Sept. 22 1904. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



655 



as a sole pursuit that, while it keeps a 

 man very busy during the summer it 

 leaves him idle in the winter. Bee- 

 keeping, rightly managed, will keep a 

 man busy every day in the year. Tcx) 

 many bee-keepers fail to realize that 

 the selling of a crop is fully as impor- 

 tant as its production. The business 

 part of bee-keeping has been sadly neg- 

 lected. No set rule can be given as to 

 how a man shall dispose of his crop, 

 but it does seem like very poor business 

 management to send away a crop of 

 honey to some commission merchant, 

 and .then sit around all winter when 

 good wages might be made selling 

 honey direct to consumers, or to retail 

 dealers. The selling of the crop, and 

 the preparations for the coming season, 

 may well occupy a man during the win- 

 ter. 



It should be understood, however, that 

 bee-keeping is not an occupation in 

 which one can easily become wealthy. 

 In this respect, it is much like other 

 rural pursuits. Rightly managed, in a 

 locality adapted to the business, it can 

 be depended upon to furnish a com- 

 fortable living, and perhaps enable a 

 man to lay up a few thousands of dol- 

 lars ; but such fortunes as are sometimes 

 amassed in merchandising or manufac- 

 turing can never be hoped for by the 

 bee-keeper. Fortunately, however, the 

 perfection of a man's happiness bears but 

 little relation to the size of his for- 

 tune : and many a man with the hum 

 of the bees over his head, finds happi- 

 ness deeper and sweeter than ever 

 comes to the merchant prince with his 

 cares and his thousands. — W. Z. Hutch- 

 inson, in the Bee-Keepers' Review. 



Please mention Bee Journal 

 when writing Advertisers. 



WANTED !P 



Comb and Extracted y 



IHONEY^ 



1 



On Commission. 



F. H. FARMER, 



182 Friend St., BOSTON. MASS. 



\VANTED — Comb Honhy, "Wholesale.— 

 ' " Will buy your crop outrig-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, Manzauola, 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 yon can de- 

 liver, and lowest cash price per pound properlv 

 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. 

 Yours for business, THOS. C. STANLEY &, SON, 



29Atf 



MANZ.iNOLA, Oiero Co., Co 



WANTED ! 



Fancy Comb Honeu from White Glover, 



In no-drip cases, at once. State jour 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. 

 Beeswax Wanted for cash or trade. 

 C. M. SCOTT & CO. 

 1004 E. Wash. St., INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX 



When consigning, buying- or selling, consult 



R. A. BURNETT & CO., 



199 South Water St. Chicago. Ilu 



STANDARD BRED QUEENS. 



BUCKeVE STRAIN RED CLOVER, 

 GOLDEN ITALIANS. CARNIOLANS 



leturn Mail. Safe Arrival Guaranteed. 



PR.I0E:S. one six Ti 



«i $0.75 $4.00 $7 



Untested 1.00 S.OO 9 



1.50 8.00 IS 



rested 2.00 10.00 IB 



elect Breeders, each . . . $3.00 



o-frame Nucleus and nice Queen 3.00 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO., 



51 WALNUT ST., CINCINNATI, OHIO 



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, Carniolans, 



Price for Untested : 



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



SAFE ARRIVAL GUARANTEED. 



C. H. W. WEBER, 



Office and Salesrooms— 2146-48 Ceotml Ave. ^N ■ Itl ^> ■ Kl Kl A fl ^^ I i I ^^ 



Warehouses-Freeman and Central Aves. L/ I IN O I IN N A I I , OHIOi 





HONEY AND BEESWAX 



MARKET QUOTATIONS 





Chicago, Sept. 7.— The market is now show- 

 ing more activity. Some small lots of fancy 

 white clover have been sold at 14c per pound, 

 with No. 1 ranging at U@13c; very little call 

 for other grades. Extracted, white, brings 

 6@7c; amber, 5@oc, according to quality, flavor 

 and style of package. Beeswax. «a29c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Kansas City, Sept. 8.— The honey market 

 has improved a little, but prices are not ad- 

 vancing as fast as we expected. Fancy comb 

 honey is selling slowly at «.00 per case'. No. 1 

 moving readily at *2.75, bnt there is very little 

 demand for amber and the darker shades of 

 stock. The extracted market is slow at 6@7c. 

 Beeswax in good demand at 3Mj. 



C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Cincinnati, O., Sept. 7. — The tone of the 

 comb honey of this year's stock is becoming 

 stifler, producers claiming it to be not so plen- 

 tiful and therefore ask higher prices. I quote 

 fancy white comb honey from I3^(a ISc. 



Extracled is showing no change. Amber in 

 barrels, 5li@S'Ac; in cans, H^c higher; water- 

 white alfalfa in cans, bHc; fancy white clover 

 in barrels, t)^(«>8c. Beeswax more plentiful' 

 and brings 2.'<c 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. Sept. 8.— Arrivals of new crop 

 comb honey are very light as yet, none to speak 

 cf, nor does there seem to be much demand as 

 yet and prices are unsettled. We think, how- 

 ever, that when arrivals begin to be more plen- 

 tiful, within the next 10 days or 2 weeks, there 

 will be a demand for fancy wh teat ISc; No 1 

 at 14c, and No. 2 at 12(a.l3c. ' ' 



Extracted honey is selling fairly well at 

 b@biic for white, and SHc for light amber and 

 amber, and dark at 5c. Southern average qual- 

 ity in barrels, at 52@S8c per gallsn. 



Beeswa.x dull and declining; choice grades 

 selling at 2S@29c. Hildreth & Segelken. 



Cincinnati, Sept. IS.— There is an improve- 

 ment in the honey market, so far as e.xtracted 

 honey is concerned. The demand has increased 

 considerably, but the supply is limited, owing 

 to the fact that bee-keepers in general are mis- 

 takably holding their crop for better prices. 

 We quote amber extracted in barrels at 5i^@6c; 

 white clover in barrels and cans at 7(aS4c, ac- 

 cording to quality. The comb honey situation 

 is badly demoralized, being aught but encourag- 

 ing. Qnote fancy white clover comb honey at 

 14fgl5c. Beeswax, 2602SC. 



Thb Fred W.Muth Co. 



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

 proving some now. Receipts of new li .>p 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, I6@17c; A 

 No. 1, ISc: No. 1, 14c; mixed and buckwheat, 

 12"il4c. Extracted, white, ~@'}4c; buckwheat 

 and mixed, b&biic. H. R. Wright. 



Philadelphia, Sept. 7.— Very little comb 

 honey has arrived in the market as yet, but ex- 

 tracted honey has come in quite treely for the 

 last two mouths, both from the South and 

 West. There seems to be quite a crop of ex- 

 tracted houey throughout the country. Comb 

 honey has not all been graded up vet, and we 

 can hardly tell at this early date definitelv 

 about the price. We quote: Fancy comb, 

 15(ai6 cents; No. 1. 14@15c; amber, 10Ol2c; ex- 

 tracted, white, 7)^(g8c; amber, 6}4@7c; dark, be. 

 Beeswax, 27c. 



We are producers of honey and do not handle 

 on commission. Wm. A. Selser. 



San Francisco, Sept. 7.— White comb, 1-lb. 

 sections, 12W5»13c; amber, 9^11c. Extracted, 

 white, 6@6)^ cents; light amber, 5@6c; amber, 

 4r$4>«c; dark amber, 3%@3Jic. Beeswax, good 

 to choice, lip ht, 2'i@30c: dark, 27(^2sc. 



For choice to select water-white the market 

 is unfavorable to the buyiug interest, stocks of 

 this description being exceedingly light. Com- 

 mon grades are rather plentilui, and are not 

 meeting with auy very active demand, although 

 as a rule they are being steadily held. 



