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GLEA:^}I]S[GS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 



peNEY OeMjfi]^. 



CITY MARKETS. 

 MiLWAUKKE.— Ho«6{/.— The demaud for honey is 

 quite fair for good qualities, feither comb or ex- 

 tracted. We quote: 



Choice white 1-lb. sections, 11@12 



" 3-lb. " 10@11 



DarJi, Dot wanted. 

 Extracted, white, in bbls. and kegs, ti@6'2 



" " in tin pails, ^'^4^(0)'! 



" dark, in bbls, 4(g)5 



Beeswax, 2,5c. A. V. Bishop. 



Mar. 28, 1887. 142 W. Water St. 



Chicago.— Ho/iej/.— Season is <iuite far advanced 

 for comb honey, and sales are in a small way. 

 Prices are easier than on last quotations, still we 

 try to g'et ]2{ajl3c tor the fanej' lots, and there is not 

 much of that grade. Extracted, about the same as 

 last quotation. Beeswax, 25c. 



R. A. Burnett, 



Apr. 9, 1887. 161 So. Water St., (Jhicago, 111. 



Cleveland.— ifofiej/.— The market has been a lit- 

 tle more active of late and there has been a fair de- 

 mand for best 1-lb. sections of white honey at 11(5(12. 

 Second quality continues dullat9@10. E.xtracted, 

 ,5@6. Beeswax, 2.'jc. 



Apr. 9, 1887. A. C. Kendei,, 



115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. 



Columbus.— Ho?i6jy.— White olov'er in comb in 

 good demand at J4@,15c. California, none in mar- 

 ket. Extracted, white clover, lOCSl^c. Good white- 

 clover honey is scarce in this market and sells read- 

 ily at quotations. Eakle Ci^ickenger, 



Apr. 9, 1887. 117 South 4th St. 



Cincinnati.— H(j«t!y.— No change since our last 

 quotations. Demand for tal)le honey is fair for the 

 time being, and demand from manufacturers has 

 improved. We quote IKSHc for choice comb honey 

 in the jobbing way, and 3@7 for extracted honey, 

 according to (juality, on a' rival. 



Beeswax is in fair demand, and brings 'MGr^Sc ou 

 arrival for good to choice yellow. 



Apr. 7, 1887. Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



Cincinnati. Ohio. 



New York.— Ho?iey. — The demand for comb hon- 

 ey continues fair, and there is no material change 

 in the market. 



Apr. 11, 1887. Thukbeh, Whyland & Co., 



New York. 



St. hov is.— Honey.- We quote you honey still 

 dull. Choice white-clover 1-lb. sections, 10c, and 

 moving slow. Dark 9e, «nd broken and out of con- 

 dition, (5(g'8c. Extracted clover, cans, 5; bbls., 4; 

 Southern, ."JcffiSV^. neeswax.sis runs, 21@22; selected, 

 25. W. B. Westcott & Co., 



Apr. 11, 1887. 108 a nd 110 Market St. 



Detroit.— iJo/tej/. —Best grades of comb honey 

 have advanced since last quotations. Best white- 

 clover in one pound sections UOrVi cts. 

 Beeswax. 33c. M. H. Hunt, 



Apr. 11, 1887. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Philadelphia.— //ojiCf/— Honey nominally as 

 last, but no movement whatever, and no demand. 



Beeswax is quiet but steady; we(iuote: Yellow, 

 choice, 22(5 23; dark, inferior, 20(5;31; white, 37(aj38. 



-Apr. 11, 1887. Pancoast & Griffiths, 



242 South Front St., Philadelphia. 



500 FRAMES OF BROOD 



Two-thirds full, well covered with bees (Italian), no 

 queen, in two-frame nucleus hives; .just the thing 

 for queen-rearing, #1 each frame, after June 1st. 



Twenty last-years' tested Italian queens, $2 each. 

 8-9 lOd ■ M. ISBELL, Norwich, N. Y. 



T7</«n CqIa Full €oIuiiie»!> or Italian Bees, 

 r Ul Odlt;. 2, 3, and 4 Frame Nuclei. 



Tested queens before .June 1st, ^1.511 each; after. 

 $1.25 each. Untested, before June l.ith, fl.OO 

 each. After that date, single queen, 75 cts.; six for 

 $4; twelve for $7.75. Pounds of bee.s, same price as 

 untested queen. 

 7tfdb I. R. GOOD, Nappanee, Ind. 



SOLID RED DRONES ! 



Yes, my American-Albino-ltalian, selected queens 

 produce them : U4IOL.1TXL.F says. " The Reddest 

 1 ever saw." ] CHALLENGE the world on BFF»«. 

 Send for prices. Specialties— QneeLS, Nuclei, and 

 Colonies. Warranted querns.— A. A. and G. Italians, 

 $1.00 each; tested. $3.50. Cyprians, from a Benton 

 imported queen, mated to Albino drones, \ more. 



.5— ABBOTT L.. SVVIMSON, 71— ti5. 

 8d Uuldsboru, Wayne Co., N. C. 



SECTIONS 



Sections smooth on both sides, V or nearly square 

 groove, dovetailed ends, or to nail, at $3.50 per 1000. 



K. U^ALiKi K ic €0., 

 8tfd l>ai>a«> St. €lair Co., IVIicli. 



Pure 

 Italian 



For 

 Sale. 



30 COL.OMFS, AT iro.OO, ^6.00, ANO $7.00 

 PFK OOliONV, 



In Langstroth fiames and latest improved hives, 

 for section boxes or extracted honey. 



JAMES CRAIG, 



Mt. Mesidiak, 



8tfdb 



VlEaiNIA. 



Al'ltlL -i, ISfii. 



THE NORTHSHADE APIARY 



Now consists of 195 colonies of choice Italian bees, 

 theprogen.v of selections of queens from the supe- 

 rior and well-known Dadant strain of imported 

 queens. One hundred colonies of these bees for 

 sale cheap. For prices, etc., see my ad. in March 

 15th and A|)ril 1st Gi.eanin(}s. The 5 per cent dis- 

 count extended to Ma.\- 1st. 



Address «►. H. TOIVINSEIMJ, 



8-9d Kul. Co. Alamo, ITIicli. 



Stanley's Automatic 

 HONEY - EXTRACTOR. 



BkTTFK 'rH.\^ li:\Flt BKFORF. 



Send for latest catnlogue, with full description. 

 8d Address G. W. STANLEY, Wyoming, N. Y. 



Holy-Land Bees and Queens, Cheap. 



Full Colonies, Nuclei, and Queens. 



Skm> FOK ClKCri-AH. 



GEO. D. RAUDENBUSH, - READING, PA. 



' 8-13db ' 



SKIRLiEVS 



COHTRASTIBLE * BEE - HIVE. 



Write for descriptne circular. It will pay 

 Address W. H. SHIRLEY, 



8-»d Mill Grove, Allegan Co., Mich. 



BEES! BEES! BEES! 



Mees by the pound, Italian Queens, Comb Foun- 

 dation, Sections, Hives, and all kinds of Bee Sup- 

 plies at roek-bottom prices. Send for price list, now 

 out. SMITH & .TACKSON, P. O. Box 72. 



8d Tilbury Center, Kent Co., Ont., Canada. 



sJETof ENGRAVING TOOL.S, 10 pieces, in lock- 

 J^ bo.\, all for *:i.00. H. L. Strong, Medina, Ohio. 



