Mar 31, 1904. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



255 



course I found out the result in sections that 

 I took off the hive. 



The honey season was short here last season, 

 and I now believe I should not have taken 

 any honey away from niy late swarms. But, 

 as before, I took bid advice, rubbed my bees, 

 and what is the result! I now find I have 

 only 'J poor, weak colonies alive. 



Another thing I wish to say about my hives: 

 I have read a great deal this winter, and I 

 made up my mind that I would keep bees in 

 8-frame Langstroth hives uext season. Of 

 course, I have about 20 of those other goods 

 boxes on hand, and any one who takes a fancy 

 to them can have them at a reduced rate. I 

 may just say my neighbor adviser, upon see- 

 ing my Langstroth hives when completed, de- 

 cided to do away with his "own get up," and 

 use the Langstroth. He has been in the bee- 

 business SO years. Now I do not want you to 

 think 1 put all the blame on the man who 

 gave me advice. I blame myself for not read- 

 ing up before going into apiculture, instead 

 of reading up after I lost my bees. My advice 

 to beginners is: Get acquainted with your 

 work before you get too far into it. 



I will just say, in conclusion, that when I 

 am in need of advice I will consult my bee- 

 books or the back numbers of the American 

 Bee Journal. 



I hope my experience will be a help to some 

 beginner. ■ Harvey Smith. 



Ontario, Canada, March 2. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



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Connecticut.— The Connecticut Bee-Keepers' 

 Association hold their spring- meeting^ in the 

 Capitol at Hartford, April 28, r>04, beginning- at 

 10 a.ni. All bee-keepers and iheir friends are 

 cordially invited to attend. A question-box 

 will be opened, and several interesting essays 

 presented. E. E. Smith, Cor. Sec. 



Watertown, Wis. 



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 ioiportant 

 questions to be considered will be the World's 

 Fair, our State Fair, and the Portland Fair of 

 190S. We also desire to formulate some plan, if 

 possible, to further 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. 



ITALIAN QUEERS.'BEES AND NUCLEI 



Choice home-bred and 



Select Imported Stock. 



All Queens reared in full 



colonies. 



One Untested Qaeen $1.10 



•' Tested Queen 1.65 



" Selected " 2.311 



" Breeder *' 3,3u 



*' Comb Nucleus (no 



Queen 1 l.SO 



Tested Select Breed- 

 ers and Nuclei ready 

 now ; Untested in May. Safe arrival 

 ■guaranteed. 



For prices on quantities and descriptiou of 

 each grade of Queens,', send for free Price-List. 



J. L. STRONG. 



304 East Logan Street, CLARINDA, IOWA. 



12Atf Mention Bee Journal when writing-. 



I^„_. C nl ^ 2000 pounds Extracted Choice 

 rflP N/1 Pv Clover HONEY incases of 

 I yjl tlUID two 60.1b. cans each; 8c per 

 pound; two cans or more, IMc per pound. 

 DANIEL S. KITSON, 

 llA4t R.F.D. No. 1, East JoRD.iN, Mich. 



A Celluloid Queen-Button Is a very 



creity thing for a bee-keeper or honey-seller to 

 wear on his coat-lapel. It of- 

 ttn serves to introduce the 

 subject of honey, and *re- 

 qnently leads to a sale f 

 Si The picture shown herewltn 

 Is a reproduction of a motto 

 queen-button aiat we are fur- 

 nishing to bee keepers. Ithas 

 a pin on the underside to 



fasten it. Price, by mail, 6 ceni- two for Wc; 



or 6 for 25 cents. Send all ordu r.s to the ofSce 



of the American Bee JoarnaL 



Root's Goods I 



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l^oors.. Prices* p 



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been in the supply ^ 



business, and I have ^ 



just now completed a ^ 



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Filled with the larg- H 



est stock of supplies iM 



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every convenience 5^ 



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and my shipping fa- ^ 



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JOS. NYSEWANDER, p 



SOS & 567 W. 7th St. ^ 



DES MOINES, - IOWA. M 



Please mentioa Bee ^oomal wnen ■wntasik 



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 !'=*<?^^B HONEY 



In dO-drip shippinjf-cases. Also Amber Ex- 



HONEY AND BEESWAX 



When consigniiiR. buying or selling, consult 



R.A.BURNETT & CO., 



199 80UTH Water St. Chicago. Ilu 



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HONEY AND BEESWAX 



MARKET QUOTATIONS 





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

 than I2c per pound for any lot of white comb 

 honey, with sales chiefly 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(Si2c per pound less. 

 E.xtracted honey plentiful and slow of sale; 

 white brings 6@7c: amber, 5@(ic, according to 

 quality and style of package. lleeswa.K active 

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



Cincinnati, March 19.— The honey market 

 continues to be dull, and if anything the prices 

 en comb honey are lower; concessions are 

 made on bigger lots. I quote: fancy white 

 comb from U)4@14c. Sales on extracted are 

 made at the following prices: Amber, in bar- 

 rels, SK@5)ic; in cans, !ic more; alfalfa, water- 

 white, b(aip%c; strictly white clover, for e.xtra 

 fancy, 7>4(a)8c. Beeswa.x,30c. 



C. H. W. Weiier. 



Philadelphia, March 21. — The season for 

 selliug honey has been prolonged on account of 

 the cold weather, which has certainly been • 

 very fortunate for the bee-keeper, as there 

 never was as much honey shipped in so late in 

 the season to be disposed of. It has broken 

 the price quite considerable, but there is still 

 quite a demand, which otherwise would have 

 failed off. We quote: Fancy white comb. 13® 

 14c; No. 1,12c; amber and buckwheat, 9mi0c. 

 Extracted, white. "(gSc; amber, 6@7c. Beeswax 

 in good demand, 31c. We are producers of 

 honey and do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Selse«. 



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 Siii^iiHc, accord ing to quality. White clover 

 extracted Is a drag on the market at 6>4@8>ac in 

 barrels and cans. Comb honey seems to be re- 

 viving at 135^@lSc for fancy. 



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



Albany, N. Y., Mar. 25. — Honey market dull 

 and getting late; demand falling off for comb 

 honey now. So much comb honey is out of 

 condition, being candied hard in the combs 

 makes most unsalable. We quote: 8@12c; 

 nominal now. Extracted, white, 6^@7c; am- 

 ber, ti&iiHc; buckwheat, £@554c. Beeswax, 

 28@30c. H. R. Wright, 



Boston, March 22.— There is nothing new to 

 note, either regarding the condition of our 

 honey market or prices. The demand is natu- 

 rally not so heavy as it was, owing to the 

 warmer weather and the near approach of the 

 maple sugar season. Prices remain same as 

 before, which areas follows: White in glass- 

 front cases at lt»c; No. 1, at 15c. Supply is am- 

 ple, and demand light at this time. Extracted, 

 water-white, 8c; light amber, 7@8c; with but 

 little call for dark Florida. 



Blakb, Scott & Lbb. 



Kansas City, March 22.— The demand for 

 honey, contrary to the usual market conditions 

 at this time of the year, is slow, and only very 

 low prices will induce the trade to buy in large 

 quantities. Fancy romb honey is selling at 

 $2.25; No. 1, from $2.00 to $2.15; amber honey 

 and combs that are not well filled are selling at 

 just what prices the trade will pay. Extracted 

 honey is moving very slowly; there is very 

 little demand for amber, and white is selling at 

 6@654c. No demand for barreled honey. 



C. C. Clbmons & Co. 



New York, March 7. — The market on comb 

 honey is decidedly dull. There is some demand 

 for white honey, but prices are ruling rather 

 low. We quote fancy at 13®14c; No. I, at 12c; 

 amber, at lie. and in round lots even the.^e 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(gllOc per pound. 



There is a fair demand for extracted honey, 

 at irregular prices, fancy white bringing 6!<(3 7c; 

 light amber, ;'>i@6c; other grades, 5@5Xc; and 

 Southern, common to fair. 50®£5c per gallon. 

 Beeswax firm at from 29@30c. 



HllDRETH & SeOELKB^. 



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

 frames, ll>«(a>12c; amber, s^mc Extracted, 

 white, SK@S'4c; light amber. 4'.,(ai4J^c; amber, 

 33 ©4^0; dark amber, 3!^(ii3\,c. Beeswax, good 

 to choice, light, 27>t'^2')c: dark, 25(s2oc. 



Market is very quiet. Offerings are of fairly 

 liberal proportions for this late date in the sea- 

 son. Quotations remain about as previously 

 noted, but the extreme figures quoted are based 

 mainly on the views of holders. 



