best imported mothers, mated to 

 drones of finest imported stock, from 

 a ditferent source, hence a direct cross. 

 All queens wai ranted purely mated 

 and to give satisfaction, at T,5c each; 

 6 for $4.00; select warranted, $1.00. No 

 disease. Safe delivery. 

 J^. H. ROBBY, W^ortliiiig-ton, \V. Ta. 

 O^-fn responding to this advertisement mention Gleanings. 



