1898 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



419 



Contents of this Number. 



Bees, Escaping, to Manage 433 



Bees, Greiner's Essay 4"27 



Bee-suit. Sting- proof 441 



Botti m-board, Howes' 441 



Bottom board, VVelty , 443 



California Prospects Poor 435 



Celery-farm, The Jordan 449 



Colonies, I,arge. Champions of 443 



Comb Honey, Shipping by Express 444 



Comb-leveler. Taylor 432 



Contraction Defended 442 



Ducks and Bees 440, 441 



Entrances, I^arge vs. Small 430 



Feeders Discu.s.sed 424 



Filling Orders, Reply to Foster 450 



Food Commissioner, Ohio 443 



Fruit bloom in Swarming 444 



Fuel, Smoker, of Cloth 425 



Hiver, the Aldrich 426 



Hives. Raising Up 433 



Honey for Cooking 4 



Ho;ieV, Ripened 423 



Honey. Selling 425 



Hot-water Treatment 433 



lyies in Business 433 



Muth's Death 444 



Nuclei. F^orming 439 



Pepper-trees 432 



Policeman Stung by Bees 43(i 



Questions Answered 442 



Ramble ■ in L,os Angeles 435 



Reservoirs for Honey 432 



Robbing 433 



Scraping Sections 440 



Section-cleaner, Belt 441, 442 



Section-holders 440 



Sheep Around Hives 440 



•South Dakota 429 



Swf et Clover 434 



Tangled Correspondent 438 



Tobacco Curse 451 



Union Hive Co.'s Plant, I,os Angeles 437 



Union, Victory for 4 13 



Water. Distilf'-d 448 



Wheels for 1S08 449 



Wintering Bees 430 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 

 Denver. — Our honey market is improving all the 

 time on our brand of lioney. We are selling the best 

 grade of comb honey put up in cirtons at 11 ^c. Mer- 

 chants are learning the advantage of having comb 

 honey put up in this way, and it is increasing our 

 salesvery much. We handle and put up only the best 

 grade in our cartons. The demand for white extracted 

 IS increasing all the time. We are putting it up in 

 style iars that will sell. Can quote prices in quantity 

 at 6c for be.st grade of white. Could handle a quantity 

 of beeswax at 30c for choice yellow. 



May 21. 



R. K. & J. C. Frisbee, 

 Ivock Box 1014, Denver, Col. 



New York. — Comb honey is about cleaned up with 

 the exception of a few odds and ends remaining. 

 New extracted Southern arriving freely now, and 

 common grade sells at 48(g'.50 per gal.; better grades 

 from 55(&60 per gal. Beeswax in good demand, and 

 sells on arrival at 28f3).29 per lb. 



HiLDRETH Bros. & Segelken, 



May 24. 120-122 W. Broadway, New York. 



Buffalo.— Fancy honey, iOH@ll; A No. 1, 10@10H; 

 No. 1, 9@10; No. 2, ~@8; No. 3, 6@6H; buckwheat, .5@7; 

 strained, 5@5'4; extracted, in jelly-tumblers, 7o@80 per 

 dozen; beeswax, 27(a 29 Wax scarce and in very good 

 demand. Demand for hone3' good for this time of the 

 year. Medium grades selling better than fancy. 



May 20. W. C. Townsend, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Boston. — The demand has dropped to practically 

 nothing, and stocks are well reduced. There is a good 

 demand for pure beeswax, and at present it would 

 bring 30c. Fancj' white comb honey, in cartons, 13; 

 A No. 1, in glas'-front cases, 12; No. 1, in glass-front 

 ca.ses, 11; No. 2, 9^10. Blake, Scott & IvEE, 



May 19, Boston, Mass. 



Chicago.— Very little call for honey, and the offer- 

 ings also limited. Prices without change from late 

 quotations. California extracted sells well and the 

 stocks here are light. Weather now warm, and pros- 

 pects generally report good in the surrounding States. 

 Beeswax .'^carce, and 27 (o 30c is bid for it 



R. A. Burnett Si Co., 



May 19. 163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



St. I<oi;is. — The demand for comb honey is light. 

 Dark comb. 4(a'5; amber, .SfSo'/^; white, 6@~" and slow 

 sale. Extracted, in cans, 3'4 for amber; 4 for white; 

 in barrels, dark, 25^f«)3; light, 3'^. Bee.swax, prime, 

 27; choice, 27. Westcott Com. Co. 



May 19. St. I^ouis, Mo. 



Minneapolis. — No radical changes in prices or de- 

 mand. Dealers not very heavily stocked. Market 

 capable of disposing of good amount. 



S. H. Hall & Co., 



May 19. Minneapolis, Minn. 



Philadelphia. — >Sonie poorer grades as. No. 1, sell- 

 ing at 10c; No. 2, 8@9; extracted dark. 4i<; amber, 5; 

 light, 5;4; beeswax active at 28. Honey market very 

 dull. We are producers of honey — do not .s< 11 on com- 

 mission. Wm. a. Selser. 



May 19. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Kansas City. — The supply of 1897 comb and ex- 

 tracted is about all sold; considerable inquiry for new 

 comb. Something fancy would bring a good price. 

 Would advise .shipments. C. C. Clemons & Co. 



May 19. Kan.sas City, Mo. 



Detroit. — There is no comb lioney worth quoting 

 in sight, and what is here is selling at what is offered. 

 The market will he bare for the new crop. Extracted 

 white, 4@5'/^; beeswax, 27(a'2.S, and in li.ght supply. 



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



Chicago. — Fancy white comb, 11®11^; A No. 1 

 white, \QV,&\\- amber, 8@9; dark, 7(S)8; water-white 

 extracted, 55^Wfi; light amber, 4J'2®5; atnber dark, 4@ 

 4^; wax, 27@28. American Brokerage Co., 



May 26. Chicago, 111. 



Columbus.— Fancy white, 11; No. 1, 10; No. 2, 8@9; 

 amber 7(a8; buckwheat, 6. 



The Columbus Commi.ssion & Storage Co., 

 May 23. 409-418 N. High St., Columbus, O. 



IF YOU WANT BEES 



that will just "roll" in the honey, and that are won- 

 derful red-clover workers, also gentle to handle and 

 exceedingly hardv, then try HOORR'S STRAIN OF 

 ITALIANS, the result of 19 years of careful breeding. 

 Warranted queens, $1.00 each; 3 for 12.50; per dozen, 

 $9.00; select warranted, $1.25; select tested breeder, 

 $2.00; strong 3-frame nucleus, with select tested breed- 

 er, $3.50. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 

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

 Root, who has purchased of me over 900 queens. See 

 what mv customers have to say in mj' new circular, 

 which isfree for the asking. 



J. P. MOORE, Morgan, Pendleton Co., Ky. 



In writing advertisers, mention Gleanings. 



IF YOU WANT 



Your orders for untested Italian queens to 

 be filled with the best queens and by re- 

 turn mail .send to 



J. W. K. Shaw & Co., Loreauville, La. 



Untested, 65 cts.; $7.00 per dozen. Tested, 

 $1.00; $10.00 per dozen. Every queen war- 

 ranted. .Send for price list. 



QUEENS BY RETURN MAIL. 



Daughters of best imported Italian queen mother, 

 warranted purely mated to drones of imported stock 

 from a different .source; hence, a direct cio.ss. Twelve 

 years as a honey-producer on a large scale has taught 

 me what good queens mean to the producer as well as 

 how to rear them. Price of queens, .50 cts. each. Safe 

 delivery and satisfaction, or nionev refunded. 



L. H. ROBEY, Worthington, W. Va. 

 In writing advertisers, mention Gleanings. 



