1891 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



873 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



New York.— /YoTuy.— Honey market quiet. We 

 liave disjMisert of neai'ly all of our conih lioney. but 

 liart to reduce prices soniewliat in order to meet 

 competition. E.vtracted uiicliaiiged. Supplies run- 

 ning' down, and we are in the market foi- low dark 

 grades. B'eswax, 26@28c. Demand moderate. New 

 supplies will come in from the West Indies in about 

 a month. F. G. Stkohmeyer. 



Nov. 9. New York. 



Chicago.— H(i)!ct/.— Comb honey is selling- well at 

 15@lBc for the best grades. Nearly all late arrivals 

 have come in good order. Dark is slow of sale, with 

 exceiJtion of dark extracted, wliich sells at 6@6i4c, 

 and white at 7@8c, accoi'ding- to (juality and style 

 t)f paokag'e. Beesuajc, '.i'i@2-^(: . 



R. A. Burnett, 



Nov. 7. 161 S. Water St., Chicag-o, 111. 



Cincinnati. — Hoiicy.— Demand for honey is very 

 slow for this time of the year, from manufacturers 

 and consumers. Supply is good of all kinds except, 

 perhaps, strictly choice comb honey. Extracted 

 honey brings 6@8c on arrival. Choice comb honey, 

 r2@16c in a jobbing way. There is a fair demand 

 for beeswax, with a good supply. It brings 23@25c 

 on arrival for g-ood to choice vellow. 



Chas. F. Muth & Son. 



Nov. 7. Cincinnati, O. 



Kansas City.— Ho/ie/y.— Demand for comb good, 

 supply large. We quote 1-1 b. sections, white. 15® 16; 

 1-lb. dark. 12c; extrai-ted. white. 7@7',4; dark, h@ 

 6X.^ Beeswax, none on the market. 



~7i Hamblin & Bearss, 



Nov. 11. _ri^J ' 514 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 



New York.— Ho/ipy.— Our market Is quiet. We 

 quote: Fancv white. 1 lb.. 14@15c; 2 lbs.. 12; off 

 grades, 1 lb., 12@13; 2 lbs., lo@ll; buckwheat. 1-lb., 

 10®11; 2 lbs., 9c; extracted, white clover, ba.sswood, 

 California, 6?4@7c; orange bloom. 7@7,'2 ; Southern, 

 6.5@70c per gal. Bee.'<iC(tx. 26(S!27. 



Hildketh Bros. & Segelken. 

 DNov. 11. New York. 



Chicago.— HoHci/.— Good demand for fancy white 

 honey in 1-lb. sections at 16c. Other gradas white. 

 J-l@15. Extracted honey selling slow, owing to 

 warm weathei'. Quote selling 6'/^@7>2'. Beeswax, 

 light supplv, good demand at 26@27. 



S. T. Fish & Co., 



Nov. 5. 189 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Detroit.— Hokcj/— Comb honey in fair demand at 

 12® 13 c; supply light. Extracted, 7@8c. Beeswax 

 in good su))plv at 2.5@'i6c. M. H. Hunt, 



Nov. 9. ■ Bell Branch, Mich. 



St. Louis.— JI./nei/.—Tliere is little of an encour- 

 aging nature to report in regard to the iioney mar- 

 ket. The trade is very quiet, and prices unchanged. 

 D. G. Tutt Gro. Co., 



Nov. 9. St. Louis, Mo. 



For Sale.— Extiai-ted honey, basswood, clover. 

 mesquite, alfalfa, sage, and other varieties. Low- 

 est prices. Correspond with us. 22-2db 

 S. T. Fish & Co., 189 So. Water St., Chicago. 111. 



I am prepared to furnish pure extracted honey in 

 60-lb. tin cans. New cases and cans; graded goods. 

 Carloads a specialt\'. Address 

 lltfdb E. Lo%t;tt, San Diego, Cal. 



For Sale.— 6000 lbs. extracted honey, in 60-lb. cans. 

 C. H. Stohddck. Durand, Winnebago Co., III. 



W.\nted.— 11,000 lbs. bi'ight white comb honey. 

 B. Walker, Cainic, Mich., or Glen Haven, Wis. 



For Sale. — 1000 lbs. of buckwheat comb honey. 

 30d D. F. Lashier, Hooper, Broome Co., N. Y. 



For Sale.— Four bbls. of basswood and 2 of alsike 

 honey. It is in full 32-gallon liarrels. I will send 

 sample, and take f30 per barrel on track, or $32 de- 

 livered, or 8c per lb. H. H. Ovehmyer, Lindsey. O. 



BEE-HIVES, SECTIONS, ETC. 



We make the liest goods and sell them cheap. 



Our Sections are far the best on the market. 



Our Woiks turn out the most goods of any facto- 

 rj' in the world. 



Our gootls are known as the best throughout the 

 L'nited States and Eunjpe. 



Wiite for f ree, illustrated catalogue and piice list. 



G. B. LEWIS CO., WATERTOWN, WIS. 



I'lt-ase mention tliis iiaptr. 



Itfdb 



A nVERXISING IWATTER judiciouslv di.s- 

 "" tributed where it will do the most good among 

 bee-keepers, farmers, dealers, etc.. cheaper than 

 you can mail it. Address LEE SHORTT, 



Local advertising agent. Lower Cabot. Vt. 



QAY, YOIT BEE-KEKPRR, with nothing to 

 •*^ do all winter, have you seen mv ad. of •'Oin- 

 Domestic " clothes-dryer, on iiage 8U0.'Oct. 15? Re- 

 member I pay the freight. 



D. S. Hall. Lower Cabot. Vt. 



Hatch Chickens by Steam. 



IMPROVED EXCELSIOR INCUBATOR 



aiff^L„^^Will do it. Thousands in successful oper- 

 W^Si^sl ^tion. Simple, Perfect and .sv Jr-IUgulniing, 

 tTW f, jTlTLowest-priceQ firet-class Hatcher made. 

 JiJiun beji Giiaranteed to hatch a larger percentage 



cT \ „ , "' fertile eggs at less cost than any other. 



Bend 6c. for Illus. Catalog. CEO. U. STAHL, ({nin^f. 111. 



^P"ln responding LO tnisadveiti.-enieni nientiun GLEANINGS. 



LITHOGRAPH LABELS 



Zxi 12 Colors, a.-b $2.00 per lOOO. 



The 12 colors are all on each label. They are ob- 

 long in shape, measuring 2'bx2?8. They are about 

 the nicest labels we ever saw for glass tumblers, 

 pails, and small packages of honey. We will mail 

 a sample, inclosed in our label catalogue, free on 

 application, and will furnish them postpaid at the 

 following prices: 5 cts. for 10; 25ct8. for 100; f 1.00 

 for 500: «1.T5 for 10110. A. 1. Root. Medina. O. 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



Notices will be Inserted under this head at one halt our usu- 

 al rates. All advertisements intended for this department 

 must not exceed live lines, and you must say you want vour 

 adv't in this department, or we will not be responsible for er- 

 rors. You can have the notice as many lines as jou please; 

 but all over five lines will cost you according- to our regular 

 rates. This department is intended onlv for bona-fide ex- 

 changes. Exchanges for cash or for price" lists, or notices of- 

 fering artii-les for sale, can not be inserted under this head. 

 For such our regular r.xtes of 20 cts. a line will be charged, and 

 they will be put with the regular advertisements. We can not 

 be responsible for dissatisfaction arising from these "swaps." 



WANTED— To exchange wall paper, from .5c a roll 

 and up, for honey. J. S. Scoven, 

 12tfdb Koko mo. Ind. 



\1TANTED.— A good Chri.stian liousekeeper with- 

 V> out incumbrance, to keep hou.se for a family of 

 three adult persons. 22-23d 



J. L. Clakk. Apalachicola, Fi-anklin Co., Fla. 



ANTED. — Tt) exchange bee supplies for ex- 

 tracted honey. 22-23d 

 .1. M. KiNZiE. Rochester. Oakland Co.. Mich 



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IITANTED.— To exchange a good paying job for 

 Vt .some of your spare time this winter; also a 

 Goodspeed & Wyman gauge lathe, for a pony plan- 

 er, or " Our Domestic "' clothes-dryer (see page 800 

 Oi"t. 151, for extracted honey. ' ' 



D. S. Hall, Lower Cabot. Vt. 



WANTED.— To exchange 10-inch Root fdii. mill, 

 new queen-cages, drone-traiis, etc.. for displav 

 and job type. Ho.me, St. Petersliurg, Fla. " 



\If ANTED.— To exchange queens, supplies, or cash, 

 IT for full colonies of bees. Write, gi\-ing full 

 particulars and lowest cash price f. o. b. 



E. L. Pratt, Be^erh , Mass 



