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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



75 



Contents of this Number. 



Adulteration, To Avoid.... 



Bee-pariUvsi.s 



Buclvwlieat Season .. 



Comb. Drawn 7 



Cover, Danzy 



Drawn Comb 



Editor in Arizona 



Esioajies. Wire-cloth 



Foul Brood in Foundation 

 Fred Anderson 



.iti..,, To Build 



n-<.T:ill 8.5,86,87 



n- Miller on Lipht.... 78 



Sertion 85 



W. H 97 



New York.— Honey.— Our market remains quiet 

 I and inactive for all grades of honey, both comb 

 I and extracted. There is quite a stock on the mar- 

 'IJ5 j ket, and unless we have a good spring trade some 

 XI ' of it will be carried over. Fancy white, n@12; fair 

 88 I white, 9@10; buckwheat, 7@7!4; extracted white, 6 

 «;i@r)X: buckwheat. 4: southern, 50 c per gallon. 

 ™ I Beeswax quiet at 25@26. 



HiLDRETH Bros. & Segelken, 

 Jan 23. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, New York. 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



San Francisco.— HoHcy.— Fancy white, 10@11; No. 

 1 white, 9@10; fancy amber. 7@8; No. 1 amber, 6@7: 

 fancy dark, 5@6; No. 1 dark. 4@5; white extracted, 

 51/2; amber, iM@i>i: dark, 2%@3; beeswax, 24@25. 

 The demand is not active for honey nor beeswax, 

 but storks very light. Henry Pchacht, 



Jan. 10. San Francisco, Cal. 



Detroit.— Ho?ie}/.— No. 1 white, 11@12V2; fancy 

 amber, 10@11; No. ] aml)er, 9@10: fancy dark, 8@9; 

 white extracted, 6i/4@6; amber, SQSVj: beeswax, 25 

 @26. M. H. Hunt, 



Jan. 21. Bell Branch, Mich. 



PhiladeiiPhia.- floTiCM.— No. 1 white, 9@10; fan- 

 cy amber, 7@8: No. 1 amber. 7; No. 1 dark 7; white 

 extracted, 6H®6; amber, 4@5; dark, 3U@i\ bees- 

 Wm. a. Selser, 



wax, 2,5. 

 Jan. 22. 



No. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Chicago.— Ho?iej/.— Fancy white, 1.3; No. 1 white, 

 12; fancy amber, 11; fancy dark, 10; No. 1 dark. 9; 

 extracted, white, 6@7; amber. 5@5kil dark, 4@4i4; 

 beeswax, 26@27. Demand not very active. Stocks 

 light. S. T. Fish & Co., 



Jan. 21. 189 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Pt.evet.and.— flow/.— Fancy white. Il@12i4; No. 1 

 white. 10@11; fancy dark, 7@8: white extracted. 6® 

 7; amber, 4@.5; beeswax, 21@37. Honey is moving 

 very slowly in our market. There seems to be but 

 little call for it. Williams Bros., 



Jan. 18. 80 & 82 Broadway, Cleveland, O. 



Kansas City.— flonej/.— Fancy white, 14; No. 1 

 white, 13@14; fancy amber. 12@13; No. 1 amber, 11 

 @12; fancy dark, 10@11; No. 1 dark, 8@9; white 

 extracted, 6@6!/2 : amber, .5@.'iV^; dark, 4@4i2; bees- 

 wax 25. C. C. Clkmons & Co., 



Jan. 20. 423 Walnut, Kansas Oity. Mo 



Cincinnati.— Hone}/. — Fancy white, 12@14; No. 1 

 j white, 11@]3; No. 1 amber. 10@]2; white extracted, 

 i 5@7; amber, 4@6; dark, 3S@4; beeswax, 32@2,5. 

 I Chas F. Muth & Son, 

 I Jan. 18. Cincinnati, O. 



Denver.— Ho/iejy. —Fancy white, 11: No 1 white, 

 10; fancy amber, 9: white extracted, .5@6; beeswax, 

 25. There seems to be a little better demand for 

 extracted. U. K. & J. C. Frisbee, 



Jan. 21. Denver, Col. 



Extrac ed hor'ey, fine linn, new crop; cheaper 

 than the cheapest. J. B. Murray, Ada, O. 



For Sale.— 10 more 160-lb. k< gs of buckwheat hon- 

 y at 4 cts. per lb., f. o. b. cars. The lot at39.i. 



N. L. Stevens, Venice, Cayuga Co., N. Y. 



For Sale.— 6000 lbs. extracted honey, in new cans 

 and cases, $375.00. Speak quick; who wants it ? 



Elias Fox, Hillsboro, Wis. 



Chicago.— Hojiey.- Fancy white, 12@13; No. 1 

 white, lf@ll; fancy amber. 8@10; No. 1 amber, 7@8; 

 fancy dark, 8; No. 1 dark, 7; white extracted, .5@7; 

 amber, .5@6; dark, 4;4; beeswax, 3.5@27. Very little 

 activity in the market. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Jan. 19. 163 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



For Sale. — A carload of white extracted honey 

 from basswood and willow-herb in 30-gallon barrels 

 and 60-lb. cans. Purity and safe arrival guaran- 

 teed. Price 6'/4 cts. ; in quantity, 6 cts. 



Frank McNay, Mauston, ^is. 



Boston. — H<mey. — Fancy white. 13; No. 1. 11®, 

 12; white extracted, 7@8; amber, 5®6; dark, 4@5; 

 beeswHX, 25. Comb honey in fair demand, with 

 good supply of No. 1; fancy 1-lb. cartons wanted. 

 Good demand for extracted, with light supply of 

 light amber and white Beeswax in good demand, 

 with light supply. We advise shipments. 



E. E. Blake &Co.. 



Jan. 20. Boston, Mass. 



Albany. — Honey. — Fancy white, 12@13: No. 1 

 white, 11@12; fancy dark, 7®8: No. 1 dark, 6@7; 

 white extracted, .5®6; dark. 4@4i4 The demand for 

 comb honey continues very slow, even at lower 

 prices. There is some inquiry about extracted, but 

 few sales yet Ample stock on hand. 



Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Jan. 20. Albany, N. Y. 



For Sale.— Ten barrels good white - clover ex- 

 tracted honey at prices to suit the times. Can put 

 I it up in any style of package desired. Write for 

 j price, stating quantity wanted. Send stamp for 

 ! sample. Emil J. Baxter, 



I Nauvoo, Hancock Co., 111. 



Minneapolis.— Ho?iej/.— Fancy white, 11@12: No. i 

 1 white, 10@11; fancy amber. 9@10: No. 1 amber. 8® 

 9; fancy dark, 7@8: No. 1 dark, 6@7; white extract- i 

 ed, 6@7; amber, .5@6; dark. 4@5: beeswax, 22@25. 

 Market steady and quiet since the holiday season. I 

 and quotations nominal. Extracted is in occasional [ 

 demand, and choice comb fairly well cleaned up. 

 S. H. Hall & Co., 



Jan. 20. Minneapolis, Minn. j 



Milwaukee.— Hojiej/.-Fancy white, 12@13; No. 1 

 white, 11®12; fancy amher, 10®11; No. 1 amber, 

 9@10; white extracted, 6@7; amber, ,5@6: dark. 4® j 

 4'4; beeswax, 25®26. The demand for honey is not i 

 very brisk— market dull, sales drag, and values are 

 hard to maintain; but we hope improvement may 

 yet come. But honey is a luxury, and not every- 

 body can enjoy it, even at low prices. We trust our ! 

 next report may be more cheering. ' 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Jan. 20. Milwaukee, Wis. 



For Sale.— Extracted buckwheat honey, in kegs 

 of 160 lbs., at 414c per lb. J F. Michael. 



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