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GLEANINGS m BEE CUL1:UHE. 



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CITY MARKETS. 



C'l NCiNN ATI. --Hoiicjy.— There is no change to note, 

 tieiuand is good for e.xtracted honey in all shapes. 

 Arrivals are fair. It brings -tV^CSiflc on arrival. De- 

 mand for comb honey is very slow, with a large 

 supply on the market. It brings 14(5'17c in the .lob- 

 bing way. Bef.snia.c— Demand is good, with fair ar- 

 rivals. It brings 20(5'23c on arrival for good to 

 choice yellow. Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



March 34. Cincinnati, O. 



St. Louis —Hode;/.— We have nothing new to re- 

 port in th(^ honey market. Trade is pretty well 

 over for this season. Choice white-clover honey, 

 comb, 1-lh. sections, selling slowly at lfi(«il8c; ex- 

 tracted, in small cans. 8@l)c; in Obis., 0(0*7; South- 

 ern honey, as to quality, in bbls.. 4(§j5i4. Beeswax is 

 in good demand. Prime, in round lots, 23c; select- 

 ed, on order, 2tlc W. B. Wkstcott & Co., 



March 22. St. Louis, Mo. 



Chicago.— //onejy.— The demand is very light, and 

 even the low figures now prevailing do not seem to 

 stimulate consumption to any extent. Quote 1-lb. 

 sections, ir)@18; and otf in color or condition, 14@15. 

 Dark comb, no demand. Extracted, 7@9c, accord- 

 ing to grade. Beeswax, 33@2o. R. A. Burnett, 



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



Columbus. — HoJicj/.— Comb honey is very quiet 

 at 1.5(^18c; extracted honey, no change in price, and 

 no demand. Beeswax.— 'None to speak of. 



Earle Cliokenger, 



March 22. 119 E. Town St., Columbus, Ohio. 



Boston.— Howej/.— We quote: 1-lb. sections, white, 

 16@17; 3-lbs., 14@16. Beeswax.— 250. Sales slow. 



BL.\KE & KlPLEY, 



March 22. .57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



St. Louis.— Honey.— Market bare. Extracted and 

 strained, in bbls., 6V2@7!4- Comb, slow, at 17@19. 

 Beeswax.— Frime, 22c. D. G. Tutt & Co., 



Mar. 22. 206 N. Commercial St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Kansas City.— Ho?(fj/.— Market is weak and low- 

 er; Ic per lb. otf. This market is well supplied. 



ClEMONS, CliOON & Co., 



March 23. Kansas City, Mo. 



Albany.— Honcy.-Market quiet. Stocks light, 

 and prices unchanged. Season about over. 

 H. R. Wright, 

 March 36. 328 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



New York.— HoTiej/.— Honey is moving slow; low 

 prices and slower demand. 



Thurbeb, Whyland & Co.. 

 Mar. 21. New York City. 



Detroit — Hnney. — Re«t whitf comb honey in l-lb. 

 sections is now quoted at 15@,16c; not much in 

 sight, but no demand. Ext'd, 8@10. Beeswax. 23@23c. 



Bell Branch, Mich.. Mar. 22. M. H. Hunt. 



For Sale.— 1000 lbs. extracted, clover honey, in 

 60-lb. cans, at 9c per lb. ; sample 6c. 



.7 B. Alexander (Nurseryman), 

 Hartford City, Ind. 



For SaIvE.— 2t0() lbs. extracted honey, principally 

 clover, and a little hasswood, all of which is good 

 and well ripened, put up in oak kegs, lii gal. and 10 

 gal.; average weight 180 lbs. and 125 lbs. Price per 

 lb.. 10 cts. and 10^4 cts. here on board cars. No 

 charge for kegs. Sample .5 cts. 



Mont. Wyrick, Cascade, Dubuque Co., Iowa. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Tlif first ineetiug-. lor 188S. ,if thi' Fayettf Co. Bee-kee)H-rs' As- 

 sociation will be held at the residence of J. W. (Jilli.sple. Wash- 

 ington C. H., on Thursday. April 26th. at 10. \.Ji. A full attend- 

 ance is desired,' as the annual election of ofticers takes place. 

 S. R. Morris, Sec 'y. 



The tenth annual meeting of the Texas State Bee-keepers' As- 

 sociation will be Iield at the bee-ynrds of Vice-president W. R. 

 Graham. Greenville, Hunt Cc... Te.xii.s, May 2d and 3d, 1S88. A 

 leading feature i>l tin iiventioii will be criticisni> upon sub- 

 jects that have trnne tliii>u>,'li the- bei -journals. .Ml Tc.v.ms and 

 .\rkansas bee-keepers are expected to be present. .\ll are cor- 

 dially invited. No hotel-bills to pay. B. F. Carroll, Sec'y. 



The itnnual meeting of the Western Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will be held at Independence. Mo., at the court-house, on 

 the 25th of April, 1888. The meeting will be carried on as a 

 .sociable, friendly gafnering. Take vour baskets with you 

 and let us have a good time. \ cordial invitation is extended 

 to all. Peter Otto, Sec. 



PfllCB LISTS RECEIVED. 



Since our last we have received price lists from the follow- 

 ing persons: 

 .1. E. Pryor, Dexter. Iowa; an 8-page list of hives, etc. 



C. M. Hicks, Fairview. Md.; a 4-page list of queens, etc. 



D. E. Mater, Clare, Aiich. ; a 4-page list of hives, sections, etc. 

 J. W. K. Shaw & Co., Loreauville, La. ; a 4-page list of Italian 



queens. 



E. L Goold, Brantford, Ont., Canada; a 20-page list of bee- 

 keepers' supplies. 



C. F. Rood, Romeo. Mich. ; a list of supplies, printed on Mar- 

 tin's chromo cards. 



S. W. Morrison, Oxford. Pa; a 4-page circular relative to 

 Carniolan queens. 



G. H. Kirkpatrick, New Paris. Ohio; a 12-page list of supplies, 

 queens, and honey. 



.1. W. Krewson. Drain, Oregon; a 4-page circular relative to 

 hives and supplies in general. 



G K. Hubbard, La Grange. Ind ; a 12-page circular, describing 

 the ■' Hubbard " hive and fixtures. 



Oliver Foster, Mount Vernon, Iowa; his circular and price 

 list of Italian queens, supplies, etc. 



A. O. Crawford. South Weymouth, Mass.; a 20-page list of 

 specialties. mostly labels; very pretty. 



W. W. Bliss, Duarte, Cal.; a nice business card relative to 

 foundation, and supplies in general; also an 8-page list. 



The largest list we have ever yet received is one of 72 pages, 

 from Abbott Brothers, Soulhall, London, England. Price 2 

 pence. 



J. H. Howard. Holme, near Peterborough, England, issues 

 a 48-page list of hives, feeders, extractors, etc. It is vei-y nlcel.y 

 printed, and I'ulJy illustrated. 



C.H.Smith, Pittstield, Mass.; a little work on bees. The 

 fiist 18 pages relate to the different races of bee.s and how to 

 handle them : after this, 30 pages of matter relating to bee- 

 supplies. 



The D. A. Jonps Co.,Beeton, Canada; a 20-page list of every- 

 thing pertaining to bees. We notice described and illustrated 

 their new section-crate and honey-board. Oh, yes! a regular 

 counter-store of 5 and 10 c. articles will be found in the back 

 part of the catalogue. 



The following were printed at this office : 



S. P. Yoder, East Lewistown. Ohio; a chromo advertising 

 card of bees, queens, and poulti-y. 



Dr. L, L, Loomis. Pemberville. Ohio; an advertising eard of 

 bees, queens, and nuclei. 



IJVIPORTANT! 



QllFFIM^ to be shipped by return mail, when 

 *''-*-''*^ ordered. It is best to get two and 

 four frame nuclei when ordering hees. Choice, 

 fine, solid red and yellow Italian queens, at the fol- 

 lowing prices: Untested, from now through the 

 season, ifl.OO; tested, f2.00; select tested, $3.50; 

 standard breeders, »3.00. Bees by the pound, $1.00; 

 frame of brood, 75 cts. My bees are gentle Italians, 

 with great power of wing, and fine honey-gathering 

 capacity. No foul brood, no moth. 7-18db 



L0CZB0Z215 Madison, Morgan Co., Ca. 



Tested, »1.00; untested, 75 cts.; after May 15th, 60 

 cts. Bees, per lb , 50 cts. to all who will send cages 

 to ship them in. C. C. KIRKMAN, 



7d Coxville, Pitt Co., N. C. 



FOU SALE CHEAF. 



The following articles: One section-box machine, 

 one cutter-head for making the entrance to section- 

 boxes, one mandrel with dovetailing saws, one 

 planer, for planing hives and sections, one mandrel, 

 two 10-in. saws, one 8 and one 9 in. saw. two 6-in. 

 saws; one 6-in. dovetailing saw. Machinery as 

 good as new. THOMAS GEDYE, 



La Salle, La Salle Co., 111. 



Eggs-for- Hatching. 



p. Rocks, 1st pen, *1.00; 2d pen, 75 cts. Langshans 

 $1.. 50 for sittings of 14 eggs. Warranted pure. Sat- 

 isfaction given. MRS. C. E. HATCH, 



Kentland, Newton Co., Ind. 



