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Honey and BeesTrax JMarket. 



HONEY.-Whlte I-lbs., 16c.; fall. 14c.; 2-pound8, 

 white. 14c. E-xtracted, scarce at 8@8^c. 



BEBSWAX.-ai®22c. 

 Mar. 2S. CIjBMONS, C1.00N & CO., cor 4th iWalnnt. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— Our trade is light; no large lots on hand 

 and what there is consists chiefly of dark comb, and 

 not saUlble in quantities. Choice white comb. Mb. 

 sections, 16@l7c.; dark grades from 10@12c. Very 

 little demand for extracted, but prices remain at 7@ 

 9c., accordiuE to quality and package. 



BBBaWAX,— 220. K. A. flURNBTT, 



Mar. 25. 161 South Water Bt. 



DENVER. 



HONEY.— White, in 1-lb. sections, I6®18c. Ex- 

 tracted, 7@10c. 



BBB8WAX.-18O20C. 

 Mar. 26. J. M. CLARK & CO.. 1408 Fifteenth 8t. 



MILWAUKKB. 



HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white l-lbs., 17®I8c.; 

 2-lb«.. 16®I7c. Good dark l-lbs., 15®16c.: 2-lbs., 14® 

 15c. If damaged and leaky, 10@12^c. B.vtracted, 

 white, in barrels, 8(98!^c.; ^-barrels, '8J.^@yc.: am- 

 ber in same, 7@7*^c.; in pails and tin, white, 9® 

 9Mc. : in barrels and >^-barrels, dark, 6@6}^c. The 

 demand is fair. 



BBB8WAX.— 20®22c. 

 Mar. 27. A. V. BI8H0P, 142 W. Water Bt. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.— Market is bare of comb, except some 

 small lots of buckwheat which is selling at from Kl 

 @l2c. No buckwheat extracted. Cuba and San Do- 

 mingo extracted. 07®7OC. per gallon. 

 BEBSWAX.-24C. 



HLLDKBTH BR08. 4 8BGBLKBN, 

 Mar. 25. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, near Duane St. 



BT. LOUIS. 



HONEY.— Demand limited to local wants, which 

 are small. We could sell some to country points in 

 barrels and J^-barrels at 6^@7c. for extracted; in 

 cans, 7V^c. 



BEESWAX.- 2IC. for nrime. 

 Mar. 25. D. Q. TOTT & CO., Commercial St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONE Y.- We quote : Extracted, white, 6i.i@7 ct«. ; 



amber, 5^®fic. Comb, white l-lbs., I3@i4c.; 2-lb9., 



10@12c. Demand tor extracted is good ; for comb, 



limited. Prospects are not as good for honey as in 



18KH. 



BEESWAX.- Scarce, at 18®22c. 



8CHACHT, LEMCKK & STEINBB, 

 Mar. 15. 16 & 18 Drumm St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— We quote : Best white clover l.pounds. 

 18®2(ic.; best 2.1bB., 17®lSc. Extracted, 8®9c. 



Sales are good, but market is short of fancy white 

 comb honey. 



1JBKSWA.V.-24C. 

 Mar. 22. BLAKE & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.- Bestwhite l-lbs., 1.5®16c. Sales slow. 

 Extracted, 8@9c. Demand small, prices lower. 



BBE8WAX.-22®23C. 

 Mar. 22. M. U. HDNT, Bell Branch, Mich. 



CHICAGO. 

 HONEY.— We quote : White clover l-lbs., isaiec; 

 2-lba., 12®31c. Good dark l-lbs., I2@13c.; 2-lbs., 10® 

 lie. 

 Mar. 21. 8. T. FISH & CO., 189 B. Water St, 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.- We quote extracted at saec. per !b. 

 Best white comb honey, 12®i5c. Demand is slow, 

 and prices low. 



BEESWAX.-Demand Is koo(1-20®22c. per lb. for 

 Bood to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 Mar. 21. C. F. MUTH & SON, Freeman & Central At. 



Red l.,al)els ibr Pails.— We have 



three sizes of these Labels ranging in size 



for pails to hold from one to ten pounds of 



honey. Price, $1 for a hundred, with the 



name and address of the bee-keeper printed 



on them. Smaller quantities at one cent 



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Size A. Size B. Size C. 



250 Labels tl.oO $2.00 $2.25 



SOOLabels 2 00 3.00 3.50 



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