Sept. 8, 1904. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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caught in 45 minutes, in TO flights — 58 

 remains found. 4 p m., young bird, 50 

 bees caught in 60 minutes, and in 58 

 flights — 50 remains found. 



August 14 — 12 noon, old bird, 58 bees 

 caught in 60 minutes, 75 flights — 57 re- 

 mains found. 2 p.m., young bird, 47 

 bees caught in 60 minutes, and 57 

 flights — 46 remains found. 



August 15 — 10:30 a.m., young bird 

 shot and killed. 12:10 p.m., old bird 

 shot and killed. 



In all the cases above, immediately 

 after my watch was over, I went to the 

 birds' perches, and in every instance 

 found about the same number of re- 

 mains of bitten-up bees on the ground 

 as I had seen them catch, some of the 

 bees being much less mangled than 

 others. 



Some people say that even if these 

 birds do eat bees, the loss of the few 

 they eat amounts to nothing. I can 

 not agree with them, even if these 

 birds never caught a queen, which I 

 have no doubt they do. Had I not used 

 my shotgun I should have had eight of 

 them preying on my bees this year, 

 and even if no single bird ever caught 

 bees for more than an hour at a time 

 in each day, my loss would have been 

 about 450 bees a day, 3150 a week, 

 or about 378,000 for the entire period 

 that these birds remain here during 

 the summer. 



"Clover Blossom " concludes his re- 

 marks on these birds with this sen- 

 tence : "Be very careful not to mis- 

 take your friends for your enemies ", 

 and while endorsing that sentiment, I 

 would conclude this article with : And 

 be doubly careful not to mistake your 

 enemies for your friends. 



" A Bbe-Kekper in Virginia." 



Augusta Co., Va., Aug. 16. 



YVANTED — Comb Honey, Wholesale.— 

 "* Will buy vour crop oatrig-ht, cash at your 

 depot anywhere in the U. S., if price and qual- 

 ity are right. We have salesmen in nearly 

 every market in U. S., but buy only through 

 Thos. J. Stanley, Manzanola, Colo., our honey- 

 man who spends the season in the West super- 

 intending our apiaries and looking after West- 

 ern car-lots of honey. Address us there direct, 

 stating what your honey is gathered from, what 

 grade, the average weight of section, how 

 packed, color, etc: quantity, when you can de- 

 liver, and lowest cash price per pound properly 

 crated and delivered to your depot. Would like 

 to know about what the freight rate to your 

 nearest city. We believe that our purchases 

 are larger than any other firm or association, 

 lor business, THOS. C. STANLEY,*, SON, 



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MANZ.4NOLA, Otero Co., Colo. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX 



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R. A. BURNETT & CO., 



199 South Water St. Chicago, ill. 



WANTED! 



Comb and Extracted 



HONEY 



On Commission. 



Boston pays good prices for a fancy 

 article. 



F.H. FARMER, 



182 Friend St., BOSTON, MASS. 



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CONVENTION NOTICES. 



National at St. Louis.— The annual session of 

 the National Bee-Keepers' Association for 1004 

 will be held in September, at St. Louis, Mo. 



Sept. 27 and 2s will be devoted to Association 

 work and its interests. We expect many prom- 

 inent foreign bee keepers to be present on these 

 days. 



Sept. 20, National Day. 



Sept. 30, Inspectors' Day. Twenty bee-in- 

 spectors from all over the United States and 

 Canada are counted on to introduce and discuss 

 "■ The Diseases of Bees," etc. 



Mr. N. E. France will exhibit, in the Conven- 

 tion Hall, a large map of the United States, 

 Canada, Cuba and Europe. Each State and 

 Country will have a shelf attached to the map 

 with a one-pound sample of each kind of honey 

 produced. Many other exhibits of special in- 

 terest will be shown. 



We expect to see the largest gathering of bee- 

 keepers ever held in this country. A more de- 

 tailed program will appear later. 



Geo. W. Brodbeck, Sec. 



Los Angeles, Calif. , 



Missouri.— The Missouri State Bee-Keepers' 



Association will meet Sept. 26, in St. Louis, in 

 the aame hall to be used by the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association. Further particulars 

 later. Arrangements are being made for our 

 accommodation by C. P. Dadant, in connection 

 with the National Association. 

 Wakenda, Mo. W. T. Gary, Sec. 



Wanted.— The Western Illinois Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will meet in the Court House at 

 Galesburg, 111., Tuesday, Sept. 20. All who are 

 interested in bees are cordially invited to at- 

 tend. The convention will begin at 9 o'clock 

 a. A., and last all day. E. D. Woods, Sec. 



J. E. Johnson, Pres. 



Illinois.— The Western Illinois Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will meet in Galesburg, 111., Tues- 

 day, Sept. 20, in the County court-room. All 

 bee-keepers in the vicinity are invited to attend, 



Galesburg, 111. E. D. Woods, Sec. 



New York.— The Fulton and Montgomery 

 Counties Bee-Keepers' Society will hold their 

 next meeting at the Central Hotel. Market St., 

 Amsterdam, N. Y., on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 1904, 

 at 10 a.m. AU who feel interested in bees or 

 honey are cordially invited to be present. 



West Galway, N. Y. T. I. Dugdale, Sec. 



Please mention Bee Journal 

 when writing advertisers. 



WANTED--HONEY 



EXTRACTED AND COMB. 



Mail sample and state price expected delivered Cincinnati. 



Queens Now Ready to Supply by Return Mail 

 Golden Italians, Red Clovers, Camiolans, 



Price for Untested : 

 One, 75 cents. Six, S4.00. Twelve, S7.50. 



SAFE ARRIVAL GUARANTEED. 



C. H. W. WEBER, 



CINCINNATI, OHIO. 





HONEY AND BEESWAX 



MAKKET QUOTATIONS 



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Chicago, Aug. 18.— Some new honey is on 

 sale; No. l to fancy white comb brings 12(ail3c; 

 so far the demand is of a slow nature. Ex- 

 tracted, good supply, and white grades sell at 

 6(a'7c; amber, 5(g)6c, according to kind, quality, 

 tlavor and package. Beeswax, 2.Sc. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Cincinnati, O., Aug. 19.— The tone of the 

 comb hooey of this year's stock is becoming 

 stiflfer, producers claiming it to be not so plen- 

 tiful and therefore ask higher prices. I quote 

 fancy while comb honey from 15fa iSJ^c. 



Extracted is showing no change. Amber, In 

 barrels, S%@S^c; in cans, ^2C higher; water- 

 white alfalfa in cans, 6Hc; fancy white clover, 

 in barrels, 6H@8c. Beeswax more plentiful, 

 brings 28c per pound. C. H. W. Weber. 



Boston, Aug. 20.— The honey market is in a 

 very unsettled condition; or, rather, we might 

 say that the absence of any demand practically 

 makes no market. As a general thing, we do 

 not look to see a demand until from the middle 

 of September to the first of October. By this 

 time, cooler weather creates a certain demand. 

 Prices at this time are, therefore, practically 

 normal. The very finest thing is bringing 16c 

 and from that down. Stocks are coming in very 

 slowly, but that is to be expected at this time. 

 Blake, Scott & Lee. 



New York, Aug. I'J.— A few lots of new comb 

 honey have arrived, but not enough to establish 

 a fixed price in quantity lots. We do not ex- 

 pect large receipts before the second week in 

 Septembe4, and will not be able to give definite 

 quotations until that time. Extracted honey ts 

 in fairly good demand at unchanged prices. 



Beeswax dull and declining. Market price 

 being now 27(ai28c. Hildreth & Segelken. 



Kansas Citv, Aug. 30. — With cooler weather, 

 the demand for honey is slowly increasing, 

 and prices are firm, as follows: Fancy white 

 comb honey, f3 00 per case; amber and darker 

 shades, f2.'25 to $2.50. White extracted, per 

 pound, 7 cents. Beeswax, per pound, 30c; good 

 demand. C. C. Clbmons & Co. 



Cincinnati, July 15.— The supply of honey at 

 the present time is limited, with but moderate 

 demand. New hcney is beginning to arrive. 

 We quote our market to-day as follows: Am- 

 ber extracted in barrels and cans, 5K@6J^c; 

 white clover, 6Ji^@8c. Comb honey (demand 

 limited), 13@14c for fancy and No. 1. Beeswax, 

 29c. The Fred W, Muth Co. 



Albany, N. Y., Aug. 25.— Honey demand im- 

 proving some now. Receipts of new crop are 

 light as yet, but we hear of quite liberal offer- 

 ings at country points, indicating lower prices 

 later when the " behind time " fellows get their 

 crop ready. We quote fancy white, 16@17c; A 

 No. 1, 15c; No. 1, 14c; mixed and buckwheat, 

 12't_'14c. Extracted, white, 7@7}^c; buckwheat 

 and mixed, o'l? oj^c. H. R. Wright. 



Philadelphia, Aug. 10.— Some comb honey 

 has been arriving in this market the last week, 

 but hardly enough to fix the market price. 

 Everything depends on the crop, which is still 

 uncertain. Some few sales made of fancy comb 

 at 16@17c; No. l,14@lSc. Extracted honey ar- 

 riving freely and selling at 7@Sc for fancy 

 white and o@7c for light amber. Beeswax, 26c. 



We are producers of honey and do not handle 

 on commission, Wm. A. Selser. 



San Francisco, Aug. 17.— White comb, 1-lb. 

 sections, I2!^@13c; amber, '>,^llc. Extracted, 

 white, 55i@6c; light amber, 5@5H.c; amber, 

 4@4>^c; dark amber, 3J4@3>ic. Beeswax, good 

 to choice, light, 28@30c; dark, 26@27>^c. 



The first noteworthy shipment by sea for 

 some time was made the current week, a 

 steamer taking 200 cases extracted for Ger- 

 many. Market for amber grades is without 

 special firmness, but tendency on water-white 

 honey is to better average prices than have been 

 prevailing the past season. 



JTC WANTED :X 



Fancij Comb ttoneij from White Glover, 



in uo-drip cases, at once. State your lowest 

 price for SPOT CASH, the average weight of 

 honey per comb, all definite and final in first 

 letter. We answer mail and pay for goods 

 promptly. Plenty of references if desired. 



CM. SCOTT & CO. 



1C(14 E. Wash. St., INDIAN' APOLIS, IND. 



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