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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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Contents of this Number. 



Basswoods froiu Cutting-s. .UOMv Meat, Your Stntt" U't 



Bean. Davis' IMPiekiiifrs by the Way 132 



liee-supvilT Makers l.i.i Hi itato. Earliest IM 



Calif.irniaErhiie> 1:14 rotato, Maininrs 152 



C.loMies. Stientrtheniiii; US Potatoes. Tests of 151 



Coiiniiission. Selling- on IH.S Hroihi.-e. MaiketinK 139 



t'oiistitiitioii. New Ul Queens to Australia 145 



Deatli ol Mis. L. C. Root... 14-1 Queens Bailed 143 



Honev, Peddling 13? Queens. A>;e They Lay 143 



Horn-hlowintr 145 Q\iotinf;- Hiyh Pi-ices 145 



Hot-beds and Live. Steam . ..1511 Kats and Miee, ete 149 



Malted Milk 142,Khubarb ill Florida 144 



Maule's Th.irousrhbred 1.5l!Steani in Hot-beds 151 



HoNEr Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 

 Boston.— Honey.— We bes"to quote our market on 

 honey as follows: comb, 14@1.5; extracted, 6@6, with 

 a good demand and fair supply. 



E. E. Blake &Co., 

 Feb. ,s. Boston, Mass. 



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

 tle better than last quotations, but the continued 

 arrival of California goods keeps the price low and 

 grocers are looking for comb honey that they can 

 retail two for a quarter and make 3() per cent. We 

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

 Comb honey, 8@13. Beeswax. 30. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



Feb. 8. No. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. ' 



Kansas Citv.— Wo/<ej/.— The demand for comb 

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

 1 white Mb. comb. ia@14: No. 2, 12@13; No. 1 amber, 

 11@12; No. 3, 8@10; extracted, white, 5U@6; amber 

 .5@.5 H . Bees wax, 22@2.5. 



C. C. Clem on s & Co.. 



Feb 8. Kansas City, Mo. 



St. Louis— Honej/.— Choice comb, 10(s»ll : inferior, 

 8@9. Extracted, in cans. fi@T, in barrels, 3H@-t'2- 

 Prime beeswax, 20. Market quiet 



D. G. T0TT Grocery Co. 



Feb. 8 St Louis, Mo. 



Chicago.— /^iiiej/.— After the holidays the demand 

 tor comb honey is limited: however, "-e have about 

 disposed of our receipts. White comb honey sells at 

 13; light amber, 12; dark amber not wanted. Ex- 

 tracted, wliite. ti; light amber. 5>^ ; dark amber, 5; 

 In barrels, 4@.5. Beeswax. 2S@?9. 



S. T. Fish & Co., 



Feb. 8. 189 South Wiiter St., Chicago, ni. 



Albany. —Ho«ej/.— There is considerable demand 

 for comb honey, and while is very scarce. Buck- 

 wheat sells at S@{). Extracted is moving more free- 

 ly, but there is a large stock mi our market, and 

 prices are low. Buckwheat. 4®."!; white, 6@T. 

 Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Feb. s. Albany, N. Y. 



i^niCAGO.—Ho)iej/.— Market is very dull; few in- 

 quirie.s, and fewer sales than usual at this season of 

 the year People seem to be stocked, or without 

 desire for hone.v nr money to spare. Prices are 

 about same as quuied in preceding issue. 

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



Feb. T. 163 So. Water St.. Chicago, III. 



Buffalo.- H<'»iev.— Market verv dull. Fancy, 14 

 ©15; choice. 12@13; other, Sr^lO; buckwheat, 7@10. 

 Extnicted, very little sale. Beeswax, 2.5@28. 

 Battbkson & Co., 



Feb. T. Bufifalo, N. Y. 



San Kkancisco.— Honey.— Honey is fairly firm ar 

 4c for light amber, and 4'2@.5 for white extracted. 

 Comblioneyi« quiet at 8(«*]0. Beeswax quiet but 

 scarce at 2«5(§i28. Henuy SCHACHT, 



Feb. 3. Sau Francisco, Cal. 



Cleveland. — /Vo7iej/.— Our honey market is about 

 the same as when we lasi gunied you. No. 1 white 

 comb honey, in Mb. sections, is si'lling at 13@U: No. 

 2 white, 11; buckwheat, !l PLvtracted. wliite, 6; 

 light amber, ."> Beeswax, 2.5(5,2<>. 



WiLLi.iMS Bros., 



Feb. T. 80 & 82 Broadway, Cleveland, O. 



Detroit.— Honey.— Best white comb honey is sell- 

 ing at I5c; other grades, 12@13. Extracted, light, 

 7; dark, 6. Beeswax, 27@38. 



M. H. Hunt. 



Feb. 6. Bell Branch, Mich. 



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

 cans at 7c. " Chas. Dadant & Son, 



Hamilton, Hancock Co., 111. 



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

 cans in each box. Price 6c per lb. 



Jno. a. Thornton, Lima, 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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