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at less than 20 cents per pound, nor 

 less than IS cents per pound for 

 quantities over 30 pounds. At tliese 

 prices we have disposed of our entire 

 crops. I have also realized $55 on 

 bees and queens. I feel somewhat 

 elated over my success. I liave now 

 40 colonies well packed on the sum- 

 mer stands, and 11 in the cellar. I 

 was very much afraid, during the 

 swarming season, that there would 

 be complaints against me for keeping 

 so many bees in the town, as there 

 are streets on two sides of my apiary, 

 with nothing but low palings between, 

 and a grocery store just opposite. 

 Frequently a swarm would fill the 

 streets, and teams and persons would 

 have to pass through them ; several 

 swarms settled on the trees in front 

 of the grocery. But the neighbors 

 seemed to enjoy the fun, and, to my 

 knowledge, not even a horse was 

 stung. 



Bees Packed for Winter.— F. L. 

 Merrick, Kankakee, o Ills., on Dec. 

 16, 1886, writes ; 



The past season has been fully an 

 average one here. I commenced with 

 8 colonies in the spring in fair condi- 

 tion. I had 15 swarms, and bought 4, 

 which gave me 27, and they are in 

 winter quarters in good condition. I 

 had 3 tine swarms in May, and each 

 of these gave me a large swarm in 

 July. This is something new to me, 

 but perhaps not unusual to old bee- 

 keepers. These hives of three July 

 swarms were boiling over with bees 

 and honey before fall. A few of my 

 old colonies gave me 40 to -50 pounds 

 of surplus comb honey. After read- 

 ing the views of the most eminent 

 apiarists on " how to winter bees," I 

 concluded to pack mine on the sum- 

 mer stands. I have them placed in a 

 row on 2x4 scantling, the hives 8 to 10 

 inches apart, two quilts over the 

 frames, and the caps tilled with oat- 

 straw and chaff; with tlie same straw 

 and chaff packed under the hives, be- 

 tween them, and also some 10 inches 

 packed thick at the back of the hives, 

 and a good shingle roof over them, 

 that will keep them perfectly dry. 



Proper Temperature of Cellars.— 

 Dr. G. L. Tinker, New Philadelphia, 

 O., writes : 



In reply to Mr. W. H. Stewart, on 

 page 421,1 will say that my observa- 

 tions of last winter, that 41° is the 

 point at which bees hibernate most 

 perfectly, are again conlirmed. 13ut 

 Mr. S. does not agree with my tind- 

 ing, giving his experience of winter- 

 ing in a bee-cellar in " a sandy hill," 

 in which the temperature remained 

 at 41° all winter without change. I 

 have nowhere recommended that 

 bees should be kept at this low tem- 

 perature except in early winter. After 

 Feb. 1 the temperature should be 

 raised to 48° by artihcial means, if 

 necessary ; not he allowed to remain 

 through the early breeding season at 

 41°, as did Mr. s: "The sand froze 

 solid all the way through the roof," 

 and " the cold, frozen under surface," ' 



added a chilly dampness to the air, 

 if not a lower temperature at times 

 than 41°. There is nothing impracti- 

 cable about raising the temperature 

 of a bee-cellar by means of an anthra- 

 cite coal stove. Had I been in Mr. 

 Stewart's place I should have imme- 

 diately put a stove in that cellar and 

 drove out the frost that was seen to 

 accumulate on the under surface of 

 the roof. I have never known bees 

 to winter well in frosty hives, and it 

 seems to me a frosty cellar must be 

 ruinous. No wonder he lost 150 colo- 

 nies in such a place. 



Dropping theJMarket Reports.— S. 



F. McClung, Niles, 9 Mich., says : 



I for one think it will not do to drop 

 the market report in the bee-papers, 

 for it is the only means we have of 

 knowing the price of honey. We do 

 not have to sell at the prices of com- 

 mission-men, nor take their prices. 



[Fear not, brother. This matter is 

 to be fully discussed before any such 

 important] and radical changes are 

 even attempted.— Ed.J 



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Honey and Beeswax Market. 



The following are our very latest 

 quotations for honey and beeswax : 



CHICAGO. 



IIONET.-Market is well supplied with all the 

 trradea, and tlie deniiuid {» light. Trices are num- 

 inal at I Ifq-l-jc. for wliiLc In 1-lb. sections. Fancy 

 white in scant pound sections, i:Jc. Very little ex- 

 tracted is being sold, and prices ranee from 4^7C. 



BEESWAX,-2ic. K. A. HURNKTT. 



Uec. 8. 1«1 Soutn Water 8t. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— In consequence of a large stock of 

 comb honey on this luarttet, fancy prices cannot 

 be maintained. Fancy white honey in paper box- 

 es, or glassed, are in better favor here than the 

 ungiassed honey, hence the ditTerence in the 

 price. We quote present prices as follows : Fancy 

 white in 1-lb- paper boxes, ur glassed, l;^c.: same 

 ungiassed. Uc, and in -j-ib. glassed sections, Hi® 

 lie; off grades ] to l! cts. per lb less. <_'alif. comb, 

 H'^loc: fancy buckwheat l-ibs., hX'«9c., and 2-lbs. 

 7i^(^8c. Extracted white clover, none in the mar- 

 ket. Calif, ext'd, Ml-lb. cans, 5(S6c.; buckwheat, in 

 kegs and barrels. 4f'i..'ic 



BBESWA.V.-21i32:)c. 



McCAUL * HILDRETH BROS.. 



Dec. 7. 34 Hudson St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— The demand has improved. We are 

 selling one-pound packages of white clover honey 

 at 14@15c. : li-pounds at 13<3)14c. Extracted, 6@7c. 



BEK8WAX.-2.'i CIS. per lb. 

 Dec. 7. Blake & kiplet. ,57 Chatham street. 



DETROIT. 



HONE v.— The market is a trifle more active. 

 Best white comb honey in 1-lb. sections, 1 l(^12^c. 

 Buckweat, Idc. Extracted. 7(<i0c. 



BEESWAJ;.-1!3C. 



Dec. 13. M. H. Hunt., Bell Branch. Mich. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY. -There is a quiet tone prevailing, but 

 the demand is fair for choice comb and extracted 

 honey, in small packages. Manufacturers buy 

 very sparingly. The supply is large and prices are 

 downward. We quote prices for extracted honey, 

 3(_aj7c. per lb. Nice comb brings ]2@15c. per lb. in 

 a jobbing way. 



BEESW AX. -Good demand,— 20(322c. per lb. for 

 choice yellow. 



Dec.2 1 . c. F . MUTH & Son. Freeman & Central At. 

 CLBVELAND. 



HONE Y.— The market isnotvery active and pri- 

 ces a little lower. Choice 1-lb. sections of best 

 white sell at 13iil4c.; second grade 1-lbs.. l(l®I2o.; 

 chiiice white 2-lbs.. Il®l2c. Extracted, slow at 6c. 



BE BS WAX.-Scarce at 2oc. 



Nov. 17. A. C. KENDEL. 115 Ontario Street. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEV.-The demand for honey is only mod- 

 erate and the supply ample, of very fine quality 

 and in extra good order. We quote choice l-lb. 

 sections of white at I2(gil3c.; 2-lb8.. l I(<il2c. ; dark 

 not wanted. Extracted, white, in barrels, half- 

 barrels and in kegs, 6@h^^c.; in tin packages, 

 6^f5j7c. : dark, in barrels and ^-barrels, 5®6c. 



BEESWAX.— Nominal at 2.'ic. 



Dec. 13. A. V. BISHOP. 142 W. Water St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— The market hits been rather duller 

 the last week, but prices are well maintained, par- 

 ticularly for choice white extracted and choice 

 white comb honey, as both kinds are not freely of- 

 fered. We quote : 3Va<a.4'_(c. for extracted, and 

 U(5il2c. for comb : with easier sales tor the best 

 grades, than for the darker lioney. as none seem 

 to be able to use the dark just now. 



BBESWAX.-Dull at l;iu«22c. 

 Dec. 11. SCHACHT &LE.\ICKE. 122-124 Davis St. 



HONEY.-Trade is quiet. Extra white comb lie; 

 amber, 7^'aiuc. Extracted, white, 4cgi4^c. ; am- 

 ber. H}^faj3He. 



BBESWAX.-20@23C. 



Oct. 18. O. B. Smith & Co., 423 Front Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— Demand is good for all grades, and re- 

 ceipts have been very large of comb and extrac- 

 ted. Home bee-Tuen have kept out of the market 

 until this month ; having glassed every lb. section 

 on both sides they are reducing prices, selling 60 

 lbs. of glass with lijo lbs. of honey, making our 

 market lower. There crop is about 70,(XIO pounds. 

 We quote ; White clover i-lbs., I2(q)13c.; 2-lb8.,lIc: 

 ^-ibs.. 13@14c.: dark 1-lbs.. inc.; 2.1bs.. 8C«9C.— 

 California 2-lbs., Ht,^llc. E.xtracted white clover, 

 tic; dark.4(a.5c. ; white sage Calif.. 5^c.: amber, 5c. 



BEESWAX.-22C. 

 Nov.20. Cr.EMoNS.CLOON & Co., cor. 4th & Walnut. 



ST. LOUIS. 



HONEY.— Choice comb. 10@12c.: latter price 

 is tor choice white clover. Strained, in barrels, 

 3M('*4c. Extra fancy of bright color and in No. 1 

 packages. H advance on above prices. Extracted 

 in barrels. 4i'4{gi5. ; in cans 5(giijc. Market dull. 



BEESWAX.— Firm at 2ll"».c. for prime. 



Dec. 20. D. G. TUTT & CO.. Commercial St. 



