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Gl^EAJXl^GS IN BEE CULTUKE. 



Nov. 



pe^EY OeMMN. 



CITT MARKETS. 



Cincinnati.— Hooey.— There is nothing: new since 

 our last report. Demand from manufacturers Is 

 good for extracted Southern honey, while arrivals 

 are slow. There is a good demand from the job- 

 bing trade for extracted clover honey in glass jars. 

 Extracted honey brings Si^tgiSc per lb. on arrival. 

 Comb honey sells at 18@;J0c per lb. for good to choice 

 in the jobbing way. Demand is slow at those 

 prices. Beeswax is in good demand, and brings 30@ 

 22c per lb. for good to choice yellow on arrival. 

 Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



Oct. 22. Cincinnati, O. 



St. Louis.— J/ofiey. —There is nothing new to re- 

 port on honey, only that stocks here are very light, 

 and it now loblis as if we would have to get our sup- 

 ply from some other source than our home market. 

 California white 2-lb. sections, ]6@lTc; white clover, 

 1-lb. sections, fancy, 18@20c; good, 1.5@,17c; dark, 

 10@14c. White clover, extracted, cans, T@9c; bbls., 

 6®7c; Southern, 4'/^@,6c, as to quality. Beeswax, 20 

 @.21c. W. B. Westcott & Co., 



Oct. 22, lOS & 110 Market St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Kansas City. — Hooejy. — Our market is fairly 

 supplied with comb and extracted honey. We 

 quote choice white 1-lb. .sections at 20c: dark, 1.5@16; 

 choice white 2-lb. sections, 18; dark, 14(§)15. Extract- 

 ed, 8@10. California, choice 1-lb. sections. 18@20; 

 choice white, 2-lb. sections, 18; dark, 14(ail."). Extract- 

 ed, amber, 7@8c; extracted, white, 9. 



Beeswax, No. 1, 22c; No. 2. 18. 



Oct. 24, 1887. Ci.EMONS. Cr.oON & Co., 



Cor. Fourth & Walnut Sts., Kansas City, Mo. 



PniLADEijPHiA.— Ho/ic!/.— Houey is in moderate 

 supply, consisting of little shipments of numerous 

 marks. The warm weather has prevented any gen- 

 eral demand, and the feeling is weak for the time, 

 because there are no sales at full quotations, which 

 holders expect to realize if weather favors, soon, 

 but which they know they can not while it holds so 

 warm. We quote as before. 



Pancoast & Griffiths, 



Oct. 22. 122 Dock St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Cleveland.— Honej/.— Best 1-lb. sections, white, 

 sells readily at 19@20c; 2 lbs., white, 16(^17c; second 

 quality, 1-lb., 1.5@16c. Buckwheat, 12@14c. Ex- 

 tracted, white clover. 8c; basswood, 7c; Southern, 

 slow at 4c. Beexwax, 2.')C. A. C. Kendel, 



Oct. 21. 1 15 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. 



St. Louis.— Honejy.— We quote choice comb 16@ 

 18c; latter is for choice white clover in good condi- 

 tion, "and in 1-lb. sections. Strained, in bbls., 4'/4@5 

 cts. Extra fancy, of bright color and in No. 1 pack- 

 ages. ^ cent advance on above. Extracted, in bbls., 

 r)H®fic; in cans. 7@8c. Becsudj", 20'/2C for prime. 



Market very firm at above prices. Owing to the 

 short crops reported everywhere, we look for a 

 still further advance in prices. 



Oct. 22. D. G. Tutt & Co., 



206 N. Commercial St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Chicago.— Honejy. — White comb in 1-lb. sections 

 meets with a good steady demand at ]8(5'2lIc, and a 

 few fancy lots arc held at 22c. Two-pound sections, 

 about 16@18c, mostly 17(5' 18c; extracted, ~(nilOc. ac- 

 cording to color, body, flavor, and package. Bees- 

 wax, 22@25c. Demand ifor every thing in the honey 

 line is good. R. A. Buknett, 



Oct. 2L 161 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



New York.- Honejy.— Our market remains firm, 

 and we are selling all good lots of honey as fast as 

 they comein, at full prices. While comb honey has 

 not changed anj- from last quotations, which, how- 

 ever, are firmly maintained, we can report a firmer 

 market on exti-acted, and quote white at 9'/2@10 c; 

 dark, 6@7c. F. G. Stkohmever & Co.. 



Oct. 23. 123 Water St., New York. 



Albany. —Honey. — Market unchanged, steady, 

 and prices well sustained. White, 14(g20c, accord- 

 ing to style comb; buckwheat, ll@13c. Extracted, 

 white, 8@,9c; buckwheat, 7(g»8c. Correspondence and 

 consignments solicited. H. R. Wright, 



Oct. 25. 328 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Boston. — Honey. — Fancy one-pound comb, 

 18@20; two-pound comb, 17@,18. Extracted, 7@8. De- 

 mand only fair, on account of warm weather. 

 Bl.\ke & Ripley, 



Oct. 22. 57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



Kansas City.— Honey.— Honey is in good demand, 

 and prices of comb firm. Choice white 3-lb. sec- 

 tions. 17@18c; dark. 2 lbs., 14@,15c; choice white 1- 

 Ib., 30c; dark, 1.5@17c; extracted, white, 8@10c; 

 dark, 5@.6c. Beeswax, 30@32c. 



Hamblin & Bearss, 



Oct. 24. .514 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 



Detroit.— Honey.— The market for comb honey 

 is improving. Best white, in 1-lb. sections, 18®20c. 

 Extracted, 10@.12c, with few sales. Beeswax. 23c. 



Bell Branch, Mich., Oct. 24. M. H. Hunt. 



For Sale.— 3000 lbs. comb honey, in 1-lb. sections. 

 M. ISBELL, Norwich, N. Y. 



For Sale.— From 400 to 500 lbs. of No. 1 honey, 

 white clover. E. T. Lewis & Co., Toledo, O. 



For Sale.— About 1000 lbs. of nice honey, in half 

 and quarter barrels, at 9 cts. per lb. Samples sent 

 on application. A. H. Root, Canastota, N. Y. 



For Sai,e.— Two half-barrels of honey, mixed 

 with alsike, basswood, and buckwheat; extracted 

 this fall. J. J. Menn, Norwalk, Wis. 



For Sale.— About 500 lbs. of fall honey, heart's- 

 case or Spanish needle, perhaps both; nice golden 

 color. U. Baldwin, Stewardson, 111. 



For Sale.— I have about 6 bbls. of No. 1 clover 

 and basswood honej' that I want to dispose of. 

 George Young, Oak Harbor, Ottawa Co., O. 



For Sale.— 3000 lbs. clover and basswood honey, 

 put up in Root's shipping-cans, delivered on board 

 cars here at 10 cents per pound. 



Geo. W. Chapman, Millbury, Wood Co., O. 



For Sale.— About one ton of nice comb honey, 

 in one and two pound sections; unglassed, neatly 

 crated, 24 lbs. in a crate. 



Albert G. Brush, Susquehanna, Pa. 



For Sale.— About 2000 lbs. of nice extracted hon- 

 ey, in 50-11). tin cans. Samples sent. How much are 

 we offered? Wm. Barth & Bro., 



Petersburg, Mahoning Co., O. 



For Sale.— 14 kegs of this year's, and 28 kegs of 

 last year's honey, in Newman's largest-sized kegs. 

 The former is all spring honey. 



Lafayette Stout, Brighton, Iowa. 



For Sale.— .5000 lbs. State Fair, 1st premium new 

 white clover and basswood honey, in 1 and 2 lb. sec- 

 tions, neat 24 and 48 lb. shipping-cases, delivered on 

 board cars here for 20c cash, cases included. This 

 is a "gilt-edged " lot. 



.Jos. Nysewander, Des Moines, Iowa. 



For Sale.— About 12,000 lbs. goldenrod honey in 

 bbls., at 81/4 cts. (hbls. free) on the cars, also 12,000 

 lbs. basswood honey, in 5-gal. tin cans. atO'/^cts. per 

 lb.; 2 cans in shipping-ciise; cans have a .5-inch 

 screw-top cover. The honey is thoroughly ripened. 

 A. Christie, Smithland, Woodbury Co., Iowa. 



I have about 2000 lbs. in tin butter-packages, with 

 wooden jackets, that hold from 75 to 80 lbs. each. 

 Tt is candied, and ready to ship. Nearly or quite 

 half otitis early honey, white clover mixed with 

 other early kinds; the rest is fall honey of very 

 fine quality. I have also about 3000 lbs. of the same 

 quality that is in the combs yet. 1 will extract it 

 and sell it all for 8 cts. per lb., delivered on cars 

 here. I will put the rest in tin tubs or other pack- 

 ages as desired. Samples sent on application. 



Wm. H. Smith, Brookton, Tomp. Co., N. Y. 



FOZl SALE! 



To deliver now or in the spring, 10 full colonies of 



pure Italian bees, 5 in new chaff hives, the rest in 



L. hives, $5. .50 each, or the 10 with extractor for 



*50.00. Write for particulars to 21d 



S. F. REED, N. Dorchester, N. H. 



