1899 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



707 



Contents of this Number. 



Adulteration I„aw 720 



Advance, Australia 725 



Beans, Bush Lima 730 



Bees with Drone Heads 724 



Bee-disease, New 725 



Bee-keeping a Specialty 727 



Bee-keeping, Uncertainties of 718 



Bee-life, I Y ength of 720 



Buck v. heat Crop 731 



Convention, Philadelphia 726 



Echoes from Rambler 721 



Entrance Through Super 723 



Feeding, Outdoor 727 



Five banders " 719 



Foundation, Old and New, Illustrated 712 



Frames, Hoffman, V Edges 722 



Frame-spacing, Narrow 719 



Grapevines in Apiarv 730 



Hive for Comb and Extracted Honey 727 



Honey for Breakfast 726 



Honey-comb, Petrified 724 



Loosestrife for Honey 723 



Potatoes, Digging 721) 



Potatoes, Statistics of 731 



Questions Answered 723 



Queens for Business 725 



Rambler's Scale 716 



Roads, Good 731 



Sections, Plain, Ahead 722 



Sections, Plain, too Well Filled 724 



Shade for Hives 719 



Shipping cases. No-drip 722 



Sick, Robbing the 731 



Veil, Celluloid 717 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Columbus. — Honey still scarce with us, and demand 

 good. Fancy white, 15; No. 1, 14; amber, 11@12^. 

 Are in the market for local or car-lot shipments of 

 comb honey. Evans & Turner, 



Sept. 19. Fourth and Town Sts., Columbus. O. 



Schenectady. — But very little white c;mb honey 

 in sight, and that of inferior quality. A fancy article 

 would command a high price. Buckwheat not so 

 scarce, and selling at 9(a>10; extracted light, 8@9; am- 

 ber, 7@8; dark, 5^@6. C. McCulloch, 



Sept. 21. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Philadelphia. — Honey arriving rapidly; demand 

 just springing up; prices very firm. We quote fancy 

 comb, 15@16; No. 1, 13@14; amber, none in; extracted 

 white, 8; amber, 7; dark, 6. We are producers of hon- 

 ey — do not handle on commission. 



Wm. A. Selser, 

 Sept. 21. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Albany. — Honey keeps very firm, with an active 

 demand. Comb honey has sold actively at the follow- 

 ing prices : Fancy white comb, 15; No. 1 white, 13@14; 

 mixed, 11(5 12; dark, 10@11. Not much extracted in as 

 yet, but little coming. We quote white, 8J4@9; amber, 

 7^@8; dark. 6@6 l A. MacDougal & Co., 



Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Sept. 20. Albany, N. Y. 



Boston. — New comb honey is coming in very slow- 

 ly, showing a general shortage all over the country, 

 and we strongly advise shipments to this market, as 

 prices will range well right through the season. We 

 quote our market : Fancy white comb, 1-lb. sections, 

 16; A No. 1, 14@15; No. 1, 13@13^; No. 2, 11@12; light 

 amber extracted, 8@8%. Beeswax, 27. 



Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Sept. 21. 57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



Chicago. — The receipts are increasing, and sales 

 are becoming more frequent. Fancy white comb 

 brings 15; No. 1, white, 13@14; amber, 10@12; dark, 9 

 @10; extracted white, in cans, 7}4@8; same in barrels, 

 7@7Y 2 \ amber, 6^(67; dark, 6@6j£. Beeswax, 26. Ship- 

 ments are coming to hand in good order, and when 

 properly prepared will do so until we get zero wea- 

 ther, after which it is liable to crack, and break away 

 from frames. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Sept. 20. 163 S. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



New York. — We have a good demand for all 

 grades of comb honey, and same finds ready sale at 

 following prices : Fancy white, 15c; No. 1 white, 13@ 

 14; fancy amber, 11@12; No. 1 amber, 10@11; buck- 

 wheat, 9@10. Extracted is also in good demand for 

 all grades, excepting buckwheat, at unchanged prices, 

 Now is the time to ship. Write us what you have to 

 market. We are buyers for spot cash. Beeswax dull 

 at 25@26. Hildreth & Segelken, 



Sept. 20. 120 and 122 W. Broadway, New York. 



New York. — Comb honey, white, fancy, 14@15c; 

 No. 1. 12@13; No. 2, 10@,11; amber, fancy, 11@12; No. 

 1, 9@10; mixed, fancy, 10@11; No. 1, 8@9; buckwheat, 

 fancy, 9@10; No. 1, 8(as9; New York State extracted, 

 white, 7(a'8; light amber, 6 l A@7A; buckwheat, o l A@> 

 6%; Florida extracted, white, 7(w,7\ i ; light amber, h l A 

 (<i~; amber, 554@6^. Extracted honey, from other 

 Southern States, 60@80 cts. per gallon, according to 

 quality, flavor, color, etc. 



Francis H. Leggett & Co., 

 Franklin, West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 



Sept. 21. New York City. 



Milwaukee. — As yet the demand is not very ur- 

 gent for honey, yet the receipts are taken nearly as 

 fast as received, especially if it is fancy, while the in- 

 ferior grades are not desired, and neglected. And it 

 seems proper to advise shippers to send forward their 

 choice honey, and not hold back for higher values, 

 and not allow the consumers to get the idea that hon- 

 ey is a scarce article or being speculated upon. We 

 continue to quote fancy 1-lb. sections, 15@16; A No. 1, 

 14@15; common or old, 11(0-12; extracted, in barrels, 

 kegs, and pails, white, 7}4@8^>; dark, 6%(§7A. Bees- 

 wax, 25@26. A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Sept. 19. Milwaukee, Wis. 



For Sale. — Choice new light amber honey at $4.50 

 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 PL, 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. 



Wanted. — Fancy white comb and extracted honey. 

 Give price, kind, and quantity. C. H. W. Weber, 



Successor to Chas. F. Muth & Son and A. Muth, 

 2146-48 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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. 



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 14.00; 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 I, Morgan, Pend. Co., Ky. 



