1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



31 



Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



CHICAGO. Ill . Dec. 10.— White clover and 

 linden, in 1-puund seciions, sells at •4@15c., 

 but other kinds of white honey sell at 12® 

 i;Jc, ; dark and amber gr;ides,9@10c .of which 

 there is a very liberal supply. Extracted, 

 white, 5>4@7c.; amber. 4^@5c.; dark. 4@5c.. 

 difference In price of each erade being- In ac- 

 cord with its quality, floe flavor always beinp: 

 at a premium. Beeswax, *2S@y0c., and selling 

 upon arrival. K. A. B. & Co. 



CINCINNATI. Ohio. Dec. 20. -Demand for 

 comb and extracted honey is fair only. We 

 quote: Comb honey, 12®l4c. for best white, 

 in the jobbing way. Extracted, ifgiTc. 



Beeswax is in good demand at 2'i@*27c. for 

 good to choice yellosv. C. F. M. & S. 



NEW YORK. N.Y.Dec. 18 —The market 

 on comb and extracted honey is a little dull 

 at the present time, and we do not expect to 

 have a very great demand until after the boll- 

 days. Then we may look for a little better 

 sale, but the bulk of trade is done for the sea- 

 son. That is for comb honey: extracted we 

 expect quite a sale of after Feb. 1, 1896. We 

 quote: Fancy clover, 1-lbs., 1.3<^16c,; white 

 clover. ];i{3il4c.; fairwhite. ll@12c.; buck- 

 wheat. 9@9'4c. Extracted clover, 6@6i4c.; 

 bas8wood.Gi4@''C. ; buckwhear. .">c. Beeswax 

 firm and in good demand at 2y@32c. 



C.I.&B. 



KANSAS CITr. Mo,, Dec. 21.— The demand 

 for comb and extracted honey is fair. We 

 quote: No. 1 white, 1-lbs., i:^@I4c. ; No. 2, 

 12@l3c.; No. 1 amber. 12@13c.; No. 2, 8@ 

 10c. Extracted, while. t)@6i4c. ; amber, 5@ 

 5i4c.; Southern, 4(3i4i4c. 



Beeswax, 22@25c. C. C. C. & Co. 



PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Dec. 9.— Honey has 



steadily advanced In this market. Comb 

 honey sells quickly and pure while clover 

 extracted sells on sight. We quote: Fancy 

 comb. It)'.; choice. 14(3il5c.: dark. 10(2,llc. 

 Extracted, 5@6c.; Wf ste n white clover, 10c. 

 Beeswax finds immediate sale on arrival at 

 30c. W. A. S. 



NEW rORK. N. Y.. Dec. 9— We have a fair- 

 ly good demand for white comb ho jey at 

 l"2@15c., according to quality and style of 

 package. While the market is well cleaned 

 up of glassed sections and pMSte-board car- 

 tons, uiiglassed is plentiful, having just re- 

 ceived two more big cars irom California. 

 Buckwheat comb is verv dull, with a plenti- 

 ful supply. We quote 9@10c., but to effect 

 sales on quantity lots, we find it necessary to 

 shade quotations. Cons dering the limited 

 outlet and large stocks on the market, we 

 would not encourage shipping of buckwheat 

 honey for the near future, as we could not 

 render returns in reasonable time. The mar- 

 ket on extracted is quiet at unchanged prictS. 

 No demand for buckwheat as .vet. 



Beeswax is scarce and selling at29@31c., 

 according to quality. II. B. & S. 



ALBANY, N. Y.. Nov. 9.— Ourhoncy market 

 is in good shape, although prices, like on most 

 all products, are not high; but receipts are 

 lighter than last year, and there is a good, 

 steady demand, with a real scarcity of white 

 honey. We quote: White clover. 15@16c. ; 

 mixed clover, 12@14c.;dark clover. 9011c. 

 Extracted, white. 6l4(§i7c.; mixed, 5^@i>c,; 

 dark, oQo/aC. H. R. W. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most of whom Quote In this Journal. 



Chicago. Ills. 



J. A. Lamon, 43 South Water St. 



R. A. Burnett & Co.. 163 South Water Street. 



New York, N. Y. 



F. I. Sage & Son. 183 Reade Street. 

 HiLDRETH Bros. & Segelken. 



120 & 122 West Broadway. 

 Chas. Ibrael & Bros., 486 Canal St. 



Kansas Ctty, no. 



O. C. Clehohs & Co., 423 Walnut St. 



BHttalo, N. Y . 

 Batterson & Co.. 167 & 169 Scott St. 



Hamilton, Ills. 

 Chab. Dadant & Son. 



Pliiladelphla, Pa. 

 Wm. a. Selser, 10 Vine St. 



ClnclnnaU, Ohio. 

 C. F. MUTH & SON, cor. Freeman & Central ave. 



Questiorj-Box^ 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety. — Prov. 11-14. 



Pcrcolalcd vs. Boiled Syrup for 

 Fi-c<lins Beci. 



Query 2.— Of late a good deal has been 

 said about feeding bees sugar and water, 

 equal quantities (for winter stores or to keep 

 them from starving), by means of the crock- 

 and-plate method or some kind of percolating 

 feeder. Do you think this is better or worse 

 than the plan of boiling syrup to feed ?— Minn. 



P. H. Elwood — Worse, much worse. 



Dr. C. C. Miller — Ever so much better. 



W. R. Graham — I think this all-sufiS- 

 cient. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — I never tried " per- 

 cojatiug." 



Jas. A. Stone — I cannot tell, fori have 

 never tried it. 



E. L. Taylor — Worse. There is too 

 much fussing and remains of sugar. 



I have not done any feeding for five 

 years, so I have not tried the percolating 

 process. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown — I don't know that 

 it is any " better or worse " — it is as good 

 — with less bother. 



E. France — When we feed sugar we 

 make syrup by boiling. I have never 

 tried any other way. 



J. M. Uambaugh— I have never fed 

 boiled syrup to bees, hence I am not 

 authority as to the best. 



W. G. Larrabee — I have never tried 

 the percolating feeder, but my opinion 

 is that it is just as good. 



Rev. E. T. Abbott— I do not know. I 

 do not feed that way. If I did, I should 

 prefer to heat the syrup. 



Eugene Secor — I have not tried it. 

 Fortunately my bees have always been 

 able to "board themselves." 



H. D. Cutting — When I have occasion 

 to feed, I pour boiling water on sugar, 

 and feed with a good feeder. 



B. Taylor — I do not know. I know 

 cooking the feed works well. I don't 

 know but the cold-water method is 

 equally good. 



C. H. Dibbern — When it becomes nec- 

 essary to feed for winter stores, it is less 

 trouble to prepare the food in the man- 

 ner described, and all danger of scorch- 

 ing, etc., is obviated. 



Mrs. J. N. Heater — I have never tried 

 the cold sugar and water plan, but I 

 think the tendency for such feed to 

 harden in the cells would be much 

 greater than if cooked. 



Rev. M. Mahin — I have had no expe- 

 rience in feeding bees in the way indi- 

 cated in the question, and am not pre- 

 pared to answer; but I think I would 

 prefer " the good old way." 



Prof. A. J. Cook — I think it the best 

 plan I have ever tried in case I wish to 

 feed sugar. If we wish to feed honey, I 

 prefer the White feeder, as described in 

 my "Bee-Keepers' Guide," only I now 

 use it the full size of the top of the hive. 



Allen Pringle — I have had no experi- 

 ence with the "crock-and-plate" method, 

 and but very little with any other 

 method of sugar-syrup feeding. Don't 



believe in it. I prefer to winter my bees 

 on honey, for various reasons ; and to 

 give them so much in the fall that they 

 will, as a rule, have plenty in the spring, 

 and with good queens, and no " stimula- 

 tive feeding." 



.T. E. Pond — Having never tried this 

 plan of feeding, I am not competent to 

 speak as to its value. It is a new mat- 

 ter, comparatively, and I question 

 whether it has been tested sufficiently as 

 yet, for any one to give a valuable opin- 

 ion. 



J. A. Green — When the season and 

 weather will permit, I prefer to feed a 

 syrup made by stirring sugar into cold 

 water. When it is necessary to feed a 

 thicker syrup — as when feeding for 

 winter stores late in the fall — I make it 

 by boiling. 



G. W. Demaree — Don't waste time 

 with sour "percolating" traps. Make 

 your syrup with sugar and hot water 

 (sugar is already cooked); make it 

 rather thin, and let it set in a warm 

 room for a day or so before feeding. Or, 

 what is the easiest way of feeding bees, 

 make soft candy, by mixing soft coffee 

 A sugar with melted honey ; pack in a 

 shallow box, and when the candy has 

 stood long enough to " set," turn it over 

 a hole in the quilt and cover up warm. 



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