1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



847 



C'MuenLs of tins Niu;.i>ci 



Anarchy, Cans? of S51 



Hees, Movino- them a few Rods S(!l 



Bees. 10S,(MX)'in a Hive SoO 



liee-papers, Vahie of ..., 8(i2 



]?rood-franies Deep v. Shallow cS.'io 



Corn Cure Sti) 



Drones. Virility of Kii) 



I"onl Brood in California S(12 



1-onl Urood vs. Drone Brood 802 



I'oundation. Using Full Sheets 8(i0 



I'ranie. Hoffman, Hyde on 85(1 



C.ardening in Michigan 8(i8 



Hojiey in .Statue of I.,ee 851 



Honey. California 857 



Honey-jar, Hershiser's 851 



Location and Overstocking 859 



Mesquite 8()8 



Officers of N. B. K. A 8()4 



Paths 8(i(j 



Pear-blight on .Seedlings 849 



Oueeus, Balled, Treatment of 8(il 



Rambler at .Stearns' 85S 



Swarming in Florida 8f)0 



Swarming, Automatic ..851 



Syrup, How to Make 8(12 



Transferring and Italianizing at Once S(i2 



Wintering at :\Icdina ." S(U 



Honey Column. 



GBADING-EUI-ES. 



Fancy.— All Rection.s to be well fillerl, combs straight, firm- 

 l.v attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiUd by travel- 

 stain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed except an occ.isional 

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



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

 next to the wood ; combs straight ; oiii-eiL'ht h part of comb 

 surface soiled, or the entire siirf.cce slitrlitly soiled ; the out- 

 side of the wood well scrai'ed of i.r.ipolis. 



No. ].— All sections well filleil except the row of cells next 

 to the wood ; combs comparat ively e en ; one-eigbth part of 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface sliuhtly 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 

 section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

 to color, using the terms white, am er, and dark ; that is, 

 there will be " Fancy White," " No. 1 Dark,' etc. 



C/TV MARKETS. 



MiLWAUKEK. — The receipts of honey, both comb and 

 extracted continue very fair, and we have noted a bet- 

 ter inquiry for honey and increased .sales of comb 

 hone}-, and the week closes with an encouraging out- 

 look, that, as we have before noted, a better demand 

 •would exist « hen cold weather comes on, and we will 

 now quote fancy 1-lb. sections, 15;nl(i ; A No. 1, \\((i 15 ; 

 No. 1. lotn 14; amber, nominal, \\(a 12 ; extracted, white, 

 in bbls , kegs. cans, and pail.s, 8fu9; dark, or amber, 7 

 («7i4 ; beeswax, 2t)fa28. A. V^ Bishop & Co., 



Oct. 19. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



New York. — Demand for comb honey good ; re- 

 ceipts small ; buckwheat comb honey .scarce, and 

 bringing good prices We quote the market as fol- 

 lows : Fancy white comb, ].")(« 17; No 1, I4(al5; No. 2, 

 ll_(al?>; fancy buckwheat. I2'«:3; No. I, 11(312; No. 2, 

 9 511. Extracted, dull; white, 6(ai7; light ainber, 554(a* 

 (j ; buckwheat, 5(g>554. Beeswax, 27ft 28. 



Chas. Israel & Bros., 



Oct. 24. 486-490 Canal St., New York City, N. Y. 



Chicago.— There is a very good demand for No. 1 

 comb honey at 15; that which will not grade No. 1 or 

 fancj-, IMfrt fl; some small lots of fancy bringing more 

 than 15; light amber selling at 12(n 13 ; dark honev of 

 various grades range from 10(all. Extracted sells fair- 

 ly well at o^CaitJi^ for white, according to quality and 

 flavor; white clover and basswood bringing 7; light 

 ainber, 5!4(a^5%; dark, TMWi,- Beeswax steady at 28. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co.. 



Oct. 19. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Philadelphia. — Comb honey arriving very freely. 

 and prices declining. We quote fancy white, 15(a!l0 ; 

 A No. 1, lirail5; buckwheat, llfai 12 ; extracted, fancy 

 white, .Sc ; amber, 5^(a(i ; beeswax, 2(i. We do not 

 handle on commis.sion. Wm. A. .Selser, 



Oct. 21. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Alhanv. ■ Honey market steady with good demand. 

 White comb fancy. I5;« Ki ; No. l.'llirt 15 ; niedium, I'Mo, 

 11; buckwluat. 12 rr 13. Extracted white. 7(n7^ ; am- 

 ber, (i'4(r/7; buckwheat, (i. This is the time to .sell 

 honey to give .satisfaction. Weather is right for shop- 

 ping, and people have the relish for honev now. 



Oct. 19. MacDougal & Co., Albany, N. Y. 



New York.— Comb honey is in good demand, and 

 finds ready sale at the following quotations : Fancy 

 white, 15; No. 1 white, \%a\\\ amber, 12; buckwheat, 

 lO'all. Extracted rather quiet at ()(«f(>i-< for white, and 

 5V2(a!5-% for amber. Beeswax quiet at 27(ai28. 



HiLDRETH & .SeGELKEN, 



Oct. 18. 82, 84 Murray St., New York City, N. Y. 



Cincinnati.— Fancy white comb honey sells at 15(^ 

 \hV2 ; lower grades. "I3rad4. Extracted Hark, 5(0,5^ ; 

 light amber, ^YziiMyz; clover, 7(ai8. 



C. H. W. Weber, 



Oct. 19. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



SCHENECT.^DY.— Market continues in good shape 

 without change in prices. Fancy white, in cartons. 16; 

 No. 1, 14fal5; No. 2, 13(al4; buckwheat, 12tol3. Ex- 

 tracted, light, 6(gi6i4; dark, 5fgi5^. 



Oct. 19. Chas. McCulloch, Schenectady, N. Y. 



Denver.— No. 1 comb honey, .$3.00 per case ; No. 2, 



S2.75. Mcst bee-keepers have marketed their crops 



now, and, owing to cooler weather, local demand is 



more active. White extracted, 7(fl8. Beeswax, 22(a25. 



Colorado Honey-Producers' Ass'n, 



Oct. 15. 1440 Market St., Denver. Col. 



Buffalo. — Demand for honej* fair; receipts rather 

 light, and still there is no scarcity. Fancy No. 1 white 

 clover. 15/(16; A No. 1, 14i4ff(15; 'No. 1. 14't«14'A; No. 2, 

 \Ma\k; No. :!; l-2;«12i/;: No. 1 dark, llfn 12; No. 2 dark. 

 lOfnll. F;xtracted white, 5!4to()'4; dark, 4i/''a'5. Bees- 

 wax, 2S(«30. W. C. TOWNSEND, 



Oct. 19: 84, 86 W. Market St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



Boston. — There is a fairly good demand for stocks, 

 with ample .supplies at the present writing. F''ancy 

 No. 1 in cartons, 15'-4(ol6; A No. 1, in cartons, 15ft( 15'< ; 

 No. 1. 15; very little No. 2 is being received. Glass- 

 front cases will bring about ^c per pound less. Light 

 California extracted, 7H('"^: Florida honey, 6!^(a7. 

 Bl.\ke, Scott & Lee. 



Oct. 21. 31, 33 Comtnercial St., Boston, Ma.ss. 



Detroit. — Fancy white comb honey, 14(g!lo; No. 1. 

 14c; dark and amber, lli«.'12; extracted, white, 6^{«!7 ; 

 dark and amber. 5;«'6 ; beeswax, 26to'27. 



M. h; Hunt & .Sox, 



Oct. 21. Bell Branch, Mich. 



For Sale.— Extracted honey in 160-lb. kegs. Buck- 

 wheat, 55^ ; mixed, ; ba.sswood, 7. Send postoffice 

 money-order on Moravia, N. Y., and will ship prnmpt- 

 ly. N. I,. Stevens, Venice, N. Y. 



For .Sale. — Fine ripe extracted touch-me-not honey, 

 in liO-lb. .square tin cans, 2 cans to a case, delivered at 

 R. R. station at 7J'4c. .Sample postpaid. 8c. 



C. A. Bunch, La Paz, Marshall Co., Ind. 



W.ANTED. — Honey; car lots or otherwise. Will send 

 man to receive when sufficient amount to justify, and 

 pay highest market price, spot cash. Address, stating 

 quantity, quality, and price desired at your station. 

 Thos. C. .Stanley- & Son," F'airfield, 111. 



For Sale. — 8000 lbs. clover and basswood honey, 

 mixed, in 60i-lb. cans, as white as Michigan produces ; 

 good body and flavor ; the best I ever produced in 26 

 years' bee-keeping. A free sample will convince you. 

 Eight cts. per lb. at Carson City. 



E. V>. TowNSEND, Remus, Mich. 



Wanted. — Fancy and No. 1 white-clover honey, one- 

 pound sections, paper cartons preferred. 



Blake, Scott & Lee, 

 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Wanted.— Western honey in car lots also northern 

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

 ed. We pay spot cash. Reference, German National 

 Bank, Cincinnati. Fred w . Muth i4 Co., 



Front and Walnut .Streets, Cincinnati, O. 



For Sale.— Fancy and No. 1 comb honey; about 

 2000 lbs. or more. Wm. Morris, Las Animas, Co.. 



