1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



87 



Contents of this Number. 



Air, Importance of Fresh 92 



Bee-cellar, Koehler's 98 



Cells. Depths of 91 



Comb-honey ?"rrors 93 



Drink Consumption in Different Countries 92 



Dzierzon and Movable Frames 91^ 



Frames. Nail-spaced Ill 



Grammars, Use of 92 



Head, W E.. to Utica Press 98 



Hives, Box, Number Used 91 



Hive-cover, Brodbeck's Ill 



Honey Improved by Boiling 91 



Honey, Rize's Yield 110 



Honey-yields in New Mexico Ill 



Irrigation in the West 99 



I,arvoe, Age of 92 



Niver on Selling Honey 95 



Starvation, Guarding Against 94 



Statistics, Honey, Wanted Ill 



Stitch in Time 98 



Tongues Necessary for Clover 92 



Wax extractors. Solar 107 



Honey Column. 



GRADINQ-RDLES. 



Fancy. — All sections to be well filled, combs straight, firm- 

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs uiisoiled by travel- 

 stain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed except an occasional 

 cell, the outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



A No. 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells 

 next to the wood ; combs straight ; one-eighth part of comb 

 surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled ; the out- 

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. ].— All sections well filled except the row of cells next 

 to the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



No. 2.— Three-fourths of the total surface must be filled 

 and seaWd. 



No. 3.— Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 

 section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

 to color, using the terms white, am4er, and dark; that is, 

 there will be " Fancy White," " No. 1 Dark,"' etc. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Albany.— Honey market unchanged since our last, 

 with but little cotnb honey of any kind here. Selling 

 fancy white, 1 o ; No. 1 white, liralo ; mixed, 13(3jN; 

 buckwheat, 13(a>l35^. E>ctracted dull e.xcept for buck- 

 wheat, which is wanted by the Jewish people for their 

 approaching holidays, at 6c. Beeswax, 28@30, with 

 good inquiry. MacDougal & Co., 



Jan, 22. 380 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



New York.— Market for comb honey is good, with 

 the stock pretty well cleaned up. Small lots coming 

 in now and then which find ready sale and fair 

 prices. We q'ote comb honey to-day as follows : Fan- 

 cy white, 14(0)1(3; ANo 1 white, 14(c61.5 ; No. 1 white, 13 

 (gjl4; No. 2, VUmVlVi ; fancy buckwheat, 11(B;12; No. 1 

 buckwheat, 10,0)11; No 2 buckwheat, 9@10: mixed, 11 

 (Sil2. Extracted honey, demand fair, supply good; 

 white clover and basswood, 6(3t7 ; light amber, 55^fe6; 

 amber and buckwheat, 5]4(9^- Beeswax, 27(5)29. 

 Chas. Israel & Bros., 



Jan. 20. 486-490 Canal St., New York City. 



Cincinnati.— The demand for honey is fair. Ex- 

 tracted honey is offered very freely. Dark brings 5 ; 

 lighter, 5^(gJ6; fancy, 6%®7%. Fancy comb, 15; low- 

 er grades, 12J^(5)13J^. C. H. W. Weber, 



Jan. 21. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Schenectady.— Our market is very quiet at present, 

 and well supplied with white clover, but no buck- 

 wheat comb honey on hand. We quote No. 1 white 

 Ura 15; N ..2, 13a 14; buckwheat, 12(a 13. Stock of e.x;- 

 tracted greatly reduced but no great demand; light, 

 6'J»7 ; dark, 5!4(a6. Chas. McCulloch, 



Jan. 20. 1 Eagle St., Schenectady, N. Y. 



Denver.— No. 1 white comb honey, $2 75 to $3.00 

 per case of 24 sections; No. 2, f2..5() to fi.65. Extract- 

 ed, 7fai8. To bring these figures honey must be graded 

 according to rules of the Colorado State Bee-keepers' 

 Association. Beeswax, 22faj26 



Colorado Honey-Producers' Ass'n, 



Jan. 21. 1440 Market St., Denver, Col. 



Philadelphia. — Market has been light sales since 

 the holidays. Car of California bottled honey having 

 been sent to this market and demoralized the trade 

 and hurt the sale of good honey for years to come. 

 We quote fancy comb 16; No. 1, 14. Extracted, 6fw'7. 

 We are producers of honey— do not handle on commis- 

 sion. Wm. a. Selser, 



Jan. 24. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Milwaukee. — The honey trade has not been what 

 it seems should have been thus far this year, but be- 

 cause of the limited demand we continue to expect an 

 improvement in the near future. The supply is not 

 large, and shippers of fancy can ship to us and expect 

 good returns, and we continue to quote fancy 1-lb. sec- 

 tions 15(0)16; A No. 1, 14(flil5; No. 1, 13'J'14; amber, nom- 

 inal 12^(0)14. Extracted, in bbls , kegs, or cans, white, 

 8@9; amber, bl4®7^A- Beeswax. 26ra),28. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Jan. 20. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



San Francisco. -Comb honey, 10(o»12 ; ■ extracted, 

 water-white, 5^(^6'4 : light amber, 4(m^)% ; dark, 4(0)5. 

 Beeswax, ZT%Oi)oO The winter in California has been 

 a dry one; in consequence the prospects for the com- 

 ing season are decidedly blue in the southern part of 

 the State. As the bulk of the honey is produced in 

 that section, prices are stiffening, and will advance 

 unless rains come very soon. 



Jan. 9. E. H. Schaeffle, Murphys, Calif. 



Boston. — Our market continues somewhat dull in 

 the demand for honey, while stocks are ample for the 

 balance of the .season, unless there should be a much 

 larger demand than we at this moment anticipate. 

 Prices remain about the following : Strictly fancy, in 

 cartons, 15;^^; A No. 1, 15; No. 1, 14'^; very little No. 2 

 to offer— stock nominally running No. 1 and A No 1. 

 Extracted light amber, 7]4\ amber, 7; Florida honey, 

 (iy2<qt~. Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Jan. 20. 31, 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Chicago. — The honey market is of a slow nature, 

 with little change in price of any of the grades. 

 Choice grades of white comb honey, 1454(0(15; good 

 to No 1, 13',<(« 14 ; light amber, 12"^ra>13 ; dark grades, 

 including buckwheat, Wa'l2. Extracted white, 5^(3)7 ; 

 amber, b^iabM; dark, 5fa)5'4^, the .scale of prices vary- 

 ing according to flavor, body, and package Beeswax 

 steady at 28. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Jan. 24. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



For .Sale. — Four lOgallon kegs white extracted 

 honey, clover and basswood mixed, now candied, price 

 7'4 ct's. per lb., f. o. b. here. Also four 10-gallon kegs 

 and five 5-gallon jacketed cans of fine amber honey 

 just extracted, fine flavor and doubly ripened, very 

 thick and waxy, 6^ cts. per lb. Large sample free. 

 O. H. Townsend, Otsego, Mich. 



Wanted. — Honey; car lots or otherwise. Will send 

 man to receive when sufficient amount to justify, and 

 pay highest market price, spot cash. Address, stating 

 quantity, quality, and price desired at your station. 

 Thos. C. Stanley & Son, Fairfield, 111. 



Wanted.— Comb honey in any quantity. Please ad- 

 vise what you have to offer. Evans & Turner, 

 Town St , Cor. 4th, Columbus, Ohio. 



We will be in the market for honey the coming sea- 

 son in carloads and less than carloads and would be 

 glad to hear from producers everywhere what they 

 will have to offer. Seavey & Klarshkim, 



1318-1324 Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



For Sale. — Fancy and No. 1 comb honey; about 

 2000 Ibs.or more. Wm. Morris, Las Animas, Col. 



For Sale. Extracted honey, from alfalfa, at 7c per 

 pound. Send for sample. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Col. 



For Sale— a quantity lot of well-ripened clover 

 honey in 60-lb. cans. B. Walker, Clyde, 111. 



For Sale.— Clover and sweet-clover extracted honey 

 at 7c, in kegs and cans. Dr. C. L- Parker 



Sta. A, R. F. D., Syracuse, N. Y. 



For Sale. — 1000 lbs No 1 and fancy comb honey. 

 H. L- Leonard, Brandon, Vt. 



