GLEANINGS IN BRE CULTURE. 



Jax. 1. 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Detroit.— Houei/.— Best white comb honey is sell- 

 ing at 14@].5, with fair demand ; otlier grades, 12@13; 

 extracted, tj@.1. Beeswax, ^6@37. 



M. H. Hunt, 



Dec. 27. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Albany. — Honey. — The honey trade has been 

 very quiet, as it usually is during the holiday sea- j 

 son. There has been some demand for fancy white, 

 but buckwheat is at a standstill, and there is a big , 

 stock on the market. We quote white, 13@1.5; buck- \ 

 wheat and mixed, 8@10. Extracted, light, 6>^@7; 

 dark, 6@6. Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Dec. 36. Albany, N.Y. 



Chicago.— iJonejy. — The market is steady for 

 white comb honey. Amberor dar^ grades are quite 

 slow with downward tendency. We quote white, 13 

 @14; dark, 9@11. Extracted, 44(0*7 according to 

 color, flavor, and body. Beeswax in good demand 

 at 28@30. This is slow time of season on all honey. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Dec. 27. 163 So. W;iter St., Chicago, 111. 



Boston.- Honei/.— We beg to quote our market on 

 honey as follows: comb, 14®!"); extracted, .5®6, with 

 a good demand and fair supply. 



E. E. Blake &Co., 



Dec. 26. Boston, Mass. 



San Fuancisco.— Hone?/.— Extracted, light amber, 

 firm at 4@6c. Comb lioney not plentiful at s@ 10c. 

 Beeswax is scarce at 26®27. 



Henry Schacht, 



Dec. 11. San Francisco, Cal. 



Philadelphia. — Himey.— Honey has been sell- 

 ing slowly during VfolidMys. Large arrivals of Cal- 

 ifornia honey has broken the prices, 60-lb. cans 

 retailing at 5'oc. We ((uote extracted, 4i2®''>!4c; 

 white clover, 10c; comb honey, 8@12c. Beeswax, 30c. 

 Wm. a. Selser, 



Dec. 27. No. -10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



For Sale.— 2 cases of two 60-lb. cans each, ex- 

 tracted clover honey, at 6 cts. 



M. Isbell, Norwich, N. Y. 



St. Louis.— Honey— We quote choice white 1-lb. 

 sections, 11@12; fancy, 12i4f<^]3; dark, 6@8. Extract- 

 ed, choice light in cans, 6@6'2 ; fair. 5@5'/2 ; dark, ?@ 

 4; strained southern, in barrels, 3®4V4, according 

 to quality. Beeswax, prime, 28U@29. 



Westcott Commission Co., 



Dec. 30. 313 Market St., St. Louis, Mo. 



For Sale.— Comb honey at 6c per lb. Honey is in 

 cases with glass. fronts, but it is sugared in the 

 comb. It is stock that we have been carrying a 

 year; and though it loses us money we want to get 

 rid of it. S. T. Fish & Co., 



189 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



For Sale.— Four tons best alfalfa honey in new 

 cans at 4 cts. per lb. here. Write quick. 



A. B. Thomas, Payson, Utah. 



Cleveland.— Ho>iej/.— Our msirket is about the 

 same ns when we last quoted you on honey. We 

 quote No. 1 white comb, in 1-lb. sections, 14; No. 3 

 white, 12; buckwheat, 9. No. 1 white, extracted, 7; 

 light amber, ,5. Beeswax, 25. 



Williams Bros., 



Dec. 26 80 & 82 Broadway, Cleveland. O. 



For Sale.— 20 boxes extracted honey, two 60-lb. 

 cans in each box. Price 6'/2C per lb. 



Jno. a. Thornton, Lima, 111. 



For Sale.— 11,000 lbs. basswood honey, equal to 

 the 500 lbs. I had In our State exhibit at the World's 

 Fair. Price. 8 1-gallon square cans in a case, $6.00; 

 16 i/2-gallon cans in a case, $6 30. 



F. A. Beals, Salix, la. 



ISUFb'ALO.- Hi<iieu — Honey is very quiet, fancy in 

 liglit supply, and selling well at 16@17- No. 1 fancy 

 could be pliiced to advantage here. Clioice, 14@15; 

 lil>er;il supply of buckwheat, and moving slowly at 

 8@10. Would not advise further shipment of buck- 

 wlvat honey this way. Extracted slow. Beeswax, 

 25@30. Batterson & Co., 



Dec. 36. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Denver.— iioncy.— There is a little better demand 

 for honey in our market. We quote No. 1 comb 

 in 1-lb. sections suitable for our cartons, ll'/2@12^. i 

 Extracted, No. 1 white, in 60-lb. cans, two in a case, ! 

 6@7. Beeswax, 2.5@30. K. K. & J. C. Frisbee, i 



Dec. 23. Denv^, Col. 



Kansas City.— Ho»iei/.— The demand for comb ! 

 and "e.vtracted is good. One-lb white, 13'i; amber, 

 12; dark, 10 Extracted, white, 6H®7; amber, 5®5>^ ; I 

 dark, 4!4. Beeswax, 32®35. 



Hamblin & Bearss, 



Dec. 22. Kansas City, Mo. 



Kansas City.— /y(;)(6j/.- The demand for comb 

 and extracted in our market is fair. We quote No. 

 ] white Mb. comb, 13@14; No. 3, 13@13; No. J amber, 

 ]2rffil3; No. 3, 8@10; extracted, »vhite, 6@6'4; .amber 

 .5@5>i; Siiuthern, dark, 4®4'/4. Beeswax, 33@35. 

 C. C. Clemi>ns & Co., 



Dec. 31. Kansas City, Mo. 



Cincinnati— Honey. — The demand is fair only for 

 comb snd extracted honey. Best white comb brings 

 13@Uin the jobbing way. Extracted lioney sells at 

 4@7 iin arrival. There is a good demand for beeswax 

 at 22@27 for good to choice yellow. 



Chas F. Muth & Son, 



Dec. 30. Cincinnati, O. 



New York. — Honey. — Demand for fancv comb 

 honey is very good, and supply limited. Demand 

 for buckwheat comb is limited, with good supply. 

 We quote fancy 1-lb., clover, 1,')@16; white, 1-lb., 

 clover, 13@14; fair, 1-lb.. clover, ll@13; buckwheat, 

 9®9V2 Extracted buckwheat, 5, with slow .sale, and 

 supply fully equal to demand. Extracted white 

 clover and basswood, 6X@7'/4. with supply short 

 and demand good. Beeswax in good demand, and 

 firm at 29®32. Chas. Israel & Son. 



Dec. 18. 486-490 Canal St., New York. 



Extracted honey in barrels at QV^ cts.. or in 60-lb. 

 cans at 7c. Chas. Dadant & Son, 



Hamilton, Hancock Co.. 111. 



Wanted.— To sell quantity lots of fancy comb 

 honey. Also to sell water-white extracted honey in 

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



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. 



Alfalfa IN Arizona.— We will sell you alfalfa 

 honey F.O.B. Plioenix at W^c 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. 



Honey for Sale ! 



ti'tOO lbs. of A No. 1 amber fall honey for sale,*n 

 60-lb. cans, 3 cans in a case; price, single can, 8c per 

 lb. ; 3 or more cans, 7c. Send 2 cts. for sample. Ad- 

 dress E. T. Flanaocan, Box 783, Belleville, III. 



Cy i * • and all oMior kinds of 



StraWhPrrie^ Sman- trust Plants, 

 Oil aw Utl 1 Ilt:5, at one-hall the usual 

 price. Plants guaranteed to be first-class, and true 

 to name. Can furnish Potatoes, in car lots for seed, 

 or market. Send postal card for catalog, 

 eitf EZRA G. SMITH, Manchester, N. Y. 



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