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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



in fact will not sell in this market if 

 1-lb. can be obtained ; the same is true 

 of glazed 1-lb. sections however good, 

 and the prices for these classes are 

 noniiiuilly 10 to 12 cts. 



It seems strange, but it is true tliat 

 extracted honey can hardly be sold in 

 our mari^et in any shape or at any 

 price. We usually quote it, but there is 

 neither supply nor demand except a 

 little for medicinal use at 5 to 7 cts. 

 per lb. 



Beeswax scarce at 25 cts. 



A. C. Kendel. 



ST. LOUIS. 



In reply to yours of the 9th inst. we 

 quote : choice cotnb honey 12 cts. ; lat- 

 ter, for choice white clover in 1-lb. 

 sections. Extracted in bbls. 3 & 4 cts. 

 Extra choice of bright color in 1-lb. 

 packages, 3^ to 4^ cts. 

 Extracted in bbls. 4i and 5^ cts. 

 " ," cans, 6 and 7 cts. 



The market is very dull at present, 

 the supply being in excess of the de- 

 mand. 



We look for higher prices, as all our 

 correspondents report short crops this 

 year. 



One-pound sections of comb honey 

 sell more readily here than any other 

 size. Extracted and strained honey in 

 bbls. are tlie the most desirable pack- 

 ages for sale in this section. 



D. G. TuTT & Co. 



MILWAUKEE. 



Eeplying to your favor will say that 



at this time White Comb one-pound 



sections is 12 at 13 cents. White Comb 



two-pound sections 11 and 12 cents. 



Ex. honey, wh., kegs & ibbls. 6 to 6^. 



" " " tin cans Qh to 7. 



" dk. kegs & h bbls. 5^ to 6. 



" " " bbls. 5 to 5i. 



The supply seems ample in this coun- 

 try for all demands. The proiluction 

 this season large and of very pure qual- 

 ity. Dealers prefer one-pound packages 

 or sections above any other size. Unless 

 honey was worth 25 cents per pound, 

 think it will sell best, because at a mod- 

 erate value any one can afl'ord to pay 

 for one pound of anything so siceet. 



Think prices will not change very 

 much here, from present quotations. 

 A. V. Bishop. 



KANSAS CITY. 

 Honey of all grades and kinds are 

 plenty ; or enough for the demand. 

 The demand with us Is good. We get 



all the California 2-pound comb we want 

 selling from 9 to 12 cents a pound. 1 

 pound frame white clover 13 to 14 cents, 

 dark 10 to 12. One half pound frame 

 hard to sell at 14 cents. One pound 

 frames sell tlie best of any honey al- 

 though 2-pound California at the low 

 price sell well, one-half pound frames 

 go slow. Extracted sells best in fifty 

 and sixty pound tin cans. We are sel- 

 ling extracted white clover 6i to 7i 

 cents. Dark 5 to 5^. White sage 5^ 

 cents. 



This crop is large in this part of the 

 country but will all be sold. We have 

 already sold about seven cans of houey, 

 and trade is not fairly started. 

 Yours truly, 

 Clemons, Cloon & Co. 



BELL BRANCH, MICH. 



The honey market has been very 

 good for this season of the year, and 

 until quite recently the demand has 

 been in excess of the supply, but comb 

 honey has come in more freely of late 

 and quite a supply is held by commis- 

 sion men ; and in looking over the mar- 

 ket yesterday find prices somewhat 

 lower. Extracted honey has never been 

 sold very extensively in this market, 

 small packages selling the best, barrel 

 lots almost unsalable. What I handle 

 I prefer in five gallon tin cans. 



Best white comb honey in lib. sec- 

 tions, 13 cts. ; larger sections slower 

 sale and less price. I get 10 cents for 

 white extracted in small packages ; lar- 

 ger kegs and bbls. sell much cheaper 

 and can be bought for 7 cts., packages 

 thrown in. 



W. H. IIuxT. 



New Pliiladelpliia, 0. July 15, 1886. 

 Ed. Amer. Apiculturist. 



The lioiie}' crop of this section 

 will be the hirgest that we have 

 ever had, although many let their 

 bees swarm from two to five times 

 for increase and of course got lit- 

 tle surplus, except from the prime 

 swarm. But first swarms, coming 

 before the tenth of June, have made 

 an average of 50 pounds suri)lus 

 and some as high as 100 pounds. 

 Honey sells in our market now at 

 16 cents for best comb in 1 pound 

 sections. 



Yours truly, 



Dr. G. L. Tinker. 



