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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUllE. 



Sept. 



peNEY CeMff • 



CITY MARKETS. 



Nr.w Y()KK.-7/(.)((.i/--TliiTf is iioinat.Tiiil clumtJie 

 inoiir iimikft. Old fomli lioncy dC ;ill ni-ailcs is 

 mostly sold out: liavr not rccoiviMl any new coinh 

 thus far, Imt arc cxpcctinii- a lot ot fancy white iii 

 1-lb. caps, uug-lassed, to arrive aliout Sept. 1st. We 

 quote same at 22c per lb. Extraeteil elover and 

 basswood is arriving slowly, but in jiood deniaud. 



B'"':iW J.r is still declining- in price. We quote prime 

 Southern, 29@S0c. Thukbeu. Whyland & Co., 



Aug. 2.5, I88i. fleade & Hudson Sts., N. Y. 



[I should say, that 22c for 1-lb. sections is pretty 

 encouraging. With us, we pay Irom I.t to 16c. and 

 sell from 18 to 2Uc. I should think there are plenty 

 among our bee friends who can till the market in 

 New York at much less than the above figures.] 



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

 in the honey market. The retail demand is very 

 slow yet. Last month's report answers well now. 

 Chas. F. Muth, 

 S. E. Corner Freeman and Central Ave., 

 Aug. 23, 1881. Cincinnati, O. 



Detroit.— Honey.— The honey market shows no 

 life yet. A small amount is moving at 14(5116 cts. 

 Bceifwax, scarce at 30 cts. A. B. Weed, 



Aug. 26, U81. Detroit, Mich. 



Chicago.— Honey.— Honey is selling slowly. There 

 does not seem to be any disposition amongst dealers 

 to buy for winter use. The receipts on the street 

 are quite large, and nearly all commission houses 

 have a few cases. About 14 to 1.5 and 16 cts. the 

 range for choice comb honey. Extracted very dull. 

 Beeswax, 30 to 32 cts. K. A. IJuhnett, 



Aug. :.6, 1884. 101 South Water St., Chicago. 



St. Louis.— Honey.— Extracted honey in barrels is 

 worth from 5'2 to 6 cts.; in cans, T'/^ to 10 at retail. 

 Trade very dull. Wliite elover comb honey is now 

 inquired for; none in tlie market. Would sell at 16 

 to 17 cts. retail. Dark honey not wanted. 



Beeswax remains unsettled in value. Mixed, to- 

 day worth 25 cts. ; choice yellow, 28. 



W. T. Anderson & Co., 



Aug. 26, 1?81. 104 N. Third St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Milwaukee.— Honcy.—This market on honej- is 

 only fair, the demand being very moderate, as too 

 much green fruit tempts the appetite. Later, the 

 demand will be more urgent. The supply is fair 

 enough for curi-ent wants, and quote choice white 

 comb, 1-lb. sections, incases, new, 14 (ai 1.5 cts.; comb, 

 2-lb. sections, old, 10<a?12!4 ; dark comb not wanted. 



Extracted, white, 8'/2@9 cts.; dark, 7®8. 



Beeswax, 28@33 cts. A. V. Bishop, 



Aug. 26, 1884. 142 West Water St., Milwaukee. 



Kansas City.— Honey.— I have to report a little 

 easier feeling in the honey market. Dealers gener- 

 ally have an idea that the crop is large, and are not 

 willing to buy more than for present demands, 

 which are as yet comparatively light. Then, too, 

 the immense crop in California, and low prices 

 there, have a tendency to equalize the eastern mar- 

 kets. Crops, except in the extreme east, I think, 

 are not so light as is supposed, and there will be no 

 scarcity in the Mississippi Valley. My last quota- 

 tions are hardly sustained this week. I am trying 

 to hold this market up, but small buyers are quot- 

 ing country prices on me that compel some con- 

 cessions. I think our bee-keepers will find it good 

 policy, in quoting prices to these occasional buyers, 

 to hold a stiff margin of 2 or 3 cts. on them: and 

 when they do make a sale, it will count to their 

 profit. But when they quote prices, or make sales 

 at about what their commission merchants or large 

 buyers are getting, these fellows use it to beat down 

 the prices in the regular channels, and it only re- 

 acts on the producer after all. I am in favor of the 

 bee-keeper selling all he can arpund home, and any- 

 where else when he can get a good price; but if he 

 places himself in the field as a competitor of the 

 regular honey merchant, he only pulls down the 

 piarket on his own head. .Teuomk, TwicuEr.L, 



Aug. 21, 18.S4. ;514 Walnut St., Kajisa.< City. Mo. 



New Y^ork.- Honey.— As the new crop of comb 

 honey has commenced arriving in this market, we 

 send you the following quotations: 



Fancy white comb in 1-lb. sections 18 (ij\20 



" 2-lb. " 16 (rr>W 



Fair to good in 1 and 31b. sections 14 (?^16 



Fancy buckwheat in 1-lb. " ]3i/2(?%13 



" 2-lb. " ll'/2@-12'/2 



Ordinary grades of dark in 1 and 2 lb. secs.ll @11Vi 



Ext. white clover, in kegs or small bbls 84@. 9 



Ext. buckwheat, in " " " " 6(4(5>. 7 



Bees ira.r, prime yellow 30 @S1 



McCAUL & HlI.DKETH. 



Aug. 28, 1881. 34 Hudson St., New Y^ork. 



For Sale.— 6000 lbs. white-clover honey, in good 

 iron-hooped barrels, which I will deliver on car 

 here in lots of one barrel or more for S'jc per lb. 

 James Nipe, Spring Prairie, Wis. 



For Sale.— Extr'd white-clover honey; 7 bbls. of 

 .500 lbs., and 17 kegs of 300 lbs. each, put up in good 

 oak barrels. Will throw in barrels, and deliver at 

 railroad depot, for 8 cts. per lb. The above honev 

 was all cured and capped before being extracted, 

 and is very nice. F. W. Holmes, 



Coopersville, Ottawa Co., Mich. 



I^OTES Fr^OM TJIE BRI6PT-B7IND ^PI- 

 ^l^Y ^BOUT TPE COMING BEE. 



KIND FRIENDS, I am glad to state that I never 

 sold (pieens that gave as much satisfaction as 

 docs the cross between Italians, Cyprians, and 

 Holy-Lands. They are undoubtedly less apt to sting 

 than any race of bees; and for honey, I shall not 

 hesitate for a moment to state that they beat them 

 all; and for beauty. I only ask you to send two letter 

 stamps for a sample of live workers, and see for 

 yourself. I can also furnish the very best queens, 

 raised from imported Italians, to those who prefer 

 them. Price ot either race, untested, but laying, 

 93 cts. each. Tested, $1.50 each. Full instructions 

 sent with each queen, and safe arrival guaranteed. 



Who will send *.50 for 100 untested queens, and 

 give me 30 days in which to fill the order? Or who 

 will send me $30 for 50 on same terms? I would 

 most probably begin to send some on receipt of 

 order. All over two orders for 100 will be returned. 

 CHAS. KINGSLEY, 



1.5-tfdb. Benton, Bossier Co., La. 



P. S.— There is no foul brood in this State, that I 

 know^ of. 



OC HYBRID QUEENS for sale. Bred from pure 

 Zu mothers. Price 25 cents each. Safe arrival. 

 Address J. W^ CRENSHAW, 



Versailles, Woodford Co., Ky. 



Any one wishing to purchase a 40-acre farm, in- 

 cludi'nu- Kill colonies bees, mostly Italians, very 

 cheap, on easy terras, had better call on or corres- 

 pond with undersigned. Would exchange for prop- 

 erty in town; Michigan preferred. 

 17d A. A. COUEY, Port Andrew, Richland Co., Wis. 



FARM FOR SALE. 



I offer a good farm for sale, 125 acres, good build- 

 ings, on a good turnpike road, very desirable neigh- 

 bors, and in an excellent locality for bees and hon- 

 ey ; white clover and forest pasture in abundance. 

 This is not only a good locality for bees, but ia 

 healthy; pure water, and church and school facili- 

 ties fully up to the average in the State. Terma 

 fair, and title perfect. Address or apply to 



SAM'L G. HILLIS, 

 14 l."-17d Concord, Lewis Co., Ky. 



PAPER HONEY-BOXES for any, with one-pound 

 sections. Shipping - cases for comb honey. 

 Fifty colonies Italian Bees for sale. 

 16-17tfd U- ISBELL, Norwich, N. Y. 



DADANT'S FOUI^DATION FACTORY, Whole- 

 sale and retail. 0rP advertisement in another 

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