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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Al'li. 



JJ0NEY (30MOT. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Milwaukee. Honey. — Honey in fair demand. 

 Best 1-lb. sections, white, TT@18; second same, lt>@ 

 IT; best 1-lb., dark, 15@16; second same, 14@15. If 

 damaged and leaky, 10@,12>4. Extracted, in bbls., 

 white, 8@854: in halt'-bbls., 8%@9. Amber, in half- 

 bbls., 7(S7»4; dark, in same, 6@6 l / 2 ; white, in tin and 

 kegs, 9@9*4. Beeswax.— Nominal, 21 (g 22. 



Mar. 26. A. V. Bishop. 



Milwaukee, Wis. 



St. Louis.— Honey.— There is some demand for 

 choice white-clover comb honey in 1-lb. sections, 

 which is hard to supply, as there is none on the 

 market. It would sell readily at 15. Common comb 

 and extracted honey is plentiful; comb, l(!(oil3. Ex- 

 tracted, in bbls., 4' 2 (rt6, as to quality; cans, 5 l A@V/2, 

 as to quality; cans, 5£®754, as to quality. 

 Beeswax, 21@22. W. B. Westcott & Co., 

 Mar. 22. St. Louis, Mo. 



Cincinnati.— Honey.— No change worthy of note 

 from our last quotations. There is now no over- 

 production by any means, nor an overstocking of 

 the market. Demand is slow for all kinds of honey, 

 and prices low. We quote extracted honey at 5@8 

 on arrival; comb honey at 12@15, in the jobbing 

 way. Beeswax is in good demand, and brings 20@22 

 on arrival for good to choice yellow. 



Mar. 21. Chas. P. Muth, 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Boston.— Honey.— Our market is very short of 

 fancy white honey, and sales are good. We quote: 

 Fancy one-pound, 18@20. Same two-pound. 17'" is. 

 Extracted, 8@9. Beeswax, 24. 



Mar. 22. Blake & Ripley, 



Boston, Mass. 



New York.— Honey. -There is no demand, except 

 for dark extracted, of which supplies are small. 

 Comb honey is all sold. We quote extracted Cali- 

 fornia honey at 7 3 .i(g'8 1 / 4. Basswood, 8(3)9. Cuban, 

 in bbls., G l 2- Beeswax.— Yellow, 24; halt white, for 

 foundation, 28. F. G. Strohmeyer & Co., 



Mar. 22. New York City. 



Albany.— Honey. — Market about over for this 

 season, with very little stock and very little de- 

 mand. We advise bee-keepers to use 2 i-pound sec- 

 tions; not only increases prices, but causes much 

 greater consumption. H. R. Wright, 



Mar. 22. Albany, N. Y. 



.St. Louis.— Honey.— Market unchanged. Could 

 sell some in barrels at Q l / 2 @Hi. Beenwax, prime, 21. 

 Mar. 22. D. G. Tutt GRO. < '<>., 



St. Louis, Mo. 



Kansas City.— Honey. -Honey is in fair demand. 

 1-lb. comb, 15; 2-lb., 13. Extracted, 8. 

 Mar. 22. Clemons, Cloon & Co., 



Kansas City, Mo. 



Detroit. -Honey.— Prices are somewhat lower; 

 best honey in one-pound sections selling at 15@16. 

 Extracted, 8@9, in tin cans. Beeswax, 22@23. 



Mar. 22 M. H. Hunt. 



Bell Branch, Mich. 



BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES 



SAVE FREIGHT. 



BUY YOI It SUPPLIES NEAR HOME. 



Shipping facilities good. Send for price list of 

 every thing needed in the apiary. 7tfdb 



C. P. BISH, St. Joe Station, Butler Co., Pa. 



Bees! BeesT Bees! Yes, Bees! 



Bees by the pound. Italian queens and LOO 

 swarms of Italian bees for sale. Hives in Hat. 40 

 cents each. Sections, one-piece, $3.25 per 1000. Ev- 

 ery thing needed iti the bee-business, at rock-bot- 

 toni prices. Send for price list and discount sheet 

 for 1889. IS. E. SMITH, 



7d Box 72, Tilbury Center, Ont., Can. 



1000 Lbs. Bees with Queens and Brood, 



Bee Supplies, Honey, &c. Price List Free. 

 Oliver Foster, Mt. Vernon, Linn Co., Iowa. 



Mention QUanvngs. 7-lOdb 



ITarniolai^ueens 



From imported mothers Untested queens, $1.00; 

 tested queens, $2.00. j. B. KLINE'S APIARY, 



7-10db Topeka, Kansas. 



OH! RING THE BELLS! 



OH! RING THE BELLS! THE MODEL B. HIVE 00. 



is coming to town with the IVew Jersey Bcc- 

 Hive, Nicest, Cheapest, Handiest, and Best; 



most complete 1^-story movable-comb hive in use. 

 Takes L. frames crosswise. Thousands of them 

 sold side by side of leading hives. Price $2.50. Par- 

 ticulars and testimonials upon application. 



GREAT SCOTT! 



Bee-Keepers, Look Here ! Brand-new, bright, 

 fresh, clean, and pure brood comb foundation, 38 

 cts. per lb. Address 



7d Model B. Kive Co., W. Philadelphia, Pa. 



6^*This ad. will not appear again. Mention Gleanings. 



half-price! 



SOMETHING FOR THE GOOD WIFE. 



Any one sending us $3.50 for 1000 FIEST-CLASS SEC- 

 TIONS or $4.00 worth of other supplies may have one 

 of our SELF-HE ATI1TQ CHAECOAL SM00THINO-IE0NS for 

 $1.50, which is half-price. For description, send for 

 circular, or see adv't in Gleanings for Oct. 15, 1888. 



SMITH & SMITH, 

 7tfdb Kenton, Hardin Co.. Ohio. 



C^"In responding to this advertisement mention Gleanings. 



Dure Italian Beeg For {Sale 



Two-frame nuclei, $3.50; 3-frame, $4.00. Full col- 

 ony in A. I. Root's Simplicity hive, $7.00. Each 

 nucleus and full colony to contain a fine tested 

 queen, and plenty of bees and brood, all on wired 

 L. frames, combs drawn from foundation. To be 

 shipped in May. Safe arrival guaranteed. Hives 

 new, and every thing first-class. I shall do by all as 

 I would be done by. N. A. K.NAPP, 



7-10db EOCHESTEE, LOEAIN CO., OHIO. 



C3fln responding to this advertisement mention GLEANINGS. 



Send for Sample "♦"ofc™ Lawn Bee-Hive, 



With neat portico, cover, and bottom-board, 

 nailed, and painted inside and out, lettered and 

 numbered; 8 metal-cornered brood-frames with 

 fdn. starters, 1 enamel sheet, 1 Heddon honey-board, 

 painted edge; 1 T super, painted, filled with sec- 

 tions, fdn. starters, and separators, boxed and de- 

 livered at depot for $4; on order for 10 hives the 

 price of sample will be deducted. Money returned 

 if not satisfactory. Write for prices in quantities. 

 Early queens, nuclei, pounds of bees, full colonies, 

 and supplies for sale. J. C. FR1SBEE, 



Prop. Evergreen Lawn Apiary. Suffolk, Nanse. Co., Ya. 

 Mention Gleanings. 7-19d 



Minorcan Queens. 



Very prolific, and tolerably docile. No foul brood 

 known. Will be sent from April to October, by 

 mail, on receipt of $2 greenback in certified letter. 



F. C. ANDREU. 



'i 8-°d Port Mahoue, Minorca, Spain. 



GP"In responding to this advertisement mention Gi.kanixos. 



CONVENTION NOTICE. 



The Brst meeting of the Fayette Go. Bee-keepers' Association 

 for the year 1889 will be held al the re-id. <n> eof J. W. (iillispie. 

 Washington C. U p O., Apr. Uth, at 10 o'clock a.m. AH members 

 are cordially invited to be present. as the election of officers 

 for the ensuing year will take place on that day; alsc. other 

 important business. S. K. Morris, See. 



