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keep them in separate hives, by all 

 means ; and be sure that each qneen has 

 her wing clipped, so as to bring the 

 swarms back without bothering your 

 neighbors. See ? 



Rev. M. Mahin — 1. I judge that an 

 upper room would be preferable. 2. By 

 all means have the bees in regular hives. 

 The plan you suggest would not work at 

 all. 



Allen Pringle — 1. The bees would be 

 much more liable to give annoyance and 

 make trouble in the lower room in a 

 city. Put them up. 2. I would have 

 proper hives. 



P. H. Elwood — I should prefer them 

 in an upper room and in hives. It would 

 be better to locate them in the country, 

 and go out and take care of them as 

 often as necessary. 



J. E. Pond — I don't know by experi- 

 ence the first thing about a "house- 

 apiary," but judging from the experience 

 of others, I conclude they are not as yet 

 a profitable manner of working. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — 1. If you mean a 

 dwelling-house — hardly a house-apiary — 

 then I should say in upper room. 2. In 

 regular hives, always. Bees are not 

 communists to the extent you suggest. 



Eugene Secor — 1. In a large city I 

 doubt if it would be advisable to keep 

 bees anywhere except on the house-top. 

 2. I would keep them in hives of a large 

 pattern to prevent swarming if possible. 



James A. Stone— 1. I would say the 

 upper room, as bees naturally desire a 

 high place. 2. If you prefer to have 

 them swarm, keep them in hives. If you 

 put them in the four-feet-square room 

 you name, you need look for no swarms. 

 If you put three or four swarms into the 

 room, they will soon be one, with but 

 one queen. 



Emerson T. Abbott — 1. I should put 

 the bees in the upper rooms. 2. Put 

 them in hives the same as out-doors, and 

 make small openings in the side of the 

 house for entrances. Fix it so the bees 

 cannot get out into the room unless the 

 hives are opened. Make provision for 

 the bees to escape from the room when 

 the hives are opened. 



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HONEY and BEESWAX 



ITlARIiEX <^UOXATIOr«S. 



The following rules for grading honey were 

 adopted by the North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, and, so far as possible, quota- 

 tions are made according to these rules: 



Fancy.— All sections to be well filled; combs 

 straight, of even thickness, and firmly at- 

 tached to all four sides; both wood and comb 

 unsolled by travel-stain, or otherwise; all the 

 cells sealed except the row of cells next the 

 wood. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled, but combs 

 uneven or crooked, detached at the bottom, 

 or with but few cells unsealed: both wood 

 and comb unsolled by travel-stain or other- 

 wise. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classi- 

 fied according to color, using the terms white, 

 amber and dark. That is, there will be "fancy 

 white," "No. 1 dark." etc. 



Chicagro, His., Aug'. 1.— We quote: Fancy; 

 white clover, 15c. ; No. 1 white, 12@13c.; 

 fancy amber. lOOllc; No. 1 amber. 7@9c.- 

 fancy dark, 9@10c.: No. 1 dark. 7c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5@7c.; amber, 5@5;4c.; dark. 

 4^@5c. Beeswa.x. 'J5@27c. 



•The month closes with some offerings of 

 new comb honey, for which 14-15c. is aSKCd 

 for best lots— but there are no sales of conse- 

 quence to report. There is usually a good 

 deal of it moved in August, thus establishing 

 the early market. 



Philadelphia, Pa., July 10.— No, 1 amber, 

 9-lOc.; fancy dark, 8-9c.; No. 1 dark, 7-8c. 

 Extracted, white, S-lOo, ; amber, 5-5Kc. ; 

 dark, 3J4-4C. Beeswax, 25-26c. 



Honey very dull. Beeswax in fair demand. 



Buffalo. N. Y., July 24.— Fancy comb, 1- 

 pound. 12-14C,; No, 2, 9-lOc,; No. .3, 4-8c, 

 E.xtracted, 3-5c,, as to quality. It is folly to 

 ship honey unless properly packed. Good 

 results depend on it and quality, 



Cincinnati, Ohio, July 10.— No. 1 white, 

 13@14c; fancy amber, 12(ai3c; No. 1 amber, 

 10@12c, White, extracted, 5®7c; amber. 5® 

 6c; dark, 3>^-5c, Beeswax. 20-25c. 



New 'S'ork, N. Y , June 24th— No demand 

 for comb hone,v ol any kind. New crop of 

 southern extracted is arriving freely, and 

 Bells fairly good at 50@52c per gallon for 

 common, and 55@tiOc per gallon for better 

 grades. Beeswax dull at 26®27c. 



Cleveland, Ohio, July9— Weauote: Fancy 

 white, 15@16c. : No. I white, 14®15e. ; fancy 

 amber, 10@llc, Extracted, white, 6@6i4c,; 

 amber, 4@5c. Beeswax, 20@25c, 



Our market is riearly bare of honey. We 

 think early shipments would meet with ready 

 sales at about quotations. 



St. £ouis, Mo. , July 9.— We quote : Fancy 

 white, lll4®i'-;c.: No. 1 white, 10V4®llc. 

 fancy amber, 10@10!.4c.; No. 1 amber, 9@10c, 

 fancy dark. 8 i/2@9c,; No. 1 dark, 7@8c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, in cans, 5c, ;in barrels, 4c 

 amber, 3^@4c.; dark, 3@3}4c, Beeswax. 25 

 ®25!4e. 



This week we sold 4,700 pounds of Southern 

 extracted in barrels at 3^4c, Honey is in fair 

 demand. Very little fancy new comb coming 

 in, and what has been offered not well cured 

 as yet, 



Minneapolis, Minn. , July 9.— We quote: 

 Fancy white, 15c.: No. 1 white, 1.3@14c. ; fan- 

 cy amber. 10@12e. : No. 1 amber, 8@10c. ; 

 fancy dark, 7@9c,; No, 1 dark. 8c. Extracted, 

 white. 59i@0!ic.; amber, 5ii@59ic. ; dark. 4 3^ 

 @5?4c. Beeswax. 2tj®28c, 



Actual transactions both in comb and ex- 

 tracted very light. .Minnesota and Wisconsin 

 comb will commence arriving in moderate 

 quantities about .-vugust, and will probably 

 supply the market until cool weather, which 

 usually stimulates a demand. Considerable 

 extracted is now here on the spot, sufficient 

 to supply immediate wants, 



San Prancisco, Calif., July 29.- White 



comb, 11-12V4C.; amber, 7S4-10c. Extracted, 

 white, 5-3 i^c: light amber, 4!4-4Jic.; amber 

 colored and candleil, .■!?4-4c. ; dark tule, 2 J4-3c. 



Not much oli'erln^'", and as the crop is a com- 

 parative failure, stocks will be light through- 

 out the season. The demand at current rates 

 Is confined almost wholly to local require- 

 ments. 



Beeswax, fair to choice. 22-26c. Market In 

 a somewhat unsettled condition, owing to 

 much of this product having been lately adul- 

 terated. Foreign buyers now insist on a guar- 

 antee as to purity before making further 

 purchases. 



Milwaukee, "Wis., July 13.— No. 1 white, 

 12-13C, ; No, 1 amber, 8-lOc. Extracted, 

 white, 7-7iic. ; amber, 6-6J^c. ; dark, 5-6c, 

 Beeswax, •-'0-24c, 



The supply of honey is not large and nearly 

 all old crop, as the receipts of new are ex- 

 tracted; quality fair. The demand is limited, 

 as the supply of small fruits is large and the 

 consumption of honey is small. The maiket 

 will be in good condition for shipments of the 

 new crop, both comb and extracted, and we 

 look for a good demand later. 



Albany, N. Y., Aug. 1.— Fancy white, 13- 

 14c,; No. 1, 12-13C,; No. 1 amber, H-l'3o. 

 We have received a number of consignments 

 of new comb honey, mostly white, and a great 

 many letters from producers, asking if they 

 should forward their honey as soon as It was 

 ready. There is but very little demand for 

 honey during hot weather and It creates an 

 unfavorable Impression on the trade to see a 

 large stock of honey standing around. Sep- 

 tember 1 is time enough to forward comb 

 honey. We look for a large crop of white 

 honey and prices lower than last season. 



Detroit, Mich.; July 13.— No. 1 white, 11- 

 12i^e.; fancy amber. lO-llc; No. 1 amber, 9- 

 10c. ; fancy dark. 8-9c.; No. 1 dark, 7-8c, 

 Extracted, white. 6-7c.; amber, 5-6c. ; dark, 

 5c. Beeswa.Y, 24-25e. 



There is very little old honey on the market 

 that is desirable. New honey will sell slowly 

 in this market until October. 



Indianapolis, Ind., July 28.— Fancy white. 

 15-16C, ; No. 1 white. 13-1 4c. Extracted, 

 white, 6-7c, Beesv/ax, 25-27c. 



No demand at all for off grades of either 

 comb or extracted honey. Large fruit crop 

 and warm weather are opponents to the de- 

 mand for honey at present. 



Boston, Mass., July 15.— Fancy white, 14 

 -15c.; No. 1 white, 12-13c. ; fancy amber, 9- 

 10c. Extracted, white. 6-'7c. ; amber, 5-6c. 

 Beeswax, 25-26c. 



Fancy new white honey now in stock; de- 

 mand fair. Old stock nearly closed out, 



Kansas City, Mo., July 20.— Fancy white 

 comb. 15c,; No, 1 white, 13@14c,; fancy 

 amber, 12-13c,; No. 1 amber. 11-12C.; fancy 

 dark, lO-llc; No. 1, 8-lOc. Extracted, white, 

 6-6V4C.; amber, 5 5!4c.; dark. 4-4J4c. Bees- 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most of whom Quote In this Journal. 



Ctalcago, Ills. 



R. A. BtntNETT & Co., 163 South Water Street. 



New York, N. Y. 



HiiiDRETH Bros. & Segelken. 



120 & 122 West Broadway 

 Chas. Israei. & Bros., 486 Canal St. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



0. C. Clemoms & Co., 423 Walnut St. 



Bnaalo, N. Y. 



Battebson & Co., 167 & 169 Scott St. 



Hamilton, Ills. 



Chas. Dadant & Son. 



Pblladelpbla, Fa. 



Wm. a. Selser, 10 Vine St. 



Cleveland, Oliio. 



Wili>iams Bros., 80 & 82 Broadway. 



St. I40uis, ino. 



Westcott Com. Co.. 213 Market St. 



Minueapolls, ininn. 



S, H. Hali. & Co. 



Iflilwaukce, Wis. 



A, V, Bishop* Co. 



Boston, Iflass. 



E. E. BUKE & Co., 57 Chatham. Street 



Detroit, Mirli. 



M. H. Hunt. Bell Branch, Wayne Co.. Mich 



ludianapoliN, lud. 



Walter S. Poiheii, 162 Massachusetts Ave. 



Albany, N. Y. 



CuAS. McCuM.oi 11 & Co., 3S0 Broadway. 



Cincinnati, Oblo. 



C F. MUTB & SOM.oor. Freeman & Central ayg. 



