Mar. 24, 1904. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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is left; Or if a Ix'e-kerper can't sell his honey 

 at all, what shall he do with it; 



I wrote to a bee-keeper that he was lueky to 

 have no room to store his honey. He had told 

 me that ho sold his comb honey for 11 cents 

 and extracted for 7 eents per pound. I just 

 got a letter from him saying, "The store- 

 keeper has all my honey on hand yet; 35(10 

 poundsof comb and SOO pounds of extracted." 



I sell my extracted honey at home for S 

 cents 11 pound, but it is selling slowly. 



There has been some talk about eating 

 honey. I eat more than 100 pounds a year, 

 and never touch anything sour. 



A farmer bee-keeper has a book in which I 

 found the following ad vice: '■ Paint your hives 

 4 weeks before hiving a swarm in them; bees 

 don't like the smell of the hives." I know bet- 

 ter. , When painting wagons, bees visited me, 

 and I have painted bee-hives inside and out, 

 and hived swarms in them the ne.xt day. 



When giving up my trade — wagon-nmkei- — 

 I had some 7-ineh basswood on liand. I made 

 supers from them and I also have a few hives 

 from basswood lumber. They won't warp 

 any more than pine, and last as long when 

 kept painted. 



The first swarms I ever hived was on June 

 23, 1S90. The queen piped on July 4, which 

 meant that the second swarm would come on 

 July r. I wrote this to the American Bee 

 Journal before, and have known it over .50 

 years, so Dr. Miller may answer to those who 

 have but a few colonies: When your (lueens 

 have piped 3 evenings, you will be sure to 

 have the second swarm the next day ; and 

 not: If you hear your queens pipe to-night, 

 watch for swarms to-morrow. It takes too 

 much time to watch for queen-piping for those 

 who have so many bees. Why didn't Mr. 

 Hasty tell Dr. Miller about this queen-piping! 



I extracted my unfinished sections, put them 

 into a box. and then gave them to the bees 

 and let them clean them out slowly. 



Wv. Dl'escher. 



Brown Co., Wis., Jan. 29. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Michlg^an. — The Northern Michigan bee-keep- 

 ers win hold their aanual coavention March 

 30 add 31, 1904, in the Moutague Hall, 127 Front 

 St., Traverse Citv, Mich. 



Geo. H. Kirkpatrick, Pres. 



Rapid City, Miih. 



Utah.— The spring convention of the Utah 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will ue held April 5, 

 at 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Among other important 

 qnestions to be considered will be the World's 

 Kair, our State Fair, and the Portland Fair of 

 IWS. We also desire to formulate some plan, if 

 possible, to Jurther increase the fraternal in- 

 terest for the mutual benefit of our bee-keepers. 

 We cordially invite all bee keepers to be pres- 

 ent. We also invite them without delay to send 

 in their views on these and other topics. The 

 convention will be held in the City and County 

 building, in Salt Lake City. 



Salt Lake City, Utah. E. S. Lovesy, Pres. 



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40coloDies or over, with suflicieat combs for 

 extraciiuff; lot of exira hives ami ether para- 

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100 pounds Extracted Choice 

 er HONEY in cases of 

 to lb. cans each; Sc per 

 [lore, 7t4c per pound. 

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Wholesale Honey. 



We need a few thousand pounds more of 

 Comb Honey for our trade in Kansas City 

 and Omaha. 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. 

 Thos. C. Stanley & Son, Manzanola, Colo. 



WANTED !'='\?,?r);B HONEY 



In no-drip shippinsr-cases. Also Amber Ex- 



32Atf Front and Walnut, Cincinnati, Ohio 



A Celluloid Queen-Button is a very 



pretty thing lor a bee-keeper or honey-seller to 

 wear on his coat-lapel. It of- 

 tea serves to introduce the 

 snbject of honey, and 're- 

 quently leads to a sale. 



The picture shown hertwita 

 Is a reproduction of a motto 

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A Life Sacrificed. 



Russell, Kaus., Feb. 4, l')04. 

 Stromberg Caklson Tel. Mfg. Co., 

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I am working a great deal this winter, work- 

 ing up telephone lines. I have been handling 



the and the telephones, and would 



like to make a deal with you for 25 or 50 of your 

 telephones. Would send cash with order or as 

 soon as received. I could give you satisfactory 

 references. I mean business and will deal with 

 tou if prices suit me. I would want prices on 

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One of my boys was working oa my fan 



Pawnee Co., K 

 was taken sick \v 

 have had a telepli 

 a doctor in time t 

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portance of having tele- 



phones in the country and have worked up a 

 telephone line on my farm to town and am now 

 working up some lines in Russell County. Am 

 doing this work uol so much for my gain but 

 in time of need. Respectfully, W.W.Cook. 



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MAKKKT QUOTATIONS 



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Chicago, March 8.— It is difficult to get more 

 than 12c per pound for any lot of white comb 

 honey, with stiles chielly at lie; even at this 

 price it does not work off as fast as owners wish 

 it would. Selections in the most desirable 

 grades bring a little higher price in small quan- 

 tities; off grades sell at l(5;2c per pound less. 

 Extracted honey plentiful and slow of sale; 

 white brings 6raj7c; amber. S@6c, according to 

 quality and style of package, lieeswax active 

 at 30c. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Cincinnati, March 1*).— The honey market 

 continues to be dull, and if anything the prices 

 on comb honey are lower; concessions are 

 made on bigger lots. I quote: fancy white 

 comb from 12s4@14c. Sales on extracted are 

 made at the following prices: Amber, in bar- 

 rels, 5ii@iHc; in cans,!ic more; alfalfa, water- 

 white, tj@6Vic; strictlv white clover, for extra 

 fancy, 7!.i@Sc. Beeswax, 30c. 



C. H. W. WEin.;R. 



Philadelfhia, March'). —There has not been 

 much change since last quotations on comb 

 honey. Small lots have been arriving freely, 

 but principally of poor quality, and have been 

 sold at whatever the commission man could get 

 for them, ranging from 10c up. We quote fancy 

 comb honey. 14(3ilSc; No. 1, at 12Cail3c; amber, 

 at 10@llc. Extracted honey, white, at 7^@8c; 

 amber, 6@7c; Southern, 5(" 6c, according to the 

 package. Beeswax selling readily at 3lc. We 

 are producers of honey but do not handle on 

 commission. Wm. A. Selsek. 



Cincinnati, Mar. 4. — The demand for honey 

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

 We continue to offer amber extracted in barrels 

 at S5^®6'2C, according to quality. White clover 

 extracted is a drag on the market at 6i^@8t^c in 

 barrels and cans. Comb honey seems to be re- 

 viving at 13l^@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@i5c. We 

 look for better demand when weather is 

 warmer. Extracted doing some better at 7c 

 for white, ojic for mixed, and 5H<S'6c for dark 

 and buckwheat. Beeswax, 28@30c. 



H. R. Wright. 



Boston, March 7.— The condition and price 

 of the market on honey has not altered. Strictly 

 fancy Eastern honey is scarce. Western honey 

 will not bring as much here. We quote fancy 

 white in glass-front cases at lt,c; No. 1, at 15c. 

 Supply is ample, and demand light at this time. 

 Extracted, 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 corah honey; the supply 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, 6tr6}^c; am- 

 ber, S54<S'6c. Beeswax, 30c. 



C. C. Clemons & Co. 



New York, March 7.— The market ou comb 

 honey is decidedly dull. There is some demand 

 for white honey, but prices are ruling rather 

 low. We quote fancy at 13an4c; No. 1, at 12c; 

 amber, at Uc, and in round lots even these pri- 

 ces have to be shaded in order to effect sales. 

 There is no demand at all for dark and buck- 

 wheat comb honey, and it looks as if some of it 

 would have to be carried over. We quote nomi- 

 nally at 9(aaoc per pound. 



There is a fair demand for extracted honey, 

 at irregular prices, fancy whitebringing6^fii7c; 

 light amber, F-%@bc; other grades, S@5}^c; and 

 Southern, common to fair, 50@£Sc per gallon. 

 Beeswax firm at from 2')(a30c. 



Hildreth & Skgelkkn. 



San Francisco, March i.— White comb, 1-lb. 

 frames, ll>«@12c; amber. M^lOc. Extracted, 

 white, 5K@S'.,c; light amber, 4!4@454c; amber, 

 3S(Q4^4c; dark amber, 3i4@3\c. Beeswax, good 

 to choice, light, 27!^(<i 29c; dark, 25@2<,c. 



Trade is rather slow. Asking prices remain 

 much the same as for some time past, but 

 wholesale transfers are difficult to effect at full 

 current figures. Offerings of both c mb and 

 extracted are sufficiently large to admit of ci-n- 

 siderable acuviti. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX 



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