1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



887 



Contents of this Number. 



Bees, To Kill Quickly 891 



Drones, Their Consumption of Honej' 8S9 



Eggs, Weight of 8S!» 



Egg-laying, Svidden .Stoppage of 898 



Peed for Bees, How to Make 891 



Hive's, V. .Stand-; 892 



Honey. Good .Sale of Alsike 892 



Honey-hou.se, .A.dobe 892 



Hoiiev-producers .Scored 908 



L,arv£e, Bees Choosing Too Old 894 



L,ow Prices, Blame for 9i)7 



Northern Michigan, Notes from 911 



Ni tes of Travel in Arizona 9l .3 



Quinbv, Mrs.. Death of.... 908 



Rambler at Stearns' 892 



Rohrig, William 906 



Rural Mail Deliverv 912 



Staples, Shouldered, Millei 's 890 



Statistics \eeded on Honey 897 



Stearns, Mrs., and Foundation-mill 893 



Swarms. Shook 896 



Top-bar, Fisher's New 907 



Unqueening Too .Soon 892 



Honey Column. 



GRADING-RTJI-ES. 



Fanct.— All sections to be well fillefl, combs straight, tirm- 

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs iinsoiled b.v 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 ; ont-eiehth part of comb 

 surface soiled, or the entire surface slightl.v soiled ; the out- 

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



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

 to the wood ; combs comi)aratively 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 

 section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

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

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



CITY MARKETS. 



Chicago. — The market is easier in tone, while prices 

 are nominally the same, but would be shaded to effect 

 sales. Some cars of honey eti route to the eastern cit- 

 ies have been diverted to t'lis and surrounding points, 

 which is having a depressing effect Comb brings 14 

 @1.5 for best grades of white; light amber, 12(313; dark 

 grades, lO^adl. Extracted white, .'i'/-.(» 6;-<, according to 

 quality, flavor, and package Light amber, 5%@5Ji; 

 amber and dark. .5@5J^. Heeswax 28. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Nov. 1. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



.Schenectady. — There is a very good supply now of 

 white comb honey on our market, but buckwheat is 

 scarce. We quote the former at 13(S;,16, according to 

 stvle and quality; buckwheat, 12(3' 13. There has been 

 quite a demand for extracted. We quote light, 6(0(7; 

 dark. .^(a)^^. Chas. McCulloch, 



Nov. 7. 1 Eagle St., Schenectady, N. Y. 



Cincinnati.— Fancy white comb honey sells at 15® 

 15^ ; lower grades, l3(al4. Extracted dark, 5(a;5^ ; 

 light amber, 5^4(g6'/C; clover, 7^08. 



C. H. W. Weber, 



Nov. 7. 2140 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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

 with ample supplies at the present writing. F'ancy 

 No. 1 in cartons. 15^(a 10; A No. 1. in cartons, 1.5f« 15^ ; 

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

 front cases will bring about %c per pound le.ss. Light 

 California extracted, 7'4(a,8; Florida honey, Oi4f«7. 

 Blake, Scott & Lee. 



Nov. 8. 31, 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Albany.— Honey market steady, especially for buck- 

 wheat comb, which is most sought after for its price, 

 VlVi<.o\% White comb, 15; No. 1, 14 a 15. Extracted 

 white, 7^; mixed, 6^@7\ buckwheat, 6. Beeswax, 27 

 @30 MacDougal & Co., 



Nov. 9. 380 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Nicw York. — The demand for comb honey of all 

 grades is exceptionally good, and prices are ruling as 

 follows : Fancy white, 15 ; No. 1, 14 ; No. 2, 12; buck- 

 wheat, 10}4. Beeswax is very quiet at 27. 



Francis H. Legi.ett & Co., 



Nov. 7. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



New York. — Comb honej' is in good demand, and, 

 while the market is not overstocked, receipts are suf- 

 ficient to supply the demand. Fancy white sells at 15, 

 with an occasional sale at 16 for attractive lots; No. 1 

 white, 14; No. 2, 13; fancy buckwheat, ll(a).llj^; No. 1 

 and 2, lO(q)W4. Extracted remains quiet at 6@a% for 

 white, and 5]4(Si5% for amber. Very little demand for 

 dark at 55i@5J^. Beeswax quiet at from 27(a28. 

 Hildreth & Segelken, 



Nov. 8. 82, 84 Murray St., New York City, N. Y. 



Milwaukee. — The receipts and offerings of all 

 kinds of honey have increased since our last, and sales 

 also have been somewhat improved; yet the demand is 

 not what it should be at this particular seasoti. Yet 

 we feel, to encourage, that it will be better later on. 

 We now quote fancy 1-lb. sections, loCoilO ; A No. 1, 14 

 (qlo ; No. 1, 13j4fg 14.' Extracted white, in bbls , kegs, 

 and cans, 7^^(0.9; amber, 7(gi7^^. Beeswax, 26(a28. 

 A. V. Bishop & Co., 



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



Buffalo. — Below I quote you the honey market as 

 it is now. Demand is slow for this time of the year. 

 Expect better trade soon. Fancv No. 1 white comb, 15 

 («1(); A No. 1, 14^(al5; No. 1, 14(01414; No. 2, 13(a),14; 

 No. 3, 12(al3; No. 1 dark, IKa 12 ; No. 2 dark, lOmi. 

 Extracted white, d}4(a(i'/i: dark, 4^(g'o. Beeswax, 28@ 

 30. White extracted honey in jelly-glass, S1.15(a)$l.25 

 per dozen. W^. C. Townsend, 



Nov. II. 84, 86 W. Market St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



Philadelphia. — Comb honey has been arriving 

 quite freely, and lower prices are the result There 

 seetns to be very li'tle fancy honey in the market. 

 W'e quote fancy, "15; No. 1, 13fg;14; amber, 12. Extract- 

 ed white, 7; amber, 6. Beeswax, 26. We are produc- 

 ers of honev - do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



Nov. 9. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Ne\v York. — Quite a little honey has been arriv- 

 ing of 1 ^te ; and the trade, having been supplied for 

 the present, there seems to be a little quietness in the 

 market. We quote as follows : Fancv white, 1.5(0)16 ; 

 No 1. 14,'al5; No. 2, 12fail3; fancv buckwheat. iKaiili^; 

 No. 1, iO(gin; No. 2, 9(0)10. Extracted, white, 6(0)72 light 

 amber, o]4(0,i) ; buckv^heat, .5(0)514. Beeswax, 27(0)29. 

 Chas. Israel & Bros., 



Nov. 11. 486-490 Canal St., New York Citv, N. Y. 



F'or Sale — Basswood, clover, and sweet-clover ex- 

 tracted honev, at 7c. in kegs and cans 



Dr.'C. L- Parker, Station A, R. F. D., 



Syracuse, N. Y. 



For S.ale. — Extracted honey in I60-lb. kegs. Buck- 

 wheat, ol4 : mixed, 6 ; basswood. 7. .Send postoifice 

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

 Iv. N. L. Stevens, Venice, N. Y. 



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

 in 60-Ib. square tin cans, 2 cans to a case, delivered at 

 R. R. station at 7^c. .Sample postpaid, 8c. 



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



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

 mixed, in &i-\h. 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. 

 IJight cts. per lb. at Carson City. 



E. D. Townsend, Remus, Mich. 



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

 man to receive when sufficient amount to justif j-, and 

 pay highest market price, spot cash. Address, stating 

 quantity, quality, and price desired at your station. 

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



W.iNTED.- We-stern honey in car lots, also northern 

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

 ed. We pav spot cash. Reference, German National 

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



Front and Walnut Streets, Cincinnati, O. 



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

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



