July 2.>, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



479 



or no loss, as they generally hatch into larva? 

 at a time when said larvai have to be fed out 

 of the honey stored in the hive, while the 

 mature bees generally consume more of the 

 stores already laid aside than they add to 

 them. — i;. .M. Doolittle, in Gleanings in 

 Bee-Culture. 



Umbilical-Cordless. 



■' Two and a half summers have passed o'er 

 my head. 



And I know I am failing fast," 

 A bright yellow cjueen ciuite mournfully said ; 



•' My usefulness soon will be past. 



"Just a few more eggs and my task will be 

 done, 



And I shall call on the name of the Lord 

 For a gift to my royal descendants each one, 



That new-fangled umbilical cord. 



" Eggs in profusion I have laid in this comb, 



And a powerful colony results; 

 Now the idea that I shall be cast out of home, 



I consider the chief of insults !" 



Then came a man with smoker in hand, 



Without any other excuse, 

 Pinched off the head of that old Holy Land 



As he said, " You are now of no use." 



Death like a flash took her from dependence, 



And without a whit of reward 

 Left each and all of her royal descendants 



No hope of an umbilical cord. 



A. G. Andersos. 



Kendall Co., Tex., July 6. 



National Convention Notice. 



The 34th Annual Convention of the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will be held in Los 

 Angeles, Calif., on August IS,. 19, and 20, 

 1S103, in Blanchard's Hall, at 235 S. Broadway. 

 The headquarters of the Association during 

 the convention will be at the Natick House, 

 corner of First and Main Streets. 



It is expected that this will be the largest 

 and best convention ever held by the bee- 

 keepers of America. Every one interested in 

 the production of honey should be present, if 

 at all possible. Besides the question-box, 

 which will be one of the special features of 

 the program, the following subjects will be 

 discussed in papers by the prominent bee- 

 Keepers mentioned. Afterward a free and 

 full discussion will be had by all in attend- 

 ance who wish to participate. The subjects 

 and men to introduce them are as follows : 



" Honey Exchanges and Co-operation 

 Among Bee-Keepers" by Prof. A. J. Cook, 

 Claremont, Calif. 



" How to Make Money Producing Extracted 

 Honey," by J. F. Mclntyre, Sespe, Calif. Re- 

 sponse by E. S. Lovesy, Salt Lake City, Utah. 



"The Production and Sale of Chunk 

 Honey," by Homer H. Hyde, Floresville, 

 Texas. Response by C. P. Dadant, Hamilton, 

 111. 



" The Eradication of Foul Brood," by N. E. 

 France, Platteville, Wis. 



" Reminiscences of Bee-Keeping and Bee- 

 Keepers in the Early Days," by A. I. Root. 



There will be reports by the officers, which 

 include Pres. Hutchinson, General Manager 

 France, and Secretary York. 



The California bee-keepers are planning to 

 give all in attendance one of the grandest re- 

 ceptions imaginable on the first evening, Tues- 

 day, Aug. IS. No one will want to miss this 

 feature of the convention. 



It is an opportunity of a lifetime to take 



the trip to Calironiin, as all convention mem- 

 bers can avail ilicinselves of the low railroad 

 rales, as it comes :it the time of the Grand 

 Army meeting in Sau Francisco, and the same 

 rates apply to Los .\ngeles. 



For further information or particulars that 

 may be desired, address the Secretary, 144 E. 

 Erie St., Chicago, 111. 



(iKORGE W, York, See. 



W. '/.. Hutchinson, Pres. 



Clo.se 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 office and bee-supply store at 1 

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

 Nearly all other firms here begin the Saturday 

 afternoon closing with May 1st, but we keep 

 open two months later on account of the Ideal 

 bee-keepers who find it more convenient to 

 call Saturday afternoons for bee-supplies. 



5 the best, 



most practical, lowest-price Carton for honey, 

 all thing^s considered; costs nothing. We have 

 wholesaled honey in this city for 3u years. We 

 have seen no honey-carton equal to this. Send 

 us five two-cent stamps, and we will send you 

 sample, together with explanation, and some 

 practical suggestions regarding- marketing 

 honey to best advantage; also live poultry. We 

 originated and introduced the now popular one- 

 pound section. Established in 1870. 



f1. R. WRIGHT, Wholesale Gommission, 



Promptness A SrEciALTv. ALBANY, N. Y. 

 Hease mention Bee Jourual ■when ■writme 



DEE-SUPPLIES! 



Everything used by bee-1 



mDER'S HONEY -JARi 



service. Low Freight 



NEW CATALOG FI 



WALTER S.POUDER. 



SI2.MA9S.AVC. INOUNkMLIS.IMB. 



FHEE FOR A MONTH .... 



If yon are interested In Sheep In any waj 

 Ton cannot afford to be without the best 

 Sheep Paper published in the United States. 



Wool Markets and Slieep 



has a hobby which Is the sheep-breeder and 

 his Industry, fir8t,foremo8t and all the time. 

 Are you interested? Write to-day. 



WOOL MARKETS AND HEEP. GHICABO III. 



Catnip See d Free I 



We have some of the seed of that fa- 

 mous honey-producing' plant — Catnip. 

 It should be scattered in all waste- 

 places for the bees. Price, postpaid, 

 IS cents per ounce ; or 2 ounces mailed 

 FREE to a refTular subscriber for send- 

 ing^ us one NEW subscriber to the Bee 

 Journal for one year, with $1.00 ; or for 

 $1.20 we will send the Bee Journal one 

 year and 2 ounces of Catnip seed to 

 any one. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



144 & 146 E. Erie St., - CHICAGO, ILL. 



ADEL QUEENS. 



$"re?ou"ns:v..::..-.;...;::::...:....::::::*z^^^ 1 pdclof'^^^lmDrovedQueen-Rearino 



Six Queens 5.00 to 50 cents per copy. Book sent free to all who- 



Twelve Queens 9.00 | purchase three or more Queens. 



Send for 25-pa&e Catalog. 



30Atf HENRY ALLEY, Wenham, Mass. 



Please mention Bee Journal -when ■writing 





HONEY AND BEESWAX 



.MAKKKT QUOTATIONS 



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Chicago, July 7.— At present there is little 

 call lor comb honey, some new is offered, and 

 for fancy 14(§il5c per pound is asked. Extracted 

 sells at 6(ajt.^c for best white; amber grades, 

 5@6c, depending upon flavor, body and pack- 

 age. Beeswax, 30c. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Kansas City, June 30— No comb honey in this 

 market. New white comb would sell for $3.50 

 to $3 75 for 24-section cases; amber, $3.25 to $3.50. 

 There is considerable extracted honey on the 

 market with scarcely any demand. Price nom- 

 inal at 5%(&t}]4c per pound. Beeswax in demand 

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



Albany, N. Y., July IH.— We are receiving 

 some shipments of new comb honey, mostly 

 from the South; the demand light as yet; we 

 are holding at 15(s46c. Extracted slow at t.@7c. 

 The crop of honey in this vicinity is very light, 

 and we shall have to depend upon other sec- 

 tions more than ever for our supply of honey. 

 Beeswax, 30(gi32c. H. R. Wright. 



Cincinnati, June 1. — Very little change in 

 market from last report. We quote amber ex- 

 tracted grades at 5H@65^c in barrels; white 

 clover, 8@'>c; supply equal to demand. Comb 

 honey, I5@16c for fancy. Beeswax, 30c. 



The Fred W. Muth Co 



New York, July 8. — Some new crop comb 

 honey now arriving from Florida and the South, 

 and fancy stock is in fair demand at 14c per 

 pound, and 12'G'13c for No. 1, with no demand 

 whatever for dark grades. 



The market on extracted honey is in a very 

 unsettled condition, with prices ranging from 

 5@S!^c for light amber, 5^@6>ac for white, and 

 the common Southern at fiom 50@55c per gal- 

 lon. Beeswax steady at from 30@31c. 



HiLDRETH & SeGELKEN. 



Cincinnati, July ".—We have reached the 

 time when there are no settled prices in the 

 honey market. Everybody is waiting to learn 

 how the new crop will turn out, therefore we 

 will sell or ask .the old price. Fancy water- 

 white brings lS(gil6c. Extracted, amber, in bar- 

 rels, 5}i@5%c; in cans, 6@t)I4c: white clover, 

 8@.S}^c. Beeswax, 30c. C. H. W. Weber, 



WANTED' Extracted 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. 

 Please mention Bee journal "when ■wntinfi:. 



WANTED ! 



California Comb Honey in car-iots. it 



win pay you to correspond with us. 



THOS. C. STANLEY & SON, 



24Atf Ma.nz.^.nola, Colo., or Fairfield, III. 

 PlezLse mention Bee Journal ■when -wTiting. 



WANTED— Extracted Honey. 



Mail sample and state lowest price delivered 

 Cincinnati. Will buy FANCY WHITE COMB 

 HONEY, any quantity, but must be put up in 

 no-drip shippiny-cases. 



C. H. W. WEBER. 



2146-4S Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 

 24Atf Please mention the Bee Journal. 



Italian Queens, 



Bec& and Nuclei. 



We have a strain of 

 bees bred specially for 

 honey - gathering and 

 longevity, at the follow- 

 ing prices : 



One Untested Queen $.00 



One Tested Queen 80 



One Select Tested Queen. 1.00 



One Breeder Queen 1.50 



Ose - Comb Nucleus (no 



Queen) 1.00 



These prices are for the re- 

 mainder of the season. 

 Queeni sent by return mail. 

 Safe arrival guaranteed. For price on Doz. lots 

 send for Catalosr. d. L. STRONG, 



16Atf 204 E. Logan St., CLARINDA, IOWA, 

 yiease mention Bee Jotimat -when uniting. 



