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CxI.RAlSriNGS IN BEE CtJLTURfi. 



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Honey Column. 



C/ry MARKETS. 



New York.— Comb houey has been selling rather 

 well the last wick; fancy piods fairly well cleaned 

 np; No. 1 and fair-grade giKxIs not having a quick 

 si\Ie. \Ve <inote our market a> follow,-*: Fancy white- 

 clover comb, IbolL'; No. 1, white clover, 10((ill; amber 

 white clover, !•(<!■ 10: buckwheat fancy, 8(<i it; No. 1, 7@ 

 S; exlracteil honey, N. Y. State white clover, -JViCoioJ^; 

 buckwheat, oijOil'^; Cal. white, Ti^.")',; light amber, 

 t<4(fli)."); Southern, .")H((i ")2 ' ,. j;er gal.; beeswax, '_'()(*27. 

 both Southern honey and beeswax are in den and. 

 Francis H. L,eggett & Co., 



Dec. S. Franklin and Varick St.s., New York. 



Milwaukee.— Since our last report there has been 

 an improved demand for honey; and our .sales, espe- 

 cially of extracted, have been good and quite regular 

 fiom day to day, which shows that it is reaching the 

 months of the' people. The receipts of honey have 

 been good, and the demand fair. We quote white 1-lb. 

 sections. No. 1, 12(a 13; No. 2, 10(Sill. dark, 8fel0; ex- 

 tracteu white in barrels and kegs, o^fgG; dark, in bar- 

 rels and kegs, r)@n%\ beeswax, 2.5(a;27. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Dec. S. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Kansas City.— The stock of comb honey in this 

 market is large; market quiet. We quote fancj white 

 comb, 10'2@11; No. 1, lO^lOij; amber, i)@10; dark. S@. 

 9; extracted white, 5>^<sit); amber, 4J^(&5; beeswax, 20(g), 

 2A. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Dec. S. Kansas City, Mo. 



Minneapolis. — Fancy white-clover comb, 11@12; 

 fancy dark, it@10. Market fairly well supplied with 

 all grades. Car or two of California stock .still on 

 hand. Local and country demand for white extracted 

 good. Best white clover selling from 5% to ii%. 

 b. H. Hall & Co., 



Dec. 8. Minneapolis, Minn. 



New York. — Our market remains quiet. Stocks 

 are plentiful, and with a slow demand. Prices all 

 along the line show a downward tendency. We quote: 

 Fancy white cumb, Il0a'12; fair white, 9(510; Duck- 

 wnea't, 1(g.iy2\ extracted California white, 5(«5'2; Cal. 

 light amber, -IJj®-!^^; white clover, oc; buckwheat, 4; 

 beeswax, 26(0^27. Hildreth Bros. & Segelken, 



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



St. Louis. — There is no change in prices since our 

 last quotations. Honey is moving rather slow; outside 

 trade very light; .sales 'confined to local trade; bees- 

 wax firm, and in demand. 



Westcott Commission Co., 



Dec. 8. 213 Market St., St. l^ouis, Mo. 



Philadelphia. — The demand is not .so brisk as two 

 weeks ago. either for comb or extracted. Beeswax 

 very scarce, and in heavy demand. We quote fancy 

 comb, 13',2; No. 1, 12; amber, 10; buckwheat, 8; extract- 

 ed while, (i; amber, ."); buckwheat, 4. We are produc- 

 ers of honey; do not handle on commi-sion. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



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



CoLUMBL'S. — While nearby farmers who have small 

 apiaries continue to bring in their honey it has but lit- 

 tle effect on the local trade, and a steady demand ex- 

 i.sts. We are selling fancy white at 13; No. 1, ll(al2. 

 We are in the market to V)uy, and if you have honey 

 to .sell send a sample and be sure to name price. 

 Thk Columbus Commission & Storage Co., 



Dec. 7. 409-113 N. High St., Columbus, O. 



Cincinnati.— The demand for comb honey has lieen 

 good for the last few weeks, and is fair for extracted 

 honey. We quote the latter at 3i4@*i. and comb honey 

 at 10@13 for bt>t wliile. There is a fair demand for 

 beeswax at 20rg 2') lor good to choice yellow. 



Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



Dec. 7. Cincinnati, O. 



Albany.— Our market is fairly well supplied with 

 comb honey, and stock selling freely at our quotations. 

 Fancy white. 12^13: fair to good. loroU; Ijuckwheat, 

 7^H. "The stock ot extracted is much smaller than 

 u.sual at this .season of the year, and from advices 

 received we are led to believe there is not much in the 

 hands of producers. Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Dec. 8. Albany, N. Y. 



Chicago. — There is no change in our market since 

 la.st quotations were given. Comb honey is slow; ex- 

 tracted, fair movement ; beeswax is selling well, and 

 price firm. R. A. Burnett cV Co., 



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



Cleveland.— Fancy white, 12(ctil3; No. 1 white, 11@ 

 12; fancy amber, 9(ail(); No. 1 amber, 8<a;9; fancy dark, 

 7(g8; white extracted, 054; amber, SJ^fa^fJ; beeswax, 28. 

 A. B. Williams & Co., 



Dec. S. 80-82 Broadway, Cleveland, Ohio. 



Detroit. — Be.st white comb honev, 11(5)12; other 

 grades, SfollO; extracted white. b&ii\ other grades, 4(0).'). 

 Demand fair, and supply good. Beeswax, 25(ai2»). 



Dec. 7. M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Springfield. — Good demand. Fancy white clover, 

 12c: buckwheat, 10c. We should like to correspond 

 with any one having fancy white clover in short- 

 weight packages. Perkins & Hatch, 



Nov. 



Springfield, 



Buffalo.— The market price of honey is about as 

 la.st qi oted. Demand is very slow. I think mo.st of the 

 dealers would sell at even a cent off if they could effect 

 larger .sales by doing so. W. C. Townsend, 



Dec. 3 Buffalo, N. Y. 



For Sale. — Goldenrod honey, extracted, in cans 

 and barrels, cheap as the cheapest. 



J. B. Murray, Ada, 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 

 \&)-\h. keg.s, f. o. b. N. h. Stevens, Venice, N. Y. 



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

 per lb. 



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



Wanted. — Several hundred pounds first-class white- 

 clover extracted honey in tin cans, crated, for which X 

 will pay ■5c per pound. Send sample. 



E. P. Aldridge, Franklin Square, Ohio. 



For Sale.— Cheap, 25 bbls of honey. 



Chas. Dadant & Son, Hamilton, 111. 



W'anted. — To buy quantity lots of fancy comb and 

 gilt-edged extracted honey. B. W.\lker, 



Evart, Mich., or '111% H. Chicago .\ve, Chicago. 



Wants and Exchange Department. 



yVANTED.— To exchange 140 colonies of bees, with 

 ~^ all fixtures belonging to a first-class apiary, for 

 good horses and mules. 

 Anthony Opp. Helena, Ark. 



11/ ANTED.— One saw-mill, feed and shingle mill. 

 j' JW. S. Ammon, Reading, Pa. 



VVHAT will you offer for one b-flat cornet and case. 

 ' ' al.so one e-flat alto, good instruments, practically 

 new? Address Box 321, Clifton, New York. 



IVANTED.— To exchange pair of St. Hubert man- 

 '" trailing blood-hounds, butcher tools, foundation- 

 mill, and bone-mill, for bee-hives in flat or Italian bees. 

 Elias Fox. Hill.shoro. Wi.s. 



WANTED.— To exchange a magic lantern, practical- 

 ly new, cost $4.5; HO choice views, cost $40, for ex- 

 tracted honey, shipping-cases, sections, extiactor, or 

 incul>ator. E. E. Slingerland, Tioy, Pa. 



ll'ANTED. — To exchange pure White Wyandotte 

 ^' cockerels, April hatched. One for same breed; 

 two for W. P. Rocks. E. J. Baird, Lock Haven, Pa. 



IVANTED. — To exchange one Gearhart high-speed 

 '' knitting-machine for camera or breech-loading 

 shotgun. Arthur Darst, Alberta, Ohio. 



ANTED.— To buy potatoes in car lots. Who has 

 them? F. W. Dean, New Milford, Pa. 



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IJ^ANTED. — To exchange an entire plant of machin- 

 "' ery for making Vgroove sections and bee-hives; 

 veneer machine for berry-boxes, and 10 H. P. engine. 

 All machines are in good condition. What have you 

 to exchange ? J. B. Murray, Ada, O 



IVANTED.— To exchange 1 roller organ, 12 metallic 

 ^' rolls (used but little), 1 fox hound (2 years old), 

 for miners' magnetic compass, dip-needle, or offers. 

 N. A. Blake, Beebe Plain, Vt. 



