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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 



JlejMEY Ce^MN. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Clevelanp.— Z?o)U'f/.— The houey market is very 

 good just now for best 1-lb. white, at 14, with an oc- 

 casional sale of a sing-le crate at l.">. Second grade, 

 J»; 3-lb. sections, best white, ];5c. Old, lOfrrll. E.\- 

 tracted, 7C' 8. Beei^war, 2.5. A. C. Kkndeij. 



Feb. 30, 1886. 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, Ohio. 



Chicago.— Honci/.— Choice comb honey is in good 

 demand at 16c per pound. The best lots arriving 

 here are from New York State and N. Ohio. B.v- 

 tracted sells from (WnHc, and in fair demand. 



BeeKivd.r, •S>''ii2nc. All grades are wanted in this 

 market ut present. R. A. nuRNETT, 



Feb. ~\5, 1886. 161 S. Water St., Chicago, III. 



Detroit.— HoHCty.— No change in the honey mar- 

 ket; very slow sales, at prices last quoted; viz., 

 14c for best white in pound sections, in clean cases. 

 Beeswax, 23(c'25c. M. H. Hunt. 



Feb. 22, 1886. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Boston. — Hnncy. — 1-lb. sections, 115 (i'v 14; 2-lbs., 

 ll(f(> 12; Slow sale. Extracted honey, 6(ii'S. Beeswax, 

 28. Blake & RiPiiEV, 



Feb. 22, 1886. .57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



St. Louis. — Hojiej/. — We quote comb honey in 

 better demand. Good bright stock, 12i4e. Evtraet- 

 ed, 8c in large cans; 9c in small cans. Case honey 

 has good demand. Beeswax wanted at 2;ic. 



Feb. 23, 1886. W. T. Anderson & Co., 



104 N. 3d Street, St. Louis, Mo. 



Milwaukee. — Ho?ie!y. — The demand for choice 

 comb honey in sections has been much improved 

 of late, and selling at 15(al6c readily, and we think, 

 if extra fine quality, could get 17c. We will quote 

 1-lb. sections, choice, l.ofT/ 17. Dark honey very slow. 

 l2('«;13. Extracted, scarce, and wanted, 7<7('8c; old 

 comb, 13i2(§'l3. A. V. Bishop, 



Feb. 30, 1886. 142 W. Water St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



New York.— Honcjy.— There is no remai-kable 

 change in the honey market. The demnnd keeps 

 up as we expected, and before long all Hist class 

 honey will be cleaned out. 



Feb. 33, 1886. Thurrer, Whvland \- Co., 



Reade & Hudson Sts., New York. 



Kansas City.— Ho/iey.— Sales are improving, and 

 we have a good trade in comb, although prices are 

 not as firm, owing to goad prospects in California 

 for a big crop, having reduced their prices about 

 2 cts. Choice comb, 1-lb. sections, 16; fair and dark. 

 12(?vil4; 3-lb. sections, I'Z^ffU: extracted, dull and 

 slow. Dark, 3'.; to 4; white, 6((> 7. Beeswax, '^\. 



Feb. 22, 1886. Clemons, Cloon & Co., 



Cor. Fourth & Walnut St's, Kansas City, Mo. 



(Cincinnati. — Ho?if!/.-- There is no speculation 

 whatever i?i the market, and demand is slow for ex- 

 tracted honey from manufacturers, while it is fair 

 for honey in glass jars for table use. Demand for 

 eomb honey is slow, and the market is well supplied 

 with all kinds. Extracted honey brings i<Ti-Hc on 

 arrival, and choice comb honey brings 12i/'( loc per 

 lb. in a jobbing way. Bee.'iimj:". — There is a good 

 home demand for beeswa.Y, while ai-rivals are slow. 

 •.We pay 25(V7i27c per lb. for good yellow to choice, on 

 arrival. Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



S. E. Cor. Freeman and Central Avenues, 



Feb. 24, 1886. Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Fojt Sale— 1500 lbs. of white-clover and linn ex- 

 tracted honey, put up in new oak kegs, of 175 Ihs. 

 each, delivered on board cars hero for 8c per lb. 



F. W. Holmes, Coopersville, Mich. 



Bees # Plants. 



20 stands of Italians at ?5.0(); and 20 stands of 

 hybrids at .$4.00 per stand, all in Simplicity hives of 

 Root's pattern. Also pure Gregg, Cuthbert, and 

 Turner raspberry-plants for sale at f l.dO per 100, or 

 *8.00 per 1(100. Address 

 567d A. F. ROBINSON, IWarysvllle, O. 



Y&., 



WYANDOTTE FOWLS, ITALIAN 



BEES, QI'^EENS, and SUPPLIES. 



Send for Price List. 



W. H. OSBOENE, OHAEDON, OHIO. 

 5-7-0(1 b 



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RUBBER PRINTING-STAMPS 



For bee-men; stamps of all kinds; send for cata- 

 logue and sample cuts printed on sections. 

 5 G. W. BERCAW, Berwick, Ohio. 



SIMPLICITY BEE-HIVES. f3>i cts.; two story Lang- 

 stroth, 00 cts. Leconte pear-trees, 2;l cts. each. 

 Pecan duck eggs, 13 for $1.00. 

 5d THOS. A. OUNN, TULLAHOMA, TENN. 



NOTICE THE LOW PRICES ON 



Bees, Brood, Queens, Plants, Etc., 



IN Mr HEW CIRCULAE. PLEASE WKITE FOE ONE. 

 C. WECKESSER, 

 5-7 Odb Marshall ville. Wayne Co., Ohio, 



SECTIONS 



Dovetailed, or to nail; planed, or smooth sawed. 

 Any size made to order. Sure to please you, and 

 sold at the lowest price for good sections. Send 

 stamps foi- samples and prices, stating size and 

 (juantity wanted. Any size of frame -made to 

 oi'der, and shipping-crates in season. 5-6-7d 



r. OEANGEE St SON, HAEFOED MILLS, COETLAND CO., N, Y. 



WO Colonies of Bees for Sale ! 



My 650 colonies of bees are more than I can m'cU 

 handle, and 1 will sell 100 full colonies at $5.0(1 each 

 for hybrids, #6.00 for pure Italians. Discount on 

 larger numbers. 1 will also sell a few colonies of 

 Caucasian liees. which breed I imported from the 

 Caucasus Mountains, Asia, in 1880, and have found 

 them of great value to me. Address 



JULillIN HOFFMANN, 

 .5 (> 7d <;aiiaj4>liai-ie, Mont. Co., N. If. 



(Formerly Ft. Plain, N. Y.) 



STANLEYS AUTOMATIC : 



HONEY -EXTRAOTOR 



Is the most practical, complete, and perleet, and 

 the only self-reversing honey-e.\traetor made. They 

 are a perfect protection to the combs, and are 

 handy, durable, and cheap. I can now furnish 

 them, either wholesale or retail, on short notice. 

 Those wishing to handle them lai'gely should get my 

 price for the inside work and put up the machines 

 to suit their customers. I will take a limited num- 

 ber of colonies of bees in exehanse for extractors. 

 The Automatic has never failed to take tlrst prizi» 

 wherever shown. Address . 5d 



a. W. STANLEY, Wyoming, N. Y.^ 



SIMPLICITY & LANGSTROTH HIVES 



All dovetailed Sections, Frames, Crates, Wire Nails, 

 etc. Scud lor circular. GEO. %VHEEt.EK;, 

 5tfdb Norwicli, €lieuaii»'o Co., Bf. If. 



Brown Leghorn Chickens, 



PEA FOWLS, 



AND WHITE GUINEA FOWLS 

 ECCS IN SEASON. 



Send for descripti\e catalogue 

 and price list. 5d 



EDWARD S. LEA, 

 Brighton, Montgomery Co., Md. 



