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r/rr MARKETS. 



CdhVMBVB.—Huneu-— Market is very dull, ranging 

 In pt^ice from Ihfqllc per lb. Beeswax about the 

 same. No demand. Earle Clickengeu, 



April 10. 119 E. Town St., Columbus, Ohio. 



Chicago.— Hunery.— Trade is vet-y quiet, and no 

 sales of any consequence, belnfr made. Prices are 

 weak; coricessionS made wiien insisted upon, 

 rather than risk ca;'rying over. 1.5(rtil7c for best 

 liound sections, and i@,9 for extracted. Beeswax, 23c. 



R. A. Burnett, 

 161 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



New York.— lioney.—lhe comb - honey market 

 continues dull. We quote: Fancy white comb 

 hone.y, 1-lb. sections, 13(rtil5; same in 2-lb. sections, 

 10(«)11. Buckwheat comb, 3-lb. sections, 9; same in 

 1-lb. sections, 10. Beeswax. 24. 



McCAUL & HiLDRETH BROS., 



April T. 38 & 30 West Broadway, N. Y. 



Cleveland.— floney.— The market is very dull; 

 offering the best white comb at U@15, and trying 

 our best to close all out before new crop comes In. 

 A. C. Kendel, 



April 11. Cleveland, Ohio. 



Detroit.— Honey.— Best white comb honey in 1-lb. 

 sections still quoted at 15@16c; with little de- 

 mand. Extracted, 9@10. Beesioax, some firmer, 33@24. 



Bell Branch, Mich., Apr. 11. M. H. Hunt. 



Cincinnati.— Honey.— Nothing new in the mar- 

 ket. Prices for best comb honey range between 

 14@.17 in the jobbing way, with a very slow demand. 

 Demand is good for extracted honey in all shapes, 

 with a good supply. It brings 4@9, according to 

 quality, on arrival. Beesu'aa;.- Demand is good; 

 30@33 for good to choice yellow, on arrival. 



Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



April 10. Cincinnati, O. 



For Sale.— 3 liarrels of nice basswood and clover 

 honey. Address Thos. Donohoe, Ft. Dodge, la. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Darke County Union Bee-keepers' Society will hold its 

 annual meeting on Friday, April 27th, at Ansonia. Ohio. 



J. A. Roe, Sec'y. 



The Keystone Bee-keepers' .\ssociation will hold its sixth an- 

 nual raeetins: In the Court-house in Scranton' Pa., on Tuesday, 

 May 8th, at 10 o'clock a. m. All bee-keepers are invited. 



ARTHUR A. Davis, Sec'y. 



The first meeting, for 188S. of the Fayette Co. Bee-keepers' As- 

 sociation will be held at the rcsiiU-nce of J. W. Gillispie. Wash- 

 ington C. H., on Thursday, Ajiril Mth, at 10 A.M. A full .attend- 

 ance is desired.as the annual election of officers takes place. 



S. R. Morris, Sec'y. 



The annual 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 gathering. Take your baskets with you 

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

 to all. Peter Otto, Sec. 



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

 sociation will be held at the bee-yards of Vice-president W. R. 

 Graham, (ireenvillc. Hunt Co., Texas, May 2d and 3d, 1888. A 

 leading feature of the convention will be criticisms upon sub- 

 jects that have gi>ne tlirDUgh the bee-journals. All Texas and 

 Arkansas bee-keepers are expected to be present. All are cor- 

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



The eighteenth semi-annual session of the Central Michigan 

 Bee-keepers' Association will be held in the Pioneer Room at 

 the Capitol, Saturday. April 21. 1888, commencing at 9 A. M. Af- 

 ter the business meeting and the annual election of officers, 

 the members and friends will be addressed by X. J. Cook, of the 

 Michigan State Agricultural College. A cordial invitation is 

 extended to all, especially those interested in bee culture, as 

 this will be a very interesting meeting. W. A. Barnes, Sec'y. 



The semi-annual meeting of the Progressive Bee-keepers' 

 Association will be held in the Sons of Temperance Hall at 

 Bainbridge Center, O., on Thursday, JLiy 3, 1888, Parties wish- 

 ing conveyance from Geauga-Lake Station, on the Erie R. R., 

 three miles distant, please notify Mr L. H. Brown, Blssels, 

 Geauga Co., C, so that arrangements can be made for the 

 same. .\11 interested are invited. Miss Dema Bennett. Sec'y. 



The next meeting of the Susquehanna County Bee-keepers' 

 Association will be held at New Milford, on May Sth, 1888. 

 Subjects forconsiderationat that tima areas follows- 1. Bee- 

 Keeping for Pleasure and Profit : 2. Spring Work with Bees; 

 :i. Is it advi.sable to use Foundation; If so. to what Extentf 

 4. How can we make our Association of the most practical 

 Use to its Members ! We especially invite all bee-keepers who 

 can to come and help make the meeting as interesting as 

 possible. H. M. Seeley, Sec. 



PBiCE Lists eeceived. 



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

 ing persons: 



A. L. Sivinson, Goldsboro, N, C., issues a large-sized 4-pagfe 

 circular of the products of the Tar-Heel apiaries. 



B. Davidson, Uxbridge, Ontario, sends a 4-page list of hives, 

 fanning mills, etc. 



F. Boomhower, Gallupville., N. Y;,sendsusaver.y nlcei5-i>age 

 list of bees, queens, and fine fowls. 



R. H. Schmidt, Caroline, Wis., mails us an 8-page list of stlp- 

 plies in general. 



.J. M. Hambaugh, Spring, 111., sends us a 12-page list of hiteS 

 and supplies. It is nicely printed. 



F. M. Atwood, Rileyville, 111., publishes an 8-page list of api- 

 arian supplies. 



C. M. Muth, Cincinnati, O., sends a 32-page list of everything 

 pertaining to bees and honey. 



A. F. Bright, Mazeppa, Minn., issues a very pretty 16-page list 

 of bees, queens, and fowls. 



6. L. Tinker, New Philadelphia, O., sends us an elegant 16- 

 page list of Syrio-albinos, sections, etc. 



W. E. Clark. Oriskany. N. Y., sends out a very neat 24-page 

 price list of bee supplies. 



FROM ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



fHE following in the way of honey sta- 

 tistics came after the last Glean- 

 ings was out. As will be seen, they 

 come from distant parts of the Ignit- 

 ed States, and hence the delay. Of 

 course it is to be understood that the ques- 

 tions are the same as were given on page 

 244, last issue. They are as follows: 



CALIFORNIA. 



W. W. Bliss, Duarte. S. W. 3-2.3. 



a. Nine-tenths; b very good Indeed; c. new honey from fruit 

 bloom, alfllerea, willow, etc. 



J. P. Israel.Eneinitas. S. E. 3-27. 



a. No crop in 1887; full half of the bees in this State are starved 

 to death; b. good prospects (or a fair crop; e. the season is 

 cold and late; the sage in some spots is in bloom, but it will 

 be three weeks before there is any How of honey. 



R. Wilkin, San Buenaventura. S. 3-23. 



a. 90 per cent; b. it was never better; c. enough for breeding- 

 purposes, so that swarms are beginning to issue. 



G. W. Cover, Downieville. N. E. C 3-25. 



a. .\bout one-third ; b. good so far; c. honey is coming in. 

 The now is light. 



WYOMING territory. 



O. G. Mead, Ferris. S. 3-27. 



a. As I have the only bees thus far known to be in Wyoming 



Territory, your first queston is easily answered. My bees have 



all wintered well. b. It is too early to tell in this section what 



the prospects are for a honey-crop the coming season. 



WASHINGTON TERRITORY. 



W. W. Maltby. East Angeles. N. W. 3-23. 



a. Nine-tenths; b. good. c. We have a mild climate. Honey 

 is coming in moderately. 



VIRGINIA. 

 J. W. Porter. Charlottesville. S. E. 3-31. 



Bees have pretty generally come out well. All winter on 

 summer stands here. I hear of no serious losses anywhere in 

 Virginia. Peaches and pears are about to bloom. 

 FLORIDA. 

 J. L. Clark. W. 3-26. 



a. The losses have been very moderate; b. excellent; c. yes, 

 very rapidly. We shall extract by April 1. 

 NEBRASKA. 

 F. Kingsle.y, Hebron. S. 4-3. 

 Pollen was brought in to-day. Bees are in good shape. 



MISSOURI. 

 S. S. Lawing, Henderson. S. W. 4-6. 

 a. About 50 per cent; b. good; c. no honey yet to speak of. 



DELAWARE. 



S. W. Merritt, Dover. E. 3-23. 



a. Comparatively speaking, all; b. very good; e. no. 



