Jan. 25, 1900. 



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3a7 pounds, hut it did not swarm. I had 

 another colony that filled five lOframe 

 Langstroth hive-bodies; the five were all 

 on the hive at one time. That colony did 

 not swarm, either. I had some colonies 

 that swarmed three times, and then stored 

 some honey in the fall, Jacob Wirtu. 

 Henry Co., 111. 



Expects a Honey Crop this Year. 



Bees in this section (north half of San 

 Diego County) are generally in pretty good 

 condition, bringing plenty of pollen and a 

 little honey. We had a 4'j-inch downpour 

 of rain a week ago, and feel reasonably 

 sure of some honey next spring. All 

 honey-plants look well. Days are bright, 

 clear and warm— with the temperature 

 about 60"' from 10 a,m. to 3 p.m. 



G. F. Merriam. 



San Diego Co., Calif., Jan. 11. 



Cayuga Co., N. Y., Convention. 



The bee-keepers of Cayuga County, N. Y. 

 met in Auburn, Dec. 31, 1899. At 10:3U a.m. 

 the meeting was called to order by Pres. 

 N. L. Stevens, after which he read a paper 

 touching on different points of progress in 

 bee-culture. Then the following officers 

 were chosen for the ensuing year: Presi- 

 dent, N. L. Stevens; 1st Vice-President, 

 Edwin Austin; 3nd Vice-President, J. S. 

 Seccomb; 3rd Vice-President, A. B. Corn- 

 stock ; Secretary, J. O. Pierson ; Treasurer, 

 T. Brigdon. 



Each member was requested to give the 

 number of colonies, spring count and fall 

 count, number bought, and number of 

 pounds of comb and extracted honey pro- 

 duced. 



In the afternoon the question-box was 

 taken in hand by Mr. Frank Benton, he 

 reading each question and giving his opin- 

 ion ; then it was an open question for any 

 member to discuss. After the question-box 

 Mr. Benton gave a lecture, illustrated by 

 drawings on a blackboard, of the fertiliza- 

 tion of blossoms by the honey-bee, which 

 lasted until the end of the session. 



Cayuga Co., N. Y. F. E. Whitman. 



Bees Cellar-Wintering Nicely. 



My 80 colonies in the cellar seem to be 

 getting along nicely. My loss last winter 

 and spring was 123 colonies out of 166. It 

 is to be hoped that we will not have such a 

 winter again. W. C. Nutt. 



Hardin Co., Iowa, Jan. 8. 



Wintering Well in the Cellar. 



Bees are wintering well in the cellar. I 

 put in 126 colonies last fall. We have no 

 snow. The temperature was 50" above zero 

 the day before Christmas. 



S. C. SWANSON. 



Goodhue Co., Minn., Jan. 5. 



Bees in Fine Condition. 



Bees had a general flight the 7th, and 

 have been Hying more or less all the 

 week since then. We are having a splen- 

 did January. Bees are in line shape to 

 date. S. A. Matson. 



Nodaway Co., Mo., Jan. 13. 



Prospects Good. 



The weather is fine. Last Friday and to- 

 day the bees had good flights, and appear 

 to be in fine condition. The sky was clear 

 and the thermometer at 48 degrees. The 

 prospect is good so far. Joseph Mason. 



Dekalb Co., HI., Jan. 7. 



Report for Last Year. 



Last year I got just an even ton of fancy 

 comb honey from 20 colonies, spring count, 

 and increast to 44 colonies, to say nothing 

 of 10 prime absconded swarms, and a 

 novice attendant. E. Woodall. 



Lake Co., Mich., Jan. 13. 



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I HONE,y AND BEESWAX | 



MARKET QUOTATIONS, 



Chicago, Jan. 8.— We quote best white comb 



at 15c; an occasional small lot of fancy sells at 

 16c; off grades of white, 12('wl4c; ambers, lufu-i2c. 

 Extracted, Sfai'>c for fancy white; "foiHc for am- 

 ber; 6f{^7c for dark grades. Beeswax, 2"c. 



Receipts are larger and the demand is not as 

 good as it has been. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Cincinnati, Dec. 7,— There is a good demand 

 for all kinds of extracted honey. White clover 

 and basswood sell at 8@8J^c; amber and South- 

 ern, 6fe7c, according to quality and package. 

 Fancy comb honey in no-drip shipping-cases 

 sells at 15o^(16c; darker grades hard to sell at 

 any price. Beeswax, 26c. C. H. W. Weber, _j 

 Successor to Chas. F. Muth & Son and A, Muth 



lyOS Angeles, Jan. 4.— 1-pound frames, 12J^- 

 @15c; 2-pound cans, 2 dozen in case, per dozen, 

 $2.50; 2-pound glass pails, per dozen, $2.50. Ex- 

 tracted, water white, 60-pound tins, per pound, 

 85^c; light amber, 7J4^8c; dark amber, 7^c. 

 Beeswax, 25(a'<26c. 



Kansas City, Jan. 19.— We quote No. 1 white 

 comb, 1354fG^14c; No. 2, 13(cwi3J^c; No. 1 amber, 

 13(a»14c. Extracted, white, 7^(5i8c; amber, 7(ai75^. 

 Beeswax, 20(ai22c. 



The supply and demand for comb honey is 

 light. The demand for extracted since the first 

 of the year not so good. C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Buffalo, Jan. 5.— Market bare of fancy white 

 one-pound comb honey, and selling at i5fel6c; 

 fair to good, 12(sH4c; buckwheat, dark, poor, 

 etc., 8(fl'10c. Fancy pure beeswax, 2S(gi30c. 



Batterson & Co, 



New York Dec. 10.— Demand is very good for 

 all grades of comb honey. Receipts are some- 

 what light and not up to former years. We 

 quote: 



Fancy white, 15 cents; No. 1, white, 13@14c; 

 amber, ll(a<i2c; and buckwheat, 9@llc., as to 

 quality. Extracted remains firm at following 

 prices: California white, 8^c; light amber, 8c; 

 white clover and basswood, 8c; amber, 7Kc. 

 Very little trade for extracted buckwheat as yet. 

 Southern, fancy, 7J^c per pound; other grades, 

 as to quality, from 70c to 75c gallon. Beeswax 

 quiet at 26(n»27c. Hildreth & Segeleen. 



San Francisco, Jan. 10.— White comb, 11J^@ 

 12Mc; amber, 8@10c. Extracted, white, 7J^@8c. 

 light amber, 7@7>^c; amber, 5@>5j4c; Beeswax, 

 26(&27c. 



Offerings and demand are both light, and this 

 must continue to be the case until the end of 

 the season. Business is necessarily of a retail 

 character, but at generally firm figures, espe- 

 cially for choice extracted, which is in lighter 

 supply than comb. 



Boston, Jan. 12— We quote as follows: Fancy 

 white, 16c; A No. 1, 15c; No. 1, 13@.14c; buck- 

 wheat will not sell in this city. Extracted, light 

 amber, 7@Sc. Demand is very light. 



Blake, Scott & Lee. 



Albany, Dec. 10.— We quote: Fancy white 

 comb, 15c; No. 1 white, 13(a).14c; mixt, ll@13c; 

 buckwheat, lO(milc. Extracted, white, 8@9c; 

 mixt, bHi&lc; dark, 6. Beeswax, 26@28c. 



MacDougal & Co. 



Successors to Chas. McCuUoch & Co. 



Omaha, Jan. 4. — Prices remain unchanged. 

 Fancy white is still moving slowly at 14@14^c. 

 Extracted, while, S}4c. Now that holiday trade 

 is over and dealers have taken their inventory, 

 they soon will be thinking of replenishing their 

 stock and more lively trade is anticipated in the 

 near future, but no material advance is lookt 

 for during January. Peycke Bros. 



Detroit, Jan. 11.— Fancy white, 16@i7c; No. 

 1, white, 14@15c; dark amber, 10C«il3c. Extrac- 

 ted, white, 8c; dark and amber, 6(o7c. Bees- 

 wax, 24(a^25c. M. H. Hunt & Son. 



WANTED.— Extracted honeyrall kinds; mail 

 sample and price expected delivered at Cincin- 

 nati. I pay spot cash on deliverv. 



C. H. W. Weber, 

 , Successor to Chas. Muth & Son and A. Muth. 

 40Atf 2146-48 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



warned! 



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giving description and price, 



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