GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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Contents of this Number. 



niotiou 27a 



ket. Blow at 282 



liiitcat Home 280 



tit's Method with287 



low to 286 



1 other Defunct... 2!il 



Clover, Crimson, in N. York?S«IHivH 



Combs, Character of ;'.•.• Hon, 



Combs, Drawn, Ahead -.'ss II'm, 



Comb, Drawn, Defined -.'s . lion, % i',iti 



Comb, Drawn .'s In. i,,, , , ilo' 



Cranberry. High bush :i' i , ,■ \,,, 



Editor at Jerome ■"'. ' i' 



Eucalyptus for Honev r i '!. h 



Foundation, No Side Walls. "M ,., ,, 



Fred Anderson -.'>'' I. :i ir,,MM r. 



Gold mine, Jerome 2H7 1 Tenement Hive 



Heater, Mrs.. Death of 292 Union, the New 



Heat for Bee-cellars 288 1 Williamson Produce Co 



Honey Column, 



CITY MARKETS. 



Kansas City,— Honey.— No. 1 white, 12@13; fancy 



amber, 11@13; No. 1 amber, 10@11; fanry dark,9@10; 



No. 1 dark, 8@9; white extracted, 6@5H; amber, 4 



@4^; dark, 4; beeswax, 25. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 

 April 10, 423 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo. 



New York.— Honey.— Fancy white, 11 ; No, 1 

 white, 10; fancy amber, 9; No. 1 amber, 8; fancy 

 dark, 6; white extracted, .5@.5!^ ; amber, 4@4V4 ; dark, 

 no sale; beeswax, 26@27. There is some demand yet 

 for comb honey, and selling fairly well at above 

 quotations. While receipts are lignt it keeps com- 

 ing in a small way. Extracted quiet and without 

 change. Demand for buckwheat has ceased, and no 

 more sale for it. Beeswax about the same, arrivals 

 light and the demand likewise, 



HiLDRETH Bros. & Segelken, 



April 10. 120-122 W. Broadway, New Vork, 



MiiiWATiKEE,—Ho7icj/.— Fancy white, 13@l4; No, 1 

 white, 12@13; fancy amber, 11®12; No, 1 amber, 10® 

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

 beeswax, 25@27, The season for siveet and beauti- 

 ful things has come. Springtime with its life and 

 hopefulness causes the lieart of humanity to throb 

 quicker, and the taste for sweet things is in har- 

 mony with what the eye beholds. The demand for 

 honey is better, and the supply is getting less every 

 day, and values on choice well sustained. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



April 9. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Chicago,— Hojiey.— Fancy white, 12; No, 1, white, 

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

 @8; No. 1 dark, 7; white extracted. 5@7; amber, .5@6; 

 dark, 414; beeswax, 2.5@27. This month will close 

 the season for comb honey pending the new crop. 

 • R. A. Burnett & Co., 



April 10. 163 So. Water St., Chicago, 111, 



St, LODiS,—iJoney,— Fancy white, 13; No, 1 white, 

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

 No, ldark,8; white extracted, in bbls,,.5>i@6; in cans, 

 eVs; amber, in bbl.s., 5; dark4H@4M; beeswax, 24Vi@ 

 25, prime. We have sold 7000 lbs, of extracted honey 

 in bbls. this week at 5 cts. There is a good demand 

 for this class of goods from manufacturers. Fancy 

 and No, 1 white comb scarce, and in small way 

 would sell readily, 



Westcott Commission Co., 



April 10. 213 Market St., St, Louis, Mo. 



Boston. — Hone?/, — Fancy white, 13; No. 1. 11® 

 12: fancy amber, 10; white extracted, 7®8; amber. 6 

 @7; dark. 6; bees\vax. 25, Comb honey is selling 

 very slowly, with a full stock on hand. Beeswax in 

 good demand, with a very light supply, 



B. B. Blake & Co., 



April 10. 57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



Detroit. — Honey. — Fancy white, 10@11; No. 1 

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

 fancy dark, 7; white extracted, 5@6; amber, 4@5; 

 dark, 4; beeswax, 24®25, There is little demand for 

 comb honey, and quite a large stock in commission 

 houses, M. H, Hunt, 



April 10, Bell Branch, Mich, 



Cincinnati.— Honey. — No. 1 white, 12@13; No. 1 

 amber, 10®12; white extracted, ■5@6; amber, 4@5; 

 dark, 3H@4; beeswax, 22@25. Demand slow for all 

 kinds of honey, wliile arrivals are fair. There is a 

 good local demand for beeswax with fair arrivals. 

 Chas F. Muth & Son, 



April 9. Cincinnati, O. 



Denver.— Honey.— Fancy white, 11; No 1 white, 

 10; fancy amber, 9; white extracted, 6; beeswax, 25. 

 We can not quote better prices than the above for 

 our market, and we will not give a false price to the 

 readers of Gleanings. K, K. & J. C. Frisbee, 



April 12. Denver, Col. 



Minneapolis,— Ho?iey,—Fancy white, 12@]3; No, 

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

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

 ed, 6@7; an ber,5®6; dark,4'/4@5i/2; beeswax, 22@25. 

 The demand for extracted has shown a somewhat 

 better tone of late, but prices are nominally un- 

 changed. Comb honey in light demand and nomin- 

 al. S. H. Hall & Co,, 



April 12. Minneapolis, Minn, 



Columbus.— Hojiey,— Fancy white, 12@12i/2; No, 1 

 white, 11; fancy dark, 8. Several shipments of very 

 fine buckwheat honey have been on the market the 

 past week, and sold under value, i.e., 6c. 



The Columbus Com. & Storage Co. 



Apr. 12. 409-413 N. High St , Columbus, O. 



Philadelphia.— Ho?iey, — White extracted, ^@6; 

 amber, 4@5; dark, '6^2@i; l)eeswax, 26. No comb 

 honey in our market, except odd lots broken down, 

 no call whatever. Wm. A. Selzer, 



Apr. 12. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



For Sale.— $26.00 for one 500-lb. barrel of A No. 1 

 linn extracted honey, F. O. B. cars here; or 5'4o in 

 packages of 60 lbs. each. J. B. Murray, Ada, O. 



The New Gorneil Smoker. 



Cheap, 



Strong, 



Serviceable, 



Large Size. 



iiiCT Tuc TUiMr^ for those who want a 

 JUbTlHtTHINU first-class smoker at 

 a medium price. Size of cup, 3M inches; curved 

 nozzle, hinged so as to .swing back ; legs of malleable 

 iron, secured by bolts. The blast is the well-known 

 Cornell principle. Weight of smoker, only 20 

 ounces. 



Price $1.10, postpaid, or 85c if sent by express 

 or freight with other goods. 



THE A. I. ROOT COHPANY, 

 MEDINA, OHIO. 



pOR SALE.— Barnes foot-power saw. Perfect in 

 ■ every particular. Have made over 800 hives 

 with it. Five saws: every thing in order; all good as 

 new; all out of bee business— no use for it. First 

 draft for $20,00 takes it, F, O. B, 



E, D, Keeney, Arcade, N. Y. 



