Nov. 19, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



751 



have not mentioned. Nine of tlie box-hives 

 that I had were " on shares," and the owner 

 got soared at the expense and risk of trans- 

 ferring, and sold out to me. So S'iO more 

 must be added, mailing •*83.30 for 1903, and 

 j!2r3.33 tor the apiary complete. 



Also, there arises another item of expense in 

 the loss of hoaej' entailed by tran.sferring, and 

 the loss of 3 colonies in the same operation . 

 Thus, I started with 11 colonies and got U 

 swarms, so would have 20 colonies in box- 

 hives. I have averaged about 50 pounds sur- 

 plus honey per colony for the past 3 years, 

 and have ready sale for all the chunk honey I 

 can produce at 12'._. cents per pound. So that 

 even if none of theswarms had given any sur- 

 plus. I would have 550 pounds of honey, or 

 ?6S.?5. Instead of which I have It'i colonies, 

 and 2 of the transferred colonies had to feed 25 

 pounds of syrup for winter supplies, and I 

 got only ?10 worth of surplus honey ; thereby 

 losing .*.5S.T5. making the total expense for 

 apiary, ?;i3.S. IS. Had I continued to use box- 

 hives the expense would have been ml. 



Thus, you will readily see that not many 

 farmers (and they are the people that will be 

 generally found using box-hives) can contem- 

 plate the expense of buying modern hives and 

 all the many necessary appliances they entail 

 with any degree of equanimity. You will un- 

 derstand that I expect it to pay mr well (not- 

 withstanding the expense), or I should not 

 have entered on the necessary expense for the 

 next 3 years. But most users of the box-hives 

 couldn't, and wouldn't, stand the expense, 

 even if they knew that they would double or 

 treble their honey crop. 



So as I began so must I end — the expeiise en- 

 tailed in using modern hives and appliances 

 is responsible for the continued use of the 

 despised "box.'' 



A Bee-Keeper in Virginia. 



Augusta Co., Va., Oct. 26. 



45A26t Flease mentioa the Bee Journal. 



For Thanksgiving Day 



a rate of one fare and a third for the 

 round trip has been authorized to 

 points within 150 miles on the Nickel 

 Plate Road, good returning^ to and in- 

 cluding Nov. 30, 1903. La Salle Street 

 Passenger Station, Chicago, Cor. Van 

 Buren and La Salle Streets, on the El- 

 evated Loop. City Ticket Offices, 111 

 Adams Street and Auditorium Annex. 

 'Phone Central 2057. 27— 44A4t 



20,000 Pounds 



White Alfalfa Honey for sale. Address 

 Dr. Geo. D. Mitchell & Co., Ofrdea, Utah. 

 46Atf Please mention the Bee Jo'jrnal. 



WANTED. COMB HONBY— Wehaveanunlim- 

 ited demand at the rig-hi price. Address, giving- 

 quantity, average weig-bt per case, quality and 

 price, properly crated, and delivered to your 

 depot. THOS. C. STANLEY & SON, 



Manzanola, Colo., or Fairfield, III. 

 ^«»aae mention Bee Joomai "wtien 'wrlttne 



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 shipping^-cases. 



C. H. W. WEBER. 



2146-43 Central Ave.. Cincinnati, Ohio, 

 24Atf Please mention the Bee Journal. 



WANTED— Comb Honey in guantity lots. 

 We are perhaps the only dealers in this article 

 owning as much as 150,000 pounds at one time. 

 Please state quantity, qualitv and price asked 

 for your offerings, Thos. C. Stanley & Son. 

 24Atf Manzanola, Colo., or Fairfield, III. 

 Please mention Bee Journal wtien ■writina. 



CONVENTION NOFICES. 



ChlcQjfo-Northwestern.— The regular annual 

 meeting of the Chicago-Northwestern Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will be held in the Revere 

 House Club-Koom, southeast corner of North 

 Clark and Michigan Sts., on Wednesday and 

 Thursday, Dec. 2 and 3, 1''03. The Revere 

 Ilouse has made a rate of "Seems per person 

 per night for lodging, when two occupy a room. 

 Meals, 35 cents, or on the American plan at $2 

 per day. Owing to the Revere House furnishing 

 FREE a place tor holding our meeting, we feel 

 that all who can do so should patronize them 

 during the Convention. Dr. C.C.Miller, Er- 

 nest R. Rojt, W.Z.Hutchinson, Emerson T. 

 Abbott, N. E. France, Inspector J. Q. Smith. 

 Jas. A. Stone and HuberH. Root have signi6ed 

 their intention to be present. Pin this in your 

 hat. There will be one of the best meetings 

 ever held in Chicago. Everybody come. 



Herman F. Moore, Sec. 



George W. York, Pres. 



P. S.— It has been suggested that bee keepers 

 bring with them samples of honey, and such 

 Utile appliances as they have that are consid- 

 ered handy to work with in the apiary. 



Colorado. -The 24th annual meeting of the 

 Colorado State Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 be held in the Chamber of Commerce Hall, Van- 

 ver, Colo., Nov. 23, 24 and 25, 1*^03. An unusu. 

 ally fine program has been prepared. One oi 

 the features will be a display of hives, supers 

 and frames manufactured in Colorado. Th = 

 attendance of all Colorado bee-keepars is earn^ 

 estly solicited. Write for program to 



Boulder, Colo. H. C. Morehouse, Sec. 



Minnesota. — The Minnesota Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will hold its annal meeting at Minne- 

 apolis. Minn., Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 

 2 and 3, at the First Unitarian Church, on the 

 corner of 8th St. and Mary Place (midway be- 

 tween Hennepin and Nicollet Aves.) Go in on 

 the Mary Place side. Procure certificates from 

 your local railroad agents when you purchase 

 tickets, and those living in Minnesota can re- 

 turn for one third fare, and we hope to secure 

 the same for those living in Wisconsin, Iowa, 

 and the Dakotas. Dr. L. D. Leonard, Sec. 



Wm. Russell, Pres. 



Missouri.— The Missouri State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will meet in Mexico, Mo., Dec. 15, 

 1903. J. W. Rouse will act as host to direct the 

 attendants to the hall, which is free to all who 

 desire to attend. Board may be had at the 

 leading hotels at $1 to $2 a day. Come, every- 

 body who is interested in Lees and honey. Let 

 us have a big meeting. We now have 51 paid- 

 up members. Let us make it 100. Procure cer- 

 tificates from your local railroad ticket agents 

 when you purchase your tickets. It may be 

 yon can return for '3 fare. 



W. F. Cary, Sec. J. W.. Rouse, Pres. 



Canada —The annual meeting of the Ontario 

 Bee Keepers' Association will be held in the 

 Town Hall of Trenton, Ont., Tuesdav, Wednes- 

 day and Thursday, Dec 1, 2 and 3, 1003, begin- 

 ning at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, On the program are 

 the following: 



"The Advantages of Out-Apiaries; How, 

 When and Whereto Move Them," by B. O.Lott; 

 ** Shook Swarms," by Morley Pettit; '"The 

 Benefits of Organization and the Extension of 

 the Markets," by F. W. Hodsou, of the Agricnl- 

 tural Department; " On the Storing of Comb 

 Honey," and *■' Experiments in the Preparation 

 of Vinegar from Honey," by Prof. Frank S. 

 Shutt;" "Address on Experiments," bv John 

 Fixter, of the Experimental Farm. There will 

 also b an address by Prof. James, Deputy 

 Minister of Agriculture of Ontario. A report 

 of the Ontario Honey Exchange will be given 

 and discussed. Messrs. Morley Pettit and C. 

 W. Post will have charge of the Question 

 Drawer. The evening of Dec. 2d will occur the 

 annual banquet. 



Persons having any new or practical inven- 

 tions are invited to bring them to the conven- 

 tion and place them on exhibition to show their 

 practical uses. There will be a place for show- 

 ing these articles. 



All persons going to the convention should 

 purchase a full-fare single ticket from the 

 agent at starting point, and get a standard cer- 

 tificate, and if sufficient attend and hold these 

 certificates, the retnrn fare will be one-third, 

 according to the arrangements made with the 

 different railway companies, or, if under 50, 

 two-thirds single fare. 



The leading hotels— the Bleecker House, St. 

 Lawrence Hall, and the Hotel Aberdeen— will 

 give a rate of one dollar per day. 



A very cordial invitation is extended to all 

 persons interested in bee-keeping to attend and 

 take part in the discussions. 



Streetsville, Ont. W. Couse, Sec. 



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HONEY AND BEESWAX 



MARKET QUOTATIONS 



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Chicago, Not. 7.— The supply of comb honey 

 is large, and sales are bein^ forced, so that it is 

 a little difficult to i^ive accurate 6^ures. Sales 

 are not easily made of fancy at anything' over 

 13c per pound, with less desirable grades selling 

 lower. Extracted, white, brings 6®~iic, ac- 

 cording to kind, flavor and package; amber, 

 ^'v<S)i>iic. Beeswax, 28@30c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Philadelphia, Nov. 9. — Honey arriving very 

 freely the last week and prices little easier. 

 This month is best month in the year for de- 

 mand of comb honey. We quote fancy white, 

 16wl7c; No. 1, 14@15c: buckwheat, fancy, ISc. 

 Extracted, white, 7(a8c; amber, bfwTc. Bright 

 yellow beeswax, 32c. We do not handle on com- 

 mission. Wm. a. Selser. 



Alhanv, N. Y., Not. 7.— Honey demand and 

 price keeps up remarkably well yet. Fancy 

 white, 16c: A No. 1, white, ISc; No. 1, 14^@lScj 

 mixed, 13i..(.i 14c; buckwheat, UMmuc. Ex- 

 tracted, dark, 65ic; mixed, 6^«@7c: white, 

 7@7)ic; but not as active as comb. Beeswax, 

 30c. H.R.Wright. 



Cincinnati, Not. 7— The demand for honey is 

 a little better. The prices rule about the same. 

 Extracted is sold as follows: Amber, in bar- 

 rels, from S%(05Hc; in cans about ^ cent more; 

 water-white alfalfa, 6(ai«>5 cents; white cloTer, 

 6^i(gJ7Vfic. The comb honey market is quite 

 lively, and it sells as follows; Fancy water- 

 white, 14f(al5c .Beeswax in good demand, at 30c 

 delivered here. C. H. W. Weber. 



BtjFFALO, N. Y., Oct. 11.— The demandlfor 

 white comb honey is better than it was. The 

 trade is particular and wants only very white, 

 clean stock. If the wax is yellow from traTel- 

 stain it does not sell well, and price has to be 

 cut. Fancy while comb, 14@15c; A No. 1, 13M 

 @14c; No. 1, 13@13^^c; No. 2. 12@12^c; No. 3, 

 ll@12c; No. 1 dark comb, ll@l2c; No. 2, 10@Uc. 

 White extracted, 6H&lc; amber, 6'StHc; dark. 



S>i(ai6c. Beeswax, 28@30c. 



W. C. TOWNSEND. 



Boston, Oct.'S.— Comb honey continues to be 

 in good demand. Fancy white honey in cartons 

 we quote at 18c; No. 1, at 16c; glass-front rases 

 fancy white, at 15c; No. 2, at 14c. Extracted 

 honey, Florida. 6>^@7Mc, according to quality. 

 Blake, Scott & I/BE. 



Kansas City, Oct. 23.— Receipts of comb 

 honey good; demand good; market easier. Re- 

 ceipts of extracted light. We quote: Fancy 

 white comb, 24 sections, par case. $3.00; No. 1, 

 white and amber, J2.75; No. 2, $2.50. Extracted, 

 white, 7c; amber, S(3)6c. Beeswax, 25@30c. 



C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Cincinnati, Oct. 1.— Comb and extracted 

 honey are coming in freely, and the demand is 

 good with steady prices. We are making sales 

 at the following prices: Amber extracted at 

 SK@65^c; white clover, 0>«@7"^c. Fancy comb 

 honey, ISc. Beeswax, 30c. 



The Fred W. MnTH Co. 



New York, Sept. 28.— Comb honev is arriTing 

 quite freely now. and is finding ready sale at 15 

 cents per pound for fancy white, 13@14c for No. 

 1 white, and 12c for No. 2 white and amber. 

 Very little buckwheat on the market as yet, 

 and prices are hardly established. 



Extracted honey is ruling about the same as 

 last with plenty of offerings of all grades. 



Beeswax is somewhat decfSning and selling 

 at present at from 28(a29c per pound. 



Hildreth & Segelkbn. 



San Francisco, Oct. 21.— White comb, 1-lb. 

 frames, 13!aii4 cents; amber. 'Jfijnc. Extracted, 

 white, SH(ait,}ic; light amber, 5@5Sc; amber, 

 4M®5c; dark amber, 4@4itc. Beeswax, good 

 to choice, light, Z7ii@i2''c; dark, 2S(a26c. 



Market is more quiet than for several weeks 

 preceding, but is fairly steady as to Talue. 

 Spot stocks and oSEerings of both comb and ex- 

 tracted are mainly of amber grades, while most 

 urgent inquiry is principally for water-white, 

 the latter being the only kind meeting with 

 much competitive bidding from bu.yer?-. Re- 

 cent arrivals of honey included a lot of 121 

 cases from the Hawaiian Islands. The bees of 

 the Islands feed mainly on sugar. 



WANTED !'^^^'5^);B HONEY 



In no-drip shipping-cases. Also Amber Ex- 

 tracted in barrels or cans. Quote your best price 

 delivered Cincinnati. The Fred W.Muth Co. 

 32Atf Front and Walnut, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



