1893 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



803 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Chicago.— Ho)iey.—Tlie limited demiind for comb 

 honey docs not permit our quoting' it above 16 c, 

 with no sales of white selling below 14@l4i4- The 

 stock that we have received this year is of fine 

 quality, and we advise forwarding to market at 

 once, so as to be rei^eived here before the cold 

 weather sets in. Exti-acted is selling at, 6@,6i4. 

 Beeswax, 33. S. T. Fish & Co., 



Oct. 18. 189 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Minneapolis.— Ho/iey.— The honey market is im- 

 proving, and the best grades are advancing. Ex- 

 tracted honey is moving quite freely at 7@8, accord- 

 ing to quality and size of packages. Dark honey is 

 slow. In 1-lb. sections, fancy white, 17@18; choice 

 white, 16; fancy dark, J4; choice dark, 11@12. Ex- 

 tracted in 20-lb. tubs, 8; in kegs, 74; in barrels, 7. 

 J. A. Shea & Co., 



Oct. 21. Minneapolis, Minn. 



Cincinnati.— Honey.— Demand is fair for best 

 white comb honey at 14®16 in the jobbing way. 

 There is a slow demand for extracted honey at 5@8 

 on arrival. Time-killing of demagogues seems to 

 bear heavy on all kinds of manufacture. Tliere is a 

 fair demand for beeswax, at 2. @23 on arrival, for 

 good to choice yellow. Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



Oct. 23. Cincinnati, O. 



AiiBANY.— Honey.— Market firm for comb honey, 

 although receipts have been liberal. We never had 

 freer sales of comb honey than this season. Ex- 

 tracted doesn't sell so well. We are selling white 

 comb, fancy, 15@16; medium. 14@15; mixed, 12@.13; 

 dark, 11@13. ' H. K. Wright, 



Oct. 17. 326, 328, & 330 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Kansas Citv.- Honey.— The demand is improving. 

 We look for still better demand as the weather gets 

 cooler. We quote: No. 1 wliite comb, 1.5@16; same. 

 No. 3, 13@14; No. 1 amber, 14@15; No. 3 am tier, 

 13@13; extracted, white, 6@7; amber, .5@6. Bees- 

 wax, 30@23. Clemons, Mason & Co., 



Oct. 18. Kansas City, Mo. 



Kansas City.— Honey.- Honey in fair demand. 

 Supply good. No. 1, white comb, 15@16; aml)er, 

 14@15; extracted white, 6@7; amber, 5^@6; dark, 5. 

 Beeswax, demand light, supply fair, price 20@33. 

 Hamblin & Bearss, 



Oct. 23. Kansas City, Mo. 



Buffalo.— Honey.— The market remains very 

 quiet. Fancy mostly sustained at 14@15; choice, 

 12@13. Poorer grades, 9@11; buckwheat, 8@10. The 

 market is very quiet, and demand li^ht. 



Batterson & Co., 



Oct. 18. Buffalo, N. Y 



St. Louis.— Honey.-Markets continue quiet, and 

 until cold weather we anticipate no improvement 

 In the h(juey situation. Stocks are ample for cur- 

 rent wants, and prices remain unchanged. 



D. G. TUTT GitOCER Co., 



Oct. 30. St. Louis, Mo. 



Detroit.— Honey.— Comb honey in good demand, 

 and selling at 13@15; the latter for fancy wiiite. 

 Extracted, 7@8; beeswax, 23@24. 



Oct. 20. M. H. Hunt, 



Bell Branch, Mich. 



Cleveland. —Honci/.— Demand for No. 1 white 

 comb honey is very firm at 16; No. 3, 13(gil4. Bees- 

 wa.x, nice yellow, is selling at 2.i((^26c. 



Williams Bros., 



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



Boston.— Honey.— We quote our market on comb 

 honey as fairly a<-tive; best 1-lb. comb selling 14@15. 

 E.xtracted selling slow, 6@7. Blake & Ripley, 



Oct. 21. Boston, Mass. 



For Sale.— About 800 lbs. of white-clover honey 

 In 1-lb. boxes, p icked in 24-lb. single-tier cases, at 

 14c per lb., delivered on cars. Wm. Van Auken, 

 Woodville, Jetf. Co., N. Y. 



For Sale.- White extracted honey, in kegs of 

 300 lbs. capacity. Ward Lamkin, Goodyears, N. Y. 



For Sale.— 2000 lbs. of fine comb honey, in 1-lb. 

 sections, 34-lb. cases, and 2000 lbs. of clover and 

 basswood honey, in 60-lb. square jacket cans. Sam- 

 ple of extracted honey by mail on application. 



Ezra Baer, Dixon, Illinois. 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



To exchange.— Bicycles, 56-inch Champion, 53-in. 

 Eagle. Will exchange either for 120 lbs. of 

 good extracted he iiey. Send sample. Al&osevera 

 good safeties to exchange. J. A. Green, Ottawa, 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange fruit-trees for harness, 

 single and double. Geo. Gould & Son., 



Villa Ridge, Pulaski Co., III. 



BUFFALO, N. Y. Unsurpassed Honey Market. 

 BATTERSON & CO. Responsible, Reliable, 

 Commission Merchants, igtfdb and Prompt. 



CHAS. ISRAEL & BROS., 110 Hudson St., N. Y. 



WHOLESALE DEALEES 4 Nnnow ■§>.•&. 

 COMMISSION MEECHANTS. nuney 



Established 1875. 



%?^ Beeswax. 



EVERY FAMILY NEEDS ONE. 



Here is your chance for a winter's job. Buy them 

 in the lliit. Learn to set them up, and control the 

 sale of tliem in your locality. For full particulars 

 address U. S. HJILL, S. Cahnt, ^^t. 



If you keep BEBS, 

 suliscribe for tlie Pro= 

 gressive Bee=keeper, a 

 jouinal devoted to Bees, 

 Hniiey, and kindred in- 

 dustries. 50 cts. per 

 \'ear. Sample copy, 

 also a beauiifully illustrated catalogue of Bee- 

 keepers' sup|>lies, pkee. Addn ss 

 LEAHY MFG CO.. HIGGINSVILLE, MO. 



BBB'S! 



For Sale Cheap. If '" "' ""^ °^^ 



Saw, almost new, 

 $3(1; new incuba- 

 tor, copiier tank, self-regulator, 200-egg size— cost 

 $50; |3"> will buy it. Inclose stamp for information. 

 C. \V. \AjSm)LTTE,2<, Stnithfi<?lil, 111. 

 31, 33d 



DptTIRmht^t* This is tlie last month for the 

 iV^iii^iiii^^i f 5 per cent early-order discount. 



II. G. Acliliii, Northwestern Ag't for A. I. Root's 

 goods, St. Paul, Minn. 



FOR SALE, I 12.5 Colonies of Bees, with hives; 

 Nov. 3, at Newn!« "ee-luves, 40 Sliipping-cases; 

 MSI* I.A r\ 1^^ Bee-houses; Queen-nursery, 



minora, U. | Honey-extractor, 36 Feeders, etc. 

 Mrs. M. L. Bingham, Admix., Rootstown Sta., O. 



ANTED. - BEESWAX. - Will pay highest 

 ish price for same. 

 I. J. 8TKINGHAM, 105 Park Place, N. Y city. 



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