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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 1. 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Detroit.— ifonej/. — Best wliite comt) honey in 

 fair demand at 13@14; no dark offered. Extracted, 

 6@7. Beeswax, 33@24. M. H. Hunt, 



Sept. 20. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Kansas City.— Hoiej/.— The demand and supply 

 of honey light. We quote white comb, 14; dark, 11; 

 extracted, 4'2@7. No demand for beeswax, supply 

 light. Price 22c Hamblin & Bearss, 



Sept. 19. Kansas City, Mo. 



Boston.— Honey. — We quote No. 1 white, comb, 15 

 @16, for northern stock; California comb. No. 1, 13. 

 California extracted, 5@6. Good supply and de- 

 mand. E. E. Blake & Co., 



Sept. 18. Boston, Mass. 



DENVEB.—Ho?iew.— Since our last report there has 

 not been much change in our honey market. The 

 shipments we have received run below those of pre- 

 vious years in quality. We quote No. 1 comb in 1-lb. 

 sections, suitable for our cartons, 10@11. Extracted, 

 No. 1 white, in 60-lb. cans, two in a case, 6@7. Bees- 

 wax, 20@25. R. K. & J. C. Frisbee, 



Sept. 21. ' Denver, Col. 



Philadelphia. —HoHejy.- Honey is moving off 

 very lively. The demand for comb and extracted is 

 a little earlier this year than usual. We find it 

 harder than usual to sell dark comb, but ffood to 

 fancy sells quick. We quote comb> 8u@14. Ex- 

 tracted, 5@5ii. Beeswax, 35. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



Sept. 30. No. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Chicago.— Honej/.— We are obtaining l.'iOie for 

 strictly fancy white comb honey. Good to No. 1, 13® 

 14; dark grades, 9@13. Extracted, 4>^@7. according 

 to quality, flavor, color, and package. Beeswax in 

 very good demand at 38@30. 



R. A. Burnett & Co.. 



Sept. IS. 163 So. Water St., Chiciigo, 111. 



Chicago.— Hon(?v.— We quote fancy white 1-lb. 

 comb honey, retail, 15: wholesale, 14; second grade, 

 13; amber, 11@12. With colder weather and fruits 

 out of the market, we look for a good dem ind for 

 honey, as maple sugar and manle syrup ore very 

 high and scarce. Extracted, 5i/2@fi'/^. depending on 

 quality and package. Beeswax. ^0. 



S. T. FrsH&Co.. 



Sept. 35. 189 South Water St., Chicago. HI. 



Buffalo.— Hmieii —We (|uote fancy honey, iri@16, 

 with the receipts light; choice. 13@14; buckwheat 

 moving slowly at 9@10; very good demiind for bei s- 

 wax at 33c— would he plenscd to hear from p;irties 

 who have some. Extracted dull, and do nol advise 

 shipments. Batterson & Co.. 



Sept. 28. Bufl'alo, N. Y. 



Albany.— //oJiej/.-We believe both receipts and 

 sales of comb honey have been in excess of last 

 season up to this time; but the stock has been for 

 the most part second-grade clover and bucl<whe;it, 

 which would indicate that the crop of fancy white 

 is very short. Buckwheat atnple. and of line duali- 

 ty. We duote No I while. 14CS.15; No. 2, 11@13; 

 buckwhe.'it and mixed. 1(:@11. Not much demand 

 yet for extracted except white clover and amber for 

 bottling. Chas. McCulloch & Co.. 



Aug. 30. Albany, N. Y. 



New Y^oiiK.— Ho?iey.— The market for comb and 

 extracted honey is now open. Comb honey is not 

 arriving as freely as expected, presumably on ac- 

 count of the prolonged heat, but is selling very well 

 considering the hot weather we luive had this time 

 of the year. There is (juite a supply of extracted on 

 the market. Demand lair for California and South- 

 ern honey. We quote f;incv comb, 1-lh.. 15; Imcy 

 3-lb., 14@15; Mb. white, 13@14: fancy 3-lb., 13^13; 

 Mb. fair. 11@12: fancy, 3-lb., 10@ll; buckwheat. f-lt>. 

 10®ll; 2-lb., 8®!'. E.xtracted clover honev. mi; 

 buckwheat, 5@6'i; soulliern. 50@60c per gal. De- 

 mand for beeswax fair, and stock limited. Average 

 stock, 37@28; fancy yellow. 29. 



Chas. Israel & Son. 



Sept. 33. 486-490 Canal St., New York. 



Cincinnati.— Himejy.— Demand is lively for new 

 e-xtracted and comb honey. Arrivals are fair, but 

 insuflicient for the demand. Comb honey brings 12 

 ®16 for choice white. Extracted, 4@7. Demand is 

 good for beeswax at 20@2'> for good to choice yel- 

 low. Chas F. Muth & Son, 



Sept. 18. Cincinnati, O. 



For Sale.— Choice extracted honey. 



Elias Pox, 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. 



For Sale. — White comb honey, 14 and 16c, on 

 board cars. G. R. Routzahn, Menallen, Pa. 



Alfalfa in Arizona.- We will sell you alfalfa 

 honey F. O. B. Phoenix at 4Hc 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, 

 Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona. 



Wanted.— To buy quantity lots of fancy comb 

 honey. Also to sell water-white extracted honey in 

 60-lb. cans. B. Walker, Evart, Mich. 



For Sale.— Buckwheat and amber extracted 

 honey in half-barrels, about 1.50 lbs. each; well rip- 

 ened. Prices on application. J. I. Parent. 



eitf Birchton, Saratoga Co., N. Y. 



For Sale.— 1200 lbs. of honey, in 60-lb. square 

 cans, 6V2 cts. per lb., f .o.b. cars here. Sample by 

 mail. R. H. Bailey, 



195t Ausable Fork, Essex Co., N. Y. 



For Sale.— We have 14.000 lbs. of choice white ex- 

 tracted honey, in barrels of about 400 lbs., at 6 cts. 

 per lb , f.o.b.cars at apiary- Sample vial mailed for 

 8 cts. iu stamps. The Crosby Co. 



San Mateo, Fla. 



LI'S. We sell yonr Poultry* Veais, 

 Fruits and all produce at high- 

 est prices. DAILY RETURNS. For 

 stencils, pricss and references, write 

 F. I. SAGE & SONS. 183 Reade St., N. Y- 



QUEENS. 



10 fine untested at 35 cts. 



J. P. F. SMITH, 

 Liberty, = Missouri. 



PURE WHITE FANTAIL PIGEONS, $1.25 PER 

 PAIR. Ai/SS ^l^.A/^' E. (ilJHHS, 



Nnrwalli, Ohio. 



Potatoes. 



Craig's Seedling, Everett's Early, and 

 Freeman, at prices given by A. I. Root. 



W. B. Collins, Blackwater, Cooper Co., Mo. 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



A few hybrid and mismated queens, j'oung and 

 fine ones from one of my out-apiaries, 25 cts. each. 

 Chas. H. Thies, Steeleville, 111. 



I have about 13 hybrid queens which I will dispose 

 of at 15 CIS. eacli. They are good ones of the kind. 

 G. R. Routzahn, Menallen, Adams Co., Pa. 



Seven fine joung hybrid queens at 20c. 



J. P. F. Smith, Liberty, Mo. 



CONVENTION NOTICE. 



The Soutli western Wiscunsiii Bce-lceeiiers' Association will 

 liold its next meeting at Platteville, Wis., Oct. .Stli ami 9tli, 1895. 

 Come all. Don't uet disfourajjed. even if we haven't ^-ot a 

 crop of honey. We shall have a irooil time at Platteville just 

 the same. Br'inH; your wives and daughters with you. Many 

 interesting subjects will be discussed. 



M. M. Rice. Sec., Boseobel, Wis. 



