1899 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



339 



Contents of this Number. 



An ti-can teen Law 369 



Apiary, Casanova 341) 



Apiary, Osburn's 348 



Apiaries, Shed 362 



Bees, How Work in Dark 354 



Bees, Non-swarming 353 



Bordeaux Mixture 372 



Canadian Pure-honey Bill 352 



Comb, Drone 353 



Dragon-fly 354 



Editors, Supply-dealing 363 



Feeding after Fruit-bloom 361 



Florida Outlook 360 



Foul-brood Germs 356 



Foul-brood Law, New York 365 



Foundation, No- wall 362 



Frames, Hoffman 351 



Gallup Frame, Size of 359 



Happy Surprises 369 



Hives, Large vs. Small 351 



Hives, Dadant-Quinby 344 



Honey, Fancy, in Beeway Sections 363 



Horse-stinging Fpisode 351 



Imler Case 367 



King-bird 354 



Newman's Explanation 365 



Originating Varieties 370 



Queens from Italy 362 



Rambler in Portland 357 



Smoker, Cold-blast, Defended 351 



Somerford's Method for Nuclei 361 



Spores and Bacilli 356 



Sprayer, Faultless 372 



Syrup by Percolator Plan 351 



Travel-stain 353 



Truth, Loyalty to 345 



Water, Pure and Hard 355 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



New York. — Our market has never been in better 

 shape for both honey and beeswax, so far as stock in 

 hand is concerned. We would suggest to Southern 

 shippers of extracted honey letting it come forward. 

 We have en route several shipments of new Southern 

 extracted at this writing. Our market has dropped 

 off slightly on beeswax, though there is a steady de- 

 mand. We do not expect much more trade in comb 

 honey until the new goods begin to arrive in early 

 fall. We quote our market as follows: Fancy white, 

 ]2%@Vdy 2 ; No'. 1, 11^(5)12; fair, 9^@10^; fancy buck- 

 wheat, 8@,9; No. 1, 7@8; fair, 6^@7. Extracted, Flor- 

 ida white, 1 l 4@iy A \ light amber, 6J4@7; amber, 6@6^. 

 Other Southern fancy, per gal., 65@70; fair, 60@65; 

 good, 52^@58. Beeswax, 27(3 28. 



Francis H. Leggett & Co., 



April 25. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



Chicago. — Sales are in a small way, as the time of 

 year is with us which usually sees the close of active 

 sales. Owing to the inclement weather, which has cut 

 off the early fruits and vegetables, the honey market 

 has benefited, so that all ot the white comb is nearly 

 disposed of. There is quite a quantity of dark and 

 undesirable comb being offered. Best grades of white, 

 13; off in color, etc., 11@12; light amber, 10@11; dark 

 amber and mixed buckwheat, 7@9. Extracted clover, 

 8; other grades of white, 7@7^: ambers and dark, 

 6@7. Beeswax, 27. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Boston. — Naturally the call for honey is dropping 

 gradually; and although the stocks on hand are not 

 large, still the demand is so light that the general 

 feeling is weak; and prices are being shaded. Our 

 prices are: Fancy white comb, 13; No. 1, 11@12; A 

 No. 1, 10@11; light amber, 9. Extracted stocks about 

 cleaned up, nominal price, 8c for white; light amber, 

 7. Beeswax, very light stock, selling at 27@28. 



Blake, Scott & Lee, 



April 18. 57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



Detroit. — Fancy white, 12; No. 1, 10@11; dark and 

 amber, 8@9. Extracted, white, 6@7; dark and amber, 

 5@6. Beeswax, 25@26^. 



April 20. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Albany. — Honey market quite active, have had a 

 few small lots come in lately and selling freely. We 

 quote comb, 7@12. Extracted, 5J4@6^. Beeswax, 26@ 

 '-'8. MacDougal & Co., 



Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



April 19. Albany, N. Y. 



New York.— Our market is well cleaned up on 

 comb honey; there is a fair demand, especially for 

 white. We are short of unglassed honey, and could 

 dispose of a quantity in a short time at following 

 prices: Fancy white, 12; No. 1, 10@11; amber, 9; buck- 

 wheat, 7@1%. Extracted in good demand at unchang- 

 ed prices. Beeswax quiet at 27. 



Hildreth Bros. & Segelken, 



April 19. 120 & 122 West Broadway. 



Philadelphia. — Honey has been moving off slowly 

 since last quotations, but the supply has been equal to 

 the demand. Hardly enough sales have been made 

 to fix a definite price, but we quote as follows: Fancy 

 comb,15@16; No. 1, 13; amber, 11. Extracted, white, 7; 

 amber, 5@6. Beeswax, 28. We are producers of hon- 

 ey — do not handle on commission. 



Wm. A. Selser, 



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



For Sale. — Honey from alfalfa bloom, finest in the 

 world according to best judges. Two 60-lb. cans for 

 $7.20. The Arkansas Valley Apiaries, 



Oliver Foster, Prop. 



Las Animas, Bent Co., Colo. 



Lice or Chicks? 



Which do you prefer? P. D. Q. Powder 

 settles the lice question dead sure. One 

 pound box, 25c; 5-lb. bags, $1.00; postage 

 lc per oz. extra. Our richly illustrated 

 catalog, "Hen Talk," which tells about 

 the care of poultry, and America's best 

 Buff, Barred, and W. Rocks, Lt. Brahmas, 

 and B. Cochins sent free for the asking. 



Highland Poultry Farm, Box 44, Blue Ash, 0. 



PA PI V QUEENS now ready, $1.00; six for $4.50. 

 L,i"VI\U,I A fter April 15, 75c;- six for $4.25; 12 for 

 $8.00. May, six for $3.75; dozen for $7.25. Warranted; 

 safe arrival guaranteed. Two yards. Big stock of 

 fine queens carefully reared by Doolittle's method. 

 Free circular. J. B. CASE, Port Orange, Fla. 



I will be ready as usual to furnish 

 llccM^ queens the coming season. Many 

 v unsolicited testimonials tell of the 



™"~ — ™™»» superiority of the Laws strain of 

 faultless 5-banded workers. Breeding queens 

 always on hand. Price $2.50 each. I am also breeding 

 the leather-colored stock from imported mothers. 

 Tested queens of either strain, $1.00 each; 6 for $5.00. 

 Untested, 75c each; 6 for $4. Queens ready in season. 

 W. H. LAWS, Lavaca, Seb. Co., Ark. 



Vrw. ||« C\ri\t±v WILL be promptly filled by 

 I \J\X\ \J\ UU return mail, with the best of 

 queens. Our strain of Italians 

 is unequaled as honey-gather- 

 ers. Send for our price list, and 

 see what others say of our bees. 



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for Queens 



Tested queens $1.00 each; untested 75c, $8.00 per dozen. 



J. W. K. SHAW & CO., 



Loreauville, - Iberia Parish, - Louisiana. 



MI IT! FI One-frame and queen, $1.25; Bees, 1 lb. 

 HUVLLI. on f ramei $100; 10 or more lbs., 7.5c. 

 Queens, 50c, 75c, and $1.00, from imported mothers. 

 Satisfaction guaranteed. All queens not good replac- 

 ed. G. F. Davidson & Sons, Fairview, Texas. 



FOR SALE. 



Self-regulating incubators. Guaranteed to hatch 

 ninety per cent. Send for catalog. Address 

 M. E. FIRESTONE, Sidney, Ohio. 



OIIFFIV^ Untested Italian, $1.00 each; tested, 

 VUlwUMO. si. 25 each. Catalog free. Address 



Theodore Bender, Canton, Ohio. 



