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Standartl Atlas ot the World. 



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Honey and Bees'wax Market. 



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A Modern Bee-Farm and its Eco- 

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Money in Potatoes, by Mr. Joseph 

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 is a complete instructor for the practical 

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 who keeps bees, to also take the American 

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 no one can afford to do without it. 



MIL.WAUKBB. 



HONBr.— We quote : White l-lbs., loOlGc: 2-lb8., 



nominal ; dark l-lbs., 12K@13c. Extracted, white, m 



tin and pails. y?.^@liic.; medium, in kegs and ^.-bbls., 



7H®sc.i white, in kegs and J^-bbls,, »!^®ac.i dark, 



S'atlC. . ^ „ 



Market good for the season of year, prices firm for 

 good qualitiea. and old crop is being closely sold out. 



BKB8WAJL.-25e/28c. „ „ . =. 



June 6. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water Bt. 



DBTBOIT. 



HONKV.— Best white l-lbs., 140150. Market is 

 dull and lower, but not overstocked. Demand slow. 



BBBSWAX.-i!l!®i3c. ^ „. ,. 



Apr. 30. M. U. HUNT. BeU Branch, Mich. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEV.— We quote: White l-lbs. ISOiec; dark, 

 10®12e.; Calltoinla white 2-lbs., 11®12C.; amber, 10 

 @llc. E.xtracted. white, 7®8c.: dark, 5®6c. Our 

 market is in txood ci^dition for the new crop. 



BKESWAX ''lie 



May 11. Cl,BM6N8.CLOON&CO..Cor4th&Wttlnut. 



ST. LOOTS. 



HONEV.— Extracted, in barrels, BH&eH. Excel- 

 lent demand for clear, bright in barrels. Dark, oH® 

 6c. 



BEESWAX.— Scarce at 23c. for prime. 

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



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— Extracted in good demand. We quote : 

 Fine orange-bloom at from 7®7kc.; off grades of 

 Southern, &^@7oc. par gallon. 



BEESWAX.-Scarce, at26K@27i«c. for good. 

 HILDKKTH BKOB. * SEQELKBN, 

 June 6. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, near Uuane St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— We quote: l-pounds selling from 16® 

 IRC; 2-lb8., I5®16c. Extracted, 8(Si3c. Sales very 

 slow. 



BEESWAX.— None on hand. 

 June 10. BLAKE & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.- We quote extracted at SOSc. per !b., 

 the market being quiet, with fair demand from the 

 manufacturers. Nu clioice new comb honey being 

 on the market, we quote n@14c. as the range for 

 best old and new comb honey. 



BBKSW AX.— Demand l8 good— 20®22c. per lb. foi 

 good to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 June 13 C. F. MUTH & SON, Freeman & Central Av. 



Xlie Uate on the wrapper label of 

 your paper indicates the end of the month 

 to which you have paid. If that is past, 

 please send us a dollar to carry the date 

 another year ahead. 



Clieap Extracted Honey. — We 



have a keg of DARK HONEY, weighing 

 Iftl pounds, net, suitable for feeding to bees, 

 which we will sell at 6 cents per pound, 

 delivered on the cars here. 



^dxtzxtiszmtnis. 



ITAI.IAN Queens, Tested, $1.25.; Untested, 

 75e., 3 for $2. Circular of Bee-Supplies, &o. 

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

 20Atf 



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Send for Early Queens 



TO J. N. COL WICK: 



1 Tested Italian, before May 15, »2.25: after, 11.75. 

 3 " " 6.00; " 4.50. 



1 Untested •' " l.OO; " .90. 



3 ■• " " 2 75; " 2.50. 



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

 tS" I give a discount of lO percent, on Orders 

 booked for the next 20 days. Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Send for Price-List. 

 ODSt NORSE, Bosque Co., TEXAS. 



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 addresses. H. H. BKOWN. 



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J .^ T. Conventions, etc. Price 



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THOS. O. NEWMASr A- SOST, 



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



NEW ONE-POUND HONEY PAIL. 



THIS new size of our Tapering 

 Honey Paila Isof uniform design 

 with the other sizes, having the top 

 edge turned over, and has a bail or 

 handle.— mabinK It very convenient 

 to carry. It is weli-made and, when 

 Sited with honey, makes a novel and 

 attractive small package, that can 



_.. be sold for 20 cents or less. Many 



consumers will buy It in order to give the children s 

 handsome toy pall. Price* tS cents per dozens 

 or 95.00 per 100. 



THOS. e. NE'WIWAN A SON, 



923 & 925 West Madison-Slreet. - CHICAGO, ILLS 



Patent Flat-Bottom Comb Foundation 



High Side Walls, 4 to 14 square 



feet to the pound. Wholesale and 



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IS published every week, at 10b. lOd. per 

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