Dec. 10, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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clueively from one or two choice queens in a 

 queen-rearing yard, then Viill off the useless 

 ones, or l<eep them from Jeveloping. By so 

 doing, don't we nearly control the parentage 

 on both sides? Aud if the drone with the 

 greatest wing-power is the Ijest man, possibly 

 he is strongest in other ways. In one of our 

 yards during the past summer, the major part 

 of our drones were reared from one queen — a 

 queen whose bees make a big record in honey 

 a year ago. The virgins of the same yard 

 were reared from other queens whose beesdid 

 equally well. I had not thought of it before; 

 but it strikes me the plan comes pretty near 

 being equal to the "tent" plan of mating; 

 for suppose we had a mammoth tent in suc- 

 cessful operation, we would turn those same 

 drones loose into that tent. Perhaps the 

 really best man might weary himself to death 

 to get out, leaving his less active inferior 

 brother to perform the service The ([uestion 

 hinges down to this: Would hand-picked 

 drones be better than Nature-picked drones? 

 Nature works on the "survival of the tlttest," 

 and that plan has been working for thousands 

 of years. — Ed. 



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New York.— The Fulton and Montgomery 

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 Central Hotel, Market Street,Amsterdam,N.Y., 

 on Tuesday^ Dec. 22. l'>03, at 10 a.m. This will 

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 for electinir officers, payment of annual dues, 

 and anv other business which may come before 

 this meeting. Annual dues. $l.Ou, which also 

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F. P. Jansen, Pres. 



Missouri.— The Missouri State Bee-Keepers' 

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

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HONEY AND BEESWAX 



M.\RKET OI'OTATIONS 





ling 

 5»t.Kc. 



Chicago, Nov. 7.— The supply of comb honey 

 is large, and sales are being forced, so that it is 

 a little difficult to give accurate figures. Sales 

 are not easily made of fancy at anything over 

 13c per pound, with less desirable grades selling 

 lower. Extracted, white, brings 6fqi7i4c, ac- 

 cording to kind, flavor and package; amber. 

 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 honev. We quote fancy white, 

 16(«17c; No. 1. 14(Sj15c: buckwheat, fancy, 15c. 

 Extracted, white, 7fg*Sc; amber, bfo^Tc. Bright 

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

 mission. Wm. a. Selser. 



Albany, N. Y., Nov. 27.— Honey market some 

 lower since the cold weather and Thanksgiving 

 demand over. We quote: Fancy white, 15c; 

 No. 1, 14@14>^c; buckwheat and mixed, !3c. Ex- 

 tracted, steady and quiet; buckwheat, t,'^c; clo- 

 ver, 7c; mixed and amber, 6(§6^c. Beeswax, 

 2S(av30c. H. R. Wright. 



Cincinnati, Nov. 2\— The demand for comb 

 honey is slower now than it was six weeks ago, 

 owing to the enormous quantities offered on all 

 sides. Fancy comb is sold in single case lots 

 at 14c. The supply of extracted honey is big, 

 although the demand is good. We are selling 

 amber extracted in barrels at 5U((i(}}4c. White 

 clover, in barrels and cans, 7H@8J4c, according 

 to quality. Beeswax, 3'3c. 



The Fred W. Muth Co. 



Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 11.— The demand'for 

 white comb honey is belter than it was. The 

 trade is particular aud wants only very white, 

 clean stock. If the wax is yellow from travel- 

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

 cut. Fancy whi'e comb, 14@15c: A No. 1. 13M 

 @14c; No. I, 13@13^c; No. 2. 12@12>sc; No. 3, 

 ll(Sii2c; No. 1 dark comb, lli^l2c; No. 2, 10@llc. 

 White extracted, 6^f§7c: amber, 6:^6i^c; dark, 

 556@6c. Beeswax, 28@30c. 



W. C. TOWNSEND. 



Boston, Nov. 25. — Western honey is arriving 

 more freely in our State, causing a slight drop 

 in prices. Fancy No. 1, in cartons, brings 17c; 

 A No. 1, 16c; No. l, 15c. Extracted, white, »%c; 

 light amber, 7@7x2c; amber, 6@7c, according to 

 quality. Blake, Scott & Lee. 



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, per case. $3.00; No. 1, 

 white and amber, $2.75; No. 2, $250. Extracted, 

 white, 7c; amber, 5(&6c. Beeswax, 25(a30c. 



C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Cincinnati, Nov, 24 — The demand for honey is 

 a little better. The prices rule about the same. 

 Extracted is sold as follows: Amber, in bar- 

 rels, from 5%@5}4c; in cans about J4 cent more; 

 water-white alfalfa, 6@6!^ cents; white clover, 

 6i'4@73^c. The comb honey market is quite 

 lively, and it sells as follows: Fancy water- 

 white, 14@i5c. Beeswax in good demand, at 30c 

 delivered here. C. H. W. Weber. 



New York. Dec. 4.— Comb honey is arriving 

 in suflicient quantities to supply the demand, 

 and, as to the quality, most of the white honey 

 seems to be off color, more or less. We quote 

 fancy white at 14c; No. 1 at 13c; amber, lUgil2c; 

 and buckwheat, 10c. Extracted, light amber, 

 at 6c; white, 6J^c; Southern. 55(aJ60c per gallon; 

 buckwheat, 5^c. Beeswax. 28@29c. 



HiLDRETH & SeGELKEN. 



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

 frames, 13faii4 cents; amber, 9@llc. Extracted, 

 white, 5%(g)6%c; light amber, 5@5Mc; amber, 

 45^@5c; dark amber, 4(2i4Hc. Beeswax, good 

 to choice, light, 27J^(a29c; dark, 25@26c. 



Market is more quiet than for several weeks 

 preceding, but is fairly steady as to value. 

 Spot stocks and offerings of both comb and ex- 

 tracted are mainly of amber grades, while most 

 urgent inquiry is principiUy for water-white, 

 the latter being the onlv kind meeting with 

 much competitive bidding from buver-. 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 !'^*^<?,Jb HONEY 



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

 tracted in barrels or cans. Quote vour best price 

 delivered Cincinnati. The Fred W. Muth Co. 

 32Atf Front and Walnut, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



