1900 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



865 



Contents of this Number. 



American Bee Journal 882 



Balling, Persistent 879 



Bees, Miller's Long-tongued 884 



Colorado, Prospects of 877 



Culley, Death of 882 



Editor in Michigan t>87 



Frames, Closed-end, and Hives 874 



France Photographed 882 



Hives, L,avge vs. Small 87() 



Honey in Shallow Brood chambers 873 



Honey on Oatmeal 880 



Honey, Cause of Failure 877 



Honey, Grading 878 



Honey, To I^oad Comb 883 



Queen, Moore's I,ong-tougued 881 



Shipping-cases, Size of 884 



Swarms on Shallow Brood chambers 872 



Tongues of Bees, Lengthening 880 



Tongues, Long, and Good Workers 881 



Tongues, Long, vs. Color 879 



Utter vs. Utter 883 



Virgin, Wintering with 877 



Wintering in Cellar 877 



Honey Column. 



GRADING RULES. 



Fancy.— AH sections to be well filled, combs stralgrht, firmly 

 attached to all four sides, the combs unsolled by travel-stain, 

 or otheiwise; all the cells sealed except an occasional cell; 

 the outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



A No. 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells next 

 to tlie wood; combs straight; one-eighth part of comb surface 

 soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled; the outside sur- 

 face of the wood well scrajjed of propolis. 



No. 1.— .\11 sections well tilled except the row of cells next to 

 the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 comb sui-face soiled; or the entire surface slightly soiled 



No. 2.— Three-fourths of the total surface must be tilled and 

 sealed. 



No. 3.— Must weigh at le.ast half as much as a full weight 

 section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified accnrdinir to 

 color. Using the terms white amber and daik; u,ut i;., there 

 will be " fancy white." " No. 1 dark," etc 



CITY MARKETS. 



New York. — We beg to hand you herewith our 

 market repoits for honey. All grades are plentiful 

 just at present. Westerti honey aniving here has 

 weakened prices. We quote fancy white 1-lb. sections, 

 15(g),16; No. 1, 14(il5; No. 2, 12i#13; mixed, lOfell; buck- 

 wheat, 10 Extracted buckwheat, .5^^. Beeswax, 27(a'28. 

 Francis H. Leggett & Co., 

 Franklin, West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 

 Nov. 7. New York City. 



Philadet.phia. — Comb honey has seemed very 

 short all the fall but the ruin of prices is the shippers 

 in California and the West consigning cars to the 

 eastern cities for brokers to sell. -Such a car is now 

 due in Philadelphia, and is peddled out in lots of five 

 cases up. We have been able to supply the demand, 

 but as this will demoralize prices we have no quota- 

 tions to give. Never let a broner sell your honey— he 

 has no interest but commission. Extracted fancy, 8; 

 No. 1, 7; amber, 6. Beeswax, 27. We are producers of 

 honey — do not handle on commi.s.sion. 



Wm. a. SelseR, 



Nov. 9. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Albany.— Our honey market keeps firm with light 

 stocks and small receipts. We quote fancy white 

 comb, ]7(ai8; No. 1, 16@17; No. 2, UCgl^r. mixed, ISfgilS; 

 buckwheat, 13@.14; mixed buckwheat, 12(« 13. Extract- 

 ed white, 8@9 ; amber, 'J@iy2 ; buckwheat, 6@6J4. 

 MacDocgal & Co., 

 Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 

 Nov. 10. Albany, N. Y. 



Chicago.— There is a demand for fancy white comb 

 honey at 16 cts. that takes all of this j^rade upon ar- 

 rival. Other grades are less active, with No. 1 white, 

 15; amber and travel stained white, 13tel4; dark am- 

 ber and Inick wheat, 10 (n 12. Extracted white, IY2 @ 8; 

 amber, 7(g;,7^; buckwheat and other dark grades, ()^@ 

 6^. Beeswax, 28. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Milwaukee.— This market co-itinues about the 

 .same on honey as when reported by us last. The sup- 

 ply is not very large; indetd, we could sell more faiicy 

 white, or amljer comb honey than is now coming in, 

 and advi.'e shippers to send forward any they may 

 have to dispose of, and can be assured of good values. 

 We quote : P'ancy 1-lb. sections. 16;4fai7; .\ No. 1, 

 15@16; No. 1 amber, l.o(Sil6 Extracted in barrels, kegs, 

 and pails, white, 'i>®'d)^: dark, 7^(ffi8J^. Bee- wax, 

 23@27. A. V. Bishop & Co.. 



Nov. 12. Milwattkee, Wis. 



Schenectady. — The demand f< r comb honey con- 

 tinues good, and we are rot n ceiving enough fancy 

 white to fill our orders; and th-s serves to stimulate 

 demand for other grades. We quote fancy white, 

 16 0,17; No. 1, L'JOIl); fair to good, 13^.14; buckwheat, 

 11@12. Extracted white, 7@S; dark, 5^0654. 



Ch.as McCuli och, 



Nov. 8. Schenectady, N. Y. 



Boston. — Our honey market is very strong at the 

 following prices, with supplies verv light : Fancy, 

 1-lb. cartons. 17: A No. 1, 15@16 ; No. 1, 1.5; No. 2, 12@ 

 13. Extracted, 7y2@85^, according to quality. We can 

 .'ee no reason why these prices should not be well 

 rnaintained right through the season, and advise ship- 

 ping. Blake. Scott & Ler. 



Nov. 9. 31, 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Buffalo. — White meets with quick sale. Not very 

 much good stock coming in. Dark sells rather slow. 

 Fancv white comb 17(®18: A No. 1, 16rtil7; No. 1, 15^5)16; 

 No, 2 14tol,5; No. 3, 13(a)14 ; fancv dark, 11(»12; No. 1 

 dark, lOOll ; No. 2 dark 9® 10 : white extracted, 8(6 9 ; 

 dark, 51/^(26. Beeswax, 28ffl30. 



Nov 9. W. C. Townsend, Buffalo, N. Y. 



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

 Darker grades, lOj^'^ll. Extracted white clover, 85^ ; 

 light amber, 7'/^; buckwheat, 6(26^. Beeswax, 26@28. 



Nov. 12. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Mich. 



For Sale.— 20 000 lbs. extracted honey from alfalfa, 

 and lig'nt amber from Rockv Mountain bee-plant. 

 Two cans, 120 lbs. net. 88 40; also .5 and 10 lb pails. 

 In ordering state if you want white or amber 



M. P. RhoadS, Las Animas, Col. 



For ■S.'Vle. — Extracted honey from alfalfa; 60 1b. 

 cans at 7 ct-^., and sraallT cans 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Colo. 



For S.a' e — Ext'acted alfalfa honey. 9J4c per lb. 

 light amber t xtr,ictr d, 854c: in cans .Sample, .5c. 



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



For Sale. — 1000 pounds amber comb honey at llj^c. 

 Ed. Wilkinson, Wilton, Wis. 



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

 tin cans, at 8^ 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 & Lee, 

 31 and 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Wanted. — Extracted honey. State quantity and 

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

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



Wanted.— Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

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



163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Wanted. — To buy for cash, comb and extracted 

 honey, either white or buckwheat. 



C. B. Howard, Romulus, N. Y. 



AHnnPV IVInrlrpf Don't think that your crop 

 IIUIIC^ JTiailVCl. i.s too large or too small to 

 interest us. We have bought and sold five carloads 

 already this sea.son, and want more. ^A■e pay spot 

 cash Address, giving quantitv, quality, and pi ice. 

 Thus. C. Stanley '& 5on, Fairfield, 111. 



