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Honey and Bees'vrax Market. 



DKTROIT. 



HONE 7.— Best white l-Ibs., I4<aisc. Market is 

 dull and lower, but not overstocked. Demand slow. 



HBK8WAX.-22@23C. 

 Apr. 30. M. U. HUNT. Bell Branch, Mloh. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEV.-We quote: White 1-lbs. I5@16c.; dark. 

 10i^V2c.; California white 2-Ib8., lU2H2c.; amber, 10 

 <gillc. Extracted, white, 7®Hc.: dark. 5@f?c. Our 

 market is in good condition for the new crop. 



BKBSWAX.-2nc. 

 May 1 1 . Ci.KMON8. CLOON * CO., cor 4th AWalnat. 



ST. LOUIS, 



HONEY.— Extracted, in barrels, 6^®GH. Excel- 

 lent demand for clear, brifjht in barrels. Dark, 5H@ 

 6c. 



BBKSWAX.-Scarce at 23c. for prime. 

 May 22. D. G. TUTT & CO.. Commercial St. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— Market is bare of comb. We have not 

 seen honey cleaned out so well for several years. 

 As to extracted, there is no white clover, basswood 

 or buckwheat in this market. New Southern honey 

 is arriving freely, and brings from 65@70c. per gal- 

 Ion. New Florida orange-bloom honey brings from 

 '7]4<^»c. per lb. 



BEESWAX.-Scarce, at 26^@27c. for good. 



HILDKETU BROS. & aEGBLKKN. 

 May 24. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, near Duane St. 



BOSTON. 



HONBY.— We quote: Best white clover l-pounds, 



18@2nc.; best 2-lbs., I7''*l8c. Extracted, 8@9c. 

 Sales have been checked a little on account of ma- 



Ele sugar and syrup being so plentiful. Sales of 

 oney are very slow. 

 May 22. BLAKE & RIPLEY. 57 Chatham Street. 



CINCINNAaL 



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

 Best white comb honey. ll(gil6c. Demand is fair. 

 Arrivals are plentiful of new comb and extracted 

 honey from the Southern States, where the season 

 had a most prosperous beginning. 



BBBSWAi.— Demand is good— 20@24c. per lb. foi 

 Kood to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 May 21. C. F. MUTH & SON. Freeman & Central Av. 



[^g^ The International Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will meet in the court-house, at Brantford. Ont., 

 Canada, on Derember 4. 5, and 6. I88y. All bee- 

 keepers are invited to attend, and State and District 

 bee-keepers' societies are requested to appoint del- 

 egates to the convention. Full particulars of the 

 meeting will be given in due time. Anyone desirous 

 of becoming a member, and receiving the last Annu- 

 al Report bound, may do so by forwarding $l.oo to 

 the Secretary.— R. F. Holtermann, Sec. Brants 

 ford, Ont., Canada. 



Cheap Extracted Honey. — We 



have a keg of DARK HONEY, weighing 

 l(>i pouDds, net, suitable for feeding to bees, 

 which we will sell at 6 cents per pound, 

 delivered on the cars here. 



^dxrjertisjemjetits. 



Now Ready to Mall.— Tested Italian 

 Queens, $1.00. Frank Benton's Imported 

 Queens, $4 each. Address, S. V. REED, 

 23D4t NORTH DORCHESTER, N. H. 



A TWO-CRATE CHAFF HIVE 



FOR $2.75. 

 to Agents. 

 23Att 



Send for Price-List and terms 

 J. A. ROE, 



UNION CITV, IND. 



GARNIOLAN QUEENS. 



I HAVE been inipi.rtiii^' and breeding this race 

 exclusively aince 18h4. .My orders liuve each year 

 more than rtuubled. Send Postal lor Descriptive 

 Circular, or tl for a Choice Untested Queen : l(f> for 

 J^-doz.; $5 tor Benton's best grade Imported Queen. 

 S. ■W. niORRISOK. M.D., 

 23A8t I )X Ft)HD, Chester Co., PA. 



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My 21st Annual Price-List S^d ".'.?.'i';'.?;an':?lSe"s'; 



Queens and Nuclei Colonies (a specialty) : also Sup- 

 plies— will be tent to all who send their names and 

 addresses. R. U. BROWSI. 



HDtf LIGHT STRBBT, Columbia Co., PA. 



Useful Scales 



The Union or Family Scale. 



This Scale has steel bearings, and it weighs 

 from !4-ounce to 240 pounds. Price, with a 

 Single Brass Beam, as shown in the illustra- 

 tion, $3.00. With Double Beam for taking the 

 tare, $3.50. 



The Little Detective Scale. 



This little Scale is made with steel bearings, 

 and a brass Beam, and will weigh accurately 

 ii-ounce to 25 pounds. It supplies the great 

 demand tor a Housekeeper's Scale. Prices : 



Single beam, no scoop f 2.00. 



'• tin " 2.50. 



Double '■ no scoop 3.00. 



tin " 3.50. 



1^~ All orders filled promptly. 



XHOS. G. NEWTTIAN & SON, 



923 & 925 W. Madison St., - CHICAGO, ILL. 



Tested Italian Queens 



A-i EACU. Untested, 75o. each, or 3 for 

 tPX S2. Three-lrame Nucleus, with a Tested 

 Queen, $3. 75 cIh. per lb. for Bees. 

 22At( 1. R. OOOD, Nappauee, Ind. 



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ANSY PILLS! 



Bafe. Certoin and KGTe^tual. Particobn 

 4a. WLLCUX SPECtFlU CU.. PUIS,, Pa. 



ITAly 

 Mention the American Bee Journal. 



BRIGHT ITAIilAN Bees and Qneens, 

 Bee-Hives. Sections, Foundation, etc. 

 l2Aly H. H. KTJETEE, Baxter Springs, Kan. 

 Mtnlion the American Bee Journal. 



EVERY BEE-KEEPEK SHOULD TRY 



THE SUCCESS HIVE ! 



TRUE TO ITS NAME! 



SAFE winterer, easy in raunipulatti.in, durable, 

 cheap, and, for large yields of iioney, 

 is unsurpassed. 



Sections, Section-Cases, Comli Foiinilation 



and all Apiarian Supplies, at greatly reduced prices. 

 Send fur New Circulars, free. 



L. H. A: U'. J, VALENTINE, 



(8ucce;^!^urs to S. VuU'ntine A Sons), 

 17Dtf UAGERSTOWN. Wash. Co.. MD 



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PLANT 



SWEET CLOVER. 



T^HEN it once gets a start, it furnishes 

 permanent bee-pasturage. 



WHERE IT GROWS 



there is never a season of total failure of the 

 honey crop, and the honey is equal, if not 

 superior, in flavor and appearance to white 

 clover honey. 



We can supply the seed at the following 

 prices : $8.00 per bushel ; $1.75 per peck ; 20 

 cents per pound— by express or freight. If to 

 be sent by mail, add 10 cents per pound for 

 postage. (60 pounds in a bushel). 



THOS. 0. NEWMAN & SON, 



923 & 925 W. Madieon-St CHICAGO, ILLS. 



ITALIAN Queens, Tested. $1.25.; Untested, 

 750., 3 for $2. Circular of Bee-Supplies, &c. 

 free. JNO. NEBEL & SON, High Hill, Mo. 

 20Atf 



WOOD'S ITALIAN QUEENS. 



IWILI. now ship by return mail. Selected 

 Te!§ited Italian Qiieeniii, of 1888 rearing, 

 for $2 each. These are my Unest Queens, and 

 are thoroughly tested, and are suitable for 

 Mother-Bees. After June 1st, M'arranted 

 Queens, 75 cts. each ; or $8 per dozen. Safe 

 arrival guaranteed. If you want good Queens 

 purely-mated, without delay, send me your 

 order. None but Italians. 3-fraiue Nuclei, 

 in the Langstroth or Gary frames, with good 

 Queens, $3 each. Address. 



J.A.S. IF. "WOOID, 



22A2t NORTH PRESCOTT, MASS. 



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AT Plattsmouth. Nebr.. to sell 3-I"rame (size i*Hx 

 175^) Nucleus Colonies of ITALIAN BEES, with 

 Queens, at $2.51 i each— brood in 2 frames or more— 

 Mto 1 lb. of Bees. J. M. YOUSre. 



21Atf Bo-\:874, PLATTSMOUTH, NE BR. 



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GIVEN AWAY, 



First-Class One-Piece Sections! 



THE above is not true, and is only done to attract 

 attention; but it is true that I am sellluK the 

 Whitestand Best No. 1 One-Plece Sections made 

 — at $3.00 per M ; No. 2, $2.i.iO per M. 



Address. J. M. K.INZIE, 



20Aly ROCHESTER, Oakland Co., MICH. 



A New Book ou Bees, and Dadaiit's Comb 



Foundation. See advertisement in another column. 



Eaton's Improved 

 SKCXIOi-^'-C* SE. 



Bees AND Queens. Send 

 for free oatalogue. Address 

 FRANK A. RATON, 

 3D17t BLUFFTON.OHIO. 



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PATENTS 



Tho.s. p. Si.mpson, Washington. D. 

 C. No atty's fee until Patent ob- 

 tained. Write for Inventor's Guide. 



l7DRt 



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Send for Early Queens 



TO J. :V. COEWICK : 



1 Tested Italian, before May 15, $2.2.'): after, $1.75. 



3 " " 6.(HI; •• 4.50. 



1 Untested " " i.oo; '• .90. 



3 ■' " " 2 75; " 2.50. 



For 1-Frame Nucleus, with any Queen add, $1.00. 



8:^" I ^ive a discount of lO per cent, on Orders 

 booked tor the next 2o davs. Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Send for Price-List. 



QDSt NURSE, Bosque Co., TEXAS. 



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