1900 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



75 



Contents of this Number. 



Bees, Value of, in Orchards 79 



Bees, Wintering 85 



Brood, Black 92 



Buck, C. F 92 



Cake, Honey and Almond 84 



California Items 97 



Century, Which? 79 



Clover," Alsike 97 



Coggshall, W. I, 94 



Combs of Sealed Stores 89 



Convention, Denver 93 



Covers. Sealed, for Winter 89 



Death from Stings 89 



Feeder, Doolittle 87 



Feeder, Division-board 82 



Foul-brood Law in Michigan 91 



Gillette, C. P 93 



Ouiana, Report from 69 



Honey, Candied, Use of 88, 91 



Hive -cover. Batten 92 



Honev-dew from Hickory 88 



Honey, Various Colors 95 



Hive, Draper Jumbo 95 



Howard's Report 91 



Honey, Selling Candied 78 



Honey, Chunk 88 



Honey Three Times a Day 88 



Introducing, Wire-cage Plan ,.88 



l,ve for Separators 87 



Liquor in Philippines 97 



Mice in Hives 87 



Mulberrv Apiary, Harrington's 82 



Plant Growth 98 



Record, Big California 88 



Rambler as Mind-reader 90 



Spelling, Reformed, Postponed 91 



Spelling, Grotesque 87 



Sections, Plain, Indorsed 87 



Sections, Niver on Glued 87 



Transferring. Heddon Plan 88 



Vermont Fair Rules 97 



Wintering, Extremes Bad 91 



Wood, .Smoker, Drying 95 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Cincinnati. — The demand for extracted honey has 

 eased off since the holida^-s. with prices about as fol- 

 lows : Fall and southern extracted. tiCo)" ; clover, 7@ 

 S/^ ; good demand for fancy white comb honey atl6@ 

 17. Beeswax, 26. C. H. W. Weber, 



Succe.ssor to Chas. F. Muth & Son, 



Jan. 18. 2146 48 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



Albany. — Honey in light supply and good demand. 

 We quote fancy white, 15@16; No. 1 white, 14@.15; 

 mixed, amber and dark, \\@\\. Extracted white, 8@ 

 8^; amber, 7@7>^; dark, 6@6!4. Beeswax, 25@27. 



MCDOUGAL & Co., 



Successors to Chas. McCuUoch & Co., 

 Jan. 20. Albany, N. Y. 



Schenectady. — The market is very quiet, as is usu- 

 ally the case at this season of the year. Stock on 

 hand very small, with no change in prices. 



Jan. 20. C. McCulloch, Schenectady, N. Y. 



Kansas City. — The supply and demand are light 

 since the first of the year. The demand for extracted 

 is not .so good. We quote No. 1 white comb, 13!4@,14; 

 No. 2, 13fel3J4 ; No. 1 amber, 13@14. Extracted, white, 

 7J^@8; amber, 7@7^. Beeswax, 22(^25. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Jan. 19. Kansas City, Mo. 



Boston. — Our market continues without change in 

 price, although the demand is very light, owing very 

 largely, we think, to the high prices prevailing. .Still, 

 with the small stock on hand we believe that the high 

 prices will continue. Blake. Scott & Lek, 



Jan. 19. 57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



Buffalo. — The supply of honey in our market is 

 light. There is demand enough to keep it cleaned up 

 at about the prices quoted. Fancy, 15@I6; A No. 1, 

 14@,15; No. 1, ]3@14; No. 2, 11@12; No. 3. 10@11; fancy 

 •dark, 11^12; good dark, lO&ll. Extracted white, 

 «@8^ ; dark, 7@7H. Beeswax. 29@30, good demand. 



Jan. 18. W. C. Townsend, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Philadei phia. — This market is getting low on 

 comb honey ; very little on hand. We quote fancy, 

 ]5@16: No. 1, 13@14. Extracted, fancy light, 8@9 ; am- 

 ber, 7@8. Beeswax, 28. We are producers of hon- 

 ey — do not handle on commission. Wm. A. Selser, 



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



Detroit.— Fancy white, 16@17; No. 1, 14@15: dark 

 or amber, 10@13. Extracted, white, 8; amber and 

 dark, SffiJ. Beeswax, 24@25. 



Jan. 19. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Chicago.— The trade is taking but little honey. 

 The mild weather may be one cause, but the winter is 

 two-thirds past, and therefore the season isshoitin 

 which to dispose of what remains unsold. All of our 

 customers speak of a light demand. Prices remain as 

 formerly quoted, but would be shaded to move round 

 lots. R. A. Burnett & Co.. 



Jan. 23. 163 S. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



New York. — There is a steady demand for all grades 

 of comb honey. The receipts are not heavy. We 

 quote fancy white, 15@16; No. 1, 13}^@14^; amber, 11 

 @12; buckwheat. 9@11, according to quality. Extract- 

 ed, California white, 85^@9; light amber, 8(38%; white 

 clover, 8%: amber, 1%; buckwheat. 6^:4 @-7 for kegs, 

 and 7@754 for tins, according to quality but with very 

 little trade. Florida extracted, 8@8^; light amber, 

 7%@8; amber, 7@7%. Other grades of Southern at 

 from 75(380 per gal. Beeswax, demand a little more 

 active at 2754(a'28. Francis H. Leggett & Co., 



Franklin. West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 



Jan. 11. New York City. 



New York. — Comb honey is not in very great de- 

 mand since the new year — not any quantity to speak 

 of lying around, but enough to meet the present de- 

 mand. We expect trade to increase, possibly, after 

 Feb. 1. We quote fancy lib. section, clover, 15(316; 

 A No. 1 white, 1-lb section, 14(5)15; No. 1 white, l-lb. 

 section, 12(^13; No. 2 white, 1-R) .'ection, 11@12; mix- 

 ed, 1-lb. section, 9@,10; fancv buckwheat, 1-lti. .section, 

 10(S11; No. 1 buckwheat. 10; No. 2buckwheat. 9. Ex- 

 tracted in fair demand. Fancy white, 8(S8%; light am- 

 ber, 7%@8; amber, 7(5)7%; buckwheat, 6%@7. Bees- 

 wax, 27@29, according to quality. 



Chas. Israel & Bro., 



Jan. 23. Cor. Canal and Watts Sts., 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. — Extracted honey of all kinds. Mail sam- 

 ple, and p'ice expected delivered at Cincinnati. I 

 pay spot cash on delivery. C. H. W. Weber. 



Succes.sor to Chas. F. Muth & Sou, 

 2146-48 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 





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