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GLEAxVlNGS LN BEK CULTURE. 



May 



P0NEY (36MMN. 



CITT MARKETS. 



Nk.w Ydhk.— ifoucj/.— The sales ot comb honey 

 the past two months exceed hirg'ely sales ofjcorre- 

 spoiifliiifr time last year. The larg'c stock in dealers' 

 hands is becoming' less everj- day, and the present 

 outlook is, that all the best grrades will be closed out 

 before the new crop arrives. There is quite a large 

 stock ot dark and off grades of white, which we ap- 

 prelieiid will be carried over. Prices are ruling 

 low We quote as follows. 

 White comb honey - - - 9@12 



Dark '• " 5(^7 



Oal. -4 " .... 8@,9 



California extracted . - . . 5(g),fj 



Been wax . — 3;{@24 V2 . 



We beg to Inform bee-keepers throug-h your val- 

 uable .journal of the removal of our place of busi- 

 ness as below, where we have better facilities tor 

 handling honey, and respectfully invite all bee- 

 ke 'pers visiting" our city lo give us a call. Yours 

 truly, McCaui- & Htt>uitETH Bros. 



May 10. 38 and 30 West Broadway, near Duane St. 



Milwaukee. —Honey. —The demand continues 

 very good for honey in this market, and values re- 

 main unchanged on all grades below the very^^nest, 

 and we will now quote market firm. 

 Finest white 1-lb. sections - - 12@13V2 



Choipc " Mb. "... 11@,12 



'• 21b. " ... io@ii 

 Dark not wanted, and imperfect slow. 

 Extracted, finest, white keg's - - 6'/4@7 



" white, good, kegs or bbl. - - 6(5i,6i2 



" dark " " " - i@4'-/2 



Beeswax.— Zbc. A. V. Bishop, 

 May 4, 1887. 142 W. Water St. 



Detroit.— Wonej/.— There has been more inquiry 

 for comb honey of late, and the stocks ot honey on 

 hand will be nearly all disposed of before the new 

 crop. Eiest comb honey, IWijH in 1-lb. sections. 

 Beeswax, 23@24c. M. H. Hunt, 



May 12, 1887. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Cleveland.— Honey.— The market is clearing up 

 nicely in honey, with prices unclianged. Best white 

 1-lb. sections, 12(a.i:}. Second, quality lOrc 12. Buck- 

 wheat dull at m:M. Extracted, .5(56. 

 Beeswax.— 2ac. A. C. Kendel, 



May 10, 18S7. 11.5 Ontario St., Cleveland, O, 



New York. — Ho?iey. — We report market dull. 

 There is a limited demand for buckwheat comb 

 honey; and if it continues the market will soon be 

 hare of all comb honey. We quote: 



Buckwheat and dark, l-lb., 6(Si7; 2-lb., .5(g)5'2. 



We advance price on California extracted, and 

 now quote 5!4 in jobbing lots. 



May II, 1887. Thurber, Whyland &'Co., 



New York. 



Philadelphia. -Honey. — Honey nominal, and 

 same as last reported. 



Beeswax, steady. Choice yellow, 23(5)23;: dark, 20; 

 white, 27. Pancoast & Griffiths, 



May 10, 1887. 242 South Front St., Phila. 



-1-lb. best, 14; 3 lb. best, 12; ex- 



Blake & Ripley, 



.57 Chatham St.. Boston. 



Boston.— Honey.- 

 tracted, 5@.7. 

 Beeswax, 24c. 

 May 10, 1887. 



Chicago.— Himey.— Honey is selling: slowly with 

 the best white 1-lb. sections bringing 12c in a small 

 way. 3-lb. about 8c; and dark 7c. The offerings are 

 not as large by half as last month, and it looks as 

 though the crop was mostly in sight. Extracted 

 honey, 4<5i6. 

 B6e«i<;aj:, 35 for yellow. R. A. Burnktt, 

 May 10, 1887. 161 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



I have a barrel of nice well -ripened candied 

 honey, medium light in color. I think it is i)rinci- 

 pally white clover, as we have so nii:eh growing all 

 around here. 1 will take 8 cts per II). for the honey 

 of any one wlio will take all of it, and 1 will put it 

 on the cars at our nearest station, i)ur<!hasrr to pay 

 the charges affcr it is put on the cars. 

 Mrs H. p. Barqeh, 



liordor Plains, Webster.Co., la. 



ESSAYS 



On the Production of Comb Honey 



will be given in the June issue of the Aiiicric-aii 

 Apicultiiriiiit, by G. M. Doolitti.e, Dh. G. L. 

 Tinker, Dr. C. C. Miller, and other prominent 

 and well-known bee-keepers. Ready May 25. Price 

 10 cts. Address 



AITIERIC-AN AI»I€IJL.TIIKIST, 

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June 1st..* 80 



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Egg's for hatching, fl 51) per sitting; two or more, 

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