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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Sept. 



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Under this head will be inserted, free of charge, the names of 

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

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

 sible. As a general thing, I would hot advise you to send your 

 honey away to be sold on conunission. If near home, wnere 

 you can look after it, it Is often a very good way. 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 

 for Sale, ' ' neatly painted. If wanted by mail, 10 cents extra for 

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

 pj-iee. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Milwaukee.— Honey.— This market is not ver.v 

 lively on honey, and the demand i« not large. But I 

 expect, as cool weather comes on, it will be wanted, 

 and shipments can be disposed ol' to aood advantage. 

 Choice white comb in 1-lb. sections, quotable at 18c 

 per lb.; white comb in mixed or larger packages, 15 

 @16c. Extracted white, in small packages, lie; in 

 large, 10c. Beeswax in some demand. Choice quali- 

 ty would bring 30@35c. A. V. Bishop. 



81 & 83 Detroit St., Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 13, 1883. 



Cleveland.— Hojiey.— New 1-lb. section honey of 

 first quality is in good demand, selling at 18 to 19 cts., 

 as fast as it arrives, no stock accumulating. Second 

 quality not so salable, and stock does not move off 

 so readily at 16@17c. Extracted not inquired for; 

 no new stock in market. Beeswax, none offering. 



Cleveland, O., Aug. 31, 1883. A. C. Kendel. 



Cincinnati.— J7o?i6y.— The demand for extracted 

 honey is exceedingly dull; for comb honey, only fair. 

 Arrivals are plentiful. Stocks are large in the hands 

 of commission merchants and others. Our own sup- 

 ply is larger than ever; and for the present, we can 

 not compete with commission merchants. We may 

 have to offer lower figures. Our price so far was 7@ 

 Oc for extracted honey, and 14@16c for comb honey 

 on arrival. Beeswax, arrivals are good at 25@38c. 

 Demand is fair. Chas. F. Muth. 



Cincinnati, O., Aug. 21, 1883. 



St. Louis.— Honey.— Large offerings of California 

 comb honey caused great depression of values here 

 at opening of season. Prices are, however, rapidly 

 recovering, enabling us to place choice comb honey, 

 in neat clean packages, from reputable apiaries, at 

 17@20c per lb. Extractf>d still moves slowly at 7V4@ 

 8c per lb. in barrels; 9@10c per lb. in 1 and 3 gallon 

 cans. Extremely warm weather still causes consu- 

 mers to limit their purchases to their most immedi- 

 ate wants. With cooler weather we look for largely 

 Increased demand and values tor all classes of hon- 

 ey. Beeswax, quotable at 27c per lb. 



W. T. Anderson & Co. 



104 N. Third St, St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 32, 1833. 



New York.— Honey.— We quote : White clover, 1- 

 Ib. sections, 20c; l>4-lb. sections,* 19c. Buckwheat, 

 2-lb. sections, 13c; 1-lb. sections, 14c. No changes in 

 extracted honey, and no arrivals of new comb honey 

 yet. Beeswax is plentiful, and holas steady at 29@30c. 

 H. K. & F. B. Thurber & Co. 



New York, Aug. 33, 1883. 



Boston.— Honey.-One-half-pound sections, 25c; 1- 

 Ib. sections, 20c; 2-lb. sections, 18c. Extracted, 8@ 

 10c. All of best quality. Crocker & Blake. 



57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass., Aug. 33, 1883. 



Detroit.— Honey.— New honey is beginning to 

 come in freely, though the demand has improved 

 but little if any. A good article is offered at 16@18c; 

 but little has been sold yet. Beeswax, firm at 38@30c. 



Detroit, Mich., Aug. 25, 1883. A. B. Weed. 



Chicago.— Hojiey.— The trading in honey is fair 

 for the season. Values are without change from 

 last week. There are no orders for pound lots of 

 comb or extracted on the market; hence, prices 

 vary. Choice white-comb, 1-lb. sections, 18c; Wi to 

 2 lb. sections, 15 to 17c. Dark, no sales being made; 

 extracted, 8@10c per lb. as to quality and amount 

 taken. Beeswax, quiet at 28@35c. Receipts moder- 

 ate. R. A. Burnett. 



161 South Water St., Chicago, 111., Aug. 34, 1883. 



our market reports. 



What is the reason your city homy-market re- 

 ports are so slim? We fellows in the West would 

 like to see you give the markets of St. Louis and 

 Chicago, as these are our main points to ship to. 

 Please give us the markets of these two plnces, if it 

 is not asking too much. J. E. Walcher. 



Millersville, 111., July 20, 1883. 



Ed Gteani?i(/s;— Permit me to inform you of my 

 withdrawal from the h juse of H K. & F. B Thurber 

 & Co. There is no doubt- that there is needed a 

 strictly lumeij and beeswax house, whereby products 

 can always be obtained, and consignments made by 

 producers to best advantage. My long experience 

 ns manager of this department for the house of H. 

 K. & F. B. Thurber & Co., familiarity with the honey 

 trade, and my connections with all principal bee- 

 keepers throughout the country, enable me to un- 

 derstandingly establish a honey emporium where all 

 the bee products can be handled to best advantage; 

 and I desire to tljauk friends for their coutidence 

 and patronage in the past, and to direct them to the 

 excellent advantages and facilities I now offer in es- 

 tablishing a business where goods in this special 

 line will receive undivided care, management, and 

 attention. Any goods intrusted to our care on com- 

 mission will be disposed of at the highest market 

 prices, and prompt returns made. Soliciting your 

 patronage, and hoping for favors from old friends, I 

 remain yours truly,— Jos. M. McCaul. 



80 Hudson St., New York, Aug 37, 1883. 



Wanted, a few crates of honey; also 2 or 3 kegs of 

 nice extracted honey. Send sample and price, to be 

 delivered at depot here. James S. Case. 



Colchester, Conn. 



Who can deliver me 400 or 500 lbs. of choice white- 

 clover comb honey in one-pound boxes? I will pay 

 15 cts. per lb., delivered here. S. Whan. 



Raymilton, Venango Co., Pa. 



I should like to buy 300 lbs. of extracted clover 

 honey, for which I will pay 9c per lb. 

 Eagleville, Ashtabula Co., O. C. L. Payne. 



I have about 1000 lbs. of nice comb honey, white 

 clover, which I should like to dispose of very soon. 

 Do you want it? Please let me know soon, stating 

 price. Fayette Keith. 



Dundee, 111. 



I have on hand about 75 gallons fine extracted hon- 

 ey. Please let me know where 1 can find market for 

 it, and what it will bring. My honey is in small bar- 

 rels. J. F. Williams. 



Warsaw, N. C. 



How is the price of honey in your neighborhood? 

 I am almost discouraged. We can not get over ISJi 

 cts. for the very best one-pound boxes. Can not the 

 Bee-Keepers' Association make and keep a stand- 

 ard price for honey? How do you dispose of your 

 stock? E. E. Deylbr. 



Black Ash, Henry Co., Ohio. 



Wanted, 1000 or 2000 lbs. white-clover or linn hon- 

 ey, extracted, delivered at Des Moines; also about 

 1000 lbs. l-lb. sections of same grade. State price 

 delivered at Des Moines in good order. 



Greenwood, Polk Co., Iowa. Mtlo Smith. 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



I shall have about 30 hybrid queens. If they are 

 of any value to you, let me know. E. Baer. 



Sterling, 111. 



1 have a few hybrid queens which are almost pure; 

 would sell them at 25c. Is there somebody who 

 wants them? Wm. K. Deisher. 



Kutztown, Berks Co., Pa. 



I have 10 black queens which I wish to sell. 

 Afton, N. Y. O. J. Russell. 



THE VERY BEST 



Ilalian nnd Holij-Land Queens ; also Apiarian Supplies 



at prices tosuit the times. Circular fi"ee. 



GEO. H. KNICKERBOCKER, PINE PLAINS, N.Y. 



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