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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 



pe^EY C0MJIN. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Kansas City.— Honej/.— We quote choice white 1- 

 Ib. sections, 18@30c; dark, 1 lb., 16Cnl8. White, 2-lb., 

 18c; dark, 16. E.xtracted, in cans, white, 9c: in 

 bbls.. 8c. California, 2-lb. sections, 18c; extracted, 

 in 6U-lb. cases, 8(f> 9c. Beeswax, 18(5i20c. Supply of 

 honey is larger than the demand, and sales are 

 slow; the trouble seems to be, that prices are too 

 high. Clemons, Ci oon & Co., 



Jan. 24. Kansas City, Mo. 



Chicago.— Honei/.— Sales so far this month have 

 been very light. It may bo that the extreme cold 

 weather is the chief cause, as people do not get out 

 to do shopping. Prices are lending downward, as 

 offerings are large. Choice grades of white comb, 

 in 1-lb. sections, 18c; otf grades, lower, 14@15c. Ex- 

 tracted, 7@8c. Beeswax. '£i. 



R. A. Burnett, 



Jan. 21. 161 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



•New York.- Honey.- The market for comb honey 

 quiet. We quote as follows; Fancy white, 1-lb. sec- 

 tions, 16@.19; 2-lbs. 14(?il6; buckwheat. 2-lb. sections, 

 Vmil; 1-lb., 11@.13. Off grades, 1 and 2c per lb. less. 

 Extracted, white, 8®9. Beeswax, 22(523. 



MCCAUL & HiLDKETH BROS., 



Jan. 19. 28 & 30 West Broadway, N. Y. 



Cleveland.— li(j)i€j/.— Honey is very dull at 18c 

 for the best lib. sections. Market is overstocked 

 fgr this season of the year, and we think that, in 

 order to work off the large surplus there seems to 

 be in our marked, there must be a still further 

 decline in prices. A. C. Kendel, 



Jan. 21. Cleveland. Ohio. 



Kansas City.— Honej/.— The demand for honey is 

 light; 1-lb. sections, white, 18(§)30c; 1-lb., dark, IW- 

 16; 2-lb., white, 17@18; 3-lb.. dark, 14@l.'i; extracted, 

 white, 7@8; dark, ,5(g»6. Hamblin & Bearss, 



Jan. 23. 514 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 



New York.— Honey.— The market continues dull 

 and is rather unsettled on white comb honey, of 

 which there is a fair stock. Buckwheat comb, 

 however, is somewhat scarce and in fair demand. 

 F. G. Strohmeyer & Co., 



Jan. 24. 122 Water St., N. Y. 



Columbus. — Honey.- Market is very quiet; no 

 changes to make since last report. Choice comb in 

 1-ib. sections, 17@18c; extracted, 10@12, and very 

 little demand. Beeswax. 22((/.2.5. 



Earle Clickenger, 



Jan. 23. 117 South 4th St., Columbus, Ohio. 



Philadelphia.— Honey.— Demand for comb hon- 

 ey now is about at a standstill— only a light re- 

 quest for extracted at 10@1.5c per lb. 



Pancoast & Griffiths, 



Jan. 2;}. 122 Dock St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Cincinnati.— Honey.— The market is bare of ex- 

 citement, with a fair demand for choice comb hon- 

 ey, and for best qualities of extracted in square 

 glass jars. There is a good supply of all kinds. 

 Comb honey brings 16@20c in the jobbing way; ex- 

 tracted honey, 4(5.8 on arrival. 



There is a good demand for Beeswax, which brings 

 30@32c for good to choice yellow on arrival. 



Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



Jan. 24. Cincinnati, O. 



Albany.— Honey.— Market is quiet, and firm for 

 buckwheat and choice clover comb honey; but me- 

 dium grades are close, and go slow at prices asked. 

 Little more movement in extracted. Consignments 

 solicited. H. R. Wright, 



Jan. 21. 328 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Detroit.— Hon«y.— Best white comb honey, in 

 one-pound sections, continues to be quoted at 

 18(5j20c'8. Extracted, 10(0(11. Beeswax, 22@ZSc. 



Bell Branch, Mich., Jan. 23. M. H. Hunt. 



('HicAGO.— Honey.- The demand is rather light, 

 and prices are barely steady; offerings liberal. We 

 quote: White clover, small pkgs, 1-lb. sections, 

 16(g;18; same in larger pkgs, 2-lb. sections, LJ@il.5; 

 Dark, 10(5il2. G. Lasher & Son. 



Jan. 23. Chicago, HI. 



St. Louis.— Honey.— Choice comb, 18@20; strained, 

 in barrels, 6@7i4; extracted, in barrels, .5V^(^8. 

 Cans, 8@10. Beeswax, 19'/4(®20. 



Jan. 23. D. G. Tutt & Co., 



206 N. Commercial St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Boston.— Hojiey.— Honey is slow. Sales at 16@17 

 for 1-lb. sections. H@lb for 2-lb. sections. Extract- 

 ed. 8@9. Beeswax, 25. Blake & Ripley, 



Jan. 13. 57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



For Sale.— About 1 bbl. of red-clover honey; Yz- 

 bbl. of alsike and basswood mixed. Price 7 to 8c. 

 Sample on application. John F. Dipman. 



Fremont, Sandusky Co., Ohio. 



iVE HANDLE THE BEST SUPPLIES 



or ILL MAXlFAiTl liEBS. 



We also make the best smoker on the market. 

 All dealers should handle It. Send for wholesale 

 list. It should be in every apiary; let every bee- 

 keeper send for my illustrated catalogue, free. All 

 implements used in an apiary, sold at reasonable 

 rates. Beeswax bought at Gleanings quotations. 

 3i0db W. E. CLARK, Oriskany, N.Y. 



Wanted.— The bee-keepers in vicinity of N. 

 Y. City, to buy the Van Deusseii Hlve- 

 Olanip from me ([ keep a stock on hand), at regu- 

 lar manufacturer's prices. T. O. PEET, 

 3d 37 Park Row, N. Y. City. 



STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, BLACK- 

 BERRIES, CURRANTS, AND GRAPES. 



Plants at one-half the usual price. All stock war- 

 ranted. Good references. I can ship plants 3000 

 miles, so as to reach you in good shape. Give me a 

 trial order. Send postal card and get prices. 



EZRA G. SMITH, 

 3-.5d 3Ianche8ter, Ontario Co., N. Y. 



HEADQUARTERS 



For Cards and Sta- 

 tionery for Bee-l£eep- 

 erm and Otliers. 



Besides our beautiful eight-color chromo card, we 

 have other neat designs, also a tine selection of 

 fancy address cards, for old and young, for business 

 and amusement. Also two and three letter mono- 

 grams, all at low prices. See Here, .50 fancy print- 

 ed cards, 15 cts. ; 300 envelopes, 300 letter-heads, 

 printed, $1. Package 25 assorted cards, 10 cts. Neat 

 box of cards and honey candies, 15 cts. Circulars 

 free. Address J. H. Martin, Hartford, N. Y. 

 20ttjlb 



WRITE TO JOHN CALLAM & CO., 



LUMBER DEALERS, KENTON, OHIO, 



—for prices on— 



BEE-HIVES, SECTIONS, 



And General Supplies for Bee-keepers 



New Factoty. Low Prices. Oooil Work. 

 3-14 db . 



These sections 

 are notable on 

 two accounts. 

 One is the in- 

 variable accu- 

 racy of the 

 workraans h i p. 

 The other, the 

 ry low jier- 

 centage of 

 breakage in 

 folding. Not 

 unfrequently a 

 thousand have 

 been folded 

 ^.**^ without any 



breakage, and that, too, without dampening. Send 

 for reduced prices and estimates on large lots. Ad- 

 drees as in cut. 243d . J 



