1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



739 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa, Sowing in Fall 761 



Apiaiies, Movable, in Russia 742 



Bee-r'iiiges, Priority Rights 7o6 



Brood, loo Much in August 754 



Carbolineiim .. . 741 



Colonies, Difference Brtween 754 



Comhs Built to B ittoni bar 754 



Doolittle on Locality 753 



Edward.s, D. M 751 



Fairs, Street 761 



Frames, ShalU.w, for Comb Honey 755 



Ginseng 761 



Guessing contests 760 



Harrison, Mrs , Resumes Bee keeping 749 



Hives, Rambler's Wee-waw 745 



Honey, California, Prices on 755 



Howe, Harrj' 75 1 



Infidel, Johnson's Reply to 758 



Linden, European 762 



Mental science Healers Punished 761 



Queens Fertilized in Upper Story 756 



Queen catcher. Ramble 's 745 



Queen cells a Sign of Swarming 742 



Rambler's Cover-holder 744 



Rooster, Pugnacious, Dead 7ti2 



Saw-kerfs in Covers 742 



Sugar, Beet v. Cane 757, 76.3 



Swarms, Returning to Parent Stand 755 



S wart h more Queen -rearing 743 



Sweet Clover for Hordes 762 



Texas, Travel in 7-=i0 



Top-bars, Thick, Pettit and Miller on 746 



Zinc Poisoning Honey 741 



Honey Column. 



G R ADING-RULES. 



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

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs uii.soiled by travel 

 stain, or otherwise ; all the cells sealed except an occasional 

 cell, the outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



A No. 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells 

 next to the wood ; combs straight ; one-eighth part of comb 

 surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled j the out- 

 side surface or the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells next 

 to the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



No. 2.— Three-fourths of the total surface must be filled 

 and sealed. 



No. 3.— Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 

 eection. 



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. 



CI T Y MA RKE TS. 



New York. — For this lime of the year, there is a 

 fair demand for comb honey. Prices in this market 

 rule about as follows: Fancy white, ]4(a),15; No. 1 

 white, 13@14; No. 2 white, 12^13. We are not receiv- 

 ing very much iicm this scclijii at preseut, but arriv- 

 als from the South have been faiily good. Hardly 

 any demand lor extracted. Prices are about 4^(5,6 

 cents per lb. according to quality. 



Francis H. L,eggett & Co.. 

 Franklin, West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 



Sept. 6. New York City. 



Albany. — Increasing demand for honey now, and 

 very little come as yet. P'ancy white comb. 16 me- 

 dium, 14(0; 15; mixed, 13; buckwheat would sell at 12@ 

 13. Extiacted white, 6fe6J4; dnik. hVzM We look 

 for good demand for honey on this ma ket, as the lo- 

 cal crop IS very light — bees having been destroyed to 

 prevent foul brood. 



Sept. 11. McDouGAL & Co., Albany, N. Y. 



Milwaukee. — This market offers inducements to 

 shippers of honey, as the supply is not laige, and 

 values good and prospects of good demand, as the 

 season for consuming honey arrives and fresh 

 fruits get out of the way. We quote fancy white 1-lb. 

 sections, 1.5@17; A No. 1, 1.5@16; amber, nominal, 12r^ 

 13. Extracted white in barrels, kegs, or cans, 7(a8; 

 amber, .5f3;6J4. Beeswax, 2.5@30. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Sept. 7. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Chicago. — TJie receipts of comb honey are heavier, 

 and the demand is hardly sufficient to take all that is 

 being offered. Choice white, in the so-called pound 

 sections, continues to bring 15 cts., while other lines 

 that can ."scarcely be called choice nor even grading as 

 No. 1, sell at 14 cts.; the light-amber grades bring 12@ 

 13; at present there is no dark comb on the market. 

 Some sales have been made of white-clover extiacted 

 at 7; ba.sswood, in some instances, has brought nearly 

 as much, hut some other grades of white are dull at 

 5J<(@6; amber ranges from 5i^(a'5Ji, depending upon 

 the bod J' and flavor; buckwheat and other dark grades 

 selling slowly at 5. There is an easier feeling in bees- 

 wax with 2S cts. about as much as it will bring. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Sept. 7. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



New York. — Comb honey is now beginning to ar- 

 rive in large quantities, and, as a rule, quality is fine. 

 The demand is gr od. We quote as follows: Fancy 

 white, 14@15; No. 1, 13; No. 2, 12, amVjer, 11. No buck- 

 wheat on the market as yet, but are expecting some 

 within a week or so. Extracted is selling slowly, 

 with plenty of supply, at unchanged prices. Bees- 

 wax dull at 27. 



HiLDRETH & SEGELKEN. 



Sept. 10. 265 Greenwich St., New York City. 



Denver.— No. 1 comb, S3.00 per case ; No. 2, |2 75. 

 Extracted white, 7 J4@8. Beeswax, 22@24. Local de- 

 mand for comb honey is still light, owing to continu- 

 ed warm weather and an abundance of fruit. A con- 

 siderable ponion of the crop of this State has been 

 contracted for by eastern buyers.. 



The Colorado Ho^ey Producers' Ass'n, 



Sept. 9. 14-iO Market St., Denver, Col. 



Schenectady. — From preseut indications the crop 

 of buckwheat honey will be far short of what it prom- 

 i ed to be earlier in the sea.son, and this will cause a 

 firmer market for white. We quote white, 14@/16; 

 uu. kwheat, llto.l2 Light extracted, 6@,7; dark, 5@5^. 



St pi. 9. C. McCuLLOCH, Schenectady, N. Y. 



Cincinnati. — Comb honey is coming in fairly. 

 Fancv while clover brings 15c.; other grades in propor- 

 tion "less. Extracted honey is offered much more 

 than a \ear ago. There seems to he very little de- 

 mand so far. lark honey will sell from 5@5J4, and 

 lighter grades from 6;g7; white clover, extra fancy, 

 8c« 9. 



Sept. 7. C. H. W. Weber, Cincinnati, O. 



San Francisco. — Comb honey, 10(5)12 Extracted, 

 water-white, 5^(s6^; light amber, 4@.5H; dark, 4@5. 

 Leeswax, 26(g;28. 



Aug. 30. E. H. SCHAEFFLE, Murphys, Cal. 



Philadelphia.— Honey not arriving very freely, 

 market price not established. Extiacted fancy white, 

 8(d9; No. 1, 7(5)8; amber, 6. Fancy comb, 16(a»17; No. 

 1. 14(5)15. Beeswax, 26. We are producers of honey — 

 do not handle on commission. Wm. A. Selser, 



Sept. 20. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Wanted.— Western honey in c^r lots, also northern 

 fancv white comb in no-drip cases; state price deliver- 

 ed. "We pay spot cash. Reference, German National 

 Bank, Cincinnati. Fred W. Muth & Co., 



Front and Walnut Streets, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Wanted.— Honey; car lots or otherwise. Will send 

 man to receive when s-ufficient amount to justify, and 

 pay highest market price, spot cash. Address, stating 

 quantity, quality, and price desired at your station. 

 Thos. C. Stanley & Son, Fairfield, 111. 



Wanted.— Write us if you have any large or small 

 lots of extracted honey to sell. State quantity, kind, 

 and price expected and if possible mail sample. We 

 pay spot cash. Reference, Wisconsin National Bank. 

 E.'R. PAHL & CO., Detioit & Bdwy, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Wanted.— Comb and extracted honey; will buy 

 your honey, no matter what quantity. Mail sample 

 of extracted : state quality of comb honey, and price 

 expected delivered at Cincinnati. I pay promptly on 

 receipt of goods. Refer you to Brighton German 

 Bank, this city. C. H. W. Weber, 



2146-2148 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



