1896 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



557 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa in Michigran 571, 



Anialpaniation 575 



Apis Doisata Opposed 571 



Australia, Season in 569 



Banana Oil 571 



Bees. Mad 570 



Bee-esc-apes 571 



Bee-sting Cure 573 



California Crop 563 



Clover. Crimson 582 



Comb, Value of Drawn 575 



Crimson Clover in Indiana, .582 



Dandelions for Hone.y .571 



Editor in Painesville ,578 



Extractor, Solar .573 



Fred Anderson .566 



Freight Reduced in Florida. .574 



Hives Facing East 570 



Iiuprovements in Apicult'e .574 



Introducing, DiJflcult 570 



Market, The Home 561 



Overproduction 573 



Profits in Bee Culture ,562 



Queens in Tumblers .572 



Queens, Replacing .572 



Queen-rearing. Profits of .560 



Questions for Beginners 573 



Races, New .561 



Rape .571 



Sections, Which to Use 569 



Sk.ylark 560 



Swarms, How to Unite 571 



Tomato Rot 582 



Worms on Trees .580 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 

 The quotations in this column are based, as nearly 

 as possible, on the grading adopted by the North 

 American, and are the prices that the commission 

 men get, and on which the commission for maljing 

 the sales is figured. The grading 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 unsoiled by travel-stain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed 

 except the row of cells next to the wood. 



No. 1.— AH sections well filled, but combs uneven or crooked, 

 detached at the bottom, or with but few cells unsealed; both 

 wood and comb unsoiled by travel-stain or otherwise. 



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

 color, using the terms white, amber, 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. 



Minneapolis,— woJiey.— Fancy wliite, 13@14; No. 1 

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

 10; fancy darli, 8@9; No. 1 darii, 8; extracted, white, 

 5'2@6M; amber, 5@5H; dark, 4i4@5. Beeswax, 33® 

 26, Since last quotations new Minnesota and Wis- 

 consin comb have begun to arrive in numerous 

 small lots; and the demand, which is always slow in 

 hot weather, is well supplied. Extracted quiet, and 

 little doing. S. H. Hall & Co., 



July 30. Minneapolis, Minn. 



St. Louis. —Honey. — Fancy white, 11@12'/^ ; No, 1 

 white, \.\@1\%\ fancy amber, 10@10;4; No 1 amber, 

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

 white, in cans, 4i4@5; amber, in barrels, 3V4; dark, 

 in barrels, 3; beeswax dull at 25@3.5!4. Very little 

 new honey coming in. Westcott Com. Co. 



July 20. St. Louis, Mo. 



San Francisco. — Honey. — Fancy white, 10@13; 

 No. 1 white, 9@10; fancy amber, 8; No. 1 amber, 

 T@8; fancy dark, .5@6: No. 1 dark, 4@5; extracted, 

 white, 5@5'4; amber, 4!^; dark, 3. Beeswax, 2.5fg 26. 

 T)ie crop this season is nearly a complete failure, 

 and only in irrigating sections is any honey produc- 

 ed. Stocks are light. Henry Schacht, 



July 12. San Francisco, Cal, 



Cleveland.— Ho7iPV.— Fancy white, 15®16; No. 1 

 white, 14@].5; No. 1 amber, 10@11; extracted, white, 

 6®6i4; amber. 4@5i4- Honey in fair demand at the 

 above quotations. Prospects looking fair for better 

 demand soon. Williams Bros., 



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



Detroit.— iJoney. — No. 1 white, ]1@12; fancy 

 amber, 10@11; No. 1 amber, 9@10; fancy dark, 8@9'; 

 No. 1 dark, 7@8; wliite extracted, 6@7; amber, 5@6; 

 dark, o ; beeswax, 24@3,5. 



M. H. HUNT, 



July 20. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Albany. — Honey. —Fancy white, 13@14; No. 1 

 white, 12@13; fancy amber, 11@13: No. 1 amber, 10® 

 11; fancy dark, 10; No. 1 dark, 9@10. We have re- 

 ceived a number of consignments of new comb honey 

 already, but would advise producers not to be in a 

 hurry to get their honey on the market before there 

 is any prospect of selling it. The demand during 

 July and August is very limited, and stock only 

 stands around and gets soiled by sending so early. 

 Quality is good of that received so far. 



Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



July 32. Albany, N. Y. 



Kansas City. — Hojiej/. — Fancy white, 15; No. 

 1 white. 13®14; fancy amber, 12@13 ; No. 1 amber, 

 11@12; fancy dark, 10@11; No. 1 dark, 8@i0; extract- 

 ed, white, 6@6'/4 ; amber, 5@5i/i ; dark, 4@4V2 ; bees- 

 wax, 32@2.5. C. C, Clemons & CO., 



July 20. 423 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo. 



Milwaukee.— Honey.— Fancy white, 13@]4; Wo. 1 

 white 13@13; No. 1 dark, 8@10; extracted white, 7® 

 7H; amber, 6®6'/2; dark, .5@6. Beeswax 32@24. There 

 is only a small demand for lioney, and values named 

 entirely nominal. Receipts of new, limited to ex- 

 tracted. As yet no new comb has Ijeen received. 

 The supply of old eomb small. The market will be 

 all right for new crop. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



July 21. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Denver.— Hojiey.— No. 1 white, 11 Vs; No. 1 amber, 

 954; white extracted, 7; amber, 6. Beeswax, 25@37. 

 New honey is just appearing in our market. 



R. K. & J. C. Frisbee. 



July 20. Denver, Colo. 



Boston.— Ho?iey.— Fancy white, 14®1.5; No. 1, 12® 

 13; extracted, white, e@7; amber, 5@6. Beeswax, 25 

 @26. E. E. Blake & Co., 



July 30. Boston, Mass. 



Cincinnati.— Honey.— Fancy white, 14®16; No. 1 

 white, 13®14; No. 1 amber, 10@12; white extracted, 

 6@7; amber, 6@6; dark, 3!/2@5. Beeswax, 30@25. 

 Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



July &3. Cincinnati, O. 



Philadelphia.— Honey.— No. 1 amber, 8®9; fancy 

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

 amber, 5@5'/2; dark, 3@4; beeswax, 35@26. Honey 

 very dull. No new comb in yet. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



July 22. No. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



St. Louis. — Ho7iey.— Fancy white, 10'/4®11; No. 1, 

 white, 10@10X ; fancy amber, 9@9>^ ;No. 1 amber, 8!4 

 @9; fancy dark, i8@8'.2; No.' 1 dark, 8; extracted, 

 white, 5.®6; amber, 6@5V2; dark, 3V4@4i4. Bees- 

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



July 20. St. Louis, Mo. 



Chicago. — Honey.-Fancy white clover, 15; No. 1 

 white, 13@13; fancy amber, 10®11; No. 1 amber, 7@9; 

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

 ■5@7; amber, .5@5M; dark, 4i4@5; beeswax, 33®25. 

 The volume of business small ; no change in quota- 

 tions on honey. Beeswax has been slow of late at 

 reduced price. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



July 30. 163 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Chicago.— Honey.— We expect the new crop of 

 eomb honey to have ready sale. Fancy white, 15; 

 No. 1 white, 14: amber to light amber, 12@13; ex- 

 tracted dark, 5@5X ; light, 6@6y2. See that you have 

 good shipping-crates, and we advise marking the 

 weights on each package. 



S. T. Fish & Co., 



July 31. 189 South Water St., Chicago, HI. 



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