1898 



GIvEANINGS IN BEE CUIvTURE. 



75 



Contents of this Number. 



Acetylene Gas 81 



Anti-i-aloon League ll>2 



Bean fields nf ralifoinia 86 



Bees Hannine: Out 86 



Bees, BilUe View of 90 



Bees vs. Farniinpr 92 



Bee-keepinMT for Women 92 



Bui-kwlieatinNew York 86 



Califo-nia vs. Wisconsin 84 



Ceiiietevies. Southern 96 



Ch .vei'Seed in Umbrellas 107 



Fa.'iurHom-v 83 



Faiiri Caidening. Wallenmyer's 107 



Fence and I'lain Section 96 



Florida, Klizzaid in 96 



Fiaiiie-. Hoffman, vs. Stapled 97 



GardcninR- and Heavy Winds 106 



Golden'sSei-tion Super 91 



Giad nu: rules Criticised 84 



GiadiiiH' liv Photographs 99 



Gveeutield. f.ntlier 81 



Harri-oii. Mrs Luc-inda, in Florida 96 



Hiving Swarms i.n Poles 9.5 



Honey Witliout Corner Holes 82 



Honey, Hints in Selling 82 



Honey, Increasing Sale of 92 



Honev-plan ts for Bees 94 



LangstToth Memorial Fund 100 



Manuiu's Ex;icrience 8.') 



MiMUi ta i n Passes 86 



Oliio I'niver-itv 104 



Omalui Exposition 9o 



Peep lioles in Sections 81 



Planting for Honey Alone 94 



Pumpkins, Large 81 



Pure-food Congress 101 



Questions for Beginners 97 



Recipes for Cooking 110 



Sashes, To Piotect from Wind 106 



Section Super. Golden's 91 



Sections, Plain, and Fence 89 



Section cleaner, Aspinwall 93 



Section-cleaner 99,100 



Sunflowers for Smoker Fuel 92 



Swarming. Excessive 9.i 



Talmage on How Bees Work 99 



Terms. Sliort ... 93 



Umbrellas to Catch Clover seed 107 



Unions, Consolidating 99 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



New YbRK. — We have had a good trade ofi comb 

 honey the past week. Fancy while is in demand. 

 Our stock of fair atid mixed fioney is working dowfi 

 very well. ETxtracted honey is selling well. Fancy 

 white clover and basswood find ready .sale. We 

 qnote white comb honey, fancy, llf|^o»12'-i; fair grades, 

 9(g'I0 ; buckwheat and mixed, (i'^toj" ; extracted Cali- 

 fornia white, PiUxb'-z : amber, -l^j^Cu.') ; white clover and 

 basswood, -^^Xfarjii ; buckwheat, ACa'-i)/i ; .southerti, .50(«i 

 Beeswax, 27fa'2Kc. fitids ready sale. 

 Francis H. Leggett & Co., 

 New York. 



65 cts. per gallon. 

 Jan. 24. 



St. L,ouis. — Comb honey, fancy white, ll^(a).12; A 1, 

 white, 10;'2@11 ; No. 1, white, 10@,1054 ; No. 2,^ white, 

 @10; No. o, white, i'i@i<%. Amber, 2 cts. le's than 

 white ; dark, 2 cts. less than white. Oti the difTeretit 

 grades of extracted honey, white, 5(« T)'; ; atnber, Al^ 

 @AYi ; dark, 3@4. Beeswax, prime, 2.')@.2o^. The de- 

 mand for hotiey is very light, and stocks iti our city 

 are large ; movements slow. 



Westcott Com. Co., 



Jan. 19. St. Louis, Mo. 



Milwaukee. — The demand tor honey is not up to 

 what we desire, yet we are hopeful it will come later 

 on. The supply of comb is good, atid quality very 

 nice, afid it seems it will all be wanted at fair valties. 

 We feel like tryitig to su.stain values, yet not all who 

 handle hofiej- do .so. However, we will continue to 

 quote faticv 1-lb. sections, 11(512; A No. 1, 1-lb. sec- 

 tions, ll(a'lij4 ; No. 1, 1-lb. sections, lOfadl ; No. 2, 1-lb. 

 -sections, Stmit ; No. 1, dark, 8@9 ; extracted in bbls., 

 kegs, and cans, white, 5^@6 ; extracted in bbls., kegs, 

 and cans, dark, 5@.55^. Beeswax, 2.')@2S. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Jan. 24. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Cincinnati. — Demand is slow for extracted and 

 cotnb honey, with a good supply. We quote 10@13 as 

 the range of prices for best white comb honey ; 3^(gi 

 6c for extracted honey, according to quality. There 

 is a fair demand for beeswax at 2.5@,27 for good to 

 choice yellow ; supply good. 



Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



Jan. 20. Cincinnati, O. 



Boston. — Fancy in cartons, 12@]3 ; fancv, in glass 

 fronts, 11@12 ; A No, 1, 10@11 ; No. 1, 9 ; No' 2, 8 ; No. 

 3. no sale here. Beeswax, 27c, good demand. Light 

 demand for honey, a good supply. 



Blake, Scott & I,ee, 



Jan. 18. Boston, Mass. 



Minneapolis. — We quote fancy white-clover comb, 

 lie ; amber and dark accordingly. Market is very 

 quiet, would not advise further shipments just now. 

 Extracted, faticy white, 5^(a5J^ ; some sales made at 

 6c ; not much demand for dark extracted. 



S. H. Hall & Co., 



Jan. 19. Minneapolis, Minn. 



Denver. — We can quote our market improving a 

 little ; still, it is not what it should be at this time of 

 vear. We are sellitig our best grade of comb honey 

 In cartons at ll'/^c, and without cartons in glass-front 

 cases at lO'/ic Our best trade is on extracted honey, 

 which is improving all the time, as our brand becomes 

 known and is ued. We can quote No. 1 extracted at 

 6c. Beeswax, 25c. R. K. & J. C. F'risbee, 



Jan. 20. Lockbox 1014, Denver, Col. 



Albany. — There is a better demand for comb honey, 

 but prices not su.stained. Clover is .selling from 9(dll, 

 according to quality ; and buckwheat and mixed, 6'/2@ 

 8 Ample stock on' hatid. Extracted is selling at 5@6 

 for white, and 4^^@,5 for dark. 



Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Jan 22. Albany. N. Y. 



Columbus. — Honey tnarket at this writing is some- 

 what easier ; with good grades of afiiljer there is ready 

 sale. While prices are no lower thafi last month, still 

 to make any fair-sized sales concessions tnu.st be made. 

 Fancy white c( fnb, 13 ; A No. 1 white comb, 12; No. 

 1 white comb, 11 ; No. 2 white comb, 10 ; fancy amber, 

 8;4 ; No. 1 amber, 8 ; No. 2 amber, 7 ; buckwheat, 7. 

 The Columbus Commission & Storage Co., 



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



Kansas City. — Market is well supplied with comb 

 and extracted. The demand is light. Wequote fancy 

 white, 1-lb. comb, 10(a>,ll ; No. 1 v\ hite, 1-lb. comb, 10; 

 amber, 1-lb. comb, 9(5 10 ; dark, 1-lb. comb, 8(a9; ex- 

 tracted white, o}4(a,U ; amber, 5(ai554 ; dark, 4(wA%. 

 Beeswax, 20@22. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Jan. 20. • Kansas City, Mo. 



Chicago. — There is a little more trade in honey than 

 during December, but no change in prices of any con- 

 sequence. The receipts are about equal to sales. Bees- 

 wax continues in good demand, 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Cleveland. — We quote selling as follows : Fancy 

 white, 12f5)13 ; No. 1 white, 11@12 ; fancy amber, 9@10 ; 

 No. 1 amber, 8(a9 : fancy dark, 7(a 8 ; white extracted, 

 6M ; amber, 5V2^>6. Beeswax, 28. 



A. B. Williams & Co., 



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



Detroit. — Fancy white cotnb honey not plentiful 

 at 13 cts., and in small lots a little better. No. 1 white, 

 11@12; dark grades cheaper ; fancy dark, 8(a 9 ; No. 1 

 dark, 7(a8; light extracted, .5(n(); dark, 4(a5c, with 

 slow .sale. Beeswax is iti good demand at 25@27. 



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



Springfield.— Our market to-day on A No. 1 white 

 clover honey is 12c ; No. I lioney is 10 ; buckwheat. No. 

 1 dark honey, is Itlc ; No. 2, dark honey, 8(n9c. De- 

 mand is fair, but not large. 



Jan. 19. Perkins & Hatch, 



Springfield, Mass. 



Philadelphia. — The late arrivals of California 

 comb honey have demoralized our market. Fancy 

 comb, 10 ; No. 1 comb, 9 ; amber comb, 8 ; buckwheat, 

 7 ; extracted white, 5 ; extracted amber, 4^4 ; extracted 

 dark, 3ii. Beeswax, 28. Wm. A. Selser, 



Jan. 20. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



For Sale.— Extracted clover at 6 cents. 



M. ISBELL, Norwich, N. Y. 



For Sale.— Finest quality white-clover extracted 

 honey, 614 cts. a pound ; heartsease honey, i]4 cts. ; 

 both kinds in 60-lb. cans, one in a case. Sample 10 cts. 

 R. & E. C. Porter, Lewistown, 111. 



For Sale.— Cheap, 25 bbls of honey. 



Chas. Dadant & Son, Hamilton, 111^ 



