Feb. 28, 1901. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



143 



lieve that the longer the wax is in 

 cooling, and the longer it is in the 

 liquid state, the clearer it is of dirt. 

 Slow cooling might not make any dif- 

 ference in the quality of the wax after 

 it had past a certain temperature, but 

 fast cooling will almost always cause 

 it to crack, and this I wish to avoid. 

 As a rule, when I extract wax I have 

 quite a lot of it which I pour into 

 large pans placed upon the floor, and 

 cover with sacks and such available 

 material, and it is generally satis- 

 factory. 



The honey crop was short in this 

 locality the past season, and white 

 clover was a failure. I have made a 

 practice of stimulative feeding for sev- 

 eral years, and I think it pays when 

 properly done. The early spring and 

 until after fruit-bloom was excep- 

 tionally good. After fruit-bloom I be- 

 gan feeding, using the Boardman 

 feeder early in the morning. I con- 

 tinued to feed until within a week of 

 basswood bloom when I discontinued, 

 thinking the bees were getting enough 

 from the fields to keep them up until 

 the basswood flow. But by that time 

 nearly all were light in honey, tho 

 verj' strong in bees, and it took the 

 first three daj-s to fill up below. Then 

 the weather became so cold that it 

 threatened frost, and for about four 

 days they stored but little honey. The 

 colony on the scales stored 8 '2 pounds. 

 There being but little fall hone}', and 

 October being such a warm month, 

 bees flew nearly every day, using up 

 their stores, so quite a number of colo- 

 nies were a little light when the time 



came to put them into the cellar. But 

 we hope for better years to come. 



I enjoy reading the report of the 

 National convention, and I think all 

 bee-keepers should be subscribers to 

 the American Bee Journal. 



G. H. Frey. 



Linn Co., Iowa, Jan. 10. 



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MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, Feb. 10.— Fancy white comb, 16c; 

 No. 1 white curat, 14^1Sc; fancy amber, 12Sil3c; 

 Xo. 1 amber, liKgiUc; fancy dark,10c; No.l dark, 

 M(ffl')c White e.ttracted, T'iKiSc; amber, 6^1® 

 ">ic; dark, 6'4c. Beeswax, 2Sc. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Kansas City, Feb. 19.— Fancy white comb, 

 16@16}^c; amber, 12(ail3c; dark, 10c. Extracted, 

 light, 'ic; amber, 7H®»^c. Demand fair; re- 

 ceipts light. Beeswax, 22@28c. 



W. R. Cromwell Produce Co., 

 Successors to C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Cincinnati, Feb. 9.— The market for comb 

 honey is becoming very bare, altho the prices 

 have not changed. Fancy white comb is still 

 selling for 16c; no demand for darker grades. 

 Extracted is in fairdemand; dark sells forSS^c; 

 better grades from d^CaJSc; only white clover 

 brings from H'/i(gi9c. Beeswax, 28c. 



C. H. W. Weber. 



Albany, N. Y., Feb. 11.— Honey market is 

 dull and prices nominal; light stock, but the 

 cold weather is bad for it. Comb, in good order, 

 not candied, while, ISWlljc; mixt, 13(g>14c; dark 

 and buckwheat, 11 @ 12c. Extracted, white, 

 7fg'8c; mixt, 6(a;6}^c; dark, S>^(a.6c. 



H. R. Wright. 



Buffalo, Feb. 8. — Some more active this 

 week, and may clean op better than expected 

 awhile ago. Fancy 1-pound comb, lSf»16c; Xo 

 1, 14f<;ilSc: No. 2. 12W'13c: dark, buckwheat, etc., 

 .SMlOc. Beeswax, 25wiSc. Batterson <s Co. 



Boston, Feb. S.— Fancy No. 1 white in car- 

 tons, 17c; A No. 1, 16c; No. 1, ISta 16c, with a 

 fairly good demand. Absolutely no call for 

 dark honey this year. Extracted, while, SiSi 

 8Mc; light amber, TJ^'SSc. Beeswax, 27c. 



Blake, Scott & Lee. 



New York, Feb. 19.— Comb honev is being 

 well cleaned up on cur market. The demand 

 has lessened to quite an extent, on account, we 

 presume, of l he high prices which have been 

 ruling. Fancy white siillbrings 15l'»16c in a 

 small way; No. 1 white, 13(ail4c; amber, ll@12c; 

 buckwheat, 10c. Extracted rather dull and not 

 much doing. California white honev, 7t^@8c a 

 pound; light amber, 7c; Southern, from 60 to 70c 

 per gallon; buckwheat, SMSl^c. Beeswax steady 



at 2.Sc. HiLDRETH & SeGELKEN 



Detroit, Jan. 19— Fancy white comb, 15(ail6c; 

 No. 1, 13@14c; dark and amber, 12@13c Ex- 

 tracted, white, 7(a.7>^c; amber and dark, o@6S^c. 

 Beeswax, 26@27c. M. H. Hunt & Son. 



San Francisco, Feb. 6.— White comb 13® 

 14 cents; amber, mimZ'Ac: dark, S(ai9c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, ~l4<aSc: light amber 6Ji(a"5ic; 

 amber. 5%(SbHc. Beeswax. 26(a28c. 



Considering the light output of honey last 

 spring from California apiaries, present offer- 

 ings are of lolerablv liberal volume and are 

 mostly of amber grades. The market is slow 

 at the quotations. It is reported on good author- 

 ity that adulterated and imitation honey is be- 

 ing dealt out in considerable quantity," which 

 accounts in a great measure for the very limited 

 business doing in the pure article. 



HONEY HARKET.-We may have a customer 

 within a short distance of you who wants your 

 honey or beeswax. We are in close touch with 

 all the markets; therefore write us regarding 

 your crop, stating quantity, quality, and lowest 

 cash price. References— Either Bank here foi 

 any business man in this city. 



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