Mar. 10. 1904. 



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doiDR what I ought not to do. To illustrate: 

 I left the supers on a tew weeks longer after 

 the hone.v-llow ceased, and I became theretiy 

 the proprietor of a choice selection of unfin- 

 ished sections. I know of some neighboring 

 bee-keepers who get little or no return from 

 their bees because unappreciative of scientilic 

 progress; they are still and stationary, whilst 

 the scientitic bee-world moves along. They 

 do not read the bee-papers, and therefore they 

 keep bees as their great-grandfathers did. 



Apiarian knowledge should form one of the 

 topics on the program of Farmers' Institutes. 

 Thus it must be popularized. People do not 

 yet realize what an adjunct to the revenues of 

 the farm scientitic bee-keeping is; hence it 

 should find a place alongside the other minor 

 agricultural sources of revenue. Above all, it 

 should be insisted on a? indispensable that the 

 reading of an up-to-date bee-paper, contain- 

 ing practical, pithy, approved apiarian meth- 

 ods of precedure, should be a prime necessity 

 to success. E. D. Russell, M. D. 



Webster Co., Iowa, Feb. 3. 



A Stead.y Cold Winter. 



I now have about '5 colonies of bees. We 

 had the poorest season last year we have had 

 since I have been in this business. My wife 

 takes most of the care of the bees now, and 

 she is quite an expert in the bee-line. 



We have had the coldest winter known; 

 to-night the thermometer registers 10 degrees 

 below zero; 4 inches of snow, and the wind 

 blowing a March gale. We are about 12 miles 

 from the coast, and the dampness from the 

 Sound or sea water makes the air seem colder 

 than it does farther up the State, with the 

 thermometer down to 40 degrees lielow zero. 



I hope the bees will pull through; they are 

 all packed in chaff hives and heavy cushions, 

 but it has been such a steady cold that they 

 ceuld not move much. Thad H. Keeler. 



Westchester Co., N. Y., Feb. 16. 



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We need a few thousand pounds more of 

 Comb Honey for our trade in St. Louis and 

 Chicago. Any person, any where, who 

 wants to cash up his Honey Crop at a whole- 

 sale price, we would be pleased to hear from, 

 with complete description and lowest price 

 delivered to their depot. West of Kansas City 

 and Omaha it should be in car-lots. 



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HONEY AND BEESWAX 



M.\KKKT QUOTATIONS 





Chicago, Feb. 8 —The demand is better for 

 all grades of honey than at any time since the 

 beginnng of December of last year. Stocks are 

 now being reduced, but at the same time orices 

 are easy. Many have had it so long that they 

 are anxious to make sales. No. 1 to fancy white 

 comb honey sells at 12@lJc; amber grades, 

 10@iic; dark, etc., 'i(a>iOc. Extracied, white, 

 6{hl7c, according to quality, kind and flavor; am- 

 ber, 5(a6c. Beeswax, 30c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Cincinnati, Feb. 8.— There is a fair demand 

 for honey, but nearing the end of the season for 

 comb honey, with large supply, has pressed the 

 prices; fancy white, 13@14c; amber, in barrels. 

 S>i@5Mc; in cans, >ic more; alfalfa, water- 

 white, 6@6Hc; fancy white clover, 7)^@8c. Bees- 

 wa.x,30c. C. H.W.Weber. 



Philadelphia, Feb. 8.- There has been a de- 

 cided decline in comb honey since last quota- 

 tions. Bee men who have little lots held back 

 and are afraid they can't dispose of it before 

 warm weather, are shipping it in, selling at any 

 price they can get, breaking the market decid- 

 edly. We would quote fancy white at 14ffilSc; 

 No. 1, at 12013c ; amber. 10c. E.vtracted, white, 

 6@7c; amber, 5@6c Beeswax, 31c. We are pro- 

 ducers of honey and do not handle on commis- 

 sion. Wm. a. Selsbr. 



Cincinnati, Mar. 4.— The demand for honey 

 is brighter than it has been in the past 60 days. 

 We continue to offer amber extracted in barrels 

 at SJiWdH-c, according to quality. White clover 

 extracted is a drag on the market at eiiSgsi.ic in 

 barrels and cans. Comb honey seems to be re- 

 viving at 13'y^@.15c for fancv. 



Beeswax, 30c. The Fred W. Muth Co. 



Albany, N. Y., Feb. 1.— Honey demand very 

 light. Prices of comb honey are largely now 

 what the buyers will offer— from 10@lSc. We 

 look for better demand when weather is 

 warmer. Extracted doing some better at 7c 

 for white, ui^c for mixed, and SHfdtbc for dark 

 and buckwheat. Beeswax, 28@3nc. 



H. R. Wright. 



Boston, Feb. 9.— There is little change to 

 note in the honey market. Strictly fancy East- 

 ern honey is scarce. Western honey will not 

 bring as much here. We quote fancy white in 

 glass-front cases at 16c: No. 1, at 15c. Supply is 

 ample, and demand light at this time. Ex- 

 tracted, water-white, Sc; light amber, 7@8c* 

 with but little call for dark Florida. ' 



Blake, Scott & Lee. 



Kansas City, Feb. 24.— There is no change 

 in the price of comb honey; thesnpply Is large 

 The receipts of extracted are large and the de- 

 mand very light. The market price is: Fancy 

 No. 1, comb, 24 section cases, $2.25; No. 2 stock, 

 $2.00. Extracted, white, per pound, 6(S;bWc- am- 

 ber, S}i(g'6c. Beeswax, 30c. 



C. C. Clemons & Co. 



New York, Feb. 27— Demand for comb honey 

 has slackened oIT considerably, and while there 

 is some call for while, receipts are heavier than 

 the demand and In quantity lots, quotation pri- 

 ces are shaded more or less. We quote fancy 

 white at 13wi4c; No. 1, at Ur; amber, at He. 

 There is no more demand for dark honey what- 

 soever, and we would not encourage shipment 

 of this grade. Extracted honev is quiet at un- 

 changed prices. Beeswax in good demand at 

 from 28@30c. Hildreth & Segelken. 



San Francisco, Feb. 17.— Extracted, white 

 5«(a6c; light amber, 454(ai5c; amber, 4@4hic', 

 dark amber, ,>V5(al4c. White comb, 12J^@i3c- 

 amber. 9.a)llc. Beeswax, good to choice, light' 

 27Hi" i'>c\ dark, 25(9'2(.c. * ' 



The steamer Newport, sailing on Saturday 

 the 6th. took 115 cases extracted honey for New 

 York. Local demand is light. Extracted is 

 not in heavy spot supply. The prospects of an 

 early cleaning up of comb honey are not at the 

 moment particularly encouraeiug. 



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