1896 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



377 



Contents of this Number. 



. 391, Fred Anderson 382 



....'WSlOleaninKs Criticised 39() 



. 3881 Market. The Home 383 



394 ! NeiH'hli.n-^' Fields 391 



393 I'aralvsis Contag'ious S92 



393 



ABC Book, The 



Bees, Large 



Bees, Long-tongued. 



Bicvcles 



Capping . Watery .. . 



Clipping yueens 393 Powder-gun. Leggett 



Crimson Clover ....400, 401 1 Rape. Dwarf Essex .. 



Currant Worm 400 Rheumatism Cured 



Fees. Meinliership, Low 389 Skvlark 



Florida Letter SS."") Super, Railev 



Foul Brood in Florida 385 Sweet Potato. Peabody. .. 



Foundation, New Weed 387lVegetables, TianSpIantin 



.401 



Honey Column. 



CITT MARKETS. 



The quotations in this column are based, as nearly 

 as possible, on the grading' adopted by the North 

 American, and are the prices tliat the commission 

 men pet. and on which tlie commission for making- 

 the sales is figured. The g-rading- rules referred to 

 are as follows: 



Fancy.— All sections to be well filled, combs straight, of even 

 thickness, and firmly attached to all four sides, both wood and 

 comb unsiiiled l)y travel->tain or <ithei'wlse; all the cells sealed 

 e.xcept the row of cells iie.\t 1o the wood. 



No. 1.— .Vll sections well tilled, but combs uneven or crooked, 

 detached at the bottoju. or w ith but few cells unsealed; both 

 wood and comb unsoiled by travel-stain or otherwi.se. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according to 

 color, using the terms w liite, andier. and dark. That is, there 

 will be '■ fancy white." " No. 1 dark." etc. 



Dealers are expected to quote only those grades and classifi- 

 cations to be found in their market. 



Kansas City.— Woiiey.— No. 1 white, 13; No. 1 

 amber, 11; No. 1 dark, 8; extracted, white,6; amber, 

 6; dark, 4. Beeswax, '^^. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



May 9. Kansa." City, Mo. 



St. Louis.— Honey.— The demand for honey very 

 light; do not look for mucli demand until after the 

 first of October. In our market lioney sells only in 

 cool or cold weather. Fane v white, 12@12'.,: No. 1 

 white. 10@11; fancy amber. 9®10; No 1 amber. 8@9; 

 fancy dark, T: No. 1 dark, 7; extracted, white, 5@5;4; 

 amber, mi^A : dark, 3@3i/j. Beeswax, 2o@2o%. 

 Westcott Com. Co. 



May 9. St. Louis, Mo. 



Minneapolis.— HoHCf/. — Fancy white, 1.5: No. 1 

 white, l'iV'2@l4; fancy amber, 10@12; No. 1 amber, 10 

 @13; fancy dark, 8@ii0; No. 1 dark, 8@10: extracted, 

 white, eoeH; amber. 5@.")>^; dark. 4:%@5X. Bees- 

 wax, 26@28. Market very slow, and demand light. 

 Unchanged since last report. 



S. H. Hall & Co., 



May 9. Minneapolis, Minn. 



Albany. — Honey. — Fancy white, 14® 15; No. 1 

 white, 12@13: fancy dark, 8@9; No. 1 dark, ;®8; 

 white extracted. 6®7: dark, 4@5. There is but very 

 little doing in either comb or extracted Our stock 

 of former is pretty well closed out, but have con- 

 siderable extractedstill on hand. Producers in this 

 section report bees doing nicely. 



Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



April 20. Albany, N. Y. 



Detroit.- Hooey.- Fancy white. 13@14; No. 1 

 white, 11@13; fancy amber, 10@11; No. 1 amber. 9® 

 10; fancy dark, 8@9; No. 1 dark, 7@8; extracted, 

 white. 6)4 ®7; amber, 6@6'2; dark, 5'/4@6. Beeswax, 

 24@25. M. H. Hunt, 



May 8. BpH Branch, Mich. 



Cleveland. — Howv.— No. 1 white, 13@14; fancy 

 amber. 11®12: fancy dark. 8®9; extracted, amber, 

 4@5. Beeswax, 28. Tiiere is no change in our hon- 

 ey market. It is about the same as last quoted. 

 Williams Bros., 



May 8. 80 & 82 Broadway, Cleveland. O. 



Chicago.— flonej/. —Fancy white, 15; No. 1 white, 

 12@13; fancy amber, 9@10: No. 1 amber, 7@8; fancy 

 dark, 9@10; No. 1 dark, 7; extracted, white, 5@7; 

 amber, 4@5; dark, 4@5. Beeswax, yellow, 30. Tlie 

 trade is practically nil at this time, small fruits 

 and vegetables furnishing table wants. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



May 8. 163 So. VVater St., Chicago, 111. 



Milwaukee.— Ho/iey.-Fancy white, 14@15; Ni>. 1 

 white. 13@14; fancy dark, 8; extracted, white, SCftSVs; 

 amber, 6@7'i; dark, 5®6. Beeswax, 22@24. The 

 supply of honey is small, and demand limited to a 

 very small requirement. The quality on hand is 

 quite good, being generally white. Extracted is 

 very slow sale, and value almost nominal. Not 

 much beeswax offered ; trade dull. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



May 8. Milwaukee, Wis. 



New York.— Ho/iej/.— There is some demand for 

 white comb honey at unchanged prices. No market 

 for buckwheat. Extracted remains quiet. New 

 Southern arriving and sells at .5@6 foi' choice grade, 

 and 50@55c per gal. for fair to common. Beeswax, 

 rather weak at 28®29 for choice stock, with probabil- 

 ity of lower prices ere long. 



HtLDRETH Bros & Segelken. 



May 9, 120 is 123 West Broadway, New York. 



Cincinnati.— Honey.— No. 1 white, 12®14; No. 1 

 amber, 10®12; No. Idark, 8®10; e.xtracted, white, 6 

 ®8; amber, .5@6; dark, 4@5: Beeswax, 2.5@30. 



Chas F. Muth & Son, 



May 11. Cincinnati. O. 



New Comb=Honey Hive 



complete for a swarm: has 10 .standing reversible 

 closed-end brood-frames, and 1 tier— 32— 5x3 'a -inch 

 sections. The bodies and supers are the same 

 length as the standard L. hives. The bee-space may 

 be at top or bottom of either by changing the sup- 

 ports. While the supers exactly fit 10-frameL. hives, 

 they can he used as well on the 8-frame bodies by 

 tacking a % strip on the side of hive or under one 

 edge of the super. 

 One complete sample hive ready for bees..$ 2 50 



The same with one in flat, no paint 4 00 



10 complete in flat, with nails and starters. 15 00 



1 extra body or super, in the flat 25 



10 " " " '' ' 3 00 



.500 extra sections 1 75 



Orders and remittances should be sent to 



F. DANZENBAKER, 

 Care The A. 1. Root Co., Medina, O. 



DO YOU 



liVANT QUEENS ? 



If so, you 

 should see my circular. Fifteen years' experi- 

 ence—the best queens (either 3 or 5-banded) at 

 bottom prices. 



uHAS. D. OUVALL, Satsuma Heights, Fla. 



Lower Prices ""prn^X::" 



1 am now selling Root's No. 1 Polished Sections at 

 $3.£0 per 1000; 2000, 14.60; 3000, 86.45; .5000, $10.00. 



New Weed Process Comb Foundation, 



Three cents per pound less than prices given on 

 page 14 of Root's or my catalog. 



M. H. HUNT, Bell Branch, Hich. 



