1898 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



499 



Contents of this Number. 



Apiary of J. H. Howard 509 



Bte keeping, Successful 513 



Brodbeck, G. W .503 



British Bee-men 50S 



Contraction Discussed 517 



Colonies, Strong, To Get 517 



Crop, Poor, in Ohio 515 



Cowan at Dr. Miller's 515 



Ducks and Bees 514 



Editorials 517 



Entrance, To Enlarge 515 



Fences 511 



Honey, Stolen 514 



Honey, Selling, by Hubbard , ■ 506 



Honey in Hive, Too Much 510 



Potatoes after Strawberries 523 



Pry, to Make 515 



Queens, How they Pipe 512 



Ramble 1-18 to Calabasus 503 



Section-cleaners 511 



Section-cleaner, Bicjxle 510 



Section-holder Super in California .503 



Sections, U and 8 to foot 511 



Honey Column. 



CITV MARKETS. 



Denver. — Our honey market is just between the 

 old and the new crop, and is well cleaned up of old 

 stock. We can quote fancy grade of white comb hon- 

 ey at 12Uc. It is selling rather slowly as yet, on 

 account of so much small fruit on the market. The 

 demand for our brand of white extracted is still in- 

 creasing. We could handle a quantity of white at (jc. 

 R. K. & J. C. Frisbee, 



June 20. IvOck Box 1014, Denver, Col. 



Minneapolis. — Fancy white comb, lie; No. 1, 10!4. 

 Extracted, white clover, (i; amber 5; dark, 4. Receipts 

 of both extracted and comb fancy white clover are 

 very light, and now would be a good time to dispose 

 of any yet on hand, and clean up for the new crop. 

 There is a good supplv of other grades. 



S. H. Hall & Co., 



June 21. Minneapolis, Minn. 



Detroit. — The market is practically bare, conse- 

 quently it is hard to quote prices. We have some 

 inquiry for new lioney, but none is offered. Beeswax 

 in fair demand at 2(j@27c. M. H. Hunt, 



June 23. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Boston. — At the present time the demand for both 

 comb and exti acted honej' is very light, with but little 

 stock on hand. We quote our rnarket : Fancy white, 

 in cartons, 13; A No. 1 white, in glass-front cases, 11@, 

 12 ; No. 1 white, in glass front cases, 10@11; No. 2 

 white, in glass-front cases, SfaiJ; extracted white, G(S7: 

 light amber, 5@(3; beeswax, prime, good demand, and 

 light supply, will bring 30. 



June 20. Blake, Scott & I,ee, Boston, Mass. 



Milwaukee. — Since our last report we have enjoy- 

 ed a very pleasant tra 1e in honey. The demand has 

 kept up very well, and market values have been well 

 sustained and all sales have been at satisfactory 

 prices, according to quality and condition of the 

 honey. The outlook for future trade seems good, and 

 we think the old crop will be more closely sold out 

 than usual. We continue to quote fancy 1-lb. sections 

 at lhail2; A No. 1. 10(a)10'2; No. 1, y@,10; No. 2, 8(S8J^; 

 ambei or dark, 6@7. E.xtracted, in barrels and kegs, 

 white, 5}4; dark and amber, 4(a(4^. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



June 21. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Philadelphia.— Verj' little comb honey now in the 

 market; new crop not arriving yet. Extracted, white, 

 6; amber, hVi\ dark, 5. Beeswax, 2S. We are produc- 

 ers of honey: do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



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



Chicago. — Not any new honey here, and old stock 

 about exhausted. Market values about as la.st quoted 

 for what little is being done. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Chicago. — Quotations practically unchanged, with 

 trading in comb honey light. Fancy white, 11@11^; 

 No. 1, 10@10'2; amber, 7@9. Extracted, water-white, 

 in 5-gal. cans, 5'/o(a>,6; light amber, 5@5'<; dark, 4@5; 

 new .southern, 5(g)(i. American Brokerage Co., 



June 21. Chicago, 111. 



Cleveland. — We quote our honey market as fol- 

 lows: Fancy white, 12@12!4 ; No. 1 white, 11; No. 1 

 amber, ilgl'O; buckwheat, 8. Extracted, white, 6; am- 

 ber, 4(3,5. A. B. Williams & Co., 



June 18. 80-82 Broadway, Cleveland, Ohio. 



New York. — We closed out all the old crop of comb 

 honey some time since. We received a few lots of 

 new crop from the South, a good No. 1 white honey, 

 which tells readih' at lie. Extracted ; Receipts of 

 new crop from the South are large. We quote : Com- 

 mon, 48(o .50c per gallon ; good, .52@..5.5c per gallon ; 

 choice, 5(a'5J/c per lb. Demand is |;ood, principally 

 for the better grades. Beeswax remains firm at 28@29. 

 Hildreth Bros. & .Segelken, 



June 20. 120-122 W. Broadway, New York. 



Kansas City. — We have several shipments of new 

 comb honey from Florida, the first to arrive in this 

 market this .season. The demand is fair at 11@12 cts. 

 The demand for extracted will be light until Septem- 

 ber. C. C. Clemons & Co. 



June 21. Kansas City, Mo. 



vSt. Louis. — At present there is but very little de- 

 mand for comb honey. We quote nominally white 

 comb in 1-lb. sections, 9@10: amber, 8@9; dark, 6@7. 

 Extracted honey, in cans, white, .5@5^; amber, 45^@5; 

 dark, 3,'4@4; in barrels, white, 4J4@5; amber, 3^@4; 

 dark, 3. Beeswax, prime, 28. 



Westcott Com. Co. 



June 20. St. Louis, Mo. 



Buffalo. — There is so little demand for honey now 

 that the price is nominal at last quotation. There is 

 going to be some honey carried over into the next 

 new crop. Think new'white-clover honey will start 

 in this market at about 12@13c; may get a few of the 

 first cases in sold at 14c. 



June 16. W. C. Townsend, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Columbus. — Honey has about stopped selling in our 

 market, owing to heavy receipts of berries, etc. We 

 quote fancy white, 10@il; No. 1 white, 1)@9J^. 



The Columbus Commission & Storage Co., 



June 20. 409-413 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 hardy, then try HOORE'S STRAIN OP 

 ITALIANS, the result of 19 years of careful breeding. 

 Warranted queens, 75 cts. each; 3 for S2.00; per dozen, 

 S7.00; select warranted, 81.00; tested, $1.00; select tested, 

 $1..50; strong 3-frame nucleus, with select tested breed- 

 er, $3.00; same with .select warranted queen, 3;2..50. 

 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. Tho,se who 

 have never dealt with me I refer to A. I. Root, who 

 has purcha.sed of me over 900 queens. See what my 

 customers have to say in my new circular, which is 

 free for the asking. 



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



QUEENS 



Untested, 40c; 3 for 11.00. 



Warranted, 50c; " 11.2.5. 



Tested, 7.5c; " $2.00. 



Imported Italian mothers only are used, and for in- 

 dustry, gentleness, and beauty their bees are unsur- 

 passed. We have in our yards bushels of drones from 

 imported mothers and their daughters, and a mismat- 

 ed queen is rare. No defective queens sent out. Re- 

 member that we are in the far South, and can send 

 queens by return mail. .Safe delivery. Money-order 

 office, Decatur. 



CLEVELAND BROS., Stamper, Miss. 



In writing advertisers, mention Gleanings. 



the A. I. Root Co.'s Goods ^* ^^p^^Tces. 



Including their discounts for goods wanted for use an- 

 other season. It will pay you to send me list of goods 

 wanted. M. H. HUNT, 



Cash for beeswax. Bell Branch, Mich. 



