GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Contents of this Number. 



Alkln's Famllv 



Bt'es Kieeiint? 



Buttor Kiaiiil 



C'lia-;e, M U 



Chaiitaiiqiian on Bees. 



Ciimri'tte FiiB 



Clippin-r Wings 



DniiKv B ttoiii board. . 



IVatliol Lav(ii> 



EUofticit.v ill Disease.. 



Eiiti-Hiiocs. I^nvtre 



Ken.-o. Tlu- N,>» . 

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XM.StiawlieiT.v Bulletin 8f.l 



.8621 Wax Pi-oductioii 8.50 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Milwaukee. — Thi.s market continues about the 

 same on honey as reported by us last. The supply is 

 ven,' good, and the quality and condition are unitormly 

 very acceptable. We should enjoy a more active de- 

 mand, yet do not propose to complain, and trust good 

 results will follow the shipments. We quote white 

 1-lb. section.s. No. 1, 12'<; 1:!; No. 'J, 10(a II amber, No. 1, 

 8(S10; extracted white in barrels and kegs, 5((i C; dark, 

 in barrels and kegs, A(ar,\ beeswax, 25ff( 27. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Nov. 19. Milwaukee, Wis. 



New York. — Comb honey has been arriving rather 

 freely; trade the past week a little more quiet. We 

 qi:ote our market to-day as follows: Fancy white 

 clover comb. MCn 12; fair white, lOfo 11; good white, %(o\ 

 10 — plenty of the latter here; fancy white comb honey, 

 steady trade for; buckwheat comb honey, 7('(Si^; ex- 

 tracted honey, N. Y. State white clover, .^fe ')'!,; buck- 

 wheat, 4(W-l;/<; Southern, in demand, 5()frt.52»;;; bees- 

 wax. 26@27. Francis H. Leggett & Co., 



Nov. 22. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



Minneapolis.— Market firm at 11(511;'; for fancy 

 white comb; No. 1, lOcill; fancv amber, 10; No. 1, !); 

 fancy dark, !»(a-9!'2; No. 1, 8r'; .^U;' fancy white extract- 

 ed, 5(3 0; amber, 5; dark, i(<i i^/i\ beeswax, '22(a'2o. Mar- 

 ket has been and still is in good condition. Really 

 fancv white comb honey in very good demand. While 

 recefpts have been fairly heavy, they have been kept 

 down by a good shipping demand. 



S. H. Hall & Co., 



Nov. 10. Minneapolis, Minn. 



Boston. — The demand for honey has been lighter 

 for the past 10 days owing to the holiday trade. Stocks 

 are quite equal to demand, and prices well maintained 

 at 13c for fancy white in cartons; No. 1 white, \\(dl2\ 

 fancy amber, 9^10; while extracted, 0@7 ; darker 

 grades, .%(>. Blake, Scott & IvEE, 



Nov. 20. Boston, Mass. 



Philadelphia.— Honey selling freely. We quote 

 fancy comb, H; No. 1, 12; amber 10; buckwheat, 9; ex- 

 tracted, 5; dark, 4; beeswax, 27. We are producers of 

 honej'; do not handle on commi-sion. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



Nov. 23. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Buffalo. — There is no change in price of honey 

 since our last quotation. I think there is a little bet- 

 ter demand. Beeswax .scarce, and in good demand at 

 27^2^ for pure wax. W. C. Townsend, 



Nov. 20. Buffalo, N. Y. 



St. Louis.— Comb, white, 2J-lb. cases, 11@12J^: am- 

 ber, same. 9(al0]4\ dark, .same, 0r«8; extracted white, in 

 cans, .5@5;4; in bbls. 4^^r>: amber, in cans, 45<@4%; 

 in hh\s. . nCmi'/i; dark, ^14(''/^H\ beeswax, prime, 24ji; 

 dark, half price. Westcott Commission Co., 



Nov. 18. 213 Market St., St. I,ouis, Mo. 



Albany.— There is a very good demand for comb 

 honey, with no change in prices .since last quoted. 

 Clover is coming forward more freely. We quote fan- 

 te. i:^; fair to good, lOfS 12; buckwheat -■ " 



cy whi 



mixed, 8<a>9; extracted" dark, ■J@4;4; light, .Vod 



Chas. Mcculloch & Co., 

 Nov. 19. Albany, N. Y. 



feS; 



proved, but prices arc uuchauged. We quote SJ^foO 

 as the range of ))rices for extracted honey, and I0(u)l'i 

 for best white comb honey. There is a good demand 

 for beeswa.v at 2()(tti2.") for good to choice yellow. 



Chas. F. Muth & Son, 

 Nov. 24. Cincinnati, O. 



Denvkik. — We can quote our honey market a little 

 more steady, but the low prices .still prevail. We are 

 having good demand for our brand of extracted. No. 

 1 white comb honey, 10; No. 1 white extracted, 0; bees- 

 wax, 2;'). ' R. K. & J. C. FrisiiIvE, 



Nov. 21. l,ockt)ox 1014, Denver, Col, 



Columbus. — Fancy white, 13: No. 1, \\CaV2. Demand 

 good for all giades "white comb. \Ae are in the mar- 

 ket for supplies. 



The Columbus Commission & Storage Co., 



Nov. 20. 409-113 N. High St., Columbu.s, O. 



Detroit. — Coml) honey in fair demand. Best white 

 comb honey, Udi 12; othei grades, 8@10; extracted 

 white, 5®0; dark, 4(a'5; bee^^wax, 2.5(a'20. 



Nov. 19. M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Chicago.— Fancy white, 11@12; No. 1 white, 10; fan- 

 cy amber, 8@9; No. 1 amber, 7; fancy dark 7('; 8; No. 1 

 and mixed, 7; extracted white, 5@6; amber, 45^@.5; 

 dark, 3^@4; beeswax, 2(i@27. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Nov. 18. 163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Kansas City. — The receipts of comb honey are 

 large; extracted, light; demand fair. W^e quote fancv 

 white comb, ll(al2; No. 1, lOfSll; amber, 8(3)9; extract- 

 ed white, !3%®(>\ amber, 4J4(a5; bee-wax, 20(&24. 

 C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Nov. 19. Kansas City, Mo. 



Cleveland. — Fancy white, 12(a 13; No. 1 white, 11@ 

 12; fancy amber, 9(510; No. 1 amber, 8(5 9; fancy dark, 

 7(5iS; white extracted, 6^.^: amber, .554(3 fi; beeswax, 28. 

 A. B. Williams & Co., 



Nov. 20. 80-82 Broadway, Cleveland, Ohio. 



For Sale. — 2.5 bbls. extracted pure white-clover 

 honey, very light in color, and of fine.st quality, at 

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

 sidered. Can put it up in any style of package. Write 

 for price, stating quantity desired. 



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



For Sale. — Alfalfa honej', light amber, in carload 

 lots. S% cts. per lb.; sample, 10 cts. 



John Nippert, Box 10.51, Phoenix, Arizona. 



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

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

 160-lb. kegs, f. o. b. N. t,. 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 hone^ and 

 heartsea.se and Spanish needle. Either, price oc per 

 lb., 60-lb. cans, 2 in a case. Send .stamps for .samples. 

 JNO. A. Thornton, Lima, Ills. 



For Sale. — Goldenrod honey, extracted, in cans 

 and barrel.s, cheap as the cheapest. 



J. B. Murray, Ada, Ohio. 



Wanted.— To buy quantity lots of fancy comb and 

 gilt-edged extracted honev. B. Walker, 



Evart, Mich., or .541 Van Buren St., Chicago. 



CHAS. ISRAEL & BROS., 



486, 488 & 490 Canal St., Corner Watts St., N. Y. 



Honey and Beeswax. 



Liberal Advances Made on Consignments. 

 Wholesale Dealers and Commi.ssion Merchants. 

 Established 1,S75. 



No cheap Queens to sell ; but the best. 



Golden 5 band, or 3 band from 



imported mother. Unte.st- 



ed, 75 cts.; tested, $1.00. 



L. BEAUCHAMP. Box 6i3 San Antonio, Texas. 



