1900 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



757 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa in Colorado 767 



Apiary, Moving an 772 



Bees and Medicated Syrup 776 



Bees from Texas to Cuba 766 



Bees, Birds, and Grapes 775 



Bees, Intelligence of 781 



Bees, Preparing for Winter 769 



Bee-feeder, Cheap 776 



Bisulphide, Two Kinds 773 



Brood-chambers, Shallow 773 



Editor in Traverse Region 781 



Hares, Belgian, Not a Nuisance 765 



Honey, Artificially Ripened 772 



Honey, Candied vs. Extracted 770 



Meat Diet, The 774 



Queens, Judging Purity of 772 



Railroad Companies, Fairness of 780 



Red Clover, Short-tube 774 



Root-cellar for Bees 773 



Texas Disaster 776 



Utter Bee-suit 778 



Vinegar from Honey 763 



Wintering in the South 777 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



New York. — Demand for comb honey good. Ship- 

 ments are coming forward now, but the output is 

 equal to the receipts. We quote as follows : Fancy 

 1-lb, sections, per pound, 16; A No. 1 white, 15@16; No. 

 1, 14(rtl5; No. 2, 12@13; No. 1 amber, 12@12^; No. 2 

 amber, 11@.12: fancy buckwheat. 1-lb, section, per lb., 

 11@,11^; No. 1, 10®,11; No. 2, 9@9i^. Extracted white 

 in demand at 8@8J^; light amber, 7@7{^; amber, (i%@ 

 7; buckwheat, not much called for, 6. Beeswax, de- 

 mand limited, 28@29. Chas. Israel & Bro. 



Sept. 22. 486 Canal St., New York City. 



New York.— We are having a good demand for 

 comb honey. All grades and fancy white find ready 

 sale at from 15@15'^, and exceptionally fine lots at 16; 

 No. 1 white, 14; No. 2, 12@13; amber, \\(aV2\ buck- 

 wheat, 95<@/10^, according to quality. Extracted in 

 fair demand. White, 754@8; light amber, 7; amber, 6 

 65^; southern, 65(S'75 per gallon, in barrels, according 

 to quality. Beeswax steady at 28. 



HiLDKETH & SEGELKEN, 



Sept. 19. 120, 122 West Broadway, N. Y. 



Cincinnati. — The demand for fancy comb honey is 

 good. It finds ready sale at 16fS)16"4; No. 1, 1.5. The 

 demand for extracted honey at present is slow, and 

 offer the same by the barrel as follows : White clover, 

 8^@9; southern, 6;2@7^; Florida, 7fg8, according to 

 quality. Beeswax good at 27. The above are my sell- 

 ing prices. I do not handle any honey on commission, 

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



Sept. 21. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Chicago. — The receipts of comb honey are not 

 heavy ; and the best, that which grades choice to 

 fancy, sells at 15ffil6; good to No. 1 grade, 13@14; 

 amber, 11@12; dark, 9(2)10. Extracted white, such as 

 white clover and basswood, 7ii@8; amber, 7@7}4; 

 buckwheat and other dark grades, (i'/^@6^. Beeswax, 

 28. All the foregoing sell quite readily, and the mar- 

 ket has a firm tone. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Boston. — Our honey market is very strong at the 

 following prices, with supplies very light : Fancy, 

 1-lb. cartons, 17 ; A No. 1, 15@16 ; No. 1, 15; No. 2, 12@ 

 13. Extracted, 7^@85^, according to quality. We can 

 see no rea.son why these prices should not be well 

 maintained right through the season, and advise ship- 

 ping. Blake, Scott & I,ee, 



Sept. 17. 31, 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Albany. — There will be a good demand for honey 

 this season at about the following prices : Comb, 

 fancy white, 15@16 ; No. 2, 13@14 ; amber, 12(a),13 ; 

 mixed and buckwheat, 11®12. Extracted white, 8@9 ; 

 amber, 7@8 ; buckwheat, 6@7. Beeswax, 28@29. 

 MacDougal & Co., 

 Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 

 Sept. 20. Albany, N. Y. 



New York.— Fancy white, 15(§J16; No. 1 amber, 13@ 

 14^; amber, 9%fa).ll ; buckwheat, unglassed, 10; buck- 

 wheat, glassed or cartons, 11; white extracted, in bar- 

 rels, 7@754 ; light amber extracted, in barrels, 6^@7 ; 

 buckwheat extracted, in kegs, ii%@C>. Beeswax, good 

 demand at 28. Francis H. I^eggett & Co., 



Frankliii, West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 



Sept. 18. New York City. 



Denver. — Brisk demand for comb honey at better 

 figures. A No. 1 white comb honey, S3 00@,3.10 per 

 case of 24 sections; No. 2, S2.65@2.75. Extracted No. 1 

 white, 7^@8. Beeswax, 20@,24. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Assn., 



Sept. 17. 1519 Wazee St., Denver, Col. 



Schenectady. — No change of note in prices since 

 last issue. We quote fancy white comb, 16@17 ; No. 1, 

 14@15; buckwheat, 10@12, according to style and qual- 

 ity. Considerable extracted is offered, but no demand 

 as yet. Chas. McCulloch, 



Sept. 18. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Columbus. — Receipts of honey are very light. We 

 quote fancy white comb, 16@/17 ; No. 1, 14@15; amber, 

 13@14. We are in the market, either for consignment 

 or direct purchase. Evans & Turner, 



Sept. 21. Columbus, Ohio. 



Detroit.— Fancy white, 15@16; No. 1, 13@14; amber 

 and dark, 10@,12. Extracted white, 7@8; dark, 5@6. 

 Beeswax, 25@26. M. H. Hunt & Son, 



Sept. 21. Bell Branch. Mich. 



Wanted. — Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

 kind, and quantity; also rate of freight to Boston. 

 Blake, Scott & I,eb, 

 31 and 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Wanted. — Comb honey. We are in the market for 

 either car or local lots. We especially desire some 

 fancy white clover and basswood. In writing state 

 quantity and price. Evans & Turner, 



Town St., Corner 4th, Columbus, O. 



Wanted, Honey and Beeswax. — AVe have a tre- 

 mendous and growing trade in this line, and should 

 like to hear from all having such goods to sell in any 

 part of the country, with quantity, description, and 

 lowest ca.sh price. 



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



Wanted. — Comb and extracted honey. Will buy 

 your honey, no matter what quantity. Mail sample 

 with your price expected, delivered Cincinnati. I pay 

 cash on delivery. 



C. H. W. Weber, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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 

 honey. B. Walker, Evart, Mich. 



Wanted. — To buy comb and extracted honey. 

 What have you to offer? State price and quantity. 

 Ed. Wilkinson, Wilton, Wis. 



For Sale. — 1000 lbs. of a No. 1 comb honey; also 

 1000 lbs. of extracted. 



Wm. Morris, L,as Animas, Col. 



For Sale. — Finest grade alfalfa honey. Produced 

 right, at the Arkansas Valley Apiaries. Two cans, 120 

 lbs. net, S8.40. Also small pails and cans. Address 

 Oliver Foster, I,as Animas, Bent Co , Colo. 



For Sale. — Extracted honey from alfalfa ; 60 lb. 

 cans at 7 cts., and smaller cans. 



D. S. Jenkins, I,as Animas, Colo. 



CHAS. ISRAEL & BROS., 



486, 488, 490 Canal St., 

 Corner Watt Street, N. Y. 



HONEY & BEESWAX. 



lyiberal Advances made on Consignments. 

 Wholesale Dealers and Commission Merchants. 

 Established 1875. 



