March 28, 1901. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



207 



in condition for business. In May I bouglit 

 10 colonies at ?5 per colony. I received and 

 accepted the appointment as census enumera- 

 tor, and was thus compelled to be away from 

 home during the month of June. .My son, 13 

 years of age, with the assistance of the hired 

 man, caring for the swarms, of which there 

 were only 12 or 15 during the entire month. 

 During July there was a contagion of the 

 swarming-fever, and altho we had tried to 

 prevent swarming by giving more room, cut- 

 ting out queen-cells, giving ventilation, and 

 using every method we had ever heard of, 

 about 70 swarms emerged, which we doubled, 

 thus increasing our number only about 30. 

 We secured over 1,800 pounds of honey, 1,000 

 pounds being comb. The total crop was worth 

 $233, figuring what we consumed and kept for 

 winter use at the same price as what we sold. 

 We put 100 colonies into the cellar, having 

 bought enough to make that number. t)ur 

 cellar is well ventilated, having an open chim- 

 ney extending from it. Some of the swarms 

 were very light when put in, and we placed 

 them at the top, putting supers over them 

 containing light-weight sections. Yesterday 

 I went into the cellar and found a lot of dead 

 and crarwling bees on the cellar floor, and a 

 very uneasy condition ijrevailing. I would 

 like to know the cause of this. Have some of 

 the colonies starved out, or is the cellar too 

 warm ! Not having a thermometer I can not 

 give the temperature, but I judge it is about 

 45 or 50 degrees. H. W. Cornelison. 



Washburn Co., Wis., Feb. 16. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Chicago. — The ne.xt reg-ular meeting of the 

 Chicag-o Bee-Keepers' Association will be held 

 Thursday, April 4th, at the Brigjrs House, Chi- 

 cago, from 1 p.m. until those present g-et tired 

 and <iuit, which is usually '':3i' p.m. A feature 

 of the meetings lately has been for all present 

 to dine at 5:30 in a company. All are urged to 

 be present and help us all have a good, old- 

 fashioned time. HERM.4N F. Moore, Sec. 



Utah.— The Utah Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will hold its regular spring meeting April 5th, 

 at 10 o'clock a.m., in the City and County Build- 

 ing at Salt Lake City. All are cordially invited. 

 We e.tpect to get out a treatise or pamphlet, the 

 object of which will be to give the best and 

 quickest method to discover, cure, and prevent 

 disease among the bees, and the best way to 

 protect them from their enemies. It will also 

 contain other matter for the benefit of the in- 

 dustry, including our State law. We will be 

 pleased to receive communications from any of 

 our bee-keepers upon any subject along the 

 lines indicated. Address, Pres. E. S. Lovesy, 

 Salt Lake City, Utah, or J. B. Fagg, Sec. 



East Mill Creek, Utah. 



TWENTY MILLIONS IN GOLD 



From Alaska during the year 1900. 

 Five millions of this came from the 

 Nome district. Government officials 

 estimate the output from the Nome dis- 

 trict will be doubled the coming- season. 

 The Bluestone, Kougarok and Pilgrim 

 rivers have been found very rich. There 

 is hardly a creek from Port Clarence 

 to Norton Sound in which the precious 

 metal is not found, and hundreds of 

 creeks unprospected. A rich strike has 

 been made on the Yellow river, a trib- 

 utary of the Kuskokwim. 



For full information regarding routes, 

 steamship accommodations and rates 

 to all points in Alaska, address C. N. 

 Souther, General Agent, Passenger 

 Department, C. M. & St. P. R'y, 95 

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I HON&y AND BEESWAX B 



MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, .March 20.— The choice crades of 

 white comb honey sell at U. ceuts, with supply 

 about equal to the demand; all other grades are 

 slow of sale at the followiajr range of prices: 

 Fair grades of white, Hfe^lSc; best ambers, 12@ 

 13c; mixt colors, 10@llc; buckwheat, i(a»10c. 

 E.vtracied, white, ranges from "fa^Sc; amber, 6}^ 

 ©T^c; buckwheat, Sii@hHc. All of the ex- 

 tracted is governed bv quality and flavor in the 

 range of prices, the lowest figures in either of 

 the colors applies to the sour, or off-flavored, 

 and unripened. Beeswa.x, 3iic. 



R, A. Burnett & Co. 



New York, March 11.— Our market is virtu- 

 ally bare of comb hooey, and there is a fair de- 

 mand for all grades. Fancv white is still sell- 

 ing readily at from 15(«'16c;'No. 1 white at from 

 13(ft»14c; amber at from \2<ai\:-.c; buckwheat, 10@ 

 lie, according to quality and style of package. 



As to extracted, the market is quiet and in- 

 active, and a certain amount will have to be 

 carried over again. Prices are declining some- 

 what, and if the honey is not moved in large 

 lots, concessions will have to be made. We 

 quote: California white, l(S>-%c; light amber, 

 b'Alqi'c; other grades and Southern, (iSfATSc per 

 gallon. Beeswax very firm at 28@28Mc,and for 

 exceptionally fine yellow, 2')c. 



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Buffalo, March 21.— Much better demand for 

 fancy comb at ISOlbc; extras, 17c' common 

 dark, etc., %i 10 to 14c. Extracted, (,(a.Sc, and 

 never in much demand. Batterson &'co. 



Detroit, Mar. 21— Fancy white comb, 14foii5c: 

 No. 1, 13(flil4c; dark and amber, umuc' Ex- 

 tracted, white, (.itj@7c; amber and dark, 5fi6c 

 Beeswax, 27iai28c. M. H. Hunt & Son. 



Cincinnati, March 21— The demand for comb 

 honey is nearly over, the stock of it also well 

 cleaned up. Fancy white brings yet 16c. E.x- 

 tracted is in fair demand; dark sells for ^iic- 

 better grades bring 6(u 'He; fancy white clover 

 from x'AM 'ic. c. H. W. Weber. 



Kansas City, Mar. 23.— Receipts light- de- 

 mand normal at steady prices. Fancv white 

 comb, lS(ai6c; no amber on market. E.x'tracted 

 .S(a.9c. Beeswax scarce, steady demand, 2Sto30cI 

 W. R. Cromwell Produce Co., 

 Successors to C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Albany, N. Y., March 23.— Honey market is 

 slow on all grades of comb honey. Extracted 

 white, 7(5)8c; dark, 5&5'/ic. H. R. Wright. ' 



Boston, March 21.— Fancy No. 1 white in car- 

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

 fairly good demand. Absolutely no call for 

 dark honey this year. Extracted, white, 8@ 

 8}^c; light amber, ^•4'a:Sc. Beeswax, 27c. 



Blake, Scott & Lee. 



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

 14 cents; amber, llSi@i2Mc; dark, 8@9c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 7}^(asc; light amber 6Ji@7Kc- 

 amber, S}^@6Kc. Beeswax, 26@28c. 



Considering the light output of honey last 

 spring from California apiaries, present offer- 

 ings are of tolerably 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. 



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