1896 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



629 



Contents of this Number, 



Ayiples inl Doorj'ard Ii.i4 



Arkansas, Drouth iu 639 



Banana Oil Wl 



Bees ami Grapes M7 



Bees, Uniting: 643 



Escapes. Multi| le-exit 64ti 



Fred Amler^on ('40 



Gradinfr, Rules of Critleised.636 



Greine' V Book 655 



Hoi.e.v Record, Largest 644 



Honev Yield, Symposium. . .634 



Honey, Cost of 636 



Honey. Whitt, in AugTist 646 



Honey-package, Phelps' 644 



Lamp-nurseries 647 



Laurel. Mountain 637 



Money Lost in Mails 6.54 



Potato-digger 6.54 



Potatoes. Picking Up 6.54 



Puritv of Bees 642 



Questions Answered 646 



Ralston Health Club 6.55 



Sections, Unfinished (US 



Skylark 6.33 



Stinging of Van Patten 645 



Swarming in August 644 



Swarming, Difficulties of 638 



Sweet Clover Recommended645 



Taylor. B.. Death of 648 



Union, The New 6.S.3 



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 making 

 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 tirnily attached to all four sides, both wood and 

 comb unsniled by travel-stain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed 

 except the row of cells next to the wood. 



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

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

 wood and comb unsoiled by tiavel-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. 



New York. — Honey. — As our market for new crop 

 comb honey has not opened up as yet. we are una- 

 ble to say at the present date just how prices will 

 rule. Trade in general is in an uncertain and de- 

 pressed condition, even worse than it has been dur- 

 ing the past few years; and, while we expect to dis- 

 pose of all the honey shipped to us at market value 

 and as quick as possible, we do not expect to see 

 high prices nor a big demand. A large crop has 

 been produced, and we hardly expect to realize 

 above 14c per lb. for fancy white, lower grades in 

 proportion. In next issue we shall be in position 

 to state exactly the price obtainable for all grades. 

 Extracted is in fair demand at unchanged prices, 

 with receipts large. Beeswa.x very dull and de- 

 clining, 25c being top price for good average qual- 

 ity. HiLDRETH Bros. & Segelken. 



Aug. 23. 120 & 123 West Broadway, New York. 



Albany. — Honey. — Fancy white, 14@15: No. 1 

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

 11; fancy dark, 10; No. 1 dark, 9@.l0. Receipts of 

 comb honey are quite large, and with cooler weath- 

 er weather there is some demand, but hardly 

 enough to establish prices yet. We think the above 

 ■quotations will not be much out of the way. 

 Nothing doing in extracted. 



Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Aug. 20. Albany, N. Y. 



Cleveland,— Honfv-— Fancy white, 14@15; No. 1 

 white, 12@13: fancy amber, 10@11; extracted, white, 

 5'/2@6'i: amber, 4@5. Beeswax, 22@25c. Market very 

 slow. Prospects indicate better demand soon. 

 Williams Bros., 



Aug. 17. 80 & 82 Broadway, Cleveland. O. 



Chic.\.go. — TJimcy. — Fancy white brings 13; No. 

 lwhite.ll@12; fancy amber. 8@9; No. 1 amber, 7@8; 

 fancy dark, 8; No. 1 dark. 7; white extracted, 5@9 ; 

 amber, .T@,5>i; dark, \K@^\ beeswax, 2.5@26. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Aug. 20. 163 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Detroit.— Hoiiej/. — No. 1 white, ll@im; fancy 

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

 No. 1 dark, 7@8; white extracted, 5V4@6; amber, 5@ 

 5'/4; dark, 4V4®5; beeswax, 24025. M. H. Hunt, 



Aug. 21. Bell Brancli, Mich. 



Denver.— Honey.— Fancy white. He; No. 1 white, 

 10; fancy amber, 9V4 ; white extracted, 5' ;@6; bees- 

 wax, .25. R. K. & J. C. Frisbee, 



Aug 20. Denver, Colo. 



San Francisco. — Honey. — Fancy white, 10@11; 

 No. 1 white, 8@9; tani'y amber, 7@8; No. 1 amber, 

 6@7; fancy dark, 6@7; No. 1 dark, 5@f); extracted, 

 white, 6@5^i; amber, 4'/2; dark, 2>4@3. Beeswax, 24 

 @25c. Crop this year a total failure. Only in sec- 

 tions wliere irrigation takes place some honey was 

 produced. Henry Schacht, 



Aug. 11. San Francisco, Cal. 



Philadelphia.— Hojiey.-Fancy white, 14®15c; 

 white extracted, 8@9; amber, 4@5; dark, 3@4; bees- 

 wax, 25. Wm. a. Selser, 



Aug. 20. No. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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

 white. ll@ll>^; fancy amber, 1U@10U; No 1 amber, 

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

 white, in cans, 4V^@5; amber, in barrels, 3H; dark, 

 in barrels, 3; beeswax, 22. Demand and receipts 

 very light. Market nominal. Not enough selling 

 to (juote from sales. Westcott Com. Co., 



Aug. 22. 213 Market St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Boston.— Honey.— Fancy white, 14@15; No. 1, 12® 

 13; fancy amber, 9@10; extracted, white, 6@7; am- 

 ber, 5@6. Beeswax, 25. E. E. Blake & Co., 



Aug. 19. Boston, Mass. 



K.\NSAS City. — Ho/iey. — 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@10; extract- 

 ed, white. 6@6!^^; amber, 5@5i2; dark. 4@4'2; bees- 

 wax, 20@22. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Aug. 19. 423 Walnut, Kansa." City, Mo. 



Cincinnati.— Honey.— No. 1 white, ]4@15; No. 1 

 amber. 12@14; white, extracted, 5@6: amber, 4®5; 

 dark, 3i4@4; beeswax, 20@25. 



Chas F. Muth & Son, 



Aug 19. Cincinnati, O. 



St. Louis. — Honey.— Fancy white, 10'/2@11; No. 1, 

 white, 10@10>i ; fancy amber, 9@9>^ ;No. 1 amber, 814 

 @9; fancy dark, i^^'-'^: No.' 1 dark, S; extracted, 

 white, 5@6; amber. 5@5Vj; dark. 3!«4@4i4. Bees- 

 wax, 25'/4 D. G. Tutt Grocery Co. 



Aug. 19. St. Louis, Mo. 



For S.-^le.— Ten barrels good white - clover ex- 

 tracted honey at prices to suit the times. Can put 

 it up iu any style of package desired. Write for 

 price, stating quantity wanted. Send stamp for 

 sample. Emil J. Baxter, 



Nauvoo, Hancock Co., 111. 



For Sale.— Extracted buckwheat honey, in half- 

 barrels of about 150 lbs. each, and in 60-lb. cans; 

 prices on application. J. I. Parent. 



eitf Birch ton, Saratoga Co., N. Y. 



Quantity lots of water-white extracted and gilt- 

 edged comb honey constantly on hand at bottom 

 prices. Safe arrival guaranteed. 



B. Walker, Evart, Mich. 



For Sale.— 600O lbs. Wisconsin extracted bass- 

 wood honev, fine quality, in basswood kegs holding 

 about 240 and 260 lbs. each at e'ic per lb.; 1000 lbs. 

 or more at <)C per lb. G. W. Wilson, 



Kickapoo, Vernon Co., Wis. 



For Sale.— In ItiO-lb. kegs, buckwheat honey at 

 4c per lb., and basswood at 5c, f . o. b. cars. 



N. L. Stevens, Venice, Cayuga Co., N. Y. 



POR SALE.— 4000 Lbs. Choice Extracted Bass- 

 *^ wood Honey, in new 60-lb. cans, 8c. Sample 

 for stamps. Fifty fine tested Italian queens, 6.5c 

 each. Hound pups, $5.00 each. Set butcher tools, 

 $50.00. ELI AS FOX, Hillsboro, Wis. 



Honey Gatherers 



indeed, are tlie bees produced by queens of Moore's 

 strain of Italians. Piles of letters from every part 

 of the U S. and Canada prove this. Send for circu- 

 lar. Reduced prices: Warranted queens, 70c each; 

 1 doz., I7.OO. Select warranted, 85c. Untested, 60c; 

 1 doz., $6.00. Tested, 80c. Select tested, $1.00. 

 Strong 3-frame nucleus, with tested queen, f2.50. 

 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed, 



J. P. nOORE, Morgan, Pendleton Co., Ky. 



