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Contents of this Number. 



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Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



MiLWAVKicE. — This niaikft for honey keeps pace 

 with any other in vahie.s for either conib'or extracted. 

 The snpply is fair and the demand is only moderate, 

 yet we feel confident that, as the cool weather comes 

 and fruit season passes away, honey will have its share 

 of attention. We will q\iote 1-lb. sections, white, l'2.(a 

 13: dark, S'Vi 10; extracted, in barrels, kegs, and pails, 

 white, ofitaid; dark, 4',^; bee.swax, 2()(a27. 



A. V. Bishop, 



Oct. 10. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Albaxy. — I-ancv white pound combs selling at Vlfa-. 

 13; Xo. 1 white, '10(<7 12; buckwheat and mixed, 8(3*9; 

 dark extracted, -J(ai-|i4, with no great demand for the 

 latter. Would advi.se consignors to ship by freight, 

 using shipping-cases with handles to carrj-, and thus 

 avoid the risk of breakage. 



Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Oct. 20. Albany, N. Y. 



Detroit.— Best comb honey, 11(2)12; other grades, 9 

 ■ !0'4: extracted white, 5@5J4; dark, 4(5!4%; beeswax, 

 li>(ii2(i. 

 Oct. 20. M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Cincinnati.— There is no change in our honey mar- 

 ket since our la.-^t. We quote 10(al3c as the lange of 

 prices for choice white comb honey, and 3k(n for ex- 

 tracted honey, according to quality. Demand is ex- 

 ceedingly slow since the beginning of September. 

 Beeswax is in good demand at 20(gi2o for good to choice 

 yellow. Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



Oct. 18. Cincinnati, O. 



CoLtTMBVS — Fancy white clover, 12'^@13 ; No. 1, 

 11(5 11 p2. We are in the market for white comb honev 

 in any quantity. 



Thk CoLUMBrs Commission & Storage Co., 



Oct. 19. 409-413 N. High St., Columbus, O. 



Minneapolis. — Fancy white-clover comb, 10(«11 ; 

 "f e-l extracted, 5%@ol4 : other grades accordingly. 

 ' .ood time to .ship to this market. 



S. H. Hall & Co., 



Oct. 20. Minneapolis, Minn. 



Philadelphia.— Fancy comb, 1.3@14; No. 1 white. 

 12; fancy amber, 10; No. 1 amber, 9; fancy dark, 8; No. 

 I dark, 7; white extracted, .%6; amber, 5; dark,4ra 1J4; 

 beeswax, 26(&27. Honev market very active; trade I 

 booming, bright prospects. Wm. A. Selser, 



Oct. 2:1 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



St. I^ouis.— We quote white comb honev 11(512; am- 

 ber, 9(2^10; dark, 7CaS; extracted white, 'oK^6; light 

 amber 4!.*.^.'); dark, 4(a4^; beeswax, choice yellow, 26; 

 prime, 2.5&2.3'^; dark, half price. 



Westcott Commission Co., 



Oct. 21. 213 Market St., St. I^ui.s, Mo. 



Buffalo. — Will quote prices as follows: Fancy 

 white comb. 12; No. 1, 10(211; No. 2, K^(a9; buckwheat, 

 7^8; extracted white, .%«; dark, 4(3,5; beeswax, 2.")(a»28, 

 demand good; Buffalo usually is a good wax market. 

 Honey has been selling slow, due partly to warm 

 weather. W. C. Townsend. 



Oct. 26. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Kansas City.— The receipts of comb are large; ex- 

 tracted, light. We quote fancv white comb, 12; No. 1, 

 10(all; amber, S<aiO; extracted white, 5>^^(); amber, 4 

 (a.o; beeswax, 22(0:24. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Oct. 20. Kansas Citv, Mo. 



New Yokk. — During the past two weeks the mar- 

 ket lias not been so active, on account of the wann 

 weather, we suppo.se. When cooler weather sets in for 

 good, we exptcl a more acli\i- <1< inaml again. We 

 quote fani-v while. 12; No. 1, 1(1^ 11 .niil-,i, IK., 10; buck- 

 whe;it, !«("!"l; cxtiacted Calif, wlul, .,;,:,', Calif, light 

 amber. 4,'j(".'); white clover ami 1 a>s\M)od, .'j; buck- 

 wheat, 4; .southern, in barrels, 'tUc per gal. and in good 

 demand now; beeswax firm and in good demand at 

 2()<ffi27. Hildreth Bros. & Secelken, 



Oct. 20. 120-122 W. Broadway, New York. 



Cleveland. — The demand for honey is increasing, 

 and believe will continue as the weather gels colder. 

 We would advise shipping white honey, but dark is 

 not moving suffcieutlv to encourage ,shipments. We 

 quote fancy white, 12!-^r" 13; No. 1 white, ll(al2; fancj' 

 amber, 9(c/ 10; No. 1 amber, 8; fancy dark, 7; No. 1 dark, 

 (i; white extracted, 6(^(}^: amber, .^(a 5!^; beeswax, 28 

 @3(). A. B. Williams & Co., 



Oct. 19. 80-82 Broadway, Cleveland, Ohio. 



Chicago. — Fancy white comb honey, 11@12; good 

 grades of honey, "but travel-.stained or irregular, 10: 

 amber and buckwheat, 7(5.9; extracted white, ofo ti, ac- 

 cording to body, flavor, and package; dark and am- 

 ber, 4(g;5; beeswax, 26@27, and sells readily. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Oct. 19. 1()3 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Denver. — It is a hard matter for us to quote our 

 honey market. Prices are .still very low, the trade 

 being supplied with honey from the farmers. We can 

 quote comb honey at 10; No. 1 white extracted at 5. 

 There is Little or no demand for .■-.econd grade, the best 

 grade being so low. R. K. & J. C, Fkisbee, 



Oct. 22. I^ock box 101 1, Denver, Col. 



Boston. — We quote you our honey market as fol- 

 lows: Fanc^- white, 13: No. 1 white. ilffil'I: fancy am- 

 ber, 10; white extracted, 6@7: amber, .")(a;.5y2; heeswax, 



20. Bl.\KE, ,-iCOTT &. I,ee. 



Oct. 22. Boston, Mast. 



Springfield. — Fancy white clover, 12c; choice 

 white clover, 10; no buckwheat in. 



Perkins & Hatch, 

 Oct. 7. Springfield. Mas.'. 



For Sale. — 2,5 bbls. extracted pure white-clover 

 honey, verj- light in color, and of finest quality, a: 

 prices as cheap as the cheapest, quality of goods con- 

 sidered. Can put it up ill any .stj-le of package. W^rite 

 for price, stating quantity desired. 



Emil J. Baxter, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., 111. 



For Sale. — Alfalfa honej-, light amber, iu carload 

 lots. 3K cts. per lb.; sample, 10 cts. 



John Nippert, Box 10.51, Phoenix, Arizona. 



For Sale.— Buckwheat extracted in .50 and 210 lb. 

 packages f. o. b. for 4%c a lb. 



W. LaMar Coggshall, West Gioton, N. V 



Wanted. — Shipments of comb and extracted honey 

 Can dispose of .several hundred pounds of first and 

 .second grades. Can give good reference. Write me 

 what you have and the price a.sked before making 

 shipment. D. N. Ritchey, Black Lick, Ohio. 



For Sale. — Tons of honey, comb, at 7 to 12c per lb. 

 Inclo.se stamps for samples of extracted at 4 to 6c, in 

 l()0-lb. keg.s, i. o. b. N. I,. Stevens, Venice, N. Y. 



For Sale.— Pure honey. — Clover, extracted, 6% cts. 

 per lb. 



I. J. Stringham, 105 Park Place, N. Y. City. 



For Sale. — Good extracted white-clover honey and 

 heartsease and Spanish needle. Hither, price 5c per 

 lb., (iO-lb. eans, 2 in a cass. Send stamps for samples. 

 JNO. A. Thornton, I,ima, Ills. 



Clover Seed Wanted. 



Parties in the West having alsike, red, or white-ck 

 ver seed to sell may please make offers. We wish 

 few more choice lots of each, .\ddress 



Jos. Nysewander, Des Moines, Iowa. 



