GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



359 



Contents of this Number. 



Apis iloi>ata II ;,, ^ IM I K. in..viiisr....363 



B*e •• PlJieii " - w ■■ . ^ 1^. . 11, :<oinr) .. 363 



B«e^-ellar. To Make ■ H - ii|i •ml) 3*0 



Beeraiitre. Lentrth of ii • u.. il:ii.i 37S 



Bee-ti-aps - :. • l . im- m :i87 



Bees, Lcnirth of Klt>rlit...:iT-,' J i ■ i liout Sugar 374 



Bellows. Cleats on l • n v .390 



Blsiilphi.leOBibononTie.- - ; . .390 



Borei>. T.. Piov.iit - \' .1 . ■ i m-iI with Houey .377 



Cum- M. . live.. .384 



Cl.'^. v. ., I ,: \ , M , ' ■ - 890 



C'l' v Hi I I, \\iiittaker .390 



C.'iiH. i;.,i,- . ': w . r. •■,' \,.. System 382 



Coii.l. 11. ui .N. .'. IMu - 1 n. ;, M'...\s,r„ltivat'g..388 



Corn in Nebraska 1; 1:. 381 



Currant. Craiidall < . i \\ ( Usale .364 



Disputes. Arbitratinyr ^ ,' \ ''I 377 



Editor in Arizona -^ i I 372 



Electropoise . -, .'. i ,i 37.5 



Fastening &in. Top and Si. h - i I t 375 



Flood in Mississippi - ! i .389 



Florida. DiSk'ouratrin^ foi-. ^ - . -^ l i-ium....369 



Flour Mixed with K\e ' w. i. lii, r. 1 389 



Foul Brood. Hurrixln on .. . .'Si Window eMiipf > 3fi3 



Foundation. Tlie New 3761 Wintering E.\perinient . . . .383 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Chicago.— i/odcj/.— Fancy white, 13; No. 1, white, 

 10@12; fancy amber, 9; No. 1 amber. 7; fancy dark, 

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

 6; dark. 4@44: beeswax, yellow, 2r@38. The market 

 Is bare of comb honey, and it is well, for there is 

 practically no call for it. A few people u.se it all 

 the time, but their wants are provided for. Bees- 

 wax active for fancy grade. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Mav 7. 163 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Milwaukee.— Hooey.— Fancy white, 13@li; No. 1 

 white, 11@13: fancy amber, 9@10; No. 1 amber, 8@9; 

 while extracted, 6@6>4 ; amber, 5®5Vi: dark, 4@5; 

 beeswax, 26@27. Since our last advice the market 

 on honey has been f<iirly sustained, and the supply 

 has beeu somewhat leduced; yet our stock is fair, 

 but we are inclined to the opinion that it will all be 

 wanted before a new crop. The common quality of 

 comb we And rather difficult to dispose of. Extract- 

 ed has been in fair dematid at quotations. Most 

 demand for the lowest value. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



May 7. Milwaukee, Wis. 



St. Louis.— Honey. — P'ancy white, 12i4@13; No. 1 

 white, 11'5@12; fancy amber, lli@ll; No. 1 amber, 

 8yj@9; white exiracied, i!i bbls.,.5: in cans. 6; am- 

 ber, in bbls.,4'/2; iti cans, ifi: dark, 4@4?4; bees- 

 wax. 27(S28. It is a little late in the season for man- 

 ufacturers to use much extracted honey In barrels. 

 Choice white comb honey in good demand. 



Westcott Commission Co., 



May 8. 2J3 Market St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Cincinnati.— Honey. — No. 1 white, 13@14; No. 1 

 amuer. 1H@12; No. 1 dark, 9@10; white extracted, 5@ 

 6; amber, 4@.5; dark, 3H@4; beeswax. 22®2.5. De- 

 mand slow for all kinds of honey. Demand fair for 

 beeswax. Chas F. Muth & Son, 



May 7. Cincinnati, O. 



New York.— flo/iey.— Fancy white, 11; No. 1 

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

 dark, 6'4 ; No. 1 dark, 6; wliite extracted, .5@.5I^ ; am- 

 ber. 44@5; beeswax. 26. 



HiLDKETH Bros. & Segelken, 



May 8. 120-122 W. Broadway, New York. 



Minneapolis.— Honey.— Fancy white, 12@13; No. 

 1 white, 10@12; fancy amber. 9®10; No. 1 amber, 8@ 

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

 ed, 6(^7; a ber, .')@6; dark. 4@5: beeswax. 22@2.5. 

 Market remains unchanged for both extracted and 

 comb. S. H. Hall &Co., 



May 8. Minneapolis, Minn. 



Kansas CiTv.-Honey.— Fancy white. ]2@13; No. 1 



white. 11®12; fancy amber, KXi^l I; No 1 amber, 9@ 



10: fancy dark, 8@9; No. 1 dark, 7@8; white extraci- 



ed, 5@.5i4; amber, 4i4®5; dark, 3^@4; beeswax, 2.5. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



May 8. 423 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo. 



Columbus — Hojicy. — No honey on the market. 

 Quotable fancy white, 12'A: No. 1, 11. 



The Columbus Co.m. & Storage Co. 

 May 8. 409-413 N. High St , Columbus, O. 



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

 10; fancy amber, 9; white extracted. 6; amber, 5; 

 beeswax, 25. We And the sales are imi)roving, but 

 we can not quote better prices. There is too much 

 off grade in the market, tmd it keeps the price down. 

 R. K. & J. C. Frisbee, 



May 10. Lock Box 1014, Denver, Col. 



Philadelphia.— flo7i«y.— White extracted, .5®6! 2; 

 amber, 4@4»4; dark, 3'/4@4; beeswax, 2.5. No comb 

 honey in tliis market but odds and ends. Nobody 

 wants comb honey now. Considerable call for ex- 

 tracted. Beeswax in constant demand. 



Wm. A.Selzer, 



May 8. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Boston. — Honey. — Fancy white, 13; No. 1, 11® 

 12; white extracted 7@8; amber. 5@6; beeswax, 2.5. 

 As warm weather advances, the demand for honey 

 drops off; and, while supply is light, it is fully equal 

 to the demand. Beeswax wanted. 



E. B. Blake & Co., 



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



Cleveland.— Honey.— Fancy white, 12@r3>2; No. 

 white, 11; fancy amber, 8@9; fancy dark, 7@7i4; 

 white extracted, 6; beeswax, 28@30. 



A. B. Williams & Co., 



May 14. 80-83 Broadway, Cleveland, O. 



Detroit. — Honey. — Fancy white, 10®12; 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, 2.5®26. Fancy white comb is not 

 so plentiful, and has sold a shade nigher. 



M. H. Hunt, 



May 11. Bell Branch, Mich. 



For Sale.— Fancy extracted in 60 lb. cans, and 

 fancy comb (Danzy sections) mangrove honey in 

 30-lb. cases. Cash offers wanted, f. o, b. here. 



H. Price Williams. Miami, Florida. 



For Sale.— Several hundred pounds extra-quality 

 white extracted honey, in new 60-lb. cans (by sam- 

 ple) to the highest bidder. O. H. Townsend. 

 Alamo, Kalamazoo Co., Mich. 



QUEENS I 



Untested, 50c; doz., $6.00 

 Varranted, 60c; doz , $7.00 

 Tested, 75c; doz., $8.00 



Imported Italian mothers only are used, and for 

 industry, gentleness, and beauty their bees are un- 

 surpassed. We have in our yard bushels of drones 

 from imported mothers and their daughters, and a 

 mismated queen is rare. No defective queens sent 

 out. Remember that we are in the far South, and 

 can send queens bj- return mail. Safe delivery. 

 Money-ordi r office. L)e<'atur. 



CLEVELAND BROS., Stamper, Miss. 



CIosing=out Prices 

 on First=class Goods. 



10 No. lE Dov. hives, 8-frame, - $7..50 



10 No. lE Dov. hives, 10-frame. - - 8..50 

 Best polished sections, $3. .50 per M. Other 

 goods in proportion. Let me make an es- 

 timate on vtur wants. 



W. J. Finch, Jr., Chesterfield, III. 



Thp k'ina Wind wheels. Only 1 inch thick edge- 

 1 lie IVlll^ wise. Six-foot wheel does all gener- 

 al work. Weight of wheel 61 lbs. Latest and highest 

 standard of excellence. Best of galvanized towers. 

 Write to diiv for full information to 



C. O. WEIDMAN, Sole Mfr., Medina, Ohio. 



RED=CLOVER ITALIANS 



Are fine large bees that work well on red clover. 

 Are bred for business. One untested queen, 6.5c: 

 two for $1.25; one warranted queen, 80e; two for 

 S1..50: one tested, $1.25; 1 select, .$2.fK). Queens fur- 

 nished in seiison, and satisfaction guaranteed. 



C. n. HICKS, Hicksville, Wash. Co., Md. 



