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the time at 45^ above, which we think 

 is about riftlit. Our honey was all 

 extracted but 2,000 pounds, and nearly 

 all was sold in our home market ; one 

 bakery took the bulk of it at $(> per 

 100 pounds in barrels. Our comb 

 honey sold for 10 cents per pound to 

 grocers. We saved for spring feeding 

 in the frames (iOO pounds. The average 

 per colony, spring count, is about 120 

 pounds. It was the best season and 

 best crop we ever had. We worked 

 on the tiering-up plan. 



Poor Season for Honey.— S. H. 



Moss, Colchester,to Ills., on Dec. 29, 

 1S80, says : 



I began in the spring of 18SG with 70 

 colonies. I have 120 packed for win- 

 ter in good condition. My honey crop 

 was 2,S(J0 pounds of comb honey in 

 sections, and 1,200 pounds of extracted. 

 The season for honey was very poor. 

 White clover was cut short with the 

 dry weather, and the fall crop 

 amounted to nothing. 



The Season of 1886.— J. F. Mc- 

 Millan, Healey,(5 Ills., on Dec. 25, 

 1886, writes : 



In December, 1885, I put 35 colonies 

 in the cellar ; some of them were very 

 weak, as the fall flow of honey was 

 very poor. 1 lost some, and after 

 spruig dwindling was over 1 had 22, 

 some of which were weak . As soon 

 as they commenced breeding nicely I 

 equalized them as nearly as I could. 

 I prevented swarming, so I had only 

 4 swarms, and one absconded. I made 

 3 nuclei, as I had procured an Italian 

 queen. The flow of honey from fruit 

 bloom and white clover was good, but 

 basswood was nearly a failure. The 

 fall How was better than last year. I 

 secured 920 pounds of comb honey, 

 and 80 pounds of extracted. Some of 

 my neighbors got but little. My bees 

 are in the cellar now. 



Good Report.-"— P. J. England, 

 (23-35), Fancy Prairie,© Ills , on Dec. 

 28, 1886, writes : 



I have secured 4,635 pounds of ex- 

 tracted honey, and 15 pounds of comb 

 honey from 23 colonies, spring count. 

 I have also increased my apiary to 35 

 colonies. 



Severely Cold Weather.— M. A. 

 Gill, Viola, p Wis., on Dec. 31, 1886, 

 writes : 



One morning this week the tem- 

 perature was 36^ below zero. But the 

 outlook is better, for it was up to 2.5° 

 below zero yesterday. I have one 

 cellar with 107 colonies in,that ranges 

 from 47° to 51°, but another one with 

 only 25 colonies has been down to 

 34° ; but I think I have arranged it 

 to-day so I can keep it above 40°. I 

 would rather, if possible, that the 

 temperature would never touch below 

 50° after Jan. 1. This may not be 

 orthodox, but I think the ifacts are 

 pointing that way for this climate. 

 My yield the past season was small, 

 on account of drouth and hail storms 



which killed the timber. I had 6,000 

 pounds of extracted honey, and 600 

 pounds in one-pound sections. I still 

 intend holding on to the bees, and 

 hoping for that " good time coming." 



Use of Separators.— H. M. Moyer, 



Hill Church, (X Pa., says : 



If one will produce comb honey in 

 the best and most marketable shape 

 each and every year, he must use 

 separators ; at least in this locality. 

 I wish that I had never tried to pro- 

 duce honey without separators. In 4- 

 entrance sections it is a little better, 

 but also not satisfactory. 



Poor Season.— C. P. Ilewett, King- 

 ston,© Wis., on Dec. 18, 1886, wrote 

 thus: 



The past season was a very poor 

 one. I have Italian, Syrian, and 

 native bees, but have built up a strain 

 of hybrids that are one-third larger 

 than the other bees, and appear to be 

 an established strain. They are the 

 tirst out in the morning, and the 

 latest out at night. 



Governing the Price of Honey.— L. 



Eastwood, Waterville,-o O., says : 



The tirst thing I read when I get 

 the Bee Journal is the market re- 

 ports. Do not throw them out. I do 

 not think the price of honey can be 

 governed by laws or rules, any more 

 than that of any other produce. The 

 small bee-keeper usually " knows it 

 all," and will sell his little mess of 

 poor honey when he thinks best, 

 which really affects the market much 

 the same as "cow-grease" might 

 affect the butter market. This must 

 regulate itself, on the principle of 

 supply and demand, and quality. In 

 regard to "priority of location," I 

 would say that at present I have the 

 field here ; but others were here be- 

 fore me, and should new bee-keepers 

 come in, the question would simply 

 be " the survival of the fittest." 



The Way to Winter Bees.-F. A. 



Gibson, Kacine,o+ Wis., on Jan. 4, 

 1887, writes : 



All of my colonies wintered last 

 year except three, which were queen- 

 less. I doubled up some, sold some, 

 and commenced the spring with 75. 

 They did splendidly the past season. 

 I took 2,000 pounds of comb honey, 

 6,000 pounds of extracted, and each 

 colony has from 40 to 50 pounds to 

 winter on. I allowed no increase. I 

 have sold all my comb honey at 12 and 

 15 cents per pound ; most of the ex- 

 tracted is sold at from 9 to 12 cents 

 per pound. The bees are doing nicely 

 in the cellar, which is at a tempera- 

 ture of 42° to 45°. I visited them 

 when it Was 42°, and found several 

 large clusters hanging below the hive 

 6 inches. I do not put on bottom- 

 boards in winter. In my estimation 

 this is the way to winter bees. I keep 

 the liives about a foot apart each way, 

 with cushions of sawdust over the 

 bees. I 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



The following are our very latest 

 quotations for honey and beeswax : 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— Market i3 well supplied with all tUe 

 gTHdes, and llie denmrid Is li«ht. Prices are nom- 

 inal at 1 1(tisl2c. for white in 1 -lb. sections. Fancy 

 white in scant pound nectiona, l;<c. Very little ex- 

 tracted is being sold, and prices rant'e from 4@7c. 



BBESWAX,-22c. K. A. BURNETT. 



Dec. 8. lei South Water Bt. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— In consequence of a large stock of 

 comb honey on this mariiet, fancy prices canDot 

 be maintained. Fancy white honey in paper box- 

 es, or tiiassed. are in better favor here than the 

 unelassed honey, hence the difference In the 

 price. We quote present prices as follows : Fancy 

 white in 1-lb. paper boxes, or glassed. 13c. : same 

 unKlassed. Ii'c.and in 2-lb. glassed sections, 10@ 

 lie; off grades 1 to 2 cts. per lb less. Calif, comb, 

 H'Miloc; fancy buckwheat l-lbs.. H^-uOc. and 2«lb8. 

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

 ket. Calif, ext'd, Mi-lb. cans, ssec; buckwheat. In 

 kegs and barrels. 4C«.5c, 



BEESWAX.— 21f*2ac. 



MCCAUL & HILDBBTH BROS., 



Deo. 7. 34 Hudson St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— The demand has Improved. We are 

 selling one-pound packages of white clover honey 

 atl3@14c.: 2-pound8at Il(a)12c. Extracted, 5@-7c. 



BKE8WAX.-24 cts. per lb. 

 Jan. 1. Blake & riplet, 57 Chatham Street. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.— The market is a trifle more active. 

 Best white com b honey in 1-lb. sections, 1 i®V2hic. 

 Buckweat. inc. Extracted, 7(§J9c. 



BEESWAX.— 2ac. 



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@7c. per lb. Nice comb brings 12@15c. per lb. in 

 a jobbing way. 



BEE8W AX.-Good demand,— 20@22c. per lb. for 

 choice yellow. 



Dec.2I. C.F.MtjTH & SoN.Freeman i, Central At. 

 CLBVELAND. 



HONE Y.— The market is not very active and pri- 

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

 white sell at isifoHc. : second grade 1-lbs.. 10® 1 2c. ; 

 choice white 2-lb9.. Il@l2c. Extracted, slow at 60* 



BKESWAX.-Scarce at 25c. 



Nov. 17. A. c. Kendbl. 1 IS Ontario Street. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY. -The demand for honey is only mod- 

 erate and the supply ample, of very flne quality 

 and in extra good order. We quote choice 1-Ib. 

 sections of white at I2(jsi3c.; 2-lbs.. i1{»12c.: dark 

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

 barrels and in kegs, 6€i6Hc.; in tin packages, 

 6J^(ai7c.: dark, in barrels and ^-barrels, 5@fic. 



BEESWAX.— Nominal at 2.50. 



Dec. 13. A. V. BISHOP. 142 W. Water 8t. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— The market has been rather duller 

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

 ticularly f(jr choice white extracted and choice 

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

 fered. We quote : 3!^(fJi4!4c. for extracted, and 

 9(a)12c. for comb: with easier sales for the best 

 grades, than for the darker honey, as none seem 

 to be able to use the dark just now. 



BEESWAX.— Dull at l!i(ai22c. 

 Deo. U. SCHACHT&IjEIUCKE, 122-124 Davis St. 



HONE Y.— Trade is quiet. Extra white comb llo; 

 amber, 7}^'§loc. Extracted, white, 4<ai4i4c.; am- 

 ber, s}4@>3He. 



BEESWAX. -2(;i®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 extrao- 

 ted. Home bee-men 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 l*i(j lbs. of honey, making our 

 market lower. There crop is about 70.000 pounds. 

 We quote : White clover l-lbs.. I2cg)l3c. : 2-1 bs.. llo: 

 Vj-lbs., 13(8140,; dark 1-lbs., inc.; 2-lb8., ffflec— 

 California 2-lb8.. H(gillc. Extracted white clover, 

 6c.; dark.4(a'.''>c.; white sageCalif.. 5^c.; amber,5o. 



BEE8WAX.-22C. 

 NoT.20. CLKMONS.CLOON & Co., oor. 4th & Wainnt. 



ST. LOUIS. 



HONEY.— Choice comb, 10@12c.; latter price 

 Is for 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. 41^(^5.; incansS^Bc. Market dull. 



BBESWAA.-Firm at 2l>iic. for prime. 



Dec. 20. D. Q. TUTT & CO.. Commercial St, 



