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285 



UORU AKX PORXFOLIO, 



PRICE, 50 CENTS, 



Will be CLUniiED with tho American Bee 

 JocuNAi,, at tho low price of $1.25, postpiiid. 



This magnificent Art Portfolio is in size just 

 llxU inches, and besides a picture ol (iustav 

 Dore, the preal French Artist, it ounlMins the 

 followins; l)eautiful engravings: Ivvpnlsion 

 from the Gui-deu of Eden— Enterinft- 1 lie Ark — 

 Noah Cursin>r Hum— Samson and Delii;di—Huth 

 and Hoaz— Uealh of Saul— The Jiidfinient of 

 Solomon — Daniel in the Lion's Den— Daniel 

 Confoundinfr tlie Friestsof Baal— The Nati%'ity 

 — Christ Healing- tlie Sick — Sermon on the 

 Mount— The Disciples Plucking: Corn on the 

 Sabbath— Jesus Walking- on the Water— The 

 Agony in the Garden— Death of the Pale 

 Horse. Seyenteen handsome full page plates 

 under one cover. 



Honey and Uees^rax lUarket. 



IIONBr.— We quote: White Mbs. 15®lfic.: fall or 

 diirk, slow at 12u.: 2 lb. California whitt*. 13@l4c.: 

 amber ll@l:^c. Bxtracted. in fiolb. can8.7!^@8c; for 

 white, 7(97Hc.; for amber, in barrels or ketis. .'i@6c. 

 We think that our market will be cleaned up before 

 new boney comes in. 



BKESWAX.-1.S@20C. 

 Apr. -J-^. CL.BMONB, CLOON & CO., COr 4tb ftWalnnt. 



8T. LOUIS. 



IIONEY.— Demand limited to local wants, which 

 are small. We could sell some to country points in 

 barrels and J^barrels at 6l4®7c. for extracted; in 

 cans, 7^c. 



BKB8WAX.— 220. for orlme. 

 Apr. 22. D. G. TOTT 4 CO., Commercial St. 



CHICAGO. 



HONE Y.— Our trade is lipht; no larse lots on hand 

 and wbat there is consists chietly of dark comb, and 

 not salable in quantities. Choice wlute oomb. Mb. 

 sections, U!{flfll7c.: dark grades from H.)@!i'c. Very 

 little demand for e-vtracied. but prices remain at 7® 

 9c., according to quality and package. 



BBK8WAX,— 220. K. A. BURNETT, 



Mar. 25. 161 South Water St. 



DENVER. 



I10NB7.— White, in Idb. seotions, ie®18o. Ex- 

 tracted, 7@U)c. 



BBB8WAX.-18@20C. 

 Mar. 26. J. M. CLARK & CO., 1409 Fifteenth St. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— We quote : Kancy white Mbs., 17@18c.; 

 2-lb8.. I«@l7c. tJood dark i-lbs., 15@If!c.; 2-lbB., 14® 

 Uc. If damaged and lealty, l()@12!^.c. E.vtracted, 

 white, in barrels, H<g,8>*c.; 3^-barrel8, 8?.i^9c. : am- 

 ber in same, 7@71ac.: in pads and tiu,~white, 9® 

 9^c. : in barrels and >^-barre!8, dark, 6®6Hc. The 

 demand is fair. 



BBK8WAA.— 20®22c. 

 Mar. 27. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water St. 



NEW YORK. 



HON EY.— Market is bare of comb, except some 

 small lots of buckwheat which is selling at from lo 

 ®I2C. No buckwheat e.\trHcted. Cuba and San Do- 

 mingo extracted. (!7®70c. per gallon. 



BEBSWAX.-24C. 



HILDKETH BROS. & 8EOELKEN, 

 Mar. 25. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, near Uuane St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY.- We quote : Extracted, white, 6^@7 cts.; 

 amber, si^®GC. Comb, white l-lbs., 13@14c.; 2-lbs., 

 Iii®l2c. Demand for extracted it good; for comb, 

 lindted. Prospects are not as good for honey as in 

 18«8. 

 BBBSWAX.— Scarce, at 18®22c. 



SCHACHT, LBMCKK & STEINER, 

 Mar. 15. 16 & 18 Drumm St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— We quote : Best white clover 1-ponnds, 

 18@20c.; best 2db8.. 17(218c. Extracted, s@He. 



Sales have been checked a little on account of ma- 

 ple sugar and syrup being so plentiful. Sales of 

 honey are very slow. 

 Apr. 23. BLAKE & RIPLE Y, 57 Chatham Street. 



DETROIT. 



HONBY.— Best white Mbs., i.5®inc. Sales slow. 

 Extracted, 8@yc. Demand small, prices lower. 



BBK»WA_X.-22®23c. 

 Mar. 22. M. U. HUNT, Bell Branch, Mich. 



CHICAGO. 



HONBY.-We quote : White clover l-lbs., 15®i6c.: 

 2db8., 12®31c. Good dark Idbs., r2@13c.: 2-lb8., 10® 



lie. . . "V» 



Mar. 21. 8. T. FISH * CO., 189 8. Water St, 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— We quote extracted at 5@8c. per !b. 

 Best white comb honey, i2®i5c. Demand is slow, 

 and prices low. 



BBKBW AJ£.— Demand is good- 20®22o. perlb. f 01 

 flood to choice yellow, on arrival. I 



Mar. 21. C. F. MUTH & SON, Freeman & Central Av. 



Sta,ndar4l AtlaM of (lie Woi-I«l. 



To any one sending us. direct to this 

 office, rive XEW iSubscrlbcrti for 



one year, with sf.o.OO (renewals not to 

 count), we will present this beautiful 

 Atlas, by mail, po.stpaiil : 



This ATLAS 



contains large scale 

 Maps of every coun- 

 try and civil division 

 upou the face of the 

 Globe. 



It is beautifully il- 

 lustrated with color- 

 ed diagrams, showing 

 the wealth, the debt, 

 the civil condition of 

 the people, chief pro- 

 ductions, tlie manu- 

 factures and tlie com- 

 merce, religious sects, 

 etc.. andasuperb line 

 of engravings of his- 

 torical interest and 

 value, togetlior with 

 many new and desir- 

 able features which 

 .vre expressly gotten 

 up tor tills work— 

 among which will be 

 found a cuncise his- 

 tory of each State. 



Price, in best English cloth binding <size, closed, 

 11x14 Inches ; opened, 22x14 inches), $4.50. 



Red Isabels for l»ails.— We have 



three sizes of these Labels ranging in size 



for pails to hold from one to ten pounds of 



honey. Price, $1 for a hundred, with the 



name and address of the bee-keeper printed 



on them. Smaller quantities at one cent 



each ; but we cannot print the name and 



address on less tlian 100. Larger quantities 



according to size, as follows : 



Size A. Size B. Size C. 



250 Labels $1.50 $2.00 $2.25 



oOOLabela 2.00 3.00 3..50 



1,000 Labels 3.00 4.00 5.00 



«■ Samples mailed free, upon application. 



Ilasting-s' Pertfcction Feeder. — 



This excellent Feeder will hold 3 quarts, 

 and the lettiUf? down of the feed is regulated 

 by a thumb-screw. The cap screws securely 

 on. It is easy to regulate — either a spoonful 

 or a quart— and that amount can be given 

 in an hour or a day, as desired. By it the 

 food can be given where it is most needed- 

 just over the cluster. Not a drop need be 

 lost, and no robber bees can get at it. A 

 single one can be had for 40 cents, or a 

 dozen for $3.50, and it can be obtained at 

 this office. Postage 10 cents extra, 



Inleruutional Ilce-Convciiliou. 



—The Pamphlet Report of the Columbus, 

 Ohio, Bee-Convention can be obtained at 

 thi? office, by mail, postpaid, for 35 cents. 

 This pamphlet contains the new bee-songs 

 and words, as well as a portrait of the 

 President. Bound up with the history of 

 the International Society, and a full report 

 of the Detroit, Indianapolis and Chicago 

 conventions, for 50 cents, postpaid. 



A Favorable Word from any of our 



readers, who speak from experience, has 

 more weight with their friends than any- 

 thing we might say. Every one of our 

 readers can lend us a helping hand, in this 

 way, without much trouble, and at the same 

 time help to scatter apicultural knowledge 

 and promote the welfare of our pursuit. 



^(Ixftvtxstmtnts. 



Sunietlilii;;' lor the buod Wile. 



A NY ONE sending us $3.50 for 1,000 flrst- 

 -i^ class Sections, or $4 worth of other Sup- 

 plies, may have one of our Self- Heatliij' 

 Charcoal Miioothiiig - IroiiN for ><1.50, 

 which IS hitlf-piicc. For descnptioo send for 

 Circular, or see " Gleanings " for t)ct. 15. 1888. 

 SMITH A- S tllTH, 

 14Ett KENTON, Hardin Co., OHIO. 



1889. Italian Queens. 1889. 



SKIiECT Tested, in May, 

 $2.50 ; io June, $2.00 ; and 

 luly 1 to Novenaber ), S1.50. 



S*" <liieens AVarrauted 

 Purely mated, $1; C for $5. 



Will commence shipping the 

 first weet in May, and ship as 

 booked. 



Make Money Orders payable 

 at Nicholasviile. 

 f3^ Send for Circular. _jBt 

 J. T. WILSON, 



ISEtf LITTLE HICKMAN, Jessamine Co., K V. 



Mention the Atnerican Bee Journal. 



HANDSOME SECTIONS. 



WE have a limited quantity of One-Pound 

 Sections, 4i^x4'4, a trifle less than two 

 inches wide, with narrow tops. In packages of 

 1,000 each. They are manufactured from ex- 

 tra white lumber, are very uniform, making 

 them the finest and most attractive honey- 

 section in the world. Price, $3.50 per package. 



THOS. G. NEWMAN ^k SON, 



923 4 925 West Madison-Street. - CHICAGO, ILLS 



Heddoii Bhes For Sale. 



To the purchaser of my 29 New Heddon 

 Hives (never used I at $3 each, I will give a 

 New 4-rrame Stanley Automatic Honey-Ex- 

 tractor, worth $C!0 00. f. o. b. 



E. D. KEENEY, ARCADE, N. T. 

 lOEtf 



ANSY PILLS! 



^atV>. Ortiiiii nnil KfTcctlial. Particular. 



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 reading luatttu*. jmrtmits, biographii-ai tikeiches. 

 storied, recipes, illiislrutiua-it etc . which should 

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 Prizes will be di&tribiited June 1, and thonaine^ 

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