1896 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



413 



Contents of this Number. 



Bee-escape, Jardine 428 



Craiy:, New. in Florida 4:i9 



EKSJfi. Position in theCell...42.'i 



Fi-ed Anderson 420 



Garden-seeds, Chinese 439 



Hive. Taylor's Handy 418 



Hiveearrier, Young's 42.t 



Nurse-bees 4:i0 



Our Neigrhbors' Fielils 431 



Potatoes under Glass 437 



Soil, PackiUK and Conipac'g.43S 



Starters. 2 in a Section 417 



Swanus, Sweep 42.5 



Tare on Houe.v 429 



Tramp, An American 436 



Vernon Burt 4,33 



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 prii-es tliat the commission 

 men pet, and on which the commission for making- 

 the sales is figured. The grading rules referred to 

 are as follows: 



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

 tliickness. and firmly attached to all four sides, both wood and 

 comb unsoiled by travel-stain or othei-wise; all the cells sealed 

 except the row of cells next to the wood. 



No. 1.— All sections well lilled. but ci>mb.s uneven or crooked, 

 detached at tlie bottom, or with but (ew cells unsealed; both 

 wood aiul comb uusoilcd by triivel-stain or otherwise. 



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

 color, usinK the terms white, amber, and dark. That is, there 

 will be " fancy white." " No. 1 dark," etc. 



Dealers are expected to quote onlj' those ffrades and classifi- 

 cations to be found in their market. 



Detroit.— Hoiiey.— 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>^@7; amber, eOBiJ; dark, .5^@6. Beeswax, 

 25@26. Former quotations remain unclianged. The 

 market is bare of fancy and No. 1 white comb honey. 

 Most of the other gi-ades are undesirable, being' dirty 

 or in dirty cases with broken combs. 



M, H. Hunt, 



May %l. Rell Branch, Mich. 



Minneapolis.— Honcf/. -Fancy wliite, 14@1."): No. 1 

 white. 13V2@14; fancy amber, 9@10; No. 1 amber, 8® 

 9; extracted, wliite, .5?4'f5(6V4: amber, .5@5V^; dark, 

 4'/4@5. Beeswax. 26®29. Market is very quiet; de- 

 mand light and values unchanged. 



S. H, Hall & Co.. 



May 30. Minneapolis, Minn. 



Albany.— HoTiej/, -Fancy dark, 8@9; No. 1 dark, 7 

 @8: white extracted, e@7; dark, 4@.5, There is very 

 little call for eitlier comb or extracted Our stock 

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

 siderable extracted still on hand, 



Chas. McCulloch & Co.. 



May 20. Albany, N. Y. 



Chicago. — Honey. — Fancy white, 14@,15; No, 1 

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

 SU; fancy dark, 8@9; No, 1 dark, 8; extracted, 

 white, .5@7; amber, 4!4@.5; dark, 4, Beeswax. 28@30. 

 Beeswax continues to sell well, and there is no ac- 

 cumulation of shipments. We should be glad to have 

 honey move with such freedom. 



K. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Milwaukee.— Ho(ie.(y.— Fancy white, 1.5@]fi; No. 1 

 white. 14@1.5: No. 1 amber, 8; extracted, white. 8@ 

 8^4 ; amber, 7@7'4 ; dark, .5@6. Beeswax. 24@2,5. 

 This market has not changed in any essential par- 

 ticular since our last report. The stock of honey is 

 gradually diminishing, and evidently will be well 

 out of sight by the time the new crop appears. 

 A. V. Bishop & Co., 



May 19. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Cleveland.— Honf v.— Fancy white, i;)@14; No. 1 

 white, 12(@i;-i: No. 1 amber, 9@10; extracted, white, 

 .5®6; amber, 4(y 5. Beeswax, 28@30. Market quiet. 

 Honeyselling about as last quoted. Beeswax scarce, 

 and would sell readily at prices quoted. 



Williams Bros.. 



May 19. 80 & 82 Broadway, Cleveland, O. 



St. Louis,— HoJipy.-Fancv white, 1]@11'..; No. 1 

 white, 10i4@ll; fancy amber. 10@10>i ; No 1 amber, 

 9i'2@10: fancy da)'k,8'/2@9: No. 1 dark, 7@8: extract- 

 ed, white. 454@5; amber, 3i/4@t; dark, 3@3H. Bees- 

 wax, 25@25V^. Marketdull: demand light. 



Westcott Com. Co. 



May 20. St. Louis, Mo. 



San Fkancisco.— Honey.— Fancy white, 9@10; No. 

 1 white, 8@9; fancy amber, 8; No. 1 amber, 6@7; 

 fancy dark, 5@6: No. 1 dark, 4@.5; extracted, white, 

 4'/4@5; amber, 4; dark, 2'.2@3, Beeswax, 2.5@37, Hon- 

 ey crop e.vpected to be light; and in consequence 

 stocks are firmly held. 



Henry Schacht, 



May 12. San Francisco, Cal. 



Kansas City.— Honejy.- No. I white, 13@14; No. 1 

 amber, 10@12; No. 1 dark, 8®10; extracted, white, 6; 

 amber 5; dark, 4. Beeswax, 28. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



May 30. Kansas Oity, Mo. 



St. Louis. — Hojiey. — Fancy white, 10@11; No. 1 

 white, 9>^@10; fancy amber, 8>^@9; No. I amber, 8@ 

 8H ; fancy dark, QViWlV^ ; No. 1 dark, 5@6; extracted, 

 white, .5@5i4; amber, 4;4@.5; dark, 3^@4i4. Bees- 

 wax, 25. D. G. Tutt Grocery Co. 



May 20. St. Louis, Mo. 



Philadelphia.— H'i7(6jy.—No. 1 white, 12; fancy 

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

 No. 1 dark, 6@7; extracted, white, 8@10; amber, 5®7; 

 dark, 4. Beeswax, 2.5®26. Honey very slow. Bees- 

 wax in fair demand. Wm. A. Selser, 



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



Denver.— iIo?ieM.— Fancy white, llV2@12i4; No, 1 

 white, 10@11; No. 1 dark, 8@.9; extracted, white, 6@7. 

 Beeswax, 30. K. K. & J. C. Frisbee, 



May 20. Denver, Col. 



Boston.— Ho?!ej/.— Our honey market remains 

 without any change. No. 1 comb, 14@15; No. 3, 10® 

 12; extracted, 5®6. E. B. Bla^ke & Co., 



May 30, Boston, Mass. 



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 be used as well on the 8-f rame bodies by 

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

 edge of the super. 

 One complete sample hive ready for bees.. 4* 3 50 



The same with one in fiat, no paint 4 00 



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



1 extra body or super, in the flat 25 



10 " " " " ' 3 00 



500 extra sections 1 60 



Orders and remittances should be sent to 



F. DANZENBAKER. 



Washington, D. C. 



Headquarters fnr .^^ 



CLOVER QUEENS. 



Something New. 

 Fifteen years' experience in bees. 

 They work where common bees can not. 

 One untested queen, $1,00; tested, $l.-50; 4-frame 

 nucleus, tested queen, new hive, painted, $4,00. 



Common queens, 50 and 75 cents each. All queens 

 and bees guaranteed. Try them, 



a. R. ROUTZAHN, IMenallen, Pa. 



