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Under thl3 head will be inserted, freeot charge, the names or 

 all those hi-nang honey to sell, as well as those wanting to buy. 

 Please mention how much, what kind, and prices, as far as pos- 

 sible. As a general thing. I would not advise you to send your 

 honey away to be sold on commission. It near home, where 

 you can look after it. it is often a very good way. By all means, 

 develop your home market. For 25 cents we can furnish little 

 boards to hang up in your dooryaro, with the words, " Honey 

 for Sale, " iieativ painted. If wanted by mail. 10 cents extra for 

 postage. Boards saying ' ' Bees and Queens for Sale, ' ' same 

 P' -ice. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Cleveland.— Hofic;/ has bepn a little slow for a 

 week past, but prices are unchanged; best 1-lb. sec- 

 tions sell at IHOigc; best 2-lb. sections, ]e@17c. Sec- 

 ond quality slow «t 2 cts. less. Extracted, as usual, 

 is not wanted. Beeswax is in excellent demand at 

 30 cts, hut no supply. A. C. Kendel. 



Jan. 11, 1884. 1 15 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. 



CHICAGO.-Honey.— The demand for honey is very 

 light, and prices are uncertain; but with a weak 

 mnrket, concessions are made. Quote 1-lb. sections 

 l,'>@20c.; 2-lh. section.^. 14@l6c. Extracted, T^lUc. 

 Beeswax, 30®33c, according to quality. 



R. A. Burnett, 



Jan. 13, 1881. 161 South Water St., Chicago, III. 



St. Louis.— Honey.— Comb honey is dull, retailing 

 at 13®I7 cents: 18 cts. for extra fancy one-pound sec- 

 tions; 2-lb . 14®16 cts. There was not much demand 

 during the list we^k. Extracted honey sells in cans 

 say 2 gallon, at 10 cts., retail; in barrels at ;@8cts. ; 

 hHlf barrels. 7@8 cts. There is not much demand. 

 Beeswax.— Our market lor wax is strong, dealers 

 paying 32@H3c for the article as it arrives. There is 

 not mucn coming in. and the stock in the city is 

 small. We think that it will go to last year's top 

 prices. W. T. Andekson & Co., 



Dec. 29, 1883. 101 N. Third St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Detroit.— Honey - The market is steady, thoutrh 

 not very active. Good samples are bringing 17@20c. 

 B6esicfl.r.— Scarce at 30c. A. B. Wekd. 



Detroit, Mich., Jan. 14, 1884. 



Cincinnati.— Hojicy.— There is no change to note 

 in the honey market. The demand is generallv im- 

 proving for extracted honey, but f-upplies being 

 large and arrivals plentiful, there is no advance in 

 prices. I expect a large demand in the next few 

 weeks. The market for comb honey is very tame, 

 without changf in prices. The bt st in small sec- 

 tions brings ltj@30c from store. Extracted honey 

 7@10(^ 



Beeswax brings 30@34c on arrival. C. F. Muth. 



Jan. 12, 1884. 976 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



BosiON —Honey moves slow, all kinds. 1-lb. sec- 

 tions, l>-@,20c.: 2-lb. sections, 16®18o. E.xtracted, 

 8@10c. Wax, none. Blake & Ripley, 



Jan. 11, 1884. 57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



KansasCity.— Hojiey.— The extremely cold weath- 

 er of the past week has put a check on the movements 

 of honey, both in and out, and some light concessions 

 made In prices. Extra choice. I and 2 ft), sections, 

 17®18c. Dark and irregular, l,5@l6c. Sales for the 

 week, about iOnO K)s.: r»^ceipts, 3000 ttis. Extracted, 

 Slow. Sales about 2500 S)3. at 8@S'/2C. Receipts light. 



JkhOME TWICHKLL. 



Kansas City, Mo , Jan. 7, 1884. 514 W ainut St. 



Inclosed with the above report, friend T. sends us 

 a printed slip, containing f-uch good advice to honey- 

 shippers that we give it entire here: 



TO HONEY-SHIPPEHS. 



I receive a great many letters asking what I am 

 paying for honey, how to ship, whether freight or 

 express, wh-tt size casi s, etc., and to answer all as 

 clearly as possible. 1 submit the following: 



First, 1 prefer not to buy honey (iutright at all, asl 

 am a cf)mmission merchant and not a speculator; 

 but when i do buy. of course 1 expect to pay less 

 than what the net pmceeds would bn if sold on com- 

 mission. I charges per cent commission for sellmg, 

 and that covers the entire expense except freight. 

 When goods are held for a limited price by instruc- 



tion of shipper, then a reasonable storage fee is 

 chargf'd. When no limit is placed on the goods they 

 are s;'ld just as quickly as possible after arrival, at 

 the very best price that can be obtained, and re- 

 turns made at once. In my market reports to the 

 different bee journals. I try not to mislead shippers 

 by exaggerated prices, but, on the contrary, I am 

 careful to fall rather below than above the prices ob- 

 tained, thereby insuring belter satisfaction to the 

 shipper when he receives his account of sales, show- 

 ing frequently better prices than he had anticipated. 



MANNER OF PACKING. 



All honey-producers will, of course, know that in 

 packing the sections in the case, they must be so ar- 

 ranired that the combs will not touch each other nor 

 touch the sides of the case, and that they must be 

 wedged in so that they are absolutely immovable by 

 the ordinary jar of handlinsr the cases. I would rec- 

 ommend always the use of the paper pan in the bot- 

 tom of the case (heavy manilla paper folded at the 

 corners in the form of a pan). It catches all drip- 

 pings, and preserves the cleanliness of the case. 

 The cases should he of clean, new lumber, well fas- 

 tened together, with a panel of e-lass in one or both 

 sides, and as light as possible. The glass serves the 

 double purpose of insuring careful handling, and 

 also affoi-ding the retail merchant a neat and con- 

 venient package from which to sell the honey. 



SIZE AND SHAPE OF CASES. 



Next, as to size and shape of cases. These should 

 be as nearly uniform amons' all packers as possible, 

 and I would suggest as follows, viz.: l-ffi>. sections 

 put 4 lengthwise and 6 across in a one-story ca.se, or 

 double in a two-story, making, say, about 20 fi)S. in 

 one and 40 in the other. 2 B) spctions, put 3 length- 

 wise and 4 across, making either one or two stories, 

 and about 20 and 40 lbs. in a case. Larger sections 

 than 2 lbs. 1 do not recommend at all, so hav% noth- 

 ing to say about sizes of cases for them. Secure the 

 lids with small nails, and not too many. There 

 aliouhl ahvaijS be hand-holes on the ends of the cases, 

 to insure the careful hanciliner of them. Mark the 

 weights on en(Lof case, 7ierer on top, as they become 

 blurred. The net weights are not essential, but the 

 weights of the cases, or tare, must always be plainly 

 given. 



Extracted honey I prefer in .5-gallon square tin 

 cans with screw tops, packed two in acafe. If, how- 

 ever, these are found more expensive than barrels 

 or kcffs, the latter will do Pails are not desirable 

 for this market; though broken comb may be put in 

 10 to 25 lb. pails, and in that shape will usually bring 

 6 or 7c. less than sound combs in the boxes. 



In marking for shipping, use a very small stencil 

 or card. If the above suggestions are adopted, 

 comb honey mav be shipped any reasonable distance 

 by freight with perfect safety, and will bring better 

 prices and quicker returns than the usual slip-shod 

 cases in all sizes and shapes. Jerome Twichell. 



I have 3000 lbs. extracted honey, half white clover, 

 the other half basswood. It is put up in 50-lb. tin 

 cans. Will take 9c per lb., with the can, crate it, 

 and deliver on board the cars at Palestine Station. 



Petersburgh, Mahoning Co., o. Wji. Barth. 



1 have 2000 lbs. of fine white-clover honey, in sec- 

 tions, that will weigh 1!4 to 2 lbs. each, that I will 

 sell. J. A. Newton. 



Boonville, Warwick Co., Ind. 



FRUIT AND HONEY. 



on BLACK TARTAHIAN CHERRY-TREES BY 

 ZU Express for $1. Well packed. These are from 

 two to four fept. Can send 20 small ones by mail 

 postpaid for $1. CHAS KINGS LEY, 



lltfd Greeneville, Greene Co.. Tenn. 



As early as wanted in the spring, a large number of 

 swarms of 



ITALIAN- AND HYBRID BEES. 



Bees and Queens in their season cheap. After July 

 1st, almost given away. Address, 

 Id A. W. CHENEY, Kanawha Falls, W. Va. 



