1893 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



St. Louis.— /7o/!r.i/.—Clu)i<'e white-clover hoiiRy is 

 rather scarce in this market. In singrle-tiei' 1-lb. 

 sections will sell readily at 18c; good fair stock at 

 ir)@,lfi; Spanish needle at U@1.5; buckwlieat at 

 V-yQH; dark and lirokeii at 7@13, as to quality. Ex- 

 tracted, choice wliite-elover, in cans, 8@9; fair, 7; 

 in barrels, 6H; Southern, in barrels, 5'/4@6. 



Jircswit.v, flrui; prime, 24|@2.5; burnt, or mixed 

 with tallow, half price. W. B. Westcott, 



Dec. 12. St. Louis, Mo. 



Minneapolis.— i?«(iei/.— Our market has consumed 

 a large quantity of lionej' dui'ing the past week. We 

 have paid from 17@liS for strictly fancy wliite; 

 14@16 for clioice white; 13 for choice dark; 10 for 

 common dark. Strained honey 8@9, in small quan- 

 tities. Large Ijarrels unsalable. We look to see 

 trade considerably duller, and prices lower after 

 tl)e holidays. .1. A. Shea & Co., 



Dec. 19. 14 &16 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. 



Albany.— Ho/iey.— There was quite a demand for 

 comb honey during tlie holidays; Imt the market is 

 now very quiet with prices unchanged. We quote: 

 White clover, 14@15; mixed, 1U@13; buckwheat, 

 10; two-pound sections, a cent less. Extracted, 

 white, 8@9; dark, 6M@7. 

 Dec. 34. Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



393-397 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Kansas City. — HoHei/.— Demand good, supply 

 large. White 1-lb., 17c. Extracted, 6@S.-~Beeswax. 

 —None on market. Hamblin & Bearss. 



Dec. 19. .514 Walnut St.. Kansas City. Mo. 



Cleveland. — Ho;(ei/.— Honey -market lower; de- 

 mand lighter. A No. 1, 14@14'/4. 

 Beeswax. 22@34. Demand good. 



Reynolds & Williams, 

 Dec. 19. 80 & 82 Broadway, Cleveland, O. 



Peavine and goldenrod extracted, in 75-lb. cans at 

 7c. per lb. Address J. B. Murray, Ada, Ohio. 



For Sale.— Three bbls. and twelve 60-lb. cans fine 

 Spanish-needle honey. Emil J. Baxter, 



Nauvoo, Hancock Co., 111. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Indiana State Bee-keepers' Association ^vill meet at In- 

 dianapolis, Jan 18 and 19. R. S. KussELL, Pves. 

 ZionsvlUe, Ind. 



The annual inoi'tinpf of the Ontario Bee-keepers' Association 

 will be held in the town of Walkerton, Ont., Jan, 10, 11, 12, 1893. 

 All interested ure eordially invited. W. COUSE, Sec. 



Streetsville, Ont. 



The second annual meeting of the California State Bee- 

 keepers' Association will be held in the Chamber of Commerce, 

 Los Angeles, Feb. 7 and 8. Programs will soon be Issued, for 

 which address the secretary, J. H. Martin, Redlands, Cal. 



Boston.— //oiicy.— Honey is selling slowly, and 

 prices are lower; wequote: Best 1-lb. comb at 16@17. 

 Extracted, 8@.9. Bccsw'fl.c— None on hand. 

 Blake & Ripley, 



Dec. 9. Boston, Mass. 



St. Louis.— Ho/(riy.— There is no material change 

 since our last. Extracted honey is quite scarce. 

 Dec. 19. D. G. Titt Gro. Co., 



St. Louis, Mo, 



Kansas City.— Wojirj/.— There is no change to 

 liote in the honej'-market since our last. 



Comb, 1-lb., No. 1 white, 16®17; No. 2 white. 14@15; 

 No. 1 amber, 14@15; No. 3 amber, ]t:@13; extracted 

 white, 7@7>^; amber, egieyj. 



Clkmun.s-Mason Com. Co., 



Dec. 19. Kan-iHs City, Mo. 



Chicago.— Hojicjy.- Comb honey selling slowly at 

 I7@.18c for best gi-ides. The dark grades sell at 

 ll@l3c; good but not white, 15@16c. Extracted, 

 without material change; sales chietiy at 7 and 8c; 

 some poor at 6c and fancy, 9c. Now is a good time 

 to send exl racted to market. 



R. A. Burnett, 



Dec. 20. 161 So. Water St., Chicago, III 



The Minnesota State Bee-keepers' Convention is to be held on 

 Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Jan. 12, 13, U. The by-laws 

 have been amended so as to admit members from Western 

 Wisconsin. W. H. Putnam, River Falls, Wis. 



CiNCiNNATi.—H(()ie{/.— Demand ix fair for extract- 

 I'd iioney at 6@8c on arrival. Supply fair. There is 

 a fair demand for comb honey, witli no choice honey 

 on the market. Best white brinps 14@16c in the 

 jobbing way. Ucetuvn.r, demand is good at 33@2,5c 

 for good to choice ^ ellow on arrival. 



(HAS. F. MuTH & Son, 



Dec. 23. Cincinnati, O. 



Buffalo.— //'ificj/.— Choice white-clover honey, 

 light receipts in our m;irket. Selling mostly at 16c, 

 occasionally, 17c; No. 2 grade of wliite honey, from 

 13@14c; buckwheat honey, liberal supplies, selling 

 mostly at9@10c. Batterson .& Co.. 



Dec 21. 167, 169 Scott St., Buttalo, N. Y. 



DETROIT.— Honey.— Comb honey selling slowly at 

 13gH4c; extra white, 15c. Extracted. 8@8'/i. Bcck- 

 wax, 2r)@26. M. H. Hunt, 



Dec. 32. Bell Branch, Mich. 



The Southwestern Wiseonsin Bee-keepei's' Association will 

 hold its next annual meeting in Boscobel, Grant Co., Wis., on 

 the 13th and lith of Janu.ary, 1893, commencing at 10 a.m. All 

 members of the association are requested to be present, as the 

 following ofticers are to be elected: President, vice-president, 

 secretary, assistant secretary, and treasurer. Blank reports 

 will be sent to each member of the association for 1892, with 

 instructions. A cordial invitation is e.xtended to all bee-keep- 

 ers, and especially to those who would like to .ioln us. Each 

 member will be notified at least one month before said meet- 

 ing. Benj. E. Rice, Sec. 



Boscobel, Wis. 



AUGITE STOVE-MATS. 



How much of domestic happi- 

 ness is marred because tlie dishes 

 prepared for dinner are scorched 

 or burned! How annoying to 

 have something boil OTcr on the 

 stove, as it is likely to do some- 

 times with the most vigilant 

 watchfulness. All these troubles 

 can be avoided by using the stove- 

 mat shown herewith. We were 

 somewhat skeptical about it till 

 we tried it in our home, and now 

 we are convinced that there is nothing that can lay 

 a better claim to the term " a household necessity." 

 The mat is made of asbestos, bound with sheet steel, 

 crumpled around the edge, 9.^ inches in diameter, 

 and is Indestructible. Though it is almost as soft 

 as felt, it will not burn. You can place it directly 

 on the blaze of a gasoline-stove, ove^ the gas-jet, 

 in the fireplace, or on the stove, and it will prevent 

 burning of all kinds of food thiit ordinarily require 

 stirring. No stirring is required for oatmeal, milk, 

 rice, custards, blanc mange, jellies, butters, catsups, 

 apple sauce, etc. In fact, nothing will burn on it. 

 Coffee will not boil over if the pot is on the mat; 

 bread toasts nicely on it. Try it and be convinced. 

 For the nursery there is nothing equal to heat the 

 milk and food for the baby. If a grate Are, lay the 

 mat on the open fire. If the mat becomes soiled, do 

 not wash or scrape, but turn the soiled part next to 

 fire, andliurii until clean. The mat regularly retails 

 for 3.5 cts. We will furnish them at 20 cts. each; 

 §2.00 per doz. By mail, 6 cts. each extra, or 6.5 cts. 

 per dozen. We will furnish 6 doz. for $11 00. or one 

 gross for ^20.00. We have already .sold ovei' 10 gross 

 in less than three months. We will give one free, 

 postpaid, for a newsul)sciiption toGi>EANiNGS, with 

 your own renewal and $3.00. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



B7 W. I. CHAMBEBLAm, A. M., LL. D., 

 Formerly Secretary of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, 

 and late President of the Iowa State Agricultural Col- 

 lege. At present Associate Editor of the 

 Ohio Farmer. • 



This is a valuable companion to our other rural 

 books. It embraces the experience of forty years 

 of one of our foremost practical agriculturists, who 

 has laid with his own hands over 15 miles of tile. 



Price 35c; by mail, 40c. 



A. I. ROOT, MEDINA, Ohio. 



