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August, 191S. 



American ^ee Journal 



J. W. K. SHAW & CO. 



Are slill tilliiii; orders for queens by return 

 mail. Their straiTi of iliree-banded Italians 

 is well known The industry and gentleness 

 of bees, and size and proliticness of queens, 

 show the care taken in breeding. Never a 

 case of foulbrood aniont,' these bees Their 

 ap.ary was established in 1886. 



Tested queens. $i.on. Untested qieen . 

 75c; $7.00 per do/t-n. Also bees by the pound. 

 I. 2 and ^ frame nuclei. 



J. W. K. SHAW & CO., Loreauville, La. 



We Have Decided 



Not to change the prices for 1015. and will 

 not mail new catalogs to our customers un- 

 less we are requested. Order from last 

 catalog. Send us list of yoods wanted for 

 best prices. No one can beat us. We have 

 been in business since iSoq. Reference, 

 any mercantile agency. 



H. S. DUBY & SON, St. Anne, 111. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX 



Chicago. .luly 17.— At this writing we have 

 no arrivals of white comb honey of the new 

 crop from surrounding country, but the 

 southern states have sent in more or less 

 comb honey, which has sold at from i2ii@iSc 

 per pound, according to color, flavor and 

 appearance. The demand has practically 

 been confined to the best grades, as is 

 always the case at this time of the year. 



More or less extracted honey is offered, 

 but meets with very little demand. None of 

 the larger buyers are on the market; there- 

 fore, prices are without change from re- 

 cent quotations with quite a quantity car- 

 ried over of the yield of 1914. 



Beeswax is steady and good sale at from 

 .w@32c per pound, according to color and 

 cleanliness. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Indianapolis. July ig.— There is an in- 

 creasing demand for honey, especially comb, 

 but at this writing the market is practically 

 bare. New crop has not arrived yet. Best 

 grades of extracted in do pound cans sell for 

 io(^i2C. No. I choice white comb is bringing 

 J4.00 per case. For beeswax we offer 28c 

 cash or 30c in exchange for bee supplies. 

 Walter S. Pouder. 



Denver. July ig.— No new comb honey 

 available yet. We quote first-class extract- 

 ed honey at the following local jobbing 

 prices: White. 8;4@8-'4c; light amber. SSSUc; 

 amber. 7S8C. We buy beeswax all times, 

 and offer at present 26c per pound in cash 

 and 2Hc per pound in trade for clean yellow 

 beeswax delivered here. 



The Colo. Honev-Producer.s' Ass'n. 

 Frank Rauchfuss. Af£r. 



Kansas City. Mo.. July 17.— The receipts 

 of new comb honey are more liberal now. 

 and the demand is good. 'I he supply of ex- 

 tracted honey is large, but the demand is 

 liglit. We quote: No i white comb honey. 

 24 section cases. $3 50 to $i.75; No. 2 $1.00 to 

 ll.25. No. 1 amber. ,5.25 to ii.so; No. 2, $2.75 to 

 $too. lixtracted. while, per pound. t'Ac; 

 amber. t.@7c. Beeswax. No. i. 28c; No. 2, 25c. 

 C. C. Clemons Produce Company. 



Cincinnati. July 17.— Business is not good 

 in the lioney line, although the demand is 

 looking up somewhat. We quote No. i comb 

 honey at $t 7>; to $4.ou percase. and extracted 

 amber at s'i&ic, and white from SS'ioc a 



§ound. We are paying 28c a pound cash for 

 eeswax or 3<)C a pound in trade. 



The Fred W. Muth Co. 



Los Angeles. July 18— 'I'he market on 

 California honey at present is about as fol- 

 lows: Comb. W'lijte. $3.00 per case: light am- 

 ber. $2.7.';; Stocks ample for present re 

 quirements. Extracted, light amber alfalfa. 

 iHc per pound: light amber sage. 4>ic per 

 pound; water-white sage. 7C; white orange. 

 7C (new crop). Beeswax. 28c. All f. o. b. 

 Coast. Hamilton & Menderson. 



New York. July iij.— There is nothing new 

 to report in regard to comb honey. Some 

 stock has been carried over from last year 

 which kept in very good condition, and as 

 the season will open for new crop within 

 tile next month or so. there will be no trou- 

 ble in disposing of it. There is no demand 



at present, to speak of. but in another 

 month from now. the season will open and 

 we expect a fairly good demand. We can 

 not tell as yet what the crop will be in the 

 East or middle West, and it will depend on 

 the weather during the next three or four 

 weeks. There are no prices established as 

 yet. and there will not be for some time to 

 come. 



Extracted honey is in fait demand, and 

 from correspondence we are receiving right 

 along, it is evident that a good crop has been 

 produced throughout the South, as well as 

 in California and the far West C 



West Indian honey is also arriving freely. 

 We quote nominal: California and far 

 western, 5'.^^'7C per pound, according to 

 quality; southern, average grade. 5o@55c per 

 gallon; fancy grades. 65^750 per gallon. 

 West Indian. 45('-'55c per gallon, according 

 to quality. HiLDRETH & Segelken. 



Grading Rules of the Colorado Honey- 

 Producers' Association, Denver, 

 Colo., Adopted Feb. 6, 1916. 



^All koney sold throtiiih the Colorado Honey-Pro- 

 ducers' Association must be sraded by these rules.) 



COMB HONEY. 



Fancy.— Sections to be well filled, combs 

 firmly attached on all sides and evenly 

 capped, except the outside row next to the 

 wood. Honey, comb and cappings white, or 

 slightly off color. Combs not projecting be- 

 yond the wood, sections to be well cleaned 

 No section in this grade to weigh less than 

 12'2 ounces net or i3/4 ounces gross. The 

 top of each section in this grade must be 

 stamped. "Net weight not less than 12}^ 

 ounces." 



The front sections in each case must be 

 of uniform color and finish, and shall be a 

 true representation of the contents of the 

 case. 



No. I.— Sections to be well filled, combs 

 firmly attached, not projecting beyond the 

 wood and entirely cjpped. except the out- 

 side row next to the wood. Honey, comb 

 and cappings from white to light amber in 

 color. Sections to be cleaned. No section 

 in this grade to weigh less than 11 ounces 

 net or 12 ounces gross. The top of each sec- 

 tion in this grade must be stamped. "Net 

 weight not less than 11 ounces." The front 

 sections in each case must be of uniform 

 color and finish, and shall be a true repre- 

 sentation of the contents of the case. 



No. 2. — This grade is composed of sections 

 that are entirely capped except row next to 

 the wood, weigliing not les.s than 10 ounces 

 net or 11 ounces gross. Also of such sec- 

 tions that weigh II ounces net or 12 ounces 

 gross, or more, and have not more than 50 

 uncapped cells altogether, which must be 

 filled with honev. Honey, comb and cap- 

 pings from white to amber in color. Sec- 

 tions to be well cleaned. The top of each 

 section in this grade must be stamped. 

 "Net weight not less than 10 ounces." The 

 frontsections in each case must be of uni- 

 form color and finish, and shall be a true 

 representation of the contents of the case. 



COMB HONEY THAT IS NOT PER 

 MITTED IN SHIPPING GRADES. 



Honey tracked in second hand cases. 



Honey in badly stained or mildewed sec- 

 tions. 



Honey showing signs of granulation. 



Leaking, injured or patched up sections. 



Sections containing honey-dew. 



Sections with more than 50 uncapped cells 

 or a less number of empty cells. 



Sections weighing less than the minimum 

 weight. 



All of such honey shou'd be disposed of in 

 the home market. 



EXTRACTED HONEY 



Must be thoroughly ripened, weighing not 

 less than 12 pounds per gallon. It must be 

 well strained and packed in new cans, 60 

 pounds shall be packed in each 5 gallon can. 

 and the top of each 5-gallon can shall be 

 stamped or labeled. " Net weight not less 

 than 60 pounds." 



Extracted honey is classed as white, light 

 amber and amber, the letters " W." " L. A.." 

 "A." should be used in designatine color, 

 and these letters should be stamped on top 

 of each can. Extracted honey for shipping 

 must be packed in new. substantial cases of 

 proper size. 



STRAINED HONEY 



Must be well ripened, weighing not less 

 than 12 pounds per gallon. It must be well 

 strained, and if packed in 5-gallon cans each 

 can shall contain 60 pounds. The top of 

 each 5-gallon can shallbestampedor labeled 

 "Net weight not less than 60 pounds." 

 Bright clean cansthat previously contained 

 honey may be used for strained honey. 



HONEY NOT PERMITTED IN SHIPPING 

 GRADES. 



Extracted honey packed in second-hand 

 cans. 



Unripe or fermenting honey, weighing less 

 than 12 pounds per gallon. 



Honey contaminated by excessive use of 

 smoke. 



Honey contaminated by honey-dew. 



Honey not properly strained 



Help Advertise Honey 



-By putting- 



EAT HONEY 



Stickers on all letters, packages, shipments, 

 etc. Printed in bright red, already gummed. 

 Price, postpaid, 500, 20c: 1000. 30c. 



BEE - KEEPER'S NOVELTY POCKET - KNIFE 



Phil. H. Qraf, 



Canton, O. 



Your Name aud Address will be put on one side of the handle as shown in 

 the cut, and on the other side a picture of a Queen-Bee, a Worker-Bee, and a 

 Drone-Bee. The handle is celluloid, and transparent, through which is seen 

 your name. If you lose this Knife it can be returned to you, or it serves to ideii- 

 tify you if you happen to be injured fatally, or rendered unconscious. The cut is 

 the exact size. We have succeeded in getting this knife made in lots from gen- 

 uine car-van steel. It is especially well tempered and keeps its edge remarkably. 

 When ordering be sure to write e.xact name and address. Knife delivered 

 within two weeks after we receive order. 



Price, postpaid, $1.00; or with a year's subscription to the American Bee 

 Journal— both for $1.80; or given Free as a premium for sending us 3 New sub- 

 scriptions at $L00 each. 



American Bee Journal, Hamilton, Illinois. 



