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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUItE. 



May 



P0NEY C0MMN. 



CITY MARKETS. 

 Phii-adelph! A.— Honey.— Same as last reported. 

 April 32, 18ST. Pancoast & Gkiffiths, 



343 South Front St.. Philadelphia. 



St. Louis.— Honey.— There is no chang-e to report 

 in honey. Market still dull. 



April 33, 1887. W. B. Westcott & Co.. 



108 and 110 Market St. 



Detroit.— Ho7iey.— Best white comb honey 11@13. 

 Inferior grades very dull. 

 Beeswax, firm at 33c. M. H. Hunt, 

 April 33, 1887. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Clkvei-and.— Honey.— There Is an improvement 

 in the demand for choice 1-lb. sections at 13(5 13c. 

 Second qualitv dull at lOCydl. Buckwheat unsal- 

 able at S(('9. Extracted, 5(l'6. 

 Beeswax.— 2oc. A. C. Ken del, 



April 31, 1887. 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. 



Boston. — Honey. —Our maple sugar and syrup 

 now interfere wltb the sale of honey, ami we are 

 having slow sal(?s. White clover, 1-lb.. 13(r'il5; 3-lb., 

 11(513. 

 Been wax, 'Z6c. Blake & Ripley, 



April 22, 1887. .57 Chatham St.. Boston. 



Columbus. — Honey. — Market quiet. 

 White clover in comb - - - 14(515 



" " extracted - - - 8C('A0 



California comb honey - - -■ 10((?)12 



" extracted ... - 5:5718 



No. 1 white-clover honey is scarce in this market 

 and Is bringing full prices. E.xtracted is slow sale. 

 April 22, 1887. Eakle Clickengek. 



Columbus. O. 



CIRCULARS RECEIVED. 



Chicag(j.— Honey.— Honey is dull. Prices are 

 weak. Best grades of white comb in one-pound 

 sections, 11(513 cts. ; anj' thing off from choice, 9(5 10 

 cts. Sections running over one pound. H(d>\{) cents; 

 dark, 7(668 cts. E.xtracted white clover and linn, ^(we 

 Gf-I cts , according to grade and package. Dark, 4(5 

 5. Beefua.r, 3.5 cents. R. A. Buknktt, 



April 31, 1887. 161 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Cincinnati.— Honcy.—There is a fair retail de- 

 mand for choice comb honey, and extracted honey 

 in square glass jars. Demand from manufacturers 

 seems to be improving. We ((uote ll(ail4 cents for 

 best comb honey in a jobbing way, and 3(5),7 cts. for 

 extracted honey on arrival. 



Beeswax is in good demand, and brings 30(5)23 cts. 

 for good to choice yellow on arrival. 



April 21, 1887. " Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Kans.\S City.— Honey.— We quote white clover, 1 

 lb., at ll(a',l2 cts.; dark, 1-pound. 9(§'I0 cts.; white 

 clover, 2-pounds, 10(5ill; daik. WHO. The market in 

 extracted is almost bare of white clover, also Cali- 

 fornia. We quote at ^@() cts. in small way. 

 Beeswax, 23f«25 cts. Clemons, Cloon & Co., 

 April 23, 1887. Kansas City, Mo. 



CONVEirTION NOTICES. 



The next nieetinff of the Northwe.stern Illinois and Sontli- 

 westem Wisconsin Bee-Keepei't.' AssDcintion will be held at 

 Rockton, 111.. May 24. 1887. D. A. KVLi.ER, Se.\ 



Cherry Valley, 111. 



The Keystone Bee Keepers' Association will hold its next an- 

 nual meeting: in the Court House at Riianton, Pa., May 10, 

 1887. All in the State and its iiiiinfiliiitc viiinity are invited 1,0 

 be present. (i!onie one and all with your Knotty questions. 

 Interesting papers ai-e expected from noted ajiiarists. 



Clark's Ureen, Pa., Apr. 19. 1887. Arthur A. Davis, See. 



The semi-annual meetiner of the Progressive Bee-keepers' As- 

 sociation will he held in the Town Hall .at Bedford. O., Thurs- 

 day. May 5, 1887, at 10 o'clock A. M. Manufacturers of supplies 

 for bee-keepei's arc requested to bring with them, or send, 

 samples of their wares for exhibition. There will be a picnic 

 dinner. All interested in apiculture are cordially invited to 

 be present. Miss Dema Bennett, Sec. 



Bedford, Cuyahoga Co.. O., Apr. 18, 1887. 



The following have sent us their circulars since 

 April 1st. By an oversight, this department was 

 omitted in our last issue. All the price lists are no- 

 ticed below, except those that have no date. See 

 editorial, current issue. 



J. O. Richardson. Walker, Iowa, an advertising sheet of bee- 

 supplies. 



F. J. Crowlej', Batavia, N. Y., .i 6pa>;e cinular of av>iarian 

 supplies. 



.1. P. Moore, Morgan, Ky.. a 4-pagc (in ulai- of Italian queens 

 and bees. 



.Iosei)h K. .Shaver. North Kiver. Va.. an 18-pase circnlai' of 

 bee-supplies. 



n. I). Black. Br.\ndon. Buchan.an Co.. 1;\.. a li-page cii'cular of 

 bees and lione.v. 



Ernst B. HiUUnian Ashippun, Wis., n t-iiagc list of potatoes 

 .and bee-sniiplies. 



W. S. Dorman, Mechanicsville, la., a 4-page circular of bees 

 and bee-supplies. 



J. C. Bowman. North Lima. O.. a 12-page ciicular of bees and 

 Wyandotte fowls. 



E. M. Hayhur.st. box m. Kansas City. Mo., an advertising card 

 .of bees and queens. 



J. A. Oreen. Dayton, La Salle (N).. III., an 8-page advertising 

 sheet of bee-sup|>lies. 



.\rthur A. Davis, Clark's txreen. Pa., a 10-pagc circular of bee- 

 supplies and windmills. 



A. O. Crawford. .South Weymouth, Mass., a 12-page price list 

 of bee-keeping si)cciai(ies. 



R. B. Leahy, Higginsville, Mo., an 8-page (large size) circular 

 of bee-keeyiing supplies. 



P. D. Millc r. (iraiicville. Pa., a 6-page circular (f Italian and 

 .Vrkansas ciu'cns ami bees. 



D. Kautfuian, Needy, Oregon, a 16-page list of apiari.an sup- 

 l)lies. ;ind bees and queens. 



.1. T. Wilson, Nicholasville. Jessamine Co..Ky., an advertis- 

 ing sheet fif Italian queens. 



M. S. Roop, successor to A. B. Howe, Council Bluffs, la., a 20- 

 page circular of htc supplies. 



John Hall. Station Hill. Wigton. Cumberland. Kng.. a B-page 

 circular of bcc-kcepiiig requisites. 



E. A. Sheldon, Indepciidciicc, la., a list of apiarian supplies, 

 printed on one of Jlartin's chromo cards. 



H.H. Brown, Columbia, Pa., a a)-page circular of Italian and 

 Cyprian bees, comb found.ation, extractors, etc. 



A. L. Swiuson, Goldsboro, N. C, an advertising sheet of albi- 

 no, American, and Italian queens. Also imported S.vrians, 

 Cypii.ans, and Caruiolans, from Frank Benton. 



PUREHmuEQUEENS 



BRED FROM AN IMPORTED MOTHER, 



Sent by mail; safe arrival guaranteed, from April 

 until October. Tested queens. S;i.50; Untested 

 queens, $1.00; per dozen, $8.00. Satisfaction guar- 

 anteed, or money refunded. 9-13dl) 



"Walter Mc"Williains, Griffin, Ga. 



PlE MLIAN OUEENS 



POE 1S87. 



Tested $1.00 



Select Tested 1.25 



Imported, best 6.00 



After May 20. Order early, as 1 shall have only a 

 limited number. Address S. F. REED, 



IV. Dorchester, N. H. 



PURE ITALIAN 



Bees ^ Queens, 



Tested Queens ... - $2.00 

 Untested Queens . - - 1. 00 



Six Untested Queens - - - 5.00 



One-pound bees, 90 cts.; i4 lb., 60 cts. 

 Add price of queen with bees. 9d 



T. A. PEW^, MIDDI^ETOWN, MO. 



BEES FOR SALE. 



15 Colonies hybrid bees, *5.(K1 per stand, in single- 

 story hives; in doiible-storv hives, $6.00. Address 

 910d L. B. STANGER, Uniontown, Del. Co., la. 



