June 18, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



399 



bees to activity, cleans the combs, and pro- 

 duces more brood than would otherwise be 

 reared." 



" I thought of throwinj? these combs con- 

 taining old pollen into the solar wax-extrac- 

 tor, and not trying to save them, even if I did 

 preserve those having no pollen." 



" I would not do this, even did I intend to 

 melt these combs." 



■' Why f Is not that the best way to get the 

 wax from them J " 



" It is the best way to get no wax from 

 them. I tind that where there is much pollen 

 in combs thus melted, said pollen will absorb 

 all the wax there is in these combs, and quite 

 a little more from other combs which may be 

 in with this. Since discovering this fact I am 

 careful how any pollen is allowed to go into 

 the solar wax-extractor, as pollen is a great 

 absorbent of melted wax." 



" How would you render such combs 

 then?" 



'■ If combs containing much pollen are to be 

 rendered for wax it should be done by means 

 of boiling water, as the water in agitation 

 from boiling dissolves the pollen as well as to 

 liquefy the wax, thus allowing the wax to 

 escape without being absorbed by the pollen." 



The use of xweiteiinl water to get the bees to 

 clean up the combs is perhaps new, and seems 

 an excellent idea. 



Close Saturdays at 1 p.m. — Our custo- 

 mers and friends will kindly remember that 

 beginning with .July 1, for three months we 

 will close our oflice and bee-supply store at 1 

 p.m. on Saturdays. This is our usual custom. 

 Nearly all other tlrms here begin the Saturday 

 afternoon closing with May 1st, but we keep 

 open two months later on account of the local 

 bee-keepers who find it more convenient to 

 call Saturday afternoons for bee-supplies. 



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 have, and take home some of the premiums. 

 You are invited. Besure to bethere. JulvTtolO. 

 1903, at the A. & M. C. of Texas, College Station. 



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HONEY AND BEESWAX 



.MAKKKT QtlOTATIONS 





Chicago, Juae 5.— The market is lifeless, no 

 movement except extracted at low prices. Best 

 grades of white exti acted, 5J^to<. cents; amber, 

 5@5%c. Comb honey is held at 15c for choice 

 white, and anything- not grading- up to meet 

 this requirement sold at 3®5c less per pound. 

 Beeswax. 32c. R. A. Burnett dc Co. 



Kansas City, June 9. — No comb honey in our 

 market. White or light amber would sell 

 quickly at J3.50 for 24-section cases. Demand 

 light for extracted, at from 5%@b%c. Beeswax 

 in demand at 25@30c. C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Albany, N. Y., Mar. 14. — Honey demand 

 quiet; receipts and stock light. Comb selling-, 

 light, 15c; mixed, 14@15c; dark, 13@14c. Ex- 

 tracted, dark, at 7@7J^c. Beeswax firm, 30@32c. 

 H. R. Wright. 



Cincinnati, June 1.— Very little change in 

 market from last report. We quote amber ex- 

 tracted grades at 5J«@*>Jic in barrels; white 

 clover, S@9c; supply equal to demand. Comb 

 honey, I5©16c for fancy. Beeswax, 3-Oc. 



Thb Fred W. Muth Co 



New York, May 21.— Comb honey trade ex- 

 ceptionally quiet, very little doing. Fancy 

 stock not plentiful and is sold at 14c. A large 

 supply of other grades on hand, which we are 

 quoting at from ll(al3c, according to quality, 

 and in large lots make concessions from these 

 prices. Kxtracied, unusually quiet, and prices 

 show a downward tendency all along the line. 

 Beeswax, firm at from 30@3lc. 



HiLDRBTH & SbOBLKBN. 



Cincinnati, June 8.— We have reached the 

 time when there is no settled prices in the 

 honey market. Everybody is waiting to learn 

 how the crop will turn out, therefore we will 

 sell or ask the old price; fancy water-white 

 comb brings lS@16c. Extracted, amber, in bar- 

 rels, 5li(&5j4c', in cans, 6@65^c; white clover, 

 S(ai><%c. Beeswax, 30r. C. H. W. Wbbbr. 



San Francisco, Apr. 29.— White comb honey, 

 12@12Lfec; amber, 9(flii0c; dark, 7@7Hc. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 6%@~c: light amber, 5M@6c; 

 amber, S^fl'S'^c: dark. 4(q-43^c. Beeswax, good to 

 choice, light. 27@29c; dark, 25@26c. 



Last year's product has been tolerably well 

 cleaned up, particularly the desirable stock. 

 Present offerings are largely odds and ends, in- 

 cluding little of fine quality. Values for the 

 time being are little more than nominal. A 

 lower range of prices is looked for on coming 

 crop. 



TRACTED HONEY ! 

 Send sample and best price delivered here; also 

 Fancy Comb wanted in no-drip cases. 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 

 32Atf Front and Walnut, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

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WANTED ! 



California Comb Honey in car-lots, it 



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24Atf Ma.nz.inola, Colo , or Fairi ield. III. 



WANTED— Extracted Honey. 



Mail sample and state lowest price delivered 

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