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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 15. 



Honey Column. 



CITT MARKETS. 



Chicago.— Ho?ie}/.— We quote fancy wliite 1-lb. 

 comb honey, retail, 15; wholesale, 14; second gjade, 

 13- amber, 11@13. With colder weather and fruits 

 out of the market, we look for a good demand for 

 honey, as maple sugar and maple syrup are very 

 high and scarce. Extracted, 5ii@6i/2, depending on 

 quality and package. Bees™ |0.^^ ^ ^^^ 



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



Albany.— Honey.— We have a firm market, and 

 stock moving off briskly. White clover seems to 

 have been a short crop, and but little on our mar- 

 ket Buckwheat, however, is plentiful, and quality 

 good We quote white clover, 13@]5; buckwheat 

 Ind mixed, 10@11. Extracted, light, e's; dark, 5V2@ 

 6 Chas. Mcculloch & Co., 



'Oct. 8. . Albany, N.Y. 



Boston.— Honey.— We are pleased to note a little 

 better demand for honey; but the Califorma comb 

 Is keeping down the price of the Vermont \Ve 

 quote Vermont comb at 15@16; New Fork, 14@15; 

 California, 13, for No. 1 stock. California extracted, 

 5@6, according to quality. _ ^ ^ 



E. E. Blake & Co., 



Oct. 10. Boston, Mass. 



Buffalo.— Honey.— We quote fancy honey, 

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

 moving slowly at 9@12. Beeswax wanted at M to -M. 

 Extracted, slow sale in our market. Liberal ship- 

 ments of choice could be placed here to very good 

 advantage. Battehson & Co., 



Oct. 9, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Kansas City.— Honejy.- The demand and supply 

 fair for comb honey. Demand for extracted light 

 We QuoteNo.l white. 1-lb. comb, 13@14; No. 2, 13 

 @13; No. 1 amber, 11@13; No. 3, 8@10; extracted 

 white, 6@6%; amber, 5@5y2; dark, 414. Beeswax, 30 

 @2o C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Oct. 4. Kansas City, Mo. 



Milwaukee. — Ho7i6v. — This marliet is in good 

 condition for shipments of honey. The supply on 

 hand is not large, and the receipts only tair, 

 while the demand is improving. The fruit season 

 is nearly over, and the consumption of honey will 

 increase from this time forward. We quote 1-lb. 

 white, choice. 16ralT; Sfood. h-.®16; fair, 14@1.5; dark. 

 8®10. Extracted white, in barrels, or kegs, ^^-zmo'^; 

 dark or amber, 5@6. BeesWMX, 3"i. 



A. V. lilSHOP &Co.. 



Oct. 5. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Chicago— Hoon/- Honey is not selling fast, and 

 market is nominal. We (juo'e best or fancy. 1.5; but 

 good No. 1 stock .sells at 13® 14; dark. 8@10: yellow 

 grades, 9@10. Extracted very dull at 4'o@7. The 

 amber or dark grades are in large supply. Beeswax, 



38@30. K. A liUKNETT&CO 



Oct. 8. 163 So. Water St.. Chicago, III. 



Cleveland.— Ho»ew.-Our market is doing better 

 on honey, and present receipts are picked up as fast 

 as received. Fanrv white comb in Mb. sections is 

 soiling at 17®18: 'No. 1 white, ln@16; choice. 14; 

 buckwheat. 12@13. Strained honey, white, 7®8. 

 Beeswax, 26@28. Williams Bhos., 



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



Kansas CiTy.-Ho?)6y.-Stock of comb and ex- 

 tracted honey light. Demand good for comb. We 

 quote No. 1 white, 15; amber, 13; dark, 10@il. Ex- 

 tracted. 4!/,®7. Beeswax, 32. .tj^.^cc 

 Hamblin & Bearss, 



Oct. 9. Kansas City, Mo. 



New York.— Honey.— There is good demand for 

 comb honey, and choice stock is movnig off ireely. 

 While the supply of fniicy white glassed and in 

 paper boxes, is limited (owing to the short crop in 

 New York Slate), Cahfornia sends enough (unglass- 

 ed) to make up the deficiency. We <iu";,e tancy 

 white, 15: fair white, 12@13; buckwheat, 9@10. Ex- 

 tracted is in fairly good dema-d, with a large sup- 

 ply. We quote California, 5M®6; white clover and 

 basswood, 6®6'/2 ; Southern, 45@56 per gallon. Bees- 

 wax dull at 37@38. 



HiLDRETH Bros & Segelken. 



Oct 10. 28 &30 West Broadway, New York. 



Springfield. -HoHey.- We quote white-clover 

 honey, 16@18; buckwheat, 13. Would like to buy 

 several tons of fancy white-clover honey, in 1-lb. 



r>nckaa-es PERKINS & HATCH. 



Oct 9 _Springfleld, Mass. 



St. Louis.-Honey.— Market very quiet. Comb, 10 

 @13. Extracted , in cans, 5!/2@6; in barrels, 4)^®5. 

 Prime yellow beeswax, 25%. 



•^ D G. TUTT Grocery Co. 



Oct. 11. St. Louis, Mo. 



Denver.— Honey.-Since our last report there has 

 not been much change in our honey market. Ihe 

 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, 5@6. Bees- 

 wax, 20@26. R. K. & J . C. FBISBEE, 



Oct. 10. Denver, Col. 



Fob SALE.-Choice extracted honey. 



Elias Fox, HiUsboro, Wis. 



Alfalfa Honey, very white, thick, and rich. 

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

 (tinted), 6c. Samples, 8c. ^ a • n^i 



eif t Oliver Foster, Las Animas, Col. 



Alfalfa IN ARizoNA.-We will sell you alfalfa 

 honey F. O. B. Phojnix at 4^0 in 1000 - lb. lots or 

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



Car lots a specialty. J- P- JX^' • 4-- 



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. 



Philadelphia. -Hwey.- The honey market is 

 very active, and choice comb honey sells quick on 

 arrival; but low prices seem to prevail. Beeswa.x 

 is moving slowly, not much demand, but is nrm at 

 present prices. We quote huckwlieat, f"omb, 10; 

 choice white, 12; fancy, 14. Extracted. 4@6. Bees- 

 wax 26 Wm. a. Selser, 



Oct. 9. No. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Cincinnati.— Ho?ie)y.— There is good demand for 

 choice white comb iioney at 14®16; dark grades 

 found a ready sale of late at 13@14 in the jobbing 

 way. Demand is good for extracted honey at 4@7. 

 Supply of all kinds is insufficient. Demand is 

 good for beeswax at 30@2i for good to choice yel- 

 low. Chas F. Muth & Son, 



Oct. 9. Cincinnati, O. 



For SALE.-Buckwheat and amber extracted 

 honey in half-barrels, about 150 lbs. each ; well rip- 

 ened. Prices on application. J- I- ^'^^^''^j^'^v 



gitf Birchton, Saratoga Co., N.Y. 



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

 cans 6V0 cts. per lb., f.o.b. cars here. Sample by 

 n^aii' " R. H. Bailey, 



]95t Ausable Forks, 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. in stamps. ''_^'' ^^^^lAla. 



Extracted honey in barrels at e'/^ cts.. or in 60-lb. 

 mils at 7c ChaS. DadANT & SON, 



pans at .c. Hamilton, Hancock Co., 111. 



PATENT W/ RED COMB FOUNDATION 



Has No Sag i« Brood-frames. 



Thin Flat -Bottom Foundation 



His no Fishbone in tie Snrplns Honey. 

 Being the cleanest, it is usually worked 

 the quickest of any foundation made. 

 J. VAN DEUSEN & SONS, 



IStfdb Sole Hanufacturers, 



Sprout Brook, Montgomery Co., N. Y. 



