Feb. IS, 1900. 



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Michigan Northern-Grown Onion Seed. I 



I sold 66.000 I hs. of this eeed in 1899. My 

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 iots. Onion sets of all varieties. Buy 

 direct I'roiii the (trowcr. Catalotrue — 

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MARKET OUOTATIONS, 



Chicago, Feb. 7, — Trade is slow in . comb 

 hoiiej', choice lots of white brin^ 15 cents, with 

 that a little short of this grade, 13f«14c; ambers 

 ra.ige^from 10f&12c; dark, Sra^lOc; do fancy lots 

 on the market. i_:2 



Extracted, fancy white, 9c; amber to white, 

 7J4(«*S/^c; dark and buckwheat range about 7c. 

 Beeswax is selling on arrival at 28 cents. 



R, A. Burnett & Co. 



Cincinnati, Dec. 27— There is a good demand 

 for all kinds of extracted honey.. White clover 

 and basswood sell at 8^8J^c; amber and South- 

 ern, 6(s^7c, according to quality and package. 

 Fancy comb honey in no-drip shipping-cases 

 sells at 15(«lt>c; darker grades hard to sell at 

 any price. Beeswax, 26c. C. H. W. Weber, 

 Successor to Chas. F. Muth & Son and A. Muth 



Los Angeles, Jan. 4.— 1-pound frames, 12H- 

 (SaSc; 2-pound cans, 2 dozen in case, per dozen, 

 $2.50; 2-pound glass pails, per dozen, $2.50. Ex- 

 tracted, water white, 60-pound tins, per pound, 

 8!^c; light amber, 7J^(fii8c; dark amber, 7^c. 

 Beeswax, 25^26c. 



Kansas City, Jan. 19.— We quote No. 1 white 

 corab, 13Mf?'14c; No. 2, 13fa'13Mc; No. 1 amber. 

 13(a'14c. Extracted, white, 7M48c; amber, 7ra{7J^, 

 Beeswax, 20(g'22c. 



The supply and demand for comb honey is 

 light. The demand for extracted since the first 

 of the year not so good. C. C. Clemons & Co* 



Buffalo, Jan, 5.— Market bare of fancv white 

 one-pound comb honey, and selling at \5<q)>l6c; 

 fair to good, 12@14c; buckwheat, dark, poor, 

 etc., 8@iOc. Fancy pure beeswax, 28{S^30c. 



Batterson & Co. 



New York, Feb. 8.— During the past 30 days 

 our market has been somewhat slow and easy 

 in both comb and extracted honey. Stocks of 

 comb honev, however, are almost exhausted, 

 and there is a fair demand for all grades. 

 Fancy white selling at 15c: No. 1 white at 13@ 

 14c; fancy amber, lirfll2c, and buckwheat at 9@ 

 lie, according to quality, etc. 



Our market is well supplied with extracted, 

 tho prices are firm and unchanged. Beeswax 

 sells very well at from 2<>f<>28c, according to 

 quality. HiLDRETH & Segelken. 



San Francisco, Jan. 10.— White comb, UK® 

 12Mc; amber, 8@10c. Extracted, white, 7J^@8c. 

 light amber, 7@7J^c; amber, 5(&5S^c; Beeswax, 

 26(a*27c. 3Z] 



Offerings and demand are both light, and this 

 must continue to be the case until the end of 

 the season. Business is necessarily of a retail 

 character, but at generally firm figures, espe- 

 cially for choice extracted, which is in lighter 

 supply than comb. 



Boston, Jan. 12— We quote as follows: Fancy 

 white, 16c; A No. 1, 15c; No. 1, 13(ail4c; buck- 

 wheat will not sell in this city. Extracted, light 

 amber, 7@'8c. Demand is very light. 



Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Albany, Jan. 10.— We quote: Fancv white 

 comb, 15c; No. 1 white, 13(g'14c; mixt, ll(gil3c; 

 buckwheat, 10(2!,lic. Extracted, white, 8@'9c; 

 mixt, 6>^(S*7c; dark, 6. Beeswax, 26fa'28c. 



MacDougal & Co. 



Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co. 



Omaha, Jan. 4. — Prices remain unchanged. 

 Fancy white is still moving slowly at 14(a*14^c. 

 Extracted, white, 8J^c. Now that holiday trade 

 is over and dealers have taken their inventory, 

 they soon will be thinking of replenishing their 

 stock and more lively trade is anticipated in the 

 near future, but no material advance is lookt 

 for during January. Peycke Bros. 



Detroit, Feb. 10.— Fancy white comb,15(rtJl6c; 

 No 1, white, 13fa'14c; fancy amber, llf5(12c; dark 

 and undesirable lots, S@.loc. Extracted, white, 

 7@75^c; amber and dark,5r('i6c. Beeswax, 25@26c. 

 Supply of honey fair with light demand. 



M. H. Hunt & Son. 



WANTED.— Extracted honeyrall kinds; mail 

 sample and price expected delivered at Cincin- 

 nati. I pav spot cash on delivery, 



C. H, W. Weber, 



Successor to Chas. Muth & Son and A. Muth. 



40Atf 2146-48 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



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