1896 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



165 



Contents of this Number. 



Bean, Soja 188 



Bee-keepers' Ex., California.170 



Bee-keepers, Slipshod 183 



Bees, Giant 173 



Bees, Smallest 173 



Beprinners' Questions 180 



Benton's Bulletin 172 



B rood-comb, Age of 175 



Buckwheat, Wild 169 



Commission Men, Bad 183 



Craig Seedling 188 



Echoes 170 



Eggs, Drone and Worker 177 



Farm, Worn-out 189 



Flour, Whole-wheat 189 



Foundation, Drone 179 



Foundation, Imbedding. . 184 



Foundation, Fastening 183 



Hive, Stick to Your Own. . . .179 



Hive, Gabus' 178 



Honev, Price of 168 



Maule's Thoroughbred 188 



Pollen, Old, in Combs 176 



Skylark 168 



Slovenliness in Packing 171 



StarteisOnlv, in Brood-nest.179 



Svrnii. Peicolated 169 



T'Tin. Anthonv's 177 



Transfeiring, Kew Plan.... 180 

 Vegetables ni February. ...187 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



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

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

 in 1-lb. sections suitable for our cartons, lli4@]3'/2. 

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

 6@7, The prices given are top of the mariiet. Bees- 

 wax. 2n@30. R. K. & J. C, Fbisbee, 



Feb. 20. Denver, Col. 



Cincinnati. — Honey. — Demand fair at 13@14 for 

 the best white comb honey. Extracted slow at 4@7. 

 Beeswax is scarce, and in good demand at 2,5@;}0 

 for good to choice yellow. 



Chas F. Muth & Son, 



Feb. 11. Cincinnati, O. 



Philadelphia, — Honey. — Honey is selling free- 

 ly; the cold weather has given it a fresh start. Ex- 

 tracted honey continues to sell low; but steady de- 

 mand keeps prices regular, although there are larae 

 artivals from California. We quote extracted, 4)< 

 @5^ ; white clover. 10. Fancy eomO honey scarce at 

 15e; fair to good, 8@,llc. Beeswa.x, 30. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



Feb. 32. No. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa, 



Boston.— Honey.— We beg to quote our market on 

 honey as follows: Comb, 14@15; extracted, 5@6, with 

 a good demand and fair supply. 



E. E. Blake & Co., 



Feb. 19. Boston, Mass, 



Kansas City.— Horaej/. —The demand for comb 

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

 1 white 1-lb. comb, 13@14; No. 2, 11@13; No. 1 amber, 

 10@11; No. 2, 8@10; extracted, white, SVi®^.*^; amber 

 5@5J4. Beeswax, 20@25. 



C. C. Clemons & Co,, 



Feb. 19. Kansas City, Mo. 



St, Louis.— Ho/iejy.— Honey market dull, but no 

 change in price since last quotations. To reduce 

 price we do not know that we could sell anymore. 

 Only a limited demand. Beeswax in good demand 

 and firm. Westcott Com. Co, 



Feb, 10. St. Louis, Mo. 



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

 cans at 7c. Chas. Dadant & Son, 



Hamilton, Hancock Co., Til, 



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. 



Chicago.— Honejy.— Somewhat better movement 1 

 of honey these last few days; but the season is I 

 drawing to a close, and all with any on hand are 

 anxious to close it out. Fanc.v white basswood, 14c; 

 clover, 1.5c; other white, 12@13; amber and dark, 7 

 @10, according to condition and quality. E.xtract- 

 ed, i@i}i for dark and amber; light, 4i2@f); white, 

 6@7, as to kind and quality. Beeswax, 29@;i0 for 

 prime. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Feb. 19. 163 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



San Francisco. — Honey. — Extracted honey is 

 quietat 4c for light amber and .")C for white. Comb 

 honey neglected, but not i)lentiful at 10(5'11. Bees- 

 wax firm at 26@27, Henry Schacht. 



Feb. 11. San Francisco, Cal. 



Detroit.— Ho7ie{/.— Best comb honey, 15c; other 

 grades, 13@13; stocks decreasing. Extracted, best, 

 7c. Beeswax, 27@28; demand good. 



M. H, Hunt, 



Feb. 18, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Buffalo.— Ho?iew.— Honey trade is very dull, and 

 liberal concessions have to be made from quotations 

 to move. Fancy, 1.3@14; choice, n@13; buckwheat, 

 7@9. Extracted, dull. Beeswax, 2.5@28. 



Batterson & Co., 



Feb. 18. Bufifalo, N. Y. 



Cleveland.— /ionew.— Our honey market is mov- 

 ing very slowly at prices about the same as in our 

 last quotations. No, 1 white comb honey, in 1-lb, 

 sections, is selling at 14@15; buckwheat, comb, in 

 1-lb. sections, 9c Extracted, white, 6; light amber, 

 :)C. Beeswax, 2.5@26. Williams Bros., 



Feb. 7. 80 & 82 Broadway, Cleveland, O. 



New York. -Hojiey. —Market quiet. White comb 

 honey in fair demand at 11@14; very little demand 

 for buckwheat comb at 8@9. Extracted selling fair- 

 ly well, especially California, at .5'4(5>.')J4; some buck- 

 wheat moving at 4(a4'.:; Southern, .5(l@.'>.5c per gal- 

 lon; white clover and basswood at h^i(q)6. Beeswax, 

 :50@31. Hildreth Bros & Segelken. 



Feb, 24. 120 & 122 West Broadway, New York. 



For Sale —700 lbs. of extracted honey. The hon- 

 ey is of the finest basswood, and equal to any at the 

 World's Fair. Price, 16'2-gal. can in a bo.x, $7.00. 

 Guaranteed as represented, or money refunded. 

 G. Routzahn, Menallen, Pa, 



For Sale. — Five 40-gallon barrels choice extract- 

 ed basswood honey, 6'.:C f. o. b. here. 



< '. H. StokuoCK, Durand, 111, 



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 Plain, 2-inch stove, by mail, 70c. 

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