1898 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



375 



Contents of this Number. 



Bee- book, Eggers' 399 



Bees, Increasing Their Size 398 



Bees Killing a Queen 395 



Bees Working in the Dark 393 



Bernmda Matters 402 



Biographies of Bee-keepers 899 



Boonihower, Novice .'iSS 



Buckwheat in New York ;',S,S 



California Echoes 379 



Celery Withjut Earthing Up 40() 



Comb, Attachments of to Section 381 



Comments, Editoriil 397 



Dugout for Wintering •. 390 



Fertilizers, Mixing at Home 408 



Finger-ring, Electro-chemical 409 



Fitch, Flora 385 



Forecasting the Season 394 



Fowls, Chalou 383 



Georgia Honey Resources 390 



Gilstfap's Reply to White 391 



Health Notes 408 



Honey, F'acing 382 



Humbugs and Swindles 409 



Notes of Travel 388 



Onion-sets, Egyptian 408 



Passageways, Continuous 399 



Queens Beginning to Eay 39(3 



Queens, to Clip 390 



Question-box 398 



Robbing, to Stop 378 



Scraper, Conrad's 400 



Section-cleaner, Golden's 381-38(3 



Section, Plain, 20 Years .-^go 397, 398 



Separator, Betsinger Wire cloth 397 



Separators, Fence 392 



Shipping-cases, Comb-honey 380 



Strawberry-plants, Diagram of 407 



Strawberries, Preparing Ground 40ti 



Sunflower, The 392 



Trans-Mississippi Exposition 397 



T Super vs. Ideal 38(3 



Values, Mi.staken 405 



War by Christians 404 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Bdffalo.— Fancy honey, 10;4@11; A No. 1, 10@,10K; 

 No. 1, 9@10; No. 2, 7@8; No. 3, (i@(3i4; buckwheat, 5(a,6, 

 strained, 5@6; extracted, in jelly-tumblers, 80@90 per 

 dozen; beeswax, 27@28 The market is quite active 

 for this time of the year — noticeably more on medium- 

 grade goods. W. C. TOWNSEND, 



May 5. Buffalo, N. \'. 



New York. — Trade in honey fairly active. Fancy 

 white and buckwheat comb find quite ready sale with 

 us. Trade in Southern and California extracted has 

 been very good the past few weeks. Beeswax in de- 

 mand. We quote our market as follows: Comb honey, 

 fancy white, 11@12; fair white, 9(al0; buckwheat, 6^ 

 @7; extracted honey, California water white, 6;^; Cal- 

 ifornia white, 6; California light amber, o'i; .Southern 

 extracted, 52'4@55 per gal. New Yoik State extracted 

 not much demand at present. Beeswax, 27J4@.28^2- 

 Write us for shipping directions. 



Francis H. Eeggett & Co., 



May 6. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



Cleveland. — We quote our honey market as fol- 

 lows : Fancy white, 12@12;^; No. 1 white, 11; No. 1 

 amber^ 9fel0; buckwheat, 8; white extracted, 6; am- 

 ber, 4(5;<5. The demand for honey of all kinds is very 

 light, consequently it is moving very slowly. 



A. B. Williams & Co., 



May 11. 80-82 Broadway, Cleveland, Ohio. 



Philadelphia. — Some poorer grades, as No. 1, sell- 

 ing at 10c; No. 2, 8(5-9; extracted dark, 4^^; amber, 5; 

 light, S'a; beeswax active at 28. Honey market very 

 dull. We are producers of honey — do not sell on com- 

 mission. Wm. a. Selser, 



May 10. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



CoLUMBU.s. — Fancy white, 12; A No. 1, 11; No. 1, 10; 

 2, 9; amber, "i Y-^tdi?,; buckwheat, C@6^. 



The Columbus Commission & Storage Co., 

 May 10. 409-413 N. High St., Columbus, O. 



Boston. — Honey has been in good demand, and 

 stock is well cleaned up. We quote fancy white, in 

 1-lb. cartons, 13; No. 1 white, in glass-front cases, ]1@ 

 12; No. 2 white, in glass-front cases, 9@,10; extracted 

 white, 6@7; light amber, 5(a6. 



Blake, Scott & I,ee, 



May 10. Boston, Mass 



Kansas City.— The crop of '97 comb honey in this 

 market is about all sold. We are ready for the new 

 crop. The supply of extracted is fair; demand light 

 We think shipments of new comb honey would biing 

 a fair price, probably 12c. C. C. Clemons & Co. 



May 10. Kan.sas City, Mo 



Chicago.— Fancy white comb, lO^icailJ^; A No. 1. 

 lOfylO^; No. 1, 9(a),10; amber, 8@9; water-white ex- 

 tracted, 5^@6 ; light amber, h@hy^ \ amber, 4i^@5. 

 Market steady. American Brokerage Co., 



May 11. Chicago, 111. 



Detroit.— There are no changes since last quota- 

 tions, and very little desirable honey left. .Sales are 

 so fewthft it is difficult to quote. Beeswax in good 

 demand at 27@.28. 



May 10. M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Chicago. — There is very little honey on sale. The 

 market is cleaned up on comb with exception of odd 

 lots of amber to dark. We are in fine shape for small 

 lots that producers may have of early comb from the 

 new crop. Beeswax scarce at 30c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



May 10. 168 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



St. Louis. — The season for selling honey is about 

 over. To make sales we have to take low prices. 

 White comb we are offeiing at 8(a.9; No. 2 white comb, 

 7(0 7J4; amber, 5'i((('6; dark, 4@5. We sold extracted 

 white, this week, in cans, at 4; light amber, 4; white, 

 in barrels, 3^@3%; dark, 3; beeswax, 27@27i^. 



Westcott Com. Co. 



May 10. St. lyouis, Mo. 



Minneapolis. — Market remains unchanged. Fairly 

 good demand. Could place a round lot of extracted 

 here if strictly fancy white clover. 



S. H. Hall & Co., 



Maj' 10. Minneapolis, Minn. 



CiNciNN.ATi. — Demand is slow for all kinds of hon- 

 ey, especially for comb honey. Prices for tht be.st 

 white comb honey are nominal at 10(313; extracted 

 brings 3'/2(a6, according to quality. There is a good 

 demand for beeswax at 2o(a'28 for good to choice yel- 

 low, on arrival. > Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



Maj' 12. Cincinnati, O. 



Denver. — We are selling best grade of comb honey 

 in our cartons at 11^. There is a cheaper grade on 

 the market, but we do not care to handle it. We are 

 having splendid demand for white extracted honey. 

 We could handle quite a quantity. If parties would 

 send us samples of No. 1 white we will buy same. 

 Can quote prices now at 6c. There is a good demand 

 for beeswax at 25c for choice vellow. 



May 11. 



R. K. & J. C. Frisbee, 

 Lock Box 1()14, Denver, Col. 



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 Those who have never dealt with me I refer to A. I. 

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FINE ITALIAN QUEEN5. 



Best honey-gathering strain. All purely mated. 70c, 

 or 3 for S2.(X). No black bees here, and' no disease. 

 W. C. GATHRIGHT, Dona Ana. N. Mex. 

 Money-order office, Eas Cruces, N. M. 



