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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



June 



TJnderthis liead ivili be inserted, free of charge, tlie names or 

 all those having honey to sell, as well as those wanting to buy. 

 Please mention how much, what kind, and prices, as far as pos- 

 sible. As a general thing, I would not advise you to send your 

 honey away to be sold on commission. 1£ near home, where 

 you can look after it. it is often a very goodvray. By all means, 

 develop your home market. For 25 cents we can furnish little 

 boards to hang up in your dooryara, with the words, ' ' Honey 

 forSale, " neatly painted. If wanted bymail, 10 cents extra for 

 postage. Boards saying ' ' Bees and Queens for Sale, ' ' same 

 p;-ice. 



CITY MARKETS. 



New Youk.— Honey.— We take pleasure in quoting 

 honey the same as last issue. Beeswax is becoming' 

 more plentitui ia our niarktt. Prime yellow sells at 

 3TV4 @ 38',i c. 



We will offer prizes to bee-keepers the coming 

 season, to the ooe who gets his honey up in the most 

 marketable shape. Circulars for same are in press, 

 and we expect them this afternoon, at which time 

 we will be ready to send out copies. 



H. K. & F. B. Thukber & Co. 



New York, M.iy 23, 1883. 



Cleveland, — Hmicn.— There is a very moderate 

 demand for lib. sections of best white honey at 18 to 

 19 cts. ; 2 lbs. are dull at 17. Extracted, no sale. 



Beeswax, none ottering; nominally, 40 to .50 cts. per 

 pound. A. C. Kendel. 



Cleveland, 0., May 23, 1883. 



Chicago.— Honey.— The demand for comb honey 

 is almost nominal. Prices are very irregular; 10 to 

 16 cts., according to style and quality; extracted, 8 

 to 9 cts., according to quality. Some lots of fine 

 white clover, 10 cts. 



Beeswax, 38 to 43 cents. R. A. Burnett. 



Chicago, May 22, 1883. 



Cincinnati.— Honey.— The market for extracted 

 honey Is lively. Demand exceeds the arrivals by 

 far. Our stock is small, and we are always in dan- 

 ger of having sold out. We pay 7@10 cts. for good 

 honey on arrival. The latter price lor choice clover. 

 Price of comb honey is nominal, with a slo v demand. 



Beeswax.— Arrivals of beeswax are plentiful. We 

 pay 35 cts. for a good article on arrival. 



Cincinnati, O., May 22, 1883. Chas. F. Muth. 



Detroit.— ifonc?/.— The honey market is very dull. 

 A good quality of comb honey brings about 15 cts. 

 Nothing else will sell. Beeswax scarce at 35c. 



Detroit, Mich., May 24, 1883. A. B. Weed.' 



Do you buy honey? If so, I have about 1000 lbs. 

 extracted clover, and basswood; would like to sell 

 all in 200-lb. kegs. What can you pay for it? 



C. A. Hatch. 



Ithaca, IJichland Co., Wis., Apr. 7, 1883. 



I have two barrels, and a half-barrel of heart' s- 

 ease honey that 1 will put on board cars for 852 c. 

 per lb., no charge for barrels. J. A. Green. 



Dayton, 111., May 10, 1883. 



Clothes-Bars, OB Toiel-Ract 



The above is made of strips of basswood that come 

 from our section machinery, and this is why we can 

 furnish them at such a low figure. The ends of the 

 bars are tipped with a neat nickel-plated ferule; 

 and when screwed up against the wall it is a strong 

 and neat piece of furniture. Price 15 cents; 10 for 

 $1.25, or 100 for $11.00. By mail, 10 cts. each extra. 



A. I. ROOT^ Medina^ O. 



" Iron- Jacket " Honey-Cans. 



I presume the friends are aware that ordinary tin 

 cans are not very safe for shipping full of honey, 

 unless boxed or crated. The cans above arc ready 

 to be shipped anywhere. 



PRICES. 



1 Gallon, S0.25each. 



2 •' .38 " 



3 " .47 " 



5 " .68 " 



10 '• 1.10 " 



By figuring 11 lbs. of honey to the gallon, you can 

 easily see how many pounds each can holds. They 

 are made from tin plates. A sheet-iron casing, with 

 wood bottom, protects them from bruising. The iron 

 .iacket is stronger than wood, and far more service- 

 able. They neither shrink nor swell, and do not 

 split nor fall apart. Every can is tested by steam 

 and guaran'.ecd to be tight. 



A, I. ROO T, Med i nay O. 



1883. !TAL!AI QUEENST 1883. 



sun they go! Bees for business now read.y to 

 ship. Send for our new circular of Queens, Full 

 Colonies, and Nuclei. It tells how to introduce 

 queens. 

 6d T. S. HALL. Kirby's Creek, Jackson Co., Ala. 



Mm¥asthatbear1oney^! 



Our readers have doubtless noticed the many re- 

 ports we have had of honey from pea=i during the 

 past year or two. We have .iust received a large lot 

 of them for seed, from friend Burrows, of Lynnville, 

 Tenn., who writes in regard to them as follows: 

 '• These stock peas, so celebrated for honey, should 

 be planted in June, and will make a continuous flow 

 of honey from August to frost, and a heavy crop of 

 peas." Price $1.75 per bushel; ^l.OOfor half abusBel; 

 60 cts. per peck, packages included. By mail, post- 

 paid, 20 cts. per pint. 



A. 8. ROOT, iViedma, O. 



CANDY for CHILDREN. 



MAPLE SUGAR vs. CONFECTIONERY. 

 Children alw.ays want candy, and somebody h.as said that 

 children always ought to have candy, or some equivalent. 

 While in Cincinnati last fall, friend Miith said that he doubted 

 whether any inire candy could be found in the city; that is, 

 candy made of jnire cane sugar. Well, maple sugar bought of 

 our home farmers, we know is pure, and we have this season 

 purchased moie than a ton, made by the farmers directly into 

 little cakes. By taking more pains than tliey have ever done 

 before, they have given us little cakes of a creamy whiteness 

 and delicacy of flavor that seem to me far in advance of any 

 confectionery that was ever made in any of the cities. To 

 keep these little cakes nice, and preserve the flavor, we have 

 had our girls wi-ap them in tissue paper .lust as fast as the.y 

 were brought in from the sugar-camps. We sell them for 3 

 cents each, 25 cts. for a package of 10, or $2.C0 for a basket of 

 100. If you want a sample of what can be done in the way of 

 nice maple sugar, just send us two 3-ccnt s-tamps, and we will 

 mail you a sample cake. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



