IIONKV AND BEESWAX MARKETS. 



(I)eafei-s' Selling: Prices.) 



Cent=a=Word Column, 



Albany. N. Y.. October 29. — Clover (fancy) 

 1^ tc 16; No. 2, 14 to 15, Mixed, 12 to 

 1!; Buckwheat, 12; Extracted, white 7 1-2, 

 mixed T to 7 1-2, buckwheat and dark 

 G 1-2. .Advise shipping honey by freight 

 <:i.l>. H. R. Wright. 



Chicago, Der.. 17. — There is the usual dull- 

 ness in the honey trade at this date owing to 

 most of the retailers having stocked up suffi- 

 ciently to carry them over the holidays; but 

 the stocl< in the hands of the trade generally is 

 below the normal: hence prices are firm at 

 15 to 16 cts. for No. I to fancy white comb 

 with off grades at i to 2 cts. less, amber 

 grades dull at 10 to 12 cts. Extracted white 

 tirm at 8 cts. for clover and basswood; am- 

 bers 6 1-2 to 7 1-2 cts. per pound. Beeswax 

 31) cts. per pound. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Cincinnati, January 9. — Tlie comb lioney mar- 

 ket is very (luiet. Holders of this article nre not 

 trying to realize a profit, simply disposing of 

 what they have, at cost. Fancy comb honey 

 is selling at 14 1-2 cts to 16 cts. Quote ex- 

 tracted amber honey is barrels at 6 to 7 cts. 

 Fancy light amber in cans at 7 cts to 8cts. 

 Fancy white, 9 cts. For strictly clioice bees- 

 wax, we are paying 30 cts per lb., delivered 

 here. The Fred W. Aluth Co. 



Denver, January 5. — There is practically no 

 honey left in the hands of producers in this 

 State and barely enough in the Denver mar- 

 ket to supply the home trade until spring. 

 We quote strictly No. i white per case of 24 

 sections, $3.20; No. i light amber, $3.00 and 

 good No. 2, $2.80; white extracted 8 to 8 1-2 

 cts.; light amber 7 3-4 to 8 cts. We are in the 

 market for Beeswax and pay 26 cts. per lb. 

 for clean yellow wax delivered here. The 

 (Dlorado Honey Producers Ass'n. 



Kansas City,_ Mo., January 7. — The supoly 

 i>t comb honey is fair. The demand fair. The 

 supply of extracted is very light — demand 

 good. We quote fancy white comb 24 sec 

 cases, $3.25; No. i white comb 24 sec cases, 

 $3.00; No. 2 white or amber 24 sec cases, 

 2.75; extracted white per lb., 7 1-2 and 8 cts; 

 extracted amber per lb., 7 and 7 1-2 cts; 

 beeswax per lb., z'j cts. C. C. Clemons & Co. 



New York. Nov. 11. — Comb honey: There 

 is a good demand, principally for fancy 

 .stock of both white and buckwheat honey. 

 Mixed and off grades are more or less 

 neglected. Receipts have been quite heavy 

 of late, but there is no over-stock whatso- 

 ever, as the demand has been good right 

 .along. We quote fancy white at 15 cents; 

 No. 1 at 13 to 14 cents; No. 2 at 12 cents; 

 buckwheat and mixed at 10 to 11 cents 

 per pound. Extracted honey: Demand 



good, especially for fancy grades. Prices 

 are ruling higher. We quote California 

 white sage at 7 1-3 cents to S cents, light 

 amber at 7 to 7 1-2 cents, amber at 6 1-2 

 to 7 cents per pound; lower grades. In 

 bbls. at 55 to 65 cents per gallon, according 

 to quality. Beeswax quoted at 29 to 30 

 cents per pound. Hilrtreth & Segelken. 



Toronto, Canada, Dec. 15. — The market today 

 is ranging from 11 to 12 cts. for No. i Clover 

 honey. Buckwheat honey and the darker grades 

 selling from 6 to 7 cts. White & Co., LTD. 



Worcester and Boston, January 16. — Our 

 honey market is very firm. There is only a 

 .small quantity in our market, all stock clean- 

 ing up well. Think there will be no doubt 

 but what all good honey will be closed out 

 in good season at firm prices. W. H. Blodget 

 Co. 



DO NOT burn your refuse from Wax Extrac- 

 tor. Send it to me and get your cash. 

 Archie L. Coggshall, Groton, N. Y. tf 



.VGENTS WANTED — To sell advertising 

 novelties, good commission allowed. Send 

 for catalogue and terms. American Man- 

 ufacturing Concern. Falconer, N. Y. 



3. so HIVES OF BEES FOR SALE. They are 

 in Standard Hoffman 8 Frame Hives on a 

 good Alfalfa range. Address N. H. Bartle- 

 son, 120 E. Huerfano St., Colorado Springs, 

 Colo. 



WANTED. — No. i white and amber and buck- 

 wheat extracted honey in 60 lb. cans or 

 barrels. Send sample and quote lowest price 

 delivered in Preston. M. V. Facey, Preston, 

 Fillmore county, Minn. 



FOR SALE — 45 colonies of bees, excellent 

 strain, no disease, several hundred hives, 

 foundation mill, dipping tank. Cowan 

 iioney extractor and numerous other ap- 

 pliances. Located in Florida. Cheap for 

 cash. Address, S. B. C. Care American 

 Bee- Keeper, Fort Pierce, Fla. 



INCREASE is a hadsome little book tell- 

 ing how to form new colonies without 

 breaking working stocks. A simple, sure, 

 satisfactory plan, 25c. Baby Nuclei tells 

 how to mate many queens from sections 

 with a mere handful of bees; 42 pages, 

 20 pictures. 50c. Cell Getting tells how 

 to save labor in rearing queens, 50 cents. 

 Queen rearing outfits. Golden all-over 

 and Caucasian Queens. Circulars free. 

 E. L. PRATT. Swarthmore. Pa. 



WANTED: — by Chicago wholesale and mail 

 order house, assistant manager (man or 

 woman) for this county and adjoining 

 territory. Salary $20 and expenses paid 

 weekly; expense money advanced. Work 

 pleasant; position permanent. No Invest- 

 ment or experience required. Spare time 

 valuable. Write at once for full .particu- 

 lars, and enclose selfaddressed envelope. 

 Address. 



GENERAL MANAGER, 143 E. Lake St., 

 Chicago. 



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made In the last twenty years, undoubt- 

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Smoke Engine, 4 incli stove iione too 

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