1898 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Contents of this Nnmber. 



Adair Lonar-idea Hive. Hiptorv of by Popnieton 13 



Bei--keepe'- The Farmer, vs. Professionals 9 



Bibles for Preininms 2" 



Bovee Potato vs New Queen . 27 



Brooil-frame^. Pro.ieftions on End-bar , ... 9 



Copgshall. W. L .at Home 20 



CofTfrsliall Re-iilence. View of 11 



Commi-i^-ioii Ho\i?es. Certain ones Commended 18 



Expo.Mtioii at (Voalia.Neb 18 



Fence and Plain Section 12,17 



Foul Brood a Sloiv. working- Di-pase 7 



Ginsensr Culture. Warning' about 27 



Government Encouragement of Tobacco 25 



Grading Honev bv Means of Pictures 17 



Hive, Tlie Loim-idea. Historv of 13 



Home of tlic H'Miev-bees, Tinker's Visit at 14 



Honey Display in Canton, by .\. B. Weed 17 



Hone'v a^ an Ai tide of Food 19 



Hone.v. Well-rinened. Defined 19 



Markets. How Spoiled by Professional Bee keepers 9 



Medicines Free of Charge. Tricks about 26 



Noms de Plume U-e of, Condemned 18 



Pictures, Grading Honey by 17 



Potatoes To Prevent Scab on 27 



Precept upon Precept 19 



Professional Bee keepers, vs Farmers 9 



Review, Bee-keepers'. Imnrovements in 18 



Rhubarb Culture in Florida. Difliculties in 27 



Ridgepole Musings, by R C. Aikin 7 



Scab on Potatoes, Remedy for 27 



Section Plain, and Fence'. 12, 17 



Spanish Joui-nal. New Chilean 18 



Snbsoiling. .Advantages in 27 



Supers. Shallow. Killing Bees 15 



Swarming. To Prevent 15 



Tinker. Dr. G L.. in Medina H 



Tobacco and the Government 95 



Tiade Notes 22 



Weather Bureau Defended 26 



Honey Column. 



C/TV MARKETS. 

 Philadelphia. — Market very dull here now; some 

 few "sales at reduced price. Fancy oinb, 18c; No. 1 

 comb. 11; amber, 8; extra :ted, 6 for white, and 4 to 5 

 for darker grades; bees vax advanced to 28. 



Wm. a. Selser, 

 Dec, '£>,. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Minneapolis. — Fancy white-clover comb, 12; No. 1, 

 11; dark, 10@105{; extracted white clover. (5; amlier, 

 55^; dark, 5, Good demand for extracted if quality is 

 of the best. S. H. Hall & Co., 



Dec. 2.3. Minneapolis, Minn. 



Denver. — The demand for both comb and extracted 

 honey has somewhat improved, but it is mainly owing 

 to the holiday season. We can quote No. 1 white comb 

 honey at 10; No. 1 white extracted, (i. We are having 

 a fairly good demand for extracted. 



R. K. & J. C. Frisbee, 



Dec. 28. I^ockbox 1014, Denver, Col. 



Boston. — Fancy white, 18; No. 1 white, 11@,12; fancy 

 amber, 10; No. 1 amber il; white, extracted, 6(57; am- 

 ber. h'hTiV2\ beeswax. 27. The demand is good and 

 supply light. What is row needed is strictly No. 1 

 white honey and pure beeswax. These will meet a 

 readj' sale. Blake, Scott & L,ee, 



Dec. 20. Boston, Mass. 



Columbus. — A good d> mand exLsts for white comb 

 honev, and fancy stock is having the preference at 13. 

 Good' No. 1 sells at 11@12, and No. 2 at ilfaUO. Can 

 use some amber, which will probably bring 8@8'^. 

 The Columbus Commission &'Storage Co., 



Dec. 21. 409-413 N. High St., Columbus, O. 



Chicago. — The demand for comb honey has been 

 unusually light during the month of December, and 

 sales have lieen made of the best grades of white at 

 lie, and those not desirable in appearance at 9(5 10; 

 amber and dark ranging 7(5.9; extracted white, 5(a 6; 

 amber, 4(^.5; dark, 4; beeswax, 2(i@27, and in good de- 

 mand. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Dec. 21. 163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Cincinnati. — There is no change in prices, but 

 a rather slow demand for the holiday season. We 

 quote 10(01,14 as the range of prices for be.st white comb 

 honey in the jobbing way, and 8'4f5 6 for extracted 

 honey. .Supply is fair. There is a fair demand for 

 beeswax at 20(^2.5 for good to choice vellow, with a fair 

 supply. Chas. F.'Muth & Son, 



Dec. 22. Cincinnati, O. 



CLiJVELAND. — We quote selling as follows : Fancy 

 white, 12(^1 13 ; No. 1 white, ll(gl2 : fancy amber, it((/ 10 ; 

 No. 1 amber, 8@9 ; fancy dark, 7(68 ; white extracted, 

 6^ ; amber, 5l4(gj6. Beeswax, 28. 



A. B. Williams & Co., 



Dec. 22. 80-82 Broadway, Cleveland, Ohio. 



Kansas City. — The receipts of extracted honej' 

 more liberal, market onlv fair at ilAfaih'A ; fancy 

 white, 1-ib. comb, 10^@11 ; No. 1 « hite. 1-lb. comb, 10 ; 

 No. 1 amber comb, 9(5i9i4. Beeswax, 20(a'22. 

 21. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Dec. 22. Kansas City, Mo. 



Albany. — The market quiet on comb hone3', as is 

 generally the case after the holidays, and prices not 

 well su.stained. We quote fancy^ white 11(5112 '; fair to 

 good, 9(0,10; mixed, S(g.'.l ; buckvvheat, 7(5: S ; extracted 

 in light supply ; white, o(Sja ; dark, 4%@'>. 



Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Dec. 22. Albany, N. Y. 



MiL^WAUKEE. - At this date the demand for honey is 

 not very good. Think the attention of the trading 

 people is attracted more by the fanciful than the prac- 

 tical. However, we know that they yvill come back 

 after a few days. Supply good, and we can quote No. 

 1 white, 1-lb. sections, 10(5 12 ; No. 2 white, 1-Ib. sections, 

 9@10 ; No. 1 dark 1-lb. sections, 8(n 9 ; extracted in bbls., 

 kegs, and pails, white, •55^(ffi6 ; extracted in bbls., kegs, 

 and pails, dark, 4%(a>r>. Beeswax, 25(5)27. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Dec. 22. Milwaukee, Wis. 



New York. — Our market remains quiet. Fancy 

 grades of white comb are about cleaned up, and same 

 would find ready .sale at quotations. We have a large 

 stock of buckwheat, mixed and off grades white, and, 

 as the demand for the.se is very liglit. we can n^ t en- 

 courage further shipments for the.se for the near fu- 

 ture. Extracted is selling fairlv well, all kinds. We 

 quote : Comb, fancy white, 11(5)11'< ; off grades, 9(2! 10 ; 

 buckwheat and mixed, H^iCa'l ; extracted, California 

 white, o(d'i3l4 ; light amber, 4''2(Si4i% ; white clover and 

 basswood, 5(5.55^ ; buckwheat, -l(a)A]A ; .southern, .50c 

 per gallon. Beeswax in good demand at from 2ii(a'l~. 

 Hii DRETH Bros. & Ski-elken, 



Dec. 22. 120-122 W. Broadway, New York. 



Detroit. — White comb, ll(ffi/12 ; other grades, 8(gl0. 

 .Supply equal to demand. Extracted, light; .5(5 6 ; dark, 

 4@5. Beeswax in good demand at 2.5(5)26. 



Dec. 27. M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch, Mich. 



For S.\LE. — Buckwheat comb honey, at 7 and 8c per 

 lb. Extracted at 4c in 160-lb. kegs, f. o. b. cars. 



N. I,. Stevens. Venice, Cayuga Co. N. Y. 



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

 per lb. 



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



For S.\le. — Extracted clover at 6 cents. 



M. ISBELL, Norwich, Conn. 

 For S.\le. — Cheap, 25 bbls of honey. 



Chas. Dadant & .Son, Hamilton, 111. 



Wanted. — To buy quantity lots of fancy comb and 

 gilt-edged extracted honey. ' B. Walker, 



Evart, Mich., or 211 ',4 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago. 



CHAS. ISRAEL & BROS., 



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



Honey and Beeswax. 



lyiberal Advances Made on Consignments. 

 Wholesale Dealers and Commission Merchants. 

 Established 1875. 



Dovetailed Hives, 



Sections, Extractors, Smokers, 

 and every thing a bee-keeper 

 wants. Honest goods at close 

 honest prices. 60-page cata- 

 log free. 



J. M. JENKINS, Wetumpka, Ala. 



