Dec. 1. 1904. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Ohio.— The Southwestern Ohio and Oamilton 

 County Bee-Keepers' Association will give its 

 first of a series of lectures to be delivered this 

 winter in this city, Friday, Dec. Z, 1<)04, at 7:.10 



?.m., in Greenwood's Hall, Ohio Mechanics' 

 nstitnte. Messrs. Ernest R. Root and N. E. 

 France will be our worthy guests. Mr. Root 

 will Introduce some new features with his new 

 klnetoscope, the main pictures showing a 

 swarm of bees runnlnsf at breakneck speed 

 from their hire, flying in the air, settling on a 

 limb of a tree, sawed off by their owner, dumped 

 in front of the entrance of a new hive and seen 

 running in, and finally hived. This moving 

 picture will be a treat to the public school 

 teachers and children who are invited to attend 

 the lecture. We e.xpect to make this event the 

 banner affair In beedom in this city for this sea- 

 sou. The public in general as well as bee-keep- 

 ers at large are all invited to participate. This 

 Association Is growing rapidly considering the 

 time it has been organized. Mr. Root and Mr. 

 France will meet a surprise party. 

 Cincinnati, Ohio. Henry Reddkrt, Sec 



Pennsylvania.— The Pennsylvania State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will hold its fall conven- 

 tion in Harrisburg, Tuesday and Wednesday, 

 Dec. 6 and 7, 1904. An excellent program has 

 been arranged. Many subjects of vital interest 

 will be ably presented. General Manager N.E. 

 France, of the National Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion, will be present, as well as other promi- 

 nent bee-keepers. Every bee-keeper in Penn- 

 sylvania should interest himself in this meet- 

 ing. D. L. Woods, Sec. 



Money, Pa. 



Minnesota.— The Minnesota Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation .. ill hold its next session In the First 

 Unitarian Church, corner 8th St. and Mary 

 Place, Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday and 

 Thursday, Dec. 7 and 8, 1904, beginning at 9:30 

 a.m. on Wednesday. Among the subjects to be 

 discussed and papers to be read are the follow 

 ing: "Some ihings I have learned about bee 

 keeping," by H.V. Poore; How to increaseyour 

 bee-pasturage," by Fred A. Krause; "Diseases 

 of bees and legislation pertaining thereto," by 

 Wm. McEwen: "Poultry as an adjunct to bee- 

 keeping," by Victor D. Caneday; "Bee-keeping 

 as an occupation," by J. H. Kimball; "Insuring 

 bees," by C H. Harlan; "Late feeding," by A. 

 D. Shepard: "Selling honey through grocers," 

 by George W. York; "Size of hive relative to 

 the honey fl .w," by Dr. L. D, Leonard; "A 

 talk," by Ernest R. Root; "Honey exhibit at 

 State Fair," by D.C. Hazelton; 'Queen-rearing 

 and managing out-apiaries," by J. H. Siple. 



On Wednesday evening there will be stereop- 

 ticon lectures by Prof. F. L. Washburn, State 

 Entomologist, 25 minutes, and Ernest R. Root 

 the balance of the e enlng. 



All are invited to attend this convention. 



Mrs. W. S. Wingate, Sec. 



Minneapolis, Minn. 



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^-HiCAtJO, Nov. 7. — Tneie is not demand cufl&- 

 cient to take the receipts; hence are accumu- 

 latinfiT, off grades of the surrounding territory. 

 Fancy white clover brings 14c; other No. Ito 

 fancy white, 125^w 13c; off grades 1 and 2c less; 

 amber, 10f3»12c. Extracted, white, 6^«®7c; am- 

 ber 6(a^7c; all of the foregoing is governed by 

 quality, flavor and kind of package. Beeswax, 

 28@30c per pound. R. A. Bdrnktt & Co. 



Nkw York, Nov. 7. — Receipts are now plen 

 tiful of nearly all grades. The demand is not 

 quite as brisk as last year, and only fair. We 

 quote fancy white at 14®15c; No. 1 white, 13c; 

 lower grades at from 10@i2c; buckwheat ,9@llc, 

 according to quality, i'here is fairly good de- 

 mand for extracted honey at unchanged prices. 

 Beeswax dull at from 28@20c. 



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Philadelphia, Nov. 19. — Honey has been ar- 

 riving freely, but for fancy grades, the demand 

 has been equal to the supply. VVe would say 

 the market is a little weaker,and quote: Fancy, 

 lS(ai6c; No. 1,13c; amber, H@12c. E.xtracted, 

 white, 7).ic; amber, 0® 7c. Beeswax, 26c. 



We are producers of honey and do not handle 

 on commission. Wm, A. Selser. 



Cincinnati, Oct. 28. — There Is a marked im- 

 provement in the demand for comb honey since 

 our last quotations. No matei lal change in the 

 extracied-honey market. We continue to quote 

 white clover extracted honey in barreK and 

 cans at 7fai85^ cents; amber in barrels, 5?^^36c. 

 Fancy white clover romb honey, 14@15c. Bees- 

 wax, 28c. The Fred W.MuTH Co. 



Boston, Nov. l'>. — Recent heavy arrivals to- 

 gether with very low quotations from some 

 other markets have had a tendency to weaken 

 our market. We quote fancy No. 1, lS(o'16c; 



No. 2, 14c, with ample stocks; abaoiu.eiy no call 

 for buckwheat. Extracted honey, 6@8c. J 



Blakb, Scott & Lbb. 



Albany, N.Y., Nov. 9.— The crop of honey is 

 turning out to be larger than estimated, and 

 prices are softening, favoring the buyer. We 

 quote fancT white, 15c; A No. 1, 14c; No. 1, 13c; 

 mixed, llwl2c; buckwheat, best, 13c; average 

 run, IK". 12c. Extracted, buckwheat, 6c; white 

 clover, ii^c: mixed, 6c. Beeswax, 29@30c. 



H. R. Wright. 



Kansas City, Sept. 22.— Market on comb 

 honey is quite active at $2.75 per case for fancy 

 white stock. Extracted rather slow at 654@7c. 

 We look for the demand on extracted to pick up 

 considerably with cooler weather. Beeswax in 

 good demand at 30c per pound. 



C. C. Clemons & Co. 



San Francisco, Nov. 9.— White comb. 1-lb 

 sections, 12@13 cents; amber, 9.»llc. Extracted 

 white, 6@6i4 cents; light amber, 4>4 ®5Sic; am 

 ber, 3'i@4'/(c; dark amber, 3(2)35^0. Beeswax 

 good to choice, light, 2')@30c; dark, 27@28c. 



The German ship Altair, sailing the past 

 week for London, carried 445 cases extracted 

 honey. Movement on local account is not very 

 brisk and is mainly In best qualities. Only for 

 choice to select does the market show firmness. 



Cincinnati, O., Nov. 22.— Comb honey is now 

 coming in more freely, and prices if anything 

 have moderated a little. The sales made and 

 prices obtained were for No. 1 fancy water- 

 while comb, 13(a-i5c; No. 2, 12(31 14c. Extracted 

 is sold a^ follows: White clover, in barrels, 

 6H cents; in cans. T4®Sc\ amber, in barrels, 

 55i@5Hc; in cans, 6<s>fiiic. Beeswax, 27c. 

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