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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 1. 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Philadelphia. — Honey. — Honey is selling' a lit- 

 tle better than last quotations, but the continued 

 arrival of California g'oods keeps the price low and 

 grocers are looking for comb honey that they can 

 retail two for a quarter and make 20 per cent. We 

 quote extracted, 4K@5'/4 ; extracted white clover, 10. 

 Comb honey, 8@12. Beeswax, 30. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



Jan. 21. No. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Denver.— Howei/.— There is a little better demand 

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

 in 1-lb. sections suitable for our cartons, ni/2@]2'/2. 

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

 6@7. Beeswax, 25@30. K. K. & J. C. Fbisbee, 



Jan. 20. Denver, Col. 



Kansas Citv.— Honey.— The demand for comb 

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

 1 white 1-lb. comb. 13@14; No. 2. 12@13; No. 1 amber, 

 11@12; No. 2, 8@10; extracted, white, 6@6i/2; amber 

 5@5!/2 ; dark, iVz- Beeswax, 22@25. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Jan. 20. Kansas City, Mo. 



Albany.— Honej/. — There is an improved demand 

 for extracted honey. Kegs holding- 150 to 200 lbs. 

 are most in favor. Prices range from 5®6X. Buck- 

 wheat comb honey is moving off a little more freely 

 at the reduced price. We quote 8@10. No white- 

 clover on the market at present. 



Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Jan. 20. ;__ Albany, N. Y. 



Chicago.— flonej/.— White-clover and linden comb 

 honey are scarce, and command a premium of 1 to 3 

 cts. per lb. over other grades of white. There is a 

 fair supply of other grades, which bring 12@13 for 

 white; amber and dark, 9@11. Extracted is without 

 change. The Western ambers, 4H@5; white, 5@6; 

 clover and basswood, in cans and barrels, 6@7. 

 Beeswax. 28@30. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Jan. 18. 163 So. Water St.. Chicago, 111. 



Cleveland.— Honey.— Our honey market is about 

 the same ms when we last quoted you, and the de- 

 mand is no better. No. 1 white, in lib. sections, 

 13@14: No. 2, 12; buckwheat, 9. Water-white ex- 

 tracted, 6; light amber, 5. Beeswax, 25. 



Williams Bros., 



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



BuFi^ALO.— -Hojjew. — The honey market is very 

 quiet; sules are light, and libera! concessions have 

 to be made to move liberal shipments. Fancv, l-'i® 

 16; choice, 12@13; buckwheat, 8@10; extracted dull 

 at 4@5. Beeswax, 25@28. 



Batterson & Co., 



Jan. 18. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Milwaukee. — Ho?iej/. — This market continues 

 verv dull for all grades of honey, and sales drag 

 and values are ;ilmost nominal. We continue to 

 quote the very best white 1-lb. sections, 15@16: 

 good quality, 14@15; common dark, 12@13. Extract- 

 ed, white, in kegs and pails, 7^2@8i4; dark or am- 

 ber. (>V2@7yi. Beeswax. 2.5@26. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



JHn.20. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Cincinnati. — Honew- — Demand slow for comb 

 honey, which brings 12@14 for be.st white. There is 

 a fair demand for extracted ut 4@7, with a small 

 stock ■Ml the market. Demand for beeswax is good 

 at2.">@28 for good to choice yellow. 



Chas F. Muth & Son, 



Jan. 22. Cincinnati, O. 



New York.— Honey.— The market has been quiet 

 of late for all kinds of honey. New York State 

 white comb honey is exhausted, but there is plenty 

 of California white comb on the market, selling at 

 12@15. according to quality. The demand for buck- 

 wheat comb is very limited, and it finds but slow 

 sale at 9c for fancy goods, with large stocks on the 

 market. Extracted is in good supply, especially 

 California, which we quote at .5@5?4; white-clover 

 and basswood, 6; Southern, 65@60 per gallon. Bees- 

 wax is in good demand, and firm at 30@31. 



HiLDRETH Bros & Segelken. 



Jan. 22. 120 & 122 West Broadway, New York. 



Detroit.- Ho?iej/.— Best white comb honey, 15; 

 other grades, 12® 14; demand fair. Extracted, 7@8; 

 light sales. Beeswax in good demand at 27@28. ' 



M. H. Hunt. 



Jan. 21. Bell Branch, Mich. 



San Prancisco. — Horiej/. — Honey is quiet but 

 steady, and I quote liuht amber, 4; while, 5@5J<t; 

 comb, 1-lb. frame, quiet, 8@10. 

 scarce at 26@27. Henry Schacht, 



Jan. 11. San Francisco, Cal. 



Wanted.— Best otter for New York Soate pure 

 high-tlHVored buckwheat ex. honey. It is in 160-lb. 

 kegs; light-brown color. Will sell lower ihan pre- 

 vailing quotations. H. R. Wright, Albany, N. Y. 



Extracted honey in barrels at 6 cts.. or in 60-lb. 

 cans at 7c. Chas. Dada.nt & Son, 



Hamilton, Hancock Co., HI. 



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

 cans in each box. Price 6c per lb. 



Jno. a. Thornton, Lima, III. 



Parties wanting flrst-class extracted honey in 60- 

 lb. new tin cans will do well to correspond with 



Elias Fox, Hillsboro, Wis. 



For Sale.— 5 40-gallon barrels choice ex-tracted 

 basswood lioney, 6i4c f . o. b. here. 



C. H. Stordock, Durand, 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. 



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KITSELMAN BROS., 

 Ridgeville, - Indiana. 



TAKE NOTICE! 



TJEFORB placing your orders for SUPPLIES, write 

 " for prices on One-piece Basswood Sections, Bee- 

 hives, Shipping-crates, Frames. Foundation, Smo- 

 kers, etc. PAGE & LYON MFG. CO., 



8tfdb New London, Wis. 



t#"ln responuing to this advertisement mention GLEANlNas. 



With a discount of 5 per cent on Dov. 



hives and sections until Feb. 15. All 



other supplies for the apiary, 3 per cent. 

 I Kemember, we handle The A. I. Root 

 ' Co.'s goods. Can save you time and 



money by ordering nearer home. Send 



for 36-page catalog, free. 



John Nebel & Son, 



High Hill, - _ - - Mo. 



t2f"lii responding to this advertisement mention GLKAfONGS. 



Will pay 28c per lb. cash, or 30c in trade, for any 

 ■ quantity of good, fair, average beeswax, delivered 

 at our R. R. station. The same will be sold to those 

 who wish to purchase, at 33c for best selected wax. 

 Old combs will not be accepted under any consid- 

 eration. 



Unless .vou put your name on the box, and notify 

 us by mail of amount sent, we can not hold our- 

 selves responsible for mistakes. It will not pay as 

 a general thing to send wax by express. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., Medina, O. 



