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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



401 



Two foiir-piofo sect ioii-maohi IK'S, as tri'CKl ii.s mow. 

 Tlu-y rust iu>w. $85 caflj; wo will sell tlu-m for $30 

 «'acli. 



Also II larKi' lot of sliafiinv:. pulleys, lian)fei'8. 

 iH'lttiifr, and saws, too niinn-mus to iiu-iitioii luTf. 



•lAl'ANKSK lift KW UK AT. 

 Tills lon.ur-ooiitinucil wet anil i-old wcallnr is not 

 only cut tinjr otf tlic prospect of a full hoiuy ciop, 

 but' is preventing the plantinjr of <'orn till it will l)e 

 too late for it to mature befoi'i> frost comes in the 

 fall. .Iap;tnese Inickwheat can he sown as late as 

 .luly 1,">. anil mature before frost, in ordinary sea- 

 sons. It is also as protitable to raise, and makes as 

 V'ood feed for stock, as corn. Mrs. W. H. Shane, 

 widow of the late \V. H. Shane, who was one of the 

 most successful bee-keepers and fanners of this 

 (.•ounty, raisi'd sc\-eral ai-res of .lapanese buckwheat 

 two years ajf<>. which yielded si.\ty busliels to the 

 acre. Last sprinjr oats and corn were scarce in this 

 locality, and pi-iees Were rather hijfh. J{ather than 

 sell the buckwheat for 6.1 cts. a liusliel anil bu>' I'orn 

 ,it t).T or TO cts.. she tried the buckwheat for feed, 

 and I believe her verdict was. that the same number 

 of l)ushels would go fui-ther tlian corn. May be 

 others have ti-iedit. If so. we would be ^iad to {fet, 

 reports of its value. See cut. and prices of seed, in 

 another column. 



nKCI.INE I.N BEtiSWAX. 



A year ajro at tliis time l)eeswax was rather 

 scarce, and the market advancing', but just now the 

 conditions are reversed, and we are oblig'ed to drop 

 2 cents a pound on the price. We are now paying 

 2.1C per lb. cash, or •2t<c in trade for average wax de- 

 livered here, and we would not be surprised if with- | 

 in a month or six weeks the price goes still lower, 

 as by that time the demand for use in making comb 

 foundation will be o\er. (Prices in advertisment on 

 page 434 are 2c too high). We made no advance in 

 the retail price of foundation when we made this 

 2 cent advance in price of wax, and therefore we 

 make no decline now, but if wax goes lower we will 

 also decline the price of foundation. In sending us 

 wax please don't fall to put your name and address 

 in or on the package somewhere, so we can tell who 

 it comes from: also write us a letter stating the ex- 

 ai.'t number of pounds you ship, so we can tell if 

 there is any shoi-tage on arrival. We have two lots 

 of wax recently received, and we can not tell who 

 sent it. One is a Iiarrel of over 2 JO lbs., and the oth- 

 er a small box of 23 lbs. net. 



Our subscrption li.st at this date is 10,050. 



IF YOU WANT BEES 



Tliat will just "roll'' in the honey, try ITIoorf^'s 

 Strain ol'ltalfann. tlie result of i;i years' careful 

 breeding. Prices in .lune: Wariaiited queens, $1.00 

 each; 3 for ^2.5(1. Strong 3-frame nucleus, with 

 warranted queen, $3.00. Safe ari'ival and satisfac- 

 tion guaranteed. Those who have never dealt with 

 me I refer to A. I. Root, who has purchased of me, 

 during jwst 12 j-ears, .")82 queens. Circulars free. 

 J. P. jnOORE, ITIurgan, Pendleton, Co., Ky. 

 ll-12d Money-order office, Falmouth, Ky. 



In writing to advertisers please mention this paper. 



^ ^^^i^mm.^ at 53 per lOOO. These are 

 OKClIOnS perfectly smooth, and flrst-cla.ss. 

 ^^^w»iwiiv u,.,„,^i foundation 45 cts. per lb. 

 All supiilies e(iually low. Goods shipped direct 

 from New York citv. l-18dt. 



I. J. StRINCHAM, 



92 Barclay St., N. Y. 



ty In responding to this advertisement mention GLEANiKas. 



I Will Pay $25 OCn"^^ce 



to any reliable 'k^-^^^'V^' m<u\ who will 

 send me. by the fore jjait of .June, inii |l)s. of young 

 bees in 2-lb. packages. Correspondence solicited. 

 TALBOT AOTEEWS, MOlTMOirTH, 'WAEEEN CO., ILL. 



QI7SSITS. 



Italian .5-banded bees for ijusiness; untested, 

 June, $1.00. O. F. SNOW, 



lid East DenuiH, Mass. 



HoNEr Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Nkw Youk.— //<»iei/. -"No change in the honey 

 market since last issue. Some small lots of south- 

 ern and orange-blossom extracted honey arriving. 

 Market on southern, t>'i6r';r, per gallon, according to 

 qualily; orange blossom, 7(///7X. 



Bfcsi/vir, 27fi(2'.i. with \((r>r per lb. advance for 

 choic<' run. 



May 19. t'HAS. Israel & Biio., 



110 Hudson St., New York. 



Detroit.— Hone//.— The market is about cleaned 

 up ol all desirable comb honey. Dark and inferior 

 lots selling at what prices buyers will give. Ex- 

 tracted, 7@8. Bw.simx, 27@28. 



May 19. M. H. Hunt, 



Bell Branch, Mich. 



Ai.UANV.—f/o7i(;{/.— Three weeks ago we did not 

 expect to be able to close out our large stock of 

 comb honey before July 1st; but the cool weather 

 has favored us and we are entirely- .sold out, includ- 

 ing a number of recent con.signments. Prices 

 range from B@10 according to style and quality. Ex- 

 tracted selling slow at 6@7. 



Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



May 13. Albany, N. Y. 



St. Louis.— Howej/.— There is quite a demand for 

 white-clover comli at 16@18. Dark can not sell at 

 any price. Extracted in barrels sells readily at 

 .5@5X. Cans are slower sale at 6>$@7. We received 

 first shipment of new crop a few days .since. 



Beeswax, 26. 



May 19. D. G. Tutt Gko. Co., 

 St. Louis, Mo. 



Chicago. — Honey. — Very little comb honey on 

 sale, and tlie small amount offered is chiefly rejec- 

 tions out of earlier shipments; sells slow at 15c, for 

 best of it. Our market uses very little at this sea- 

 son. Extracted in steady demand, and supplies 

 are about exhausted, «@7@8. 

 Beemmx, 26. R. A. Burnett, 



May 18. 161 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Minneapolis.— Honey.— The honey market is Im- 

 proving somewhat. Fancy white comb. In 1-lb. sec- 

 tions, Is selling at 17@18; choice, 15; dark, 11@12; 

 strained, 7@8, with very slow sales. 



May 21. J. A. Shea & Co., 



14 & 16 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. 



Kansas City.— Honey.- Demand poor, with supply 

 well cleaned up. We quote: Comb, l-lb., fancy, 

 12; dark, 8@9. Extracted, white, 7; dark, 5@6. 

 Beeifwax, none on the market. 



May 19. Hamblin & Bearss, 



514 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 



Boston. — Honey. — No change in the honey- 

 market. Slow sale, and fair stock on hand. 

 May 19. Blake & Kipley, 

 Boston, Mass. 



Kansas City.— Honey.- The demand is very light; 

 supply ample. We quote: 1-lb.. No. 1, white, ]2®13: 

 No. 2, 1U@12; No. 1 amber, 11@12; No. 2 amber, 5@10; 

 extracted, .5@6i4. Beeswax, 22(a»27. 



Clemons, Mason & Co., 



May 20. Kansas City, Mo. 



WANITPn "■"' -swarms of bees with queens by 



ITMIII l-U. ,1,,. ]5,i, ^,f 20th of June, in light 



sliipping-ljoxes OK) conil)s); who will sell cheapest? 



ROBX. Ul^INN, Sliellsbiirg, Benton Co., la. 



WANTED.— Old stamps; 2oc paid for each 10c 

 stamp used from 1847 to 18.51. All old stamps 

 bought. Look them up, your old trunks and papers 

 may contain several dollars' worth. nd 



H. Bricker, Bellevue, Pa. 



ITALIAN QUEENS f-°^,fl^^E.,.S: 



il.aU. J. C. PEOVINS, MASONTOWN, PA. 



