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GLEANINGS IK BEE CULTIJKE. 



AlTGi. 



P0NEY C@MMN. 



CITY MARKETS. 



St. Louis.— HrtJiey.— We quote choice comb 10@12 

 Cts.; latter is for choice white clover in good condi- 

 tion. Strained, in bhls., 4(54^4 cts. Extra fancy, of 

 bright color and in No. 1 packages, ^4, cent advance 

 on above. E.xtracted, in bbls., 4i4f^"5'4 cts.; in cans, 



r)'2(5),fi cts. 



Beeswax, 31 cts. for prime. 



Market vei'.v firm at alioVe prices. Owing to the 

 short crops reported everywhere, we look for a 

 still further advance in prices. 



Aug. 2. D. G. TuTT & Co., 



306 N. Commercial St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Kansas City. — Honey. — We quote new crop: 

 Choice white 2-lb sections, . . - . 14 



Dark 2-lb. sections, 11@13 



Choice white 1-lb. sections, ... - 16@18 



Dark, 1-lb. sections, 13@14 



California, 2 lb. white, - . ^ . - 14 



2-lb. extracted, - . - . ]3@13 



Extracted, new crop. 

 Choice white, . - . ^ . ^ . 8@10 



Dark, . - - 5@7 



California white, 8 



amber 6@7 



Beeswax,. 20@22. Crops of 1886 exhausted. 



July 38. Hamblin & Bearss, 



.514 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 



St. Louis.— Honey.— The old stock of neai'-by 

 honey is well cleaned up in this market and wo look 

 for better prices on new crop, which, from our infor- 

 mation, will not be over 60' of last year's crop. 



We quote: Choice now white-clover honey, 1-lb. 

 sections, 13!4 : good fair slock, ]0(*11. Extracted, 

 cans, 6@7; bbls., 5(55^2. Southern honey, extracted, 

 bbls., 3'/2®4V2. Beeswax, 21. Demand good. 



W. B. Westcott & Co., 



Aug. 10. 108 and 110 Market St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Neav York.— Honey.— Hone.y has not commenced 

 to come into this market yet, but if the present cool 

 weather continues, we may expect shipments very 

 soon. We quote, until prices are better established, 

 fancy white 1-lb. sections I'lft 16 



Off grades l@3c per lb. less 



Fancy white, 2-lb. sections, 12@14 



Beeswax, 22@23. 



Aug. 11. McCaul & Hildreth Bros., 



38 and 30 West Broadway, New York City. 



Cleveland.— Hojiey.— The market looks better 

 than for several years. Choice 1-lb. sections of 

 white honey sell as fast as it arrives, at 16c; 3-lbs. 

 14f5 15. Second grade. 1.3@-14, but slow. Extracted 

 4(rt)6. Beeswax 2.5. A. C. Ken del, 



Aug. 9. 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, Ohio. 



Chicago —Honey.— Offerings light, yet suflHcient 

 to meet the demand, as the higher prices asked 

 keep out speculations, few believing that it will 

 touch any higher figure. The best grades white 

 comb, 17 c in 1-lb. sections. Extracted, n(a.S per lb. 

 Beeswax, 33u. R. A. Burnett, 



July 21. 161 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Detroit.— Honcy.—No new honey in the commis- 

 sion houses, and but little has been sold. All the 

 city papers continue to quote it below actual prices 

 received. Best white has sold from 'i:l^.i,(ii 14c. 

 Beeswax, 33c. M. H. Hint, 



Aug. 10. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Kansas City.— Honey.— A few cases new honey 

 in market; 1-lb. comb we quote at 16c; no extracted. 

 Beeswax, 18@33. Clemons, Cloon & Co., 

 July 30. Kansas City, Mo. 



Philadelphi.a..— Honey.— Honey not wanted yet, 

 and unsalable. 



Bees ira.r, quiet: Choice yellow, 32(a'33 



Inferior dark, 2(l@21 



White, 26@,2s 



Aug. 10. Pancoast & Griffiths. 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



Boston.— Honcy.—No change in honey. 



Blake & Ripley, 

 Aug. 10. 57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



Wanted.— All the bee-men who see this adv't to 

 send us one hundred pounds of 1-lb. and 2-lb. sec- 

 tions of white comb honey, as .sample, by express, 

 stating quantity, and price for same, cash, delivered 

 in Kansas City, Mo. Clemons, Cloon & Co. 



15-16d Cor. 4th & Walnut St'S. 



Wanted.— To purchase from one to five thousand 

 pounds choice white-clover honey in one-pound 

 sections. Crates to average about 25 lbs. each. 



1. T. Causon & Co., 

 15-]6d 825 West Main St., Louisville, Ky. 



ITALIAN QUEENS. 



Reared troui the purest and best home - bred 

 queens, and the cells reared and hatched in full 

 colonies. Untested queens 75 cts.. five for $3.50. 

 Tested ¥125. Safe arrival and satisfaction guar- 

 anteed. HARRY G. CAMP, 

 16d Winona, Col. Co., O. 



OADAHT'S POTODATION FA0T0E7, WHOLESALE andEETAIL. 

 See adveii;isement in another column. 3tfbd 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at one-half our 

 usual rates. All ad's intended for this department must hot 

 exced 5 lines, and you must say you want your ad. in this de- 

 partment, or we will not be responsible for any error. You 

 can have the notice as many lines as you please; but all over 

 Ave lines will cost you according to our regular rates. Of 

 course, this department is Intended only for bona-flde ex- 

 changes. 



WANTED.— To exchange a Given foundation 

 press, the size is for Simplicity frames, for a 

 bicycle. 141516d Thos. Hartley, Oilman, 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange High-Class Fowls, eight 

 varieties, for good type-writer or foundation. 

 Circulars free. 14tfdb A. H. Duff, Creighton. O. 



WANTED.— To exchange 20 full colonies of bees, 

 in lots of 5, 10, 15, and 30, on Langstroth frames, 

 bees are Italians and hybrids, for extracted or 

 comb honey. Markwood JerVis, 



16d Maumee, Lucas Co., Ohio. 



WANTED.— To exchange or sell a few colonies of 

 extra Italian bees. P. W. Corya, 



16d Moores Hill, Ind. 



WANTED.— To exchange Pelham fdn. mill, 10 in., 

 for " Acme " harrow or cultivator. 

 16d J. P. Moore, Morgan, Ky. 



WANTED.— To correspond with parties having 

 land to sell or exchange, which they know to 

 be in a good honey location. Address 

 16d L. C. Calveht, Poplar Flat, Ky. 



WANTED.— To exchange one city building lot, 52 

 xl02 ft., in St. Andrew's Bay, Florida, for bees, 

 hives, or any kind of apiarian sui)i>lies. Address 

 16d W. P. W. Duke, Nettleborough, Clarke Co., Ala. 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



For the benefit of friends who have black or hybrid queens 

 which they want to dispose of, we will insert notices free of 

 charge, as below. We do this because there is hai-dly value 

 enough to these queens to pay f"r buying them up and keep- 

 ing them in stock; and yet It is oftentimes quite an accommo- 

 dation to those who can not afford higher-priced ones. 



I am requeening my apiary, and will sell hybrid 

 queens at 35 cts. 



T. H. Kloer, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Ind. 



For Sale.— Three mismated Italian queens, bred 

 from pure mothei's. Safe arrival guaranteed: 40 

 cts. each. Chas. McCl.we, New London, O. 



I have a few mismated Italian queens of this 

 season's raising which 1 will mail at 35 cts. each, or 

 4forfl.0<). Frank M.Baldwin, 



Marion, Grant Co., Ind. 



