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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUKE. 



May 



pONEY O0MMN. 



CITY MARKETS. 



St. r.(ifis.—7/<)Hr)/.— There is no cliaiif-o to note 

 in our lioucv iniirket. (.)iiot<' (■.\tr:ift<d. soiitliorn. 

 l.hls.. :i'/"4f". Colilli lioncy, no clioitr w liitc clover 

 in market. A little iiKiuiry lor small pkjis. at about 

 Itie in nice oiiler. Dark not wanted. /i( csu'd.i-.— A 

 little weaker. Orders scarce: 27(5'50c. it demand 

 imjiroves. market will fro higher. 



May !t, 18!;i5. W. T. Anderson & Co., 



104 N. Third St., St. Louis, Mo. 



CLEVEr,.\Ni).— 7J<>»ifi/.— The market is remarkably 

 quiet just now, none moving'; prices are uiichanjr- 

 ed; ]4(f»!l5c f >r best white lib. sections; 12(fiVi for 

 second quality, and 3-lb. sections. Extracted not 

 wanted. Beenivax, •^S&'Mc. A. C. Ken del. 



May 13, 1885. 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. 



Detkoit.— Tffi/ici/.— The honey market is w^ell sup- 

 plied, and the demand quiet. One-pound sections, 

 VMVSc. A. H. Weed. 



Detroit, May 12, 1885. 



Kansas City. — Hiincy.~-T>cmnn(\ I'or choice white 

 '■omb, in '.^, 1. and 3 lb. sections, jiooil. and lu'ices 

 f lirlv maintained: ' ., lb.. !.-,.' ICc; 1 lb.. i:i./ 14c: :.' lb., 

 iUf^'llc. E.\traeled. slow at :>'"',c. B< rsint.r, StO'-Mc, 

 according to qualit.v. We want some '^-Ib. sections 

 ot eomti honey, and will need some more nice white 

 Mb. sections. Shall be iilcased to liear from parties 

 liaviMf:- anv. Clk.mons, Ct.oDN cV Co., 



May 11, 1885. Kansas City, Mo. 



CnTCAno.—//orjey.— Comb honey sells slowly; not 

 much chanfte in prices. For a tine quality, 10(c 15c. 

 is about the range. Candied comb hone.y is unsala- 

 ble. Extracted, fi&Tc. Becsim.r.— Dull at 38c. for 

 best. R. A. Burnett. 



May 13, 1885. 161 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Milwaukee. NoKCiy.— This market for honey is 

 without any particular interest; very little de- 

 mand, and prices almost nominal. Maple sweets 

 now supply the demand for those who eat much 

 honey. Will quote 1-lb. sections, white, i:{@U; 

 large white sections, 10@13c; extracted, in pails, 

 8@8'2; extracted in kegs. 'i^i^S. 



/iee.su'a.r.— Pure and yellow, ;JtW35; dark. 30(?>35. 



May 13, 1885. A. V. Bishop, 



143 West Water St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



E^^ltE^N QUEENS. 



Importing large quantities, we are enabled to 

 quote: Spring-. Fall. 



Syrian Queens f 9 00 $7 00 



Palestine " 8 00 0(0 



Italian " 4 0:) 8 00 



All g-uaranteed pure, and reared in native lands, 

 safely delivere<l by mail. Uegistcred, draft, P. C. 



THOS. EDET 2c SOIT, 



Steain Joinci y Works, St. IVcots, England. 



10-11 ttd 



ITALIAN QUEENS, 



»1. 0.1: 3=10.00 i)er dozen: tested, ?;3 00. Sale arrival 

 guaranteed. Circnhii- lice. 



J. lU. KIL.L.«>l'(iH cV (;0., 

 lOtfdb. San illarcois, Hays Co., Tex. 



DADANT'S FOTODATION FAOTOEY, WHOLESALE AND 

 RETAIL. See a<lvertisement in another column. 



Warranted Italian Queens, 



bi-ed with care, from finest imported stock, only 



.*1.0(t. Address for price list, 



it S. F. HEED, No. Dorchester, N. H. 



IF YOU WISH TO TRY 



The HEDDON SECTION CASE adai)ted to 

 the Simplicity hive, don't fail to semi for my circu- 

 lar, as it will tclMou how to uct samjilcs of them 

 free. I>, s. IIAL,L., ^<)utll4abot, Vt. 



BEES BY THE POUND. 



200 Colonies to draw from. Safe arrival guar- 

 anteed. Send. for circular before purchasing else- 

 where. T.P.ANDREWS. 



Od Farina, Fa.\(tte Co., Illinois. 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



charge, as below. We do this bee»ii.se there is hardly vajue 

 enough to these queens to pay t"r buying them up and keep- 

 ing them in stocli; and yet i^ is oftentimes quite an accomnio 

 dation to those who can not atford higher-priced ones. 



Queens For Sat>e.— Hybrid queens, .50 cts. feach ; 

 black queens, 35c each, from June 1 to Oct. 1. Safe 

 arrival guaranteed. R. H. Bailey, 



7-lldb P. O. Box 81. Ausable Forks, Essex Co., N. Y. 



I have about 6 hybrid queens that I will take 50c 

 each for. Address at once, 



A. B. JOH.N'SO.N, Elizabetlitown, N. C. 



EXCHAITGE DEPARTMENT. 



Notices will be inserted under this he.ad .at one-half our 

 usuiil rates. All ad's intended for this department must not 

 e.xced 5 lines, and you must say you want your ad. in this de- 

 partment, or we will not be responsible for any error. 



w 



ANTED.— To exchang-e 4-piece dovetailed sec- 

 tions for been or Italian queens. 



W. S. Wright, Battle Creek, Mich. 



WANTED.— To trade L. hives complete, for comb 

 honey, sections full of fdn., or chaff hives, 

 i'or bees or fdn. mill. lOd 



John C. Stewart, Hopkins, Nodaway Co., Mo. 



WANTED.— To exchanjre a i«35.00 aquarium for 

 a frood medium-size foot-lathe. A Shipman's 

 Demas No. 4, or a Barnes No. 4 preferred. 

 lOd Jas. H. Andrus, Almont, Lapeer Co., Mich. 



WANTED.— To exchange a good Excelsior print- 

 ing-press, self-inker, chase 3x.5, with 7 fonts 

 of type, with furniture to match, for young bees, 

 any color. Address lOd 



Sa.muel Heath, Kitner, Armstrong- Co.. Pa. 



WANTED.— To send a sitting- of 13 choice Brown- 

 Leghorn eggs for Italian queens in May or 

 June; will send the eggs at once, and queen^ maj- 

 be sent when ready. 10 



C. L. Brooks, Deansville, Oneida Co., N. Y. 



HELP FOR THE SUFFERERS. 



The fiUowing friends have agreed to furnish bees and 

 queens at low prices, for the benelit of the friends who have 

 lost badly during the past severe winter. In consideration of 

 thi-i, they arc alldwcd to give the following notices once free of 

 charge. As will be noticed, the prices are more or less lower 

 than our regular advertised rates. 



10 Ills, of Italian bees for ¥13.50. Full colonies in 

 Simplicity hive, or brood-chamber of Manum hive, 

 for $8.00. W. H. proctor. Fair Haven, Vt. 



During the months of- May, June, and July, I will 

 sell 3-frame nuclei, with untested Italian queen, for 

 $3.35; 3 frame nuclei, with untested Italian (jueeu, 

 ¥3.75. Italian bc(\s by the lb., the 1st of June and 

 after, $1.(10. Sat istuclioii guai-antccd. Address 

 A. B. JOIl.N'SON, Kli/.atictlitown, Bladen Co., N. C. 



On and after May 15th, and until furthcrnotice, I 

 will sell iniclei. with black or hybrid bees and 

 queens, just as they hai)pen to come, at $3.00 each, 

 to contain queen and one frame with adhering bees, 

 and honev foi- the trip: audit the fiicnds wish to 

 add ,50 cents mote I will send a fiame containing as 

 much brood as can lie si>arcd at that jjrice, and at 

 this time of the year. The above sent in light ship- 

 ping-boxes, and |)ert'ect satisfaction guaranteed. 

 C. W. SLE1(;H, Uichland Center, Wis. 



