1893 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



41 



Contents of this Number. 



AduUeratiun, To Detect 

 Adulteration. Amoviiit of. 

 BaUienspei-Ber's Li-ttev. . . 

 Basswood. Never failiiiK' - 



Bees, Different Speeies 



Bees. Field, in Sei'tion.-i — 

 Benton on Species ot Bees 

 Colonies, Strenstheninpr. . 

 Cowan. Thomas William. 



Escaiie. Tlie Hewes 



F<cundit.y, Duration of... 



Feedin),^ Back 



Frames. Wiring' 



Hn 



, Movinc 



Hone.v, filucosiny li" 



Indians. .Vped 49 



Insurance on lices 59 



Langstiuth's History U 



.Manum on Feeding Back 46 



.Miller V. (irahame 47 



Pnnics for Honey 5S 



Rambler in San Diepro 48 



Syrnp Made Cold 67 



Washington Convention r)4 



Washington. Editor In 64 



Wediling-n iMhts .i3 



Well, How to Be ;->9 



Wile.y's -\ddress on Honev... 56 



HoNEr Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Cincinnati. — HoHci/.— Demand fioiii luaiiufai-- 

 turers for e.x'tractod honey was slow for the htst few 

 Weeks; while there was and Is still a good demand 

 from consumers for family use. There is no choice 

 comli honey in our market. Best white brings 

 14@16 in the jobbing- way. Extracted honey sell-s at 

 6@8 on arrival. Bceswaj-, demand fair at 2;5@25 on 

 arrival for good to choice yellow. 



Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



Jan. 9. Cincinnati, O. 



Cleveland.— Ho/fciy.— Honey offered by N. Y. 

 parties, No. 1, F. O. B. Cleveland, O., 14; No. 2,10. 

 Demand not as good as before holidays. Bccmcax. 

 as reported before. Williams Bros., 



Jan. 7. 80 & 83 Broadway, Cleveland, O. 



San Francisco. — Honey. — Extracted is getting 

 very scarce, and there is not enough left to supply 

 the local demand. We quote: 6X@7^, according to 

 quality. Comb honey is also scarce, and it is selling 

 at 12V4@13'/4. Beeswax, in light stock, quotable at 

 23@24. SCHACHT, Lemcke & Steiner, 



Dec.:34. San Francisco, Cal. 



New York.— Ho«ej/.— The market is rather quiet, 

 being right after the holidays; it may revive some 

 after Feb. 1, '93. We quote prices as follows: Fancy, 

 1-lb. clover, 15@16; 2-lb.. 12@13; Fair, Mb. clover. 

 12@13; 2-lb., 10@12; buckwiieat, 1-lb., 10@11; 2-lb.,!t; 

 extracted, clover, 8V4@9; mixed, 7@7K; buckwheat, 

 ohimVt. Beeswax, 26@27. Chas. Israel & Bro., 



Jan. 9. New York. 



Chicago.— Hojiey.— The demand for fine grades of 

 comb honey is satisfactory, and brings 17@,18; any 

 thing falling below that is slow of sale, and prices 

 uncertain. Banging from 13@16. Extracted re- 

 mains steady with fair supply. Beeswax, 20@25. 

 R. A. Burnett, 



Jan. 7. 161 So. Water St., Chicago, 111 



Detroit.— Honey.— Comb honey continues to be 

 quoted at 13@14; No. 1 white would bring 15. Ex- 

 tracted, S@»i. Bec.'iwax, 36@37. 



Jan. 9. M. H. Hunt, 



Bell Branch, Mich. 



TKansas City.— Hojiey.— The demand for extracted 

 is good, supply liglit, especially white. We quott>: 

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

 No. 1 amber, 15(S'16; No. 3 amber, 10@13. 



Bees ica J-.— 22@25 cents. 



Clemons-Mason Com. Co., 



Jan. 9. Kansas City, Mo. 



St. Louis.— Ho/icy.— Comb slow; white - clover, 

 17@18; dark, 7@10. Extracted, scarce and in de- 

 mand, at 6X®6?4' in barrels; 7Vi@7M in cans. Bees- 

 wax, prime, 24'/2. 



Jan. 9. D. G. Tutt Gro. Co., 

 St. Louis, Mo, 



New York.— Honey.- Tlie demand for comb hon- 

 ey is very limited; and, while fancy stock is well 

 cleaned up, the market is well stocked with off 

 grades— white and l)uckwheat— and prices are irreg- 

 ular. Extracted is in good demand, and stocks are 

 light. We quote: Basswood and white clover, 8@ 

 •8X ; buckwheat, 6@6^ ; Southern, 70@7.5 per gallon. 

 Beeswax dull at 25@37. 



Hildreth Bros. & Seoelken, 



Jan. 11. 28 & 30 West Broadway, New York. 



BUFPALO.—Honey.— Fancy In-ight honey is in 

 light supply, lilieral demand for mostly 16c for 1-lb. 

 sections; second K'ades more plentiful, ranging 

 from 12@14; buckwheat is dull at 9@10. 



Batterson & Co., 



Jan. 9. 167, 169 Scott St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



Kansas City.— H(j?ic.y.— There is no change in the 

 honey-market; stocks are fairly large with a good 

 demand. White Mb., 16@17; No. 2, lo; dark. No. 1, 

 13@14; No. 2. 12; extiacted, 7@8. Beeswax, none on 

 hand. Hamblin & Bearss, 



Jan. 9. 514 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 



For Sale —Well-ripened extracted honey in fiO-lb. 

 cans. Sample free. J. G. Lehde, 



Gardenville, Erie Co.. N. Y. 



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

 Spanish-needle honey. Emil J. Baxter, 



Nanvoo, Hancock Co., 111. 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



YY' ANTED.— To exchange benyplanfs, or grape- 

 V» vines, for bees, queens, honey, or offers. 

 l-2d EzraG. Smith, Mancliesier, Out. Co., N. Y. 



YY^ANTED.— To exchange two new Vandervort 

 Vt foundation-mills, one 12 and one 6 inch, for 100 

 lbs. of pure beeswax. A great bargain for some 

 one. P. M. Taintor, Greenfield, Mass. 



WANTED.— A man to handle my bees. 2d 



FiLMORE Cole, Box 419, Lima, O. 



WANTED.— A good young man to do general farm- 

 work. I will pay $300 per year. Reference, 

 the Larimer Co. Bank of Loveland, Colo. 



J. B. Swan, Loveland, Larimer Co., Colo. 



WANTED.— A first-class blacksmith to work on 

 commission; tools, shop, and material furnish- 

 ed; must be temperate and honest. Write. 3d 

 F. P. HiSH, Tower Hill, Shelby Co., III. 



WANTED.— At once, a lady to assist with house- 

 work, and apiary in summer. Address 

 3cl Elias Pox, Hillsborough, Wis. 



WANTED.— To exchange for any thing useful to a 

 bee-keeper, one honey-extractor, good as new; 

 100 T crates in the flat; 40 queen-excluding honey- 

 boards; 10 second-hand bee-hives, all-wood brood- 

 frames, L. Simplicity size; 800 metal separators; 3 

 mandrels of different size: one 10-in. rip, one 10-in. 

 cut-off saw; one 6-in. rip, one 6-in. cut-off; one 6-in. 

 dovetailing saw. Address 514 St. George's St., 

 3-5db Ottawa, LaSalle Co., III. 



Headquarters in the South for 



PEE-[( EEPER8' gUPPLIES. 



DOVETAILED HIVES. SECTIONS, 



COMB FDN., EXTRACTORS, dlC. 



ITALIAN QUEENS, NUCLEI, <£C. 



SEND FOR PRICE LIST. 

 r*. L. TJAt/vOA" Ml^a. CO.. 



Hayou Ciaiilii. T^n. 



For Sale. 



Cheap and easy terras, the bee-hive factory 

 and apiary of P. L. Viallon Mfg. Co. Address 



P- L. Viallon. l^fg- Co., 



SsLyo-u. Gio'u.la, X<a,. 



