1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



839 



Contents of this Number. 



Ants, Camphor for 846 



Bees, Moving to Out-apiary 857 



Bleaching with Sulphur 8G2 



Carbon Bisulphide Necessary for Honey 845 



Catnip, Sowing 844 



Cocoanut Palm 861 



Combs Attached to Separators 84(> 



Criminals in Good Society 845 



Date Palm 861 



Death from Cigarettes 816 



Denver Convention 853 



Editor in Portland 852 



Honey, Bottling, in Medina 855 



Isle of Pines, Ratnbler at 8'>9 



Mountain Peaks 852 



Nominations for General Manager 867 



Oregon lyUmber 852 



Palms 861 



Phacelia for Fodder •. 846 



Ranching in Nebraska 853 



Royal Palm 861 



vShook-swarm Symposium 848-851. 863-866 



Smokers Discussed 814 



Symposium on Shook-swarms 848, 854 



Sulphur for Bleaching 862 



Warts Cured with Honey 846 



Wax Scales in Spring 843 



Wire Cloth, Danger from Fine 868 



Honey Column. 



GRADING-RtJLES. 



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

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

 etain 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. 1.— 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 sealed. 



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, amber, and dark ; that is, 

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



CITY MARKETS. 



Milwaukee. — The main features of this market on 

 honey have not met with any decided change .since our 

 list. The supply is not very large of any kind, and 

 the demand is not urgent, yet choice comb or extract- 

 ed will meet favor, and we encourage shipments and 

 feel sure satisfactory results will follow. We quote 

 fancy 1-lb. sections. 16@17; A No. 1, 15@16; old and 

 amber, nominal. Extracted, in barrels, keg.s, or cans, 

 white, 8@8^; amber, 7^@8. Beeswax, 28(a;30. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Oct. 8. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



New York. — Good demand for comb honey. Fancy 

 worth 16; No. 1, 15; other grades, i2@14. Southern, in 

 barrels, 45^@5^ per lb. Beeswax, 27(& 28. Wewillbuy 

 comb honey outright. 



Francis H. I^eggett & Co., 



Oct. 9. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



San Francisco.— Comb honey, 10®13. Extracted 

 water-white, 6@6^ ; light amber, 5l4@^}i '< dark am- 

 ber, 4@5. Beeswax, 27@30. 



E. H. Schaeffle, 



Sept. 25. Murphys, Calif. 



Chicago.— The advance noted in our last quotation 

 has been maintained, and there is a very good demand 

 for honey at the present time. No. 1 to fancy white 

 comb brings 15@16 per lb., with the lower grades sell- 

 ing at from 2 to 3 cts. less. This includes the light 

 amber. Dark grades of amber sell at about lOtoll. 

 and buckwheat OfalO. Extracted is steady, with white 

 bringing 6^fa8, according to color and quality. The 

 ambers bring from 6^*7; dark, h%(aM per lb. Beeswax 

 in good demand at 30c per lb. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Oct. 9. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Kansas City.— The demand for both comb and ex- 

 tracted is good, especially comb, at quotations. We 

 quote fancy white comb, H(mU%\ No. 1, 13^(5(14: No. 2 

 white and amber, 13ra)13i4. Extracted white, 6J4@7 ; 

 amber, 6(a,6)/2. Beeswax, 22@25. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Oct 11. 306 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 



Buffalo. — New comb honey is selling very well 

 now. Receipts very light for this time of the year. 

 Some call for extracted in 125 to 160 lb. packages. 

 Fancy white comb, 14(a!l5 ; A No. 1, 13^(a.ll; No. 1. 

 ]3@13H ; No. 2, 12(»13; No. 3, 115^@12; dark, l()(ail2. 

 Extracted white, 6%@7; anibet, 55^(a6; dark, 5(0(5^^. 

 Beeswax, 28@30. W C. Townsend, 



Oct. 7. 167 Scott St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



Cincinnati.— Comb honey is in good demand, the 

 supply is short, and very little offered. No. 1 fancy 

 sells at 16c; other grades less, according to quality. 

 The demand for extracted is very active, and prices 

 area little better. Amber sells for 5i^((7\5^; alfalfa 

 water-white, 6(^6^; white clover, 754(a,8. Beeswax, 30. 

 C. H. W. Weuer, 



Oct. 7. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



New^York. — We are having a good demand for 

 Comb honey, and receipts are quite plentiful. We 

 quote fancy white at 15c, and some exceptionally fine 

 lots wiil bring from 1554Cgil6; No. 1 white, 13(((14; am- 

 ber, 12. Buckwheat is late in arriving and none has 

 been on the market as yet to cut any figure. Expect 

 large receipts next week, and it will sell at from 10@ 

 (al2c, according to qualit}' and style of package. Ex- 

 tracted in fairly good demand, at 7}^ for white, 6'/^ for 

 light amber, and !)%Ca:() for amber. Southern, in bbls., 

 at from 55 to 65c per gallon. Beeswax nominal at 28c. 

 Hildreth & Segelken, 



Oct. 10. 265-7 Greenwich St., New York City. 



Albany. — Honey market firm with good demand 

 and moderate receipts. We quote fancv white comb, 

 at 16c: A No 1, 15; No. 1, 14(3)15; No. "2, 13. Fancy 

 buckwheat, 14; No. 1, 13. Extracted, light. 1&7^A; 

 mixed, iOsiiiyi; dark, 55^^ 6. Beeswax, scarce, 28(0)30. 

 MacDougal & Co., 



Oct. 10. 375 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Schenectady. — There is a good demand for both 

 clover and buckwheat at following prices Fancy 

 white in paper cartons, 16; No. 1, 14® 15; No. 2, 125^13; 

 buckwheat, IKmri]^. Extracted, light, 6^(gj7'^; dark, 

 5^(6,6, Chas. McCulloch. 



Oct. 10. 523 State St., Schenectady, N. Y. 



Boston. — Our honey market remains firm, with 

 good demand and fair stocks on hand. Honey is not 

 coming forward as fast as usual, and the tendency of 

 prices is steadj'. We quote j'ou our market as follows: 

 Fancy white, 1-lb. sections in cartons, 15c; No. 1, 15; 

 No. 2. very light supply, 14; glass front sections gener- 

 ally Ic less than this, light amber, 8c; amber, 7%. 

 Extracted honey, light supply. 



Blake, Scott & I,ee. 



Oct. 11. 31. 33 Commercial St., Boston. Mass. 



Denver — No. 1 white comb honey, per case of 24 

 sections, S^.IO to $^ 25, Fancy white comb honey 

 scarce, and brings $3.50 per case. Extracted, 7;4@8c. 

 Beeswax, 22fa'26, 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n., 



Oct. 11. 1440 Market St., Denver, Col. 



Philadelphia. — Comb honey is in quite active de- 

 mand. Of late years the whole season's jobbing busi- 

 ness is thrown into October and November, so all 

 shippers should market their honey early. We quote 

 fancy white comb, 16(al7; No. 1, 14rail5. Extracted, 

 white, 7to!8; amber, 7. Wm. A. Selser, 



Oct. 11- 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



For Sale. — lyight extracted honey; cans and kegs, 

 7@8c per lb. Sample, 8c. 



I. J. Stringham, 105 Park PI., New York City. 



For Sale. —Extracted honey. Finest grades for ta- 

 ble use. Prices quoted on application. Sample by 

 mail, 10 cts. to pay for package and postage. 



Orel 1,. Hershiser, 

 301 Huntington Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. 



FOR SAL,E — 50 cases extracted heartsease honey, 

 two 5-gal. cans in case, 120 lbs., at 7c lb., also 10 to 20 

 cases dark at 6c lb. John A. Thornton, I,ima, 111. 



