1901 



GLIOANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



S67 



Contents of this Number. 



Arizona, Editor in (183 i)S(i 



Cabin in the Woods iliU) 



California, Central i'TIi 



Clover. Sweet. Pro and Con OtKi 



Doolittlc's Report for ItOl !l7o 



Drones and Queens iiTO 



Foul Brood in Colorado !•"•> 



Foul IJrood in Michigan 9S2 



Foul-brood Legislation for New Jersey CSl 



Grand Traverse Region i)89 



Honey, Candied, Aikin's .Sales of 981 



Jones, Commissioner 972 



Nominations 9S1 



Potatoes, Digging, at Hilbert's 9i)l 



Queens. Breeding from Freak best 971 



Rambler in Cuba 980 



Sections, Tall v. Square 981 



Tongues, l,ong. Burlesque on 97:-! 



Ungrammatical Expressions 972 



Honey Column. 



GBADING-RULES. 



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

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travel- 

 stain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed except an occasional 

 cell, the outside surface of the wood well scrapeil 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 ; the out- 

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. ].— 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 

 section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

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

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



CITY MARKETS. 



Mii-WAUKEE. — The supply of honey is very fair on 

 this market, and the demand setrms very moderate- 

 not quite what it should be. although there may be a 

 reason; the attention of the consumers is attracted to 

 the fancy show-windows of articles that please the 

 ej-e as we'l as taste. We quote fancy 1-lb. sections, 

 15(ail6 ; A No. 1, 14(gil.5; amber almost nominal 12(ail4. 

 Extracted white, in bbls . cans, and pails. 8(a9; am- 

 ber, 7{a"^<. Beeswax, 26(a!28. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



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



CINCINN.4TI.— There is a good deal of extracted hon- 

 ey offered, and prices if any thing, are a little lower 

 Dark .sells for .5 ; lighter, p>y^mS ; fancy, ()5^@.8. The 

 prices of comb honey keep up, fancy sells at 15(ajl6 ; 

 lower grades, Vly..(wXW2. C. H. W. Weber, 



Dec. 7. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Philadelphia. — Honey in good demand and arriv- 

 ing freely. ,Sales not so brisk on account of holidays. 

 Trade always dull in January. We quote fancj^ comb, 

 lo;aH); No. 1, l-lw 15; buckwheat. 12. Extracted, amber, 

 6; white, 7(aj8. Beeswax, 26. We are producers of 

 honey — do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



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



Chicago. — The honey market is of a slow nature, 

 with little change in price of any of the grades. At 

 this season of the year many of the retailers have laid 

 in a supply sufficient to carry them over the holidays. 

 Choice grades of white comb honey, H'offl'lo; good 

 to No 1, 1.31,4(01 14 ; light amber, 12'4'a/,l3 ; dark grades, 

 including buckwheat, 10tol2 Extracted white, 6^(a)7 ; 

 amber, .5^in 5^; dark, .ito'S'^. The scale of prices va- 

 i-v'ing according to flavor, body, and package. Bees- 

 ■jyax steady at 28. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



New York. — The demand for comb honey continues 

 to be brisk, while stock held here is not very large, the 

 receipts are sufficient to supply all demand so far. We 

 quote fancy white, 15; No. 1. 14; No. 2. 12(a!l3 ; 

 buckwheat, 10J4. Francis H. LErniETX & Co., 



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



Wantei).— Comb honey in an}- quantity. Please ad- 

 vise what von have to offer. Evans & Turner, 

 Town ,St , Cor. 4th, Columbus, Ohio. 



For S.-vle. — Extracted honey, basswood or clover, in 

 160-lb. kegs, at 7c; amber, 6c; buckwheat in kegs, cans, 

 or 30 to 75 lb. wooden pails, 5^c; sample, 6c. 



C. B. Ho\v.a.rd, Romulus, N Y. 



We will be in the market for honey the coming sea- 

 son in carloads and less than carloads and would be 

 glad to hear from producers everywhere what they 

 will have to offer. .Seavev & "Fl.\rsheim, 



1318-1324 Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



For Sale — 30 to 35 cases heartsease honey, two cans 

 to a case (120 lbs.); new cans; 7 cts. per pound. 



John A. Thornton, Lima, Ills. 



For Sale. — Basswood, clover, and sweet-clover ex- 

 tracted honey, at 7c, in kegs and cans. 



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



Syracuse, N. Y. 



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

 wheat, 5^; mixed, 6; basswood, 7. Send postoffi'ce 

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

 ly. N. L. Stevens, Venice, N. Y. 



Wanted. — Hone)-; 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 vour station. 

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



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

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



For Sale.— 10,000 lbs. light-amber alfalfa extracted 

 honey in 75-lb. cans, at 5c a pound. 



R. T. Stinnett, Mesilla Park, N. M. 



For Sale. Extracted honey, from alfalfa, at 7c per 

 pound. Send for sample. 



D. vS. Jenk;ns, Las Animas, Col. 



WANTED-Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

 kind, and quantity. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Wanted.— Comb honey and beeswax. State price 

 delivered at Cincinnati. C. H. W. Weber, 



2146-2148 Central Ave.. Cincinnati, O. 



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

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

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



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



Wanted! 



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CHAS. ISRAEL &, BROS., 



486-490 Canal St.. Corner Watt St., N. Y. 



Honey and Beeswax. 



Liberal Advances made on Consignments. Whole- 

 sale Dealers and Commi.ssion Merchants. Estab. 1875. 



Minnesota Bee-keepers' Supply Mfg. Co., 



Wlanufacturers of 



Bee-hives. Sections. Shipping-cases, and 

 Everything Used by Bee-keepers. 



Orders filled promptly We have the best shipping 

 facilities in the world You will save money by send- 

 ing for our price list. Address 



Minnesota Bee=keepers' Supply Mfg. Co., 

 Nicollet Island Power Building, Minneapolis, Minn. 



