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GLEANINGS IN 13EE CULTUllE. 



May 



OUR 8^1.00 FORCE-PUMP. 



The goods shipped me the Ifith were received to- 

 day, and are all right. The pump was a surprise to 

 me, lor I did not e.xpect so perfect a one for the 

 monej'. Many thanks for the favor. 



Nichol Junction, Mo. Wilt. T. Zink. 



DOTH .JOB FEAR GOD FOR N.\UGHT?— JOB 1: 9. 



Mr. Boat:— I once felt a little vexed at you. as I 

 honestly thought you had not dealt fairly with me 

 concerning- an advertisement I sent for Gleanings. 

 I then used language like this: " I once had some 

 faith in your relif^ious pretensions. I now tind 1 

 was deceived." Since that I have watched your 

 course, and am now satisfied that your intentions 

 are honest, and that your Christianity is sincere, 

 hence I will humbly beg- pardon for having- used 

 the language above quoted. T have met a number 

 of bee-keepers who have, like myself, at some time 

 in the past had serious doubts as to your Christian- 

 ity, believing- you were pursuing- this course for 

 the sake of the " almighty dollar; " but I think al- 

 most all of them are now convinced that you are 

 consistent with your profession. I thought I 

 would feel better mentioning this matter, and have 

 all right in the sight of God. 



John A. Buchanan. 



Holliday's Cove, W. Va., Jan. 23, 1886. 



JI6NEY C6MfIN. 



CITY MARKETS. 

 Milwaukee. — Honey. — Recent receipts of hon- 

 ey on this market give now a very fair supjjly for 

 customers for either comb in sections or extracted, 

 and we can quote choice 1-lb. sections at ITOl^c; 2- 

 Ibs., 16(rtjl7c; extracted, in kegs or tin, white, 71 aS'Sc; 

 dark, 6@6;2C. Beeswax, 2ac. Demand fair. 

 April26, 1886. A. V. Bishop, 



142 W. Water St.. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Kansas CiTV.—Ho?icy.— Market firm for 1-lb. sec- 

 tions at 15@]6c., and very little on the market. 21b. 

 sections, 10f?i),12 cents; California the same. Ex- 

 tracted, dull and on demand, 3(5.5 cents. Beeswax, 

 22 cents. Clemons, Cloon & Co., 



Apr. 20. Cor. Ith & Walnut St's., Kansas City, Mo. 



Cincinnati.— Ifojie!/.— No new feature whatever 

 on the market. Trade perhaps duller than usual. 

 Manufacturers are seeming to take a rest. Prices 

 are nominal, and no changes to note from last quo- 

 tations. Beeswax.— There is a fair demand for bees- 

 wa.x, which we quote at 20(ai2hc on arrival. 

 April 21, 1886. C. F. MuTH & Son, 



S. E. Cor. Freeman and Central Avenues. 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Chicago.— Hodey.— The demand for comb honey 

 is good, and the supply of choice grades is scarce. 

 Prices range at IfiC* 17c for fancy; extracted shows 

 little change, and demand light. Beeswax, steady 

 at 25c. K. A. Burnett, 



April 21, 1886. 161 S. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Boston.— iZo?!ejy.— There is no change in prices, 

 and rates are a little slow. Blake AfliPLEy, '• 

 April 31, 1886. .57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



Cleveland.— TToncy. — The market continues bare 

 on 1-lbs., best white, which would bring 14@15c on 

 arrival. Best white 1-lbs. are selling at J2@:13. Old, 

 8@9. Extracted, 7@.8. Beeswax, 25@38. 



April 20, 1886. A. U. Kendei.. 



115 Ontario St., Cleveland, Ohio. 



St. Louis.— Honey.— Choice comb honey has good 

 inquiry. We quote white clover at 14(§ 16c. Bass- 

 wood, 12@.12'/4c. Buckwheat ."^.nd Spanish needle, 

 10@llc. 



Extracted slow at 7fa'9c in cans; 5(56 in bbl. Dark, 

 in.bbls., is selling as low as 4c. 



Beesu'aj-. —Finds ready sale at 21c for good stock, 

 though the supply is liberal. 

 ■ April 21, 18S6. W. T. Anderson & Co., 



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



BEAUTBFUL 



Detroit.— HoHcy. —The market is almost bare of 

 comb lioney, with but little demand, however, at 

 about!l4 cts. for best. Beeswax, scarce at 25c. 



April 21, 1886. M. H. Hunt, 



Bell Branch, Mich. 



And very choice all-in-one-piece SKC'TIOINS, V- 

 groove — wholesale and retail, and exceedingly 

 cheap. Send for Samples and Free Price List of 

 everv thing needed in the apiary. 



(Near Detroit.) M. H. HUNT. Bell Branch, Wayne Co., Mich. 



SECTIONS, 



^3.50 per M. Dovetailed, all-in-one-piece. Send 3- 

 cent stamp for sample. E. S. ITIILiliER, 



9-13db Drydeii, Micli. 



CARNIOLAN 



QUEENS & BEES A SPECIALTY. 



Send for Descriptive Price List and Circular. 

 9tfd H. F. SHANNON, Clarksburg, 



(Formerly of Spring Hill.) Decatur Co., Ind. 



//7 Orc/er to Introduce my Go /den Italians 



And place them within reach of all, I will send un- 

 tested queens for 90 cts. each; '2 doz., $5.00; 1 doz., 

 $9. .50. Tested queens, $1.75 each. My queens are 

 reared from an imported mother, and in full col- 

 onies; 2-frame nuclei, with untested queen, $2. .50; 

 3-frame nuclei, with untested queen, f3.00 (on Sim- 

 plicity wired frames). Full colonies, Italians, in 8- 

 frame Simplicity hive, $5. .50. Full col. hybrids, $4.00. 

 Kef. A. I Root. Address A. B. JOHNSON, 

 9tfdb Clarkton, Bladen Co., N. C. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Tlip next annual meeting of the Michigan State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will be held in Ypsllanti, Dec. 1st and '2nd, 1886. 

 All are cordially invited. H. D. Cutting, Sec. 



Clinton, Mich., Apr. 2i. 1886. 



The Central Michigan Bee-Keepers' Association will meet 

 May 18, 1886. with Capital Grange, at their hall in North Lan- 

 sing, at 10 o'clock A. M.. to hold three sessions, forenoon, after- 

 noon, and evening. All bee-keepers, and those interested in 

 bee culture, are invited to attend, and to bring or send hives 

 and tixtures, and any thing of interest to bee-keepers. For 

 anv special information, address the secretary. 



North Lansing, Mich.^ E. N. Wood. 



As per notice previously given, the bee-keepers of Stark and 

 adjoining Counties met in Grange Hall, Canton. O., Apr. 13, 

 1886, and organized the Stark Co. Bee-Keepers' Society. A very 

 plea.«ant and prolitable meeting was had. and there are pros- 

 pects of gnat good being done tlie cause tlirough the instr-d- 

 mentiilitv of this societj'. The next regular meeting will oc- 

 cur on the last Tuesday in August. Mark Thomson, Sec. 



Canton, Ohio. 



The Keystone Bee-keepers' Association will meet at Court- 

 House in Scranton, Pa., on Tuesday, May 11, 1886, to elect 

 officers, transact important business, and listen to the able 

 papers of Messrs. G. M. Doolittle on the production of comb 

 honey ; L. C. Root on the production of extracted honey, and 

 the Dadants on queen-rearing and creneral management. 

 Come one and all, and make this meeting the best of all. 



Clark's Green, Pa., Apr. 2, 1886. .\rthur A. Davis, Sec. 



CIRCULARS RECEIVED. 



The following have sent us their price lists: 



S. W. Morrison, Oxford, Pa., an advertising sheet— Carniolan 

 queens. 



Geo. F. Smith. Bald Mt., Pa., a 4-page list— apiarian supplies. 



Hemphill & Goodman, Elsberry, Mo., one-page list of bee- 

 supplir>— spciirtlty. the Ideal Reversible hive. 



M. H. Hunt. lieirBianch, Mich., an 8-page list of bee-supplies 

 in general. Mr. Hunt is every bit an energetic business man, 

 and we note with pleasure the consequent growth of his 

 business since he began. 



C. A. Stillman, Hornellsville, N. Y., aOpage list of bee-sup- 

 plies. 



J. C. Mishler. Ligonler, Ind., an advertising sheet of Italian 

 bees and queens. 



Jas. M. Denham, Valley, Ky., an advertising sheet of bees 

 and poultry. 



B. Davidson, Uxbridge, Out., a i-page price list— bee-supplies 

 and fanning-mills. 



The following were printed at this office: 



J." B. Hains, Bedford, O., an 8-pjge list of apiarian supplies in 

 general. 



Jos. D. Enas, Napa, Cal., an 8-page circular of bee-supplies. 



I am being asked my opinion of the new circulars Mrs. Cot- 

 ton is again sending out quite plentifully. The statements she 

 makes, and the prices she charges for the goods she sends out, 

 would, in my opinion, forbid her being classed with our regu- 

 lar supply-dealers, to say nothing of the strings of complaints 

 against her that have filled our bee-journals for years past. 



