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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



445 



Two foui'-piivo sootioi)-m:n'liiiu\s. as g-ood as iu>w. 

 Tlu'V cost iii'w, #85 »';u"h; wo will sell tlicni for $30 

 taofi. 



: Also a larjro lot of slmfliiiK, pulloys. haiifrors, 

 iH'lUnjr. and saws. loo luinii'i-ous to mention here. 



MURDER YOURSELF 



No lonjjci-. but t ry sonir of Ihcse ti'ajis. 

 One of ciilier kind, as ilhisi rated in (_ii,KANiN(iS, 



hv mail 60 



One of each kind, by mail 100 



Oiie-lialf dozen, eitlier kind, by expi'ess 2 75 



One dozen, eillier kind. b\ expn'ss 5 00 



Money-order oflic-c. Middleburjrii. N. Y. Refer- 

 ence. Middlebiu'^rli National IJank. 



W. DIBBLE, 



MiDOUEBURGH, SCHO. Co., N. Y. 

 C^lii rfsiMiniliinr to liii'^ iuImi 1 1 ciinri ii»-iiniii< or kam^- ■ 



Biiii;liam's Perfect Safety 



SMOKER. 



l'at.lS78; Re-issued 1882. Pat. 1892 



No more soiled sections, burned 

 fingers, or burned Apiary. Any 

 larKe advertiser of Bingham Smo- 

 lders will send you a Perfect Doc- 

 tor. Perfect Conqueror, or Perfect 

 l.arfic Smoker, if ynu will send to 

 him 2"> cts. more than the regular 

 mail prirc. and ask for either Ol 

 the three sizes mentioned. 



Bingham & Hethering'ton, Abronia, Slicli- 



|^"ln respondinir to tlii 



^(i^elnollt mention Gleanings. 



HAVKS' i:tiproved 



FOUNDATION FASTENER. 



CASTENS Full Sheets or Starters.— Instruc- 

 ' lions Sent out with everj- machine. Satisfaction 

 jruaranteed. Price, without lamp. $1.75; with lamp, 

 S2.00. Manufactured by permission. See illustra- 

 tion in Gi,EAXiNf;s for April 1st. 1891. page 268. 

 12d E J. \Vfi:AKIi\ , U'a«Iiiii;|rton, Kan. 



Cyin responding to this ativrrtiM-nitiit meiitmn (tI.kaningm 



OK PURE TESTED Vounj? Italian Queens, 80c 

 ^^ each; *9.tiU I'er (loz. A. B. Man, 



12d Wallaceburg-, Ark. 



WANT TO Rl I Y 100 lbs. of bees, and 100 queens. 

 If nil I lU UU I Bee-men, give prices. 12d 

 J. B. MuRHAY. Ada, Hardin Co., Ohio. 



5pnrQ will pet a sample cage of my .T-banded 

 VXkJ. bees; 1 untested 3-banded.6;Jc; six for 

 J3.00; 1 .5-lmnded. :.')(•; six for :S4.2.5. Full colonies, 

 nuclei, and supplies clieap; calalog-ue free. 

 12tfdb CHAS. H. THIES, Sleeleville, 111. 

 please mention tliis paper. 



on STANDS OF ITALIAN BEES for sale, 

 '^^ in new L. l]i\-es. (jn wired frani(>s, foundation 

 pressed on. t,»ueens of 1891; some are Doolittle's 

 strain. Bees are very strong-. Price #.5 00; bees must 

 be .sold. Address, Api.vkist, 



12d Browntowti, Green Co., Wis. 



A Four-Color Label for Only 75 

 Cts. Per Thousand. 



Just think of itl we can furnish you a very neat 

 four-color label, with your name and address, with 

 the choice of having either "ci;mb" or "extracted " 

 before the word "honey." for only 75 cts. per thou- 

 sand ; 60 cts. per .".iX), (jr 30 cts. for 250, postpaid. The 

 size of the label is 2)^x1 inch— just right t<3 go round 

 the neck of a bottle, to put on a section, or to adorn 

 the front of a honey-tumbler. Send for our special 

 label catalogue for samples of this and many other 

 pretty desig-ns in label work. 



A. I. ROOT, jnedlna, O. 



HoNEr Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



St. Louis.— Hoiuy.— At present there is not any 

 demand for honey to speiik (»f. Choice wliiteclover, 

 nominal, 15; good, 12;/j@];i; buckwheat and wild 

 flower, l(l@ll; dark and broken, 5(5!6; extracted, 

 white-clover, 5'A(5i6X; southern, ii^fiJ)}^. Betsicdx, 

 prime, 26. W. B. \Vkst( ott, 



June 10. St. Louis, Mo. 



Mi.nneapolis.—Hojicj/.— Market is quite active. 

 Fancy white selling- at 16@17; dark honey 13@14. 

 Strained honey slow at 7. J. A. Shea & Co., 



J une 11. 14 & 16 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. 



Kansas City.— Hotjey.— We quote: 1-lb., No. 1, 

 white, 1-lb. comb, 10@]2; No. 2, 8@10; No. 1 amber, 

 8@10. Extracted, white. 6'/2@7; amber, .5@6. Comb 

 honey will have to .sell faster to get out of the -w-ay 

 of the new crop. Beeswax, 22@25. 



CleiMons, Mason & Co., 



June 10. Kansas City, Mo. 



New York. — Honey. — Comb - honey market is 

 about at a standstill, little or no demand. There is 

 a small demand for extracted, selling- at 65@75 per 

 gal. for Southern ; 6;4@7 for clover and basswood; 

 buckwheat, ti@bH- Beeswax. Southern is coming in 

 now, making the market a little easier, quoting- 

 25@27, with a small advance for e.xtra selected. 



June 9. Chas. Isiiael & Bro., 



110 Hudson St., New York. 



At^bany.— Honey.— As reported in last issue, we 

 closed out all of our stock of comb honey; but some 

 other dealers, unable to sell theirs, have turned 

 over their remaining stock to us; but it is selling 

 very .slow, and prices are nominal. Extracted, in 

 moderate demand, at 6@8. Beiswax, more plentiful, 

 and price lower, 2-t(si35. 



Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



June 9. Albany, N. Y. 



Cincinnati.— Honey.— Demand is good for ex- 

 tracted honey, and very .slow for comb. Extracted 

 brings 5@.8 on arrival, while prices of comb honey 

 are nominal at 11@15 for best white in a jobbing 

 way. Beeswax, in fair demand at 25@27 for good to 

 choice yellow on arrival. Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



June «. Cincinnati, Ohio. 



St. Louis.— Houey.— No changes to note. Receipts 

 light; demand fair. Beeswax, prime, 26. 

 June 10. D. G. Tutt Gro. Co., 

 St. Louis, Mo. 



Detroit.— Honey.— Very little honey to quote. 

 No first class. Market will be awaiting new crop 

 Extracted, 7@S. Beeswax, 26(§*27. 



June 8. M. H. Hunt, 



Bell Branch, Mich. 



Chicago.— Ho?ify.— Selling slowly, trade being in 

 strawberries and other small fiuit. There is not any 

 fine comb on the market; It would bring 15@16. 

 Extracted, 6(g>7@8, according to quality. 

 Beeswax, 27. R. A. Burnett, 



June 9. 161 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Portland.— Honey.— Comb, Mb. fancy, 17X; 1-lb. 

 choice, 15@r6; extracted, white, 7^. Beeswax, none 

 here. Levy, Spiegl & Co., 



May 28. Portland, Or. 



Kansas City.— Honey.- All the old honey cleared 

 up; look for the new crop the first of July. 

 June 10. H.\.MBLIN & Bearss, 



514 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 



San Francisco.— Honey.— Comb ea-sy, but choice 

 stock not plentiful. Extracted in fair demand, 

 and rather scarce. Beeswax, quiet but scarce. 



June 9. Schacht, Lem( ke & Steiner, 



San Francisco, Cal. 



Boston.— Honey.— We quote you our market on 

 1-lb. white honey, 13(§>14. Extracted, 7@8; demand 

 very light. Beeswax, none. 



June 9. Blake & Ripley, 



Boston, Mass. 



