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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Chicago. -;/o*(e.(/.— We are not iuiviiifr as mucli 

 truau 111 uuiioy as lias been customary duriiiji- this 

 moiitli. Dealers are not. putting in a stocli for dis- 

 play, as lias been their habit, lor the Christmas 

 traile. They buy about what they can sell in the 

 course of a week or two. Hence the volume of bus- 

 ness IS restricted, or at least seems to be. We sjet 

 1:)C for faiiry white comli. and Lj to 12c for the dark 

 grades. Kxiracled raiig-.'s at 5, (i, and 7, accordiii"- 

 to the flavor, quality, and color. IJeeswax .•'(Ife-'ai' • 

 demand not active. K. A. Huknett & Co 



•I:i"- *^- 101 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Jan. 8. 



BuFFAiiO.— Honey.— The honey market Is very 

 quiet. Stock on hand is very liberal, and demand 

 very light. Fancy white, 1;}@U; choice, imi^y^- 

 buckwheat, lu#ll; common, according to condition' 

 etc. Beeswa.v, :i5@3l). I^xtracted honey very slow' 

 sale in our market, except in tumblers, which are 

 selling mostly at $1.25(§i$1.60 per dozen. 



Battersun & Co., 



J""- •"*■ . Buffalo, N. Y. 



Kansas City.— Hojiey.— Demand only fair; good 

 supply. One-lb. amber, 13; 1-lb. white, 15; dark 11 

 Extracted, white, T; amber, 6; dark, .5 Beeswax 

 "■m-Zb. Hamblin & Beakss, 



J'l'i- o- ^Kansas City, Mo. 



CiNCiNNATi.-Ho/iey.-W Mile the small trade Is 

 fair for exi^racted and comb uoney, trade in general 

 is dull. We quote extracted honey at .5@8; comb 

 13@1.5 for best white. There is a slow demand for 

 beeswax at 20(g>23 for good to choice yellow. 



Jan- 8. Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 



K.\NSAS City.— Honey.— Wn have not experienced 

 as slow a trade in honey for several years as we 

 have up to present time this year. We quote No 1 

 white comb atl4@1.5; No. 2 white, 12@ia: No 1 am- 

 ber, 12@1H; No. 2, KXgHl. Extracted, 5@7. Beeswax 

 ^'-^- Clemons, Mason & Co., 



J^"- **• Kansas City, Mo. 



BosTON.-Honey.-Honey is selling fairlv well. 

 bailey Mb, comb selling at U(iiir> E.vtracied, .")(®7. 

 Jai'- **• Blake A: KiPLEy, 



_^ Boston, Mass. 



DETROiT.-J?oHej/.-Sales are a trifle slower at 

 present, but stoclis are light. Prices continue the 

 same; viz., 13@1.5 for best white comb. Extracted 

 '©8. Beeswax, 23@24. M. H. Hunt. 



J^°- 8- Bell Branch, Mich. 



Cleveland. -Honey.-Owing to large receipts of 

 honey in this market, prices are declining No 1 

 white IS selling at He. Williams Bros ' 



Jan. 8. 80 & 83 Broadway, Cleveland, O. 



t^^"^' Loyis.--Honej/.-Tlie market lias undergone 

 rery htt e change since the holidays. Hand-to- 

 i?.^^ I selling- is the ruling one, yet we quote comb 

 lU@l-i; extracted, i}imi. Prime beeswax, 23'/2@2l. 

 , „ D. G. TuTT Grocer Co., 

 •'^"•''- St. Louis, Mo. 



San Francisco.— Honey.- Honey is quiet, and 

 .locks are large enough for all requirements. We 

 ?«J^.f ri'^f extracted honey at ;V/s ; light amber. 5; 

 x»mb, 1-lb frame^ 10@1I, according to quality. Bees- 

 wax not plentiful, and selling quicklv at 24c. 



T»„ „„ SCHACHT, LE.MCKE & StEINER, 



"^'^- 26. San Francisco, Cal. 



It;^w1^*k^;"~^^"^'',~,^'^'^^ ''0"ey is selling very 

 ■lowly, but we look for a better demand in a week 

 L T"-r1 ^^^ °),y''*^^ '^ usually dull for a time after 

 t.^frp^ti^'^-K^-. ^''^1'' '*^ '"'■^ increasing demand for 

 i.xtracted, but no change In prices. White clover 



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Evt'r«ct'!^H%^'®^^= ""'^r.'^' ^*'^": '>UCkwheat. 10@11. 

 uec. I.). ,^9^, 3i to, 39. Bro adway. Albany. N. Y. 



sectluf/'o^m^""° lbs. of fine comb honey. In Mb 

 sections, 24-lb. cases, and 2(100 lbs. of clover and 



SleoText.^.'^-^e^'."' '"";• ■'^•i"^^!'^ Jacket c^/ns^'sS 

 pie of extracted lioney by mail on application 



Ezra Bae r. Dixon. Illinois. 

 We are sending out linn and white-clover extract- 



J. B. Mu rray, Ada, Ohio. 



i.Jto'tr®*™^" '^^- ^"«^ extracted honey (white clover) 

 3n" K- 1^"" *-''"^' ^t «^' delivered on cars here- ot 7i 

 111 t,0-lb. tin cans (2 in a .-rate). W.m. 15 vrth 



Petersburg, Mahoning Co., Ohio. 



BUFFALO, N. Y. Unsurpassed Honey Market. 

 BATTERSON & CO. Responsible, Reliable, 

 Conimissioji^ IVIe^pchants^ i,,,,^ and Prompt. 

 CHAS. ISRAEL & BROS., 110 Hudson StTNT 



WHOLESALE DEALEES & U or* 



COMMISSION MEECHANTs. noney P'^ oeeswox. 



Established 1875. 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



al raJ^f ill '^.V^^'ted under this head at one-half our usu- 

 al lates. All advertisements intended for this denartnient 

 must not exceed live lines, and you must say you want vour 

 adv't in this department, or we will not be respons We for er 

 rors. Youcan have the notice as many lines as vounleLsfi 

 but all over live lines will cost you according t(? our re^,1f»; 

 rates. This department is intended on y?oV bo "a fld?ix 

 changes. Exchanges for cash or for price lists or notices oV 

 iw^Sfh'"'^'''^ ^°'\ «ale,can not be inserted underihis hiad 

 !■ or such our regular rates of 20 cts. a line will be charged and 

 they will be put with the regularadvertisements We c^ not 

 be responsible for dissatisfaction arising from these -s^t^ps" 



W A NTED.-To exchange r,-room frame house in 

 prohibition town, fine climate, forsmall fruit and 

 vegetable farm. a. P. Ames, Harriman, Tenn 



ANTKD.-Toe.xcliai,ge Gregg raspberryM^^;;!^ 

 Miyder blackberry sets for S. C. W. and B Leg- 

 horn pullets. H. H. Aultfather, Miner va. O. 



mo exchange.-Bieycles, 56 inch Champion, .52-in. 

 1 iiagle. Will exchange either for 120 lbs of 

 good extrficted honey. Send sample. Also several 

 g ood safeties to exchange. J. A. G reen, Ottawa, 111. 



WANTED -To exchange a $3(1 g(jld watch for bees 

 comb foundation, wax, white exlracled liouev 

 or section boxes. J. B. Mason, Mei-hanic Falls Me 



WANlEp.— To exchange for good property, one 

 Lovell Diamond safety bicycle, cost $10.5.00: 

 nearly new. Has not been run 100 miles. 

 Ezra G. S.mit h, Manchester, N. Y. 



WANTED.— A situation to work in apiary the com- 

 ing season, by a young man of 20: have had 

 some experience. '.Vrite at once. Befereiice given. 

 Address K. T. Stinnett, Bell's, Bedford Co., Va. 



WANTED.-To exchange a large and fine assortr- 

 ment of Indian or Mound-builders' relics, val- 

 ued at $60.00; also Gleanings in Bee Culture for i:{ 

 .years, for honey, maple sugar or syrup, or otters. 

 ^ ''te. A. T. Cook, Seedsman, 



Hyde P ark. Dutchess Co., N. Y. 



WAN'TED.— To exchange Given foundation or 

 books, for extracted honey or strawberry or 

 raspberry plants. H. W. Funk, Normal, 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange one 6-inch Vandervort 

 toundation mill for making thin foundation, in 

 fair order, tor strawlierry or raspberry plants, or 

 pear-trees. 

 J. I. Parent. Birchton. Saratoga Co., N. Y. 



WANTED.-To exchange 10(KI 60-lb. screw-cap cans, 

 mostly good as new, for choice extracted honey. 

 Be quick, and write to-day. 



J. A. Buchanan & Sons, Holliday's Cove. W. Va. 



