1899 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



671 



Contents of this Number. 



Amalgamation at Last 689 



Apiary on Roof 678 



Bands. Color of 684 



Barn, Draper 687 



Bass woods. To Start 686 



Bee-ketping on Roof 1177 



Blacks vs. Italians 687 



Clover, Conditions of Growth 687 



Convention, Philadelphia 688 



Cuban Honey in the United State- 689 



Editors, Rival 688 



Entrance-closer, Poole's (is7 



Extractor, Rambler's 682 



Fair, Ohio 693 



Hive, Danzy, Massie's Defense of 079 



Honey in Plain Sections 679 



Honey a Luxury (IS!) 



Honev-dew, Conditions for liSli 



Leak," A Bad 676 



Markets, Bare 688 



Pineapples in Florida 685 



Queens, What Killed? 686 



Sections Discussed 07!* 



Selling for Cash or on Commission 688 



Strainer, Rambler 683 



Money Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Albany. — Honey talk is very firm. We are getting 

 customers' idea worked up to a good price for early 

 receipts at least. Receipts light as yet. We quote 

 fancy white comb, 15; No. 1 whife, 18(a) 14; dark, 10@11; 

 mixed, 11#13; extracted white. 8J£@9; amber, ~%@K; 

 dark, t>@6^. MacDougal & Co., 



Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Sept. 9. Albany, N. Y. 



New York. — Good demand for new crop white or 

 amber comb honey. A little early for buckwheat yet. 

 We quote as follows: Fancy white, l4(wlo; No. 1, 12@, 

 13; fancy amber, 10@11; No. 1, 9@10; fancy buckwheat, 

 8@9; No. 1, 6@7; extracted white, 7@8; light amber, 

 6@7; dark, 5(g;5^. Francis H. Leggett, 



Franklin West Broadwas', and Varick Sts., 



Sept. II. New York City. 



Columbus. — But little of the new crop has found its 

 way to this market, and, owing to scarcity, the prices 

 .obtained are not a criterion of what this market will 

 do in a few weeks. However, a good demand will ex- 

 ist; and, as we want supplies, will either buy or handle 

 on commission. Those having honey will do well to 

 write us. Shall be pleased to hear from carlot ship- 

 pers. Evans & Turner, 



Sept. 7. Fourth and Town Sts., Columbus. O. 



Chicago. — Consignments of small lots of comb are 

 becoming more frequent; and while there are some 

 who will not buy at the prevailing price, yet a fair 

 trade is being done. This applies also toextracted 

 and beeswax. Fancy white comb, 15; No. 1, 13@.14; 

 light amber, 11(« 12; dark and amber, 9@10; extracted 

 white, 7@8; amber, ()%@7; dark, 6@6J£. Beeswax, 25 

 i" 2< i R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Sept. 7. 163 S. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Milwaukee. — While the receipts of honey are not 

 large there is enough to supply the present demand, 

 as the consumers of honey are not eating very much 

 yet, and some think the prices should not be any more 

 than last crop. However, we are able to sell fancy 

 comb and choice extracted at the following prices: 

 Fancy 1-lb. sections, 14@,15; No. 1, 14@15; No. 2, 12@13; 

 extracted, in barrels and kegs, white, 74j@8; amber, 

 6ia6$£. Beeswax, 25@26c. A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Aug. 29. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Boston. — Practically no new comb honey has been 

 received as yet, and stocks are steadily being reduced 

 so that there is really no honey on hand, with quite a 

 little inquiry. We quote our market : Fancy white 

 comb, 1-lb. sections, 16; A No. 1, 14@15; No. 1, 12@13^; 

 No 2. 11; light amber extracted, 8@8J^; amber, none 

 to quote. Beeswax, 27. We strongly advise shipments 

 of comb honey to be made as early as possible. 



Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Sept. 7. 57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



Detroit. — Very little honey to be found on market. 

 Producers are having hard work to satisfy local trade. 

 White comb, 14@15; dark comb, 12@13; white extract- 

 ed, 7!^@8; no market for dark extracted. Beeswax, 

 '-:■•<" 25. M. H. Hunt & Son, 



Sept. 12. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Philadelphia. — Honey has been coming very free- 

 ly of late; and, with larger crops than expected, the 

 market is still unsettled. We quote fancy comb, 15@ 

 l(i; No. 1. 12; amber, 10; extracted, fancy, 8; amber, (>'@ 

 7: dark, by 2 . We are producers of honey — do not han- 

 dle on commission. Wm. A. Selser, 



Sept. 7. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Cincinnati. — The loney market is not so active as 

 ten days ago. Consumers and manufaclurers have 

 their first wants satisfied, and it is already hard to 

 effect sales. It was different some time back. More 

 carloads of honey from the West are offered than any 

 one supposed, and their appearance has taken the 

 boom all out of the market. Fancy comb brings 12@, 

 1 1 on arrival; lower grades not wanted. Extracted 

 clover brings 6@7J£; amber and southern, 4J4@5J^. 

 Beeswax, 23 C. H. W. Weber, 



Successor to Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



Sept. 7. 21 Hi 48 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



For Sale. — 1500 lbs. fancy yellow comb honey from 

 basswood, white clover, goldenrod, asters, and milk- 

 weed, at 14 cts., in non-drip shipping cases. 1500 lbs. 

 of the same extracted, in barrels, at 6^>c; in cans, 7c. 

 On cars at Barron. 



Frank Willard, Prairie Farm, Wis. 



For Sale. — 1000 lbs. pure sourwood honey in lib. 

 sections, 24 lb. shipping-cases, at 14 cts. per lb., f. o. b. 

 Evington or Lynchburg. Va. 



C. E. Stinnett, Brierfield, Va. 



For Sale. — Choice new light amber honey at SI. 50 

 per can of 58 lbs., net. Samples postpaid, 10 cts. 



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



For Sale. — We have some nice basswood honey in 

 kegs and cans at 8@8% cts. per lb. Sample 5 cts. 



I. J. Stringham, 105 Park PI., New York. 



Wanted. — Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

 kind, and quantity. Blake, Scott & Lee, 



57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



Wanted. — Your honey. We will buy it, no matter 

 where you are. Address, giving description and price. 

 Thos. C. Stanley & Son, Fairfield, 111. 



Wanted.— Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

 kind, and quantity. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Wanted. — Quantity lots of comb and extracted hon- 

 ey. Car lots preferred. B. Walker, Evart, Mich. 



COR SALE.— 129 hives, empty, with lids, bottom- 

 * boards, zinc honey-boards, and frames, 10 frame 

 hives with Langstroth Simplicity frames, at 50 cents 

 each, complete, f. o. b. at Chenango Jc, Brazoria Co., 

 Tex. Reason for selling, bees all drowned. For par- 

 ticulars write J. F. Teel, Elmont, Grayson Co., Tex. 



A GREAT CHANCE for a man with the cash to pur- 

 **■ chase 174 acres of land, house, barn, honey-house, 

 and 100 colonies of bees, situated on the east coast of 

 Florida, in the healthiest and best climate on earth. 

 Inquire of E. A. Marsh, Oak Hill, Fla. 



For Honey=gathering Qualities and 



Whiteness of Cappings, Moore's 



Strain of Italians Ahead. 



Jno. S. Callbreath, Rock Rift, N. Y., says: "The 

 queen I got of you produced bees that, for honey- 

 gathering qualities and whiteness of cappings, were 

 ahead of any thing that I have had; and I have had 

 others that I supposed were the best." Such reports 

 as the above show that my labors for the past 20 years 

 to improve the Italian bee have not been in vain. 



Warranted queens, 75c each: 6 for $4.00; 12 for $7 00. 

 Select warranted, $1.00 each; 6 for $5.00; 12 for $9.00. 

 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. The above 

 prices are good for the rest of this season only. 



J. P. MOORE, Lock Box f, Morgan, Pend. Co., Ky. 



