1900 



GLEANINGS IN BEEICULTURE. 



793 



Contents of this Number. 



Bees. Feeding 802 



Bee-veil, Kuehne's 809 



Clover, Red, and Bees 799 



Cuba, Taking Bees to 804 



European Notes 806 



Honey, Comb and Ext'd, from Same Apiary 808 



Honey, Selling and Bottling 801 



I,and of Your Oven 819 



l,ike Produces Like 818 



Potatato Ground, Marking 817 



Propolisin 799 



Queen, $200 813 



Question -box 810 



Storm in Cuba 805 



Syrup, To Prevent Granulating 819 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 

 F Albany. — Honey receipts light yet, not enough 

 coming to supply demand, and prices well sustained 

 all around — better than for many seasons. Our mar- 

 ket is better than usual on account of the destruction 

 of so many colonies near here that formerly came al- 

 most wholly to this market. We quote fancy white 

 comb, 10; medium, 15@16; mixed, 13@14 ; buckwheat, 

 12@13. Extracted white, 8@8^ ; amber, 707^ ; dark, 

 6>^@7. Beeswax, 27@29. MacDougal & Co., 

 b-;-ij Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



^Oct. 9. Albany, N. Y. 



Chicago. — The receipts of all kinds of honey are 

 lighter than usual at this season of the year. The 

 market is steady with no advance probable, as prices 

 are now at a point that is curtailing consumption. 

 Fancy white brings 16; No. 1, 15; and good white, but 

 travel stained or irregular in shape, 13@14; amber, 10 

 @12; dark, 8@10 Extracted white clover and bass- 

 wood, 7J4@8; amber, 1(wl'%\ buckwheat and other 

 dark grades, 6@6%. Beeswax, 28. 



R. A. BURNKTT & Co., 

 Oct. 8. 163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Nkw York. — Demand for comb honey good, partic- 

 ularly white. We advise shipments now, for this is 

 the time of the season to realize best prices. We quote 

 the market to-day as follows: Fancy white, 1 lb. sec- 

 tions, per pound, 16(5)17; A No. 1, 16; No. 1, 15@16; No. 

 2, 12@14; amber, 11@13; buckwheat, \Q(wVl. Extracted 

 white, 8@8^; light amber, ICalV^^ buckwheat, without 

 demand, 5^@6. Beeswax, dull but firm, 28@29. 

 Chas. Israel & Bro., 



Oct. 9. 486 Canal St., New York City. 



New York.— Fancy white, 15@16; No. 1 amber, 13® 

 14^; amber, 9J^(a)ll ; huckwhe.'Jt, unglassed, 10; buck- 

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

 rels, 7@,7J^ ; light amber extracted, in barrels, 6}4@7 ; 

 buckwheat extracted, in kegs, 5J4(i6. Beeswax, good 

 demand at 28. We advise producers to market honey 

 now, not to hold it. Francis H. I,eggett & Co., 

 Franklin, West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 



Oct. 8. New York City. 



MiLTVAUKEE. — The supply of comb honey is very 

 small on this market, and the demand is fair, and we 

 can obtain good values on shipments ; and all who 

 may have fancy honey we advise shipping now. We 

 can now <5uote our market as regular on fancy 1 -lb. 

 sections. 16ffll7; A No. 1, 1.5@16; No. 1. 1.5@16; fancy 

 amber, 14@r5. Extracted in barrels, kegs, and pails, 

 85^@9^. Beeswax, 2o@27. A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Oct. 2. Milwaukee, Wis, 



Buffalo.— There is very little honey coming in, 

 and our market is in excellent shape for white comb. 

 No danger of lower prices. Fancy, 17(5)18; A No. 1, 

 16@17; No. 1, 15(»16; No. 2, 14(515; No. 3, 13(5)14. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 7@.8 ; amber, 6(5)7 ; dark, 5^(5)6. 



Oct. 3. W. C. TowNSEND, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Detroit. — Fancy white and A No. 1 comb honey, 

 15@16; No. 2, 14; No. 1 dark, 12. Extracted white clo- 

 ver, 7^@8; darker grades, 5@6. Very little extracted 

 honev in market. Beeswax firm with good demand, 

 26(@28. M. H. Hunt & Son, 



Oct. 21. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Schenectady. — Demand good and prices firm at 

 16(5)17 for fancy white in paper cartons; other grades 

 of white. 13@15; buckwheat, 10@12, according to .style 

 and quality. Extracted qviiet; no demand except for 

 fancy glass packages suitable for table use. 



Chas. McCulloch, 



Oct. 9. Schenectady, N. Y. 



For Sale —Thirty tons light amber extracted hon- 

 ey in 60-lb. cans. R. Hyde, Visalia, Cal. 



Wanted. — Extracted honey. .State quantity and 

 price. We pay cash on delivery. Reference, Wiscon- 

 sin Nat'l Bank. E. R. Pahl Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



For Sale. — 1000 lbs. extracted honey in one-gallon 

 tin cans, at 8J^ cts., f. o. b. here. Sample free. 



R. H. Bailey, Ausable Forks, N. Y. 



Wanted. — Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

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

 Blake, Scott & I,ee, 

 31 and 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



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

 either car or local lots. We especially de.sire some 

 fancy white clover and basswood. In writing state 

 quantity and price. Evans & Turner, 



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



Wanted, Honey and Beeswax. — We 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 cash 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 

 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, I,as Animas, Col. 



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

 cans at 7 cts., and smaller cans. 



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



About 

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FACTS 



revised edition. 

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nilPFN^ GOLDEN ITALIANS. Unexcelled for busi- 

 UULLIiOi ness, beauty, and gentleness. Bred from 

 the best of stock obtainable. Untested, 50 cts. each 

 until Nov. l.st. Tested, 81.00 ea. Extra fine breeding- 

 queens, 82.00 each. E. A. Seeley, Bloomer, Ark. 



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