478 



TMB MME-RICMlf mMW J©UMMSt. 



■ toney and Bees'vrax lYIarket. 



MIliWAUKBB. 



HONEY".— Old crop nearly gone, and new beeins 

 to Hppear, the quality being fine. We quote: New 

 ■wiiite l-lbs., 15@16c. Extracted, white, in barrels 

 and kegs, 7®8c, ; in tin and pails, 7^@8!^c. 



'1 KE8 WAJC.— 23®28c. 

 July 16. A. V. BISHOP. 142 W.Water St. 



KANSAS CITT. 

 IIDNET.— Old crop all gone. New l-lbs., leoiac; 

 2-]bs., 14c. No California comb in the market. Ex- 

 tracted, white. He: amber. 7®iHc. 

 July 17. HAMBLIN &BEARgS, 514 Walnut St. 



CHICAGO. 



HONE Y.— New crop is appearing, and prices range 

 fi'om 15@l7c. An active market is not looked for 

 till later. Extracted, new crop, 7®Sc. Very light 

 receipts, and few sales. 



HKjUSWAX,— 250. R. A. BURNETT. 



July 11. 161 South TVater St. 



CHICAGO. 



HONBV. — 0!d crop of 1 and 2 pound white clover 

 honey exhausted, but considerable 1-Ib. buckwheat 

 is being utfered. Our fl rst receipts of new l-pound 

 white clover were in this week, and is selling at 14@ 

 l.'ic-: dark l-lbs., old, lu@llc. Extracted, dull, 6$t8c. 



BKESWAX.-25C. 

 July 11. S. T. FISH & CO., 189 S. Water St, 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.— No attractive honey in the mai'ket, and 

 sales are slow at 12@I5c. 



BEESWAX.— 24®25c. 

 June 22. M. H. HUNT. Bell Branch, Mloh. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— New white comb in 1-lb. sections sells 

 at I6@17c. White extracted, 7®'7ii>c.: dark, in bar- 

 rels, 6c. An active demand is not expected before 

 Sept. 1. No new e-xtracted in the market. 



BKESWAX.— None in the market. 

 July 20. C1.EMON8, CL.OON & CO.. cor 4th 4 Walnut. 



ST. LOOTS. 



HONEY.— Extracted, bright. 6iie; dark, syic. The 

 market is slow. 



BEESWAX.- Scarce at 23c. for prime. 

 July 20. D. Q. TDTT & CO., Commercial St. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— Extracted in good demand. We quote : 

 Fine orange-bloom at from 7Qit7^c.; off grades of 

 Southern, 60@7(ic. par gallon. 



BEESWAX.— Scarce, at 26i^®27!^c. for good. 

 HILDKETU BROa. is SBGELKEN, 

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



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— Not a case of comb honey in our store- 

 something unknown for a long time. Expecting the 

 new crop every day. Price will be about 18c. We 

 have some new Vermont extracted white clover, 

 which sells at 8@9c. 



BEESWAX.— None on hand. 

 July 10. BLAKE & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



OINCINNAII. 

 HONEY.— We quote extracted at 5®8c. per lb., 



and 12@15c. for fair to choice comb. Demand slow, 

 and arrivals are fair of the new crop. 



BEESWAX.— Demand is good— 2lj®22c. per lb. foi 

 Rood to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 July 13 C. F. MOTH & SON, Freeman & Central At. 



Always mention your Post-Oflioe, 

 County and State when writing to tliis 

 office. No matter where you may happen 

 to be for the hour when actually writing— 

 never mention anything but your penna- 

 nent address. To do otherwise leads to 

 confusion, unless you desire your address 

 changed. In that case state the old as well 

 as the new address. 



AlfalfiEi; Clover.— For cultivation of 

 this honey-plant, see page 245, of 1888.— 

 We supply the seed at the following prices : 

 —Per lb., 22c. ; per peck, $3.00 ; per half- 

 bushel, «5.50 ; per bushel of 60 lb., $10.00. 

 If wanted by mail, add 10 cents per pound 

 for bag and postage. 



Cheap Extracted Honey. — We 



have a keg of DARK HONEY, weighing 

 164 pounds, net, suitable for feeding to bees, 

 which we will sell at 6 cents per pound, 

 rielivered on the cars here. 



Triple-I^euse 

 nagiiiners for 



the inspection of 

 bees, inseots.eto. 

 They are invalu- 

 able in the con- 

 servatory, or if 

 for only a very 

 few plants. For 

 boys and girle, 

 they make very 

 pleasant studies, 

 and arouses in 

 them a laudable 

 enthusiasm tor investigation. Price, by mail, 

 80 cents ; or the American Bee JonRN.tL for 

 one year, and the Magnifier, for $1.50. 



Hastings' l»erlection Feeder.— 



This excellent Feeder will hold a quart, 

 and the letting 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. 



International Bee-Convention. 



—The Pamphlet Report of the Columbus, 

 Ohio, Bee-Convention can be obtained at 

 this office, by mail, postpaid, for 25 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. 



Send Us tlie IVames of bee-keepers 

 in your neighborhood who should take and 

 read the Amkkican Bee Journal, and we 

 will send them a sample copy. In this way 

 we may obtain many regular subscribers, 

 for thousands have never seen a copy, or 

 even know of its existence. This is one 

 way to help the cause along. 



IMany tiootl Advertisers invite our 

 readers to send for their descriptive Circu- 

 lars, etc. It will pay to get these, and see 

 what is for sale, by whom, at what prices, 

 and what things are offered. Every one 

 can learn something in this way. Please 

 always tell advertisers where you saw their 

 cards ; they like to know, and we like to 

 have thein. 



Franer's National Flower is the title of a 

 beautiful pamphlet which contains two colored 

 plates of the two most popular candidates for 

 selection as the National Flower of America. 

 It also has two poems, and a postal card 

 addressed to Messrs. L. Prang & Co., Boston, 

 Mass., with a vote to be filled up for the 

 selection of a National flower. The pamphlet 

 costs 25 cents, and can be obtained at this 

 office. 



We will Present a Pocket Dictionary 

 for two subscribers with 82.00. It is always 

 useful to have a dictionary at hand to decide 

 the spelling of words, and their meaning. 



¥ucca Brnslies, for removing bees 

 from the combs, are a soft, vegetable fiber, 

 and do not irritate the bees. We supply 

 them at 5 cents each, or 50 cents a dozen ; 

 sent by mail, add 1 cent each for postage. 



Xl«e Date 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. 



Q^W The Darlte County Union Bee-Keepera' Socie- 

 ty will hold a meetlDK at Greenville. O., on August 

 3, 13sa. J. A. Roe, Sec. 



2<Avtvtisem.ents. 

 PRICES REDUCED. 



UNTESTED QUEENS, 65 ceuts.— 10 for 

 J6 00. Select Tested, S1.50. One and 2 

 cent S'smps taken when Money Orders can- 

 not be hud. Malse Money Orders payable at 

 Nicholasville. Can send by Eeturn Mall. 



July let, issn. J. T. '%VII.$ON, 



little HICKMAN, Jessamine Co., Ki'. 

 28A2t-.30Ett 

 Jfejif ioii Vic American Bee Joxmtal. 



NEW ONE-POUND HONEY PAIL. 



'^pIIIS new size of our Tapering 

 L Hooey Pails is of uniform deslRD 

 with the other sizes, having the top 

 edge turned over, and haa a bail or 

 handle,— making it very convenient 

 to carry. It is wel i-made and, when 

 filled with honey, makes a novel and 

 attractive small package, that can 



be sold for 20 cents or less. Many 



oonsumerB will buy it in order to give the children a 

 handsome toy pail. Price. 75 cents per dozeat 

 or »5.00 per 1 OO. 



TH08. Q. XE^FMAN A SOX, 



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



The Hive and Honey-Bee, and Dadaiit's 



Foundation. See advertisement in another column. 



ITALIAN BEES and QUEENS. 



ONE Untested Queen, 75 ots.; 3 for $2 ; 

 one Tested Queen, $1.25. BEES by the 

 Pound and Nucleus. H. G. FKAIUE, 



10E1.3t NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. 



Mention the American Bee Journal. 



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each month, the views of leading bee-keepers 



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Jifention the American Bee Journal. 



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and Practices of a Bee-keeper oj 25 vear$' 



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 of about 114 pases, well-printed ana nicely boand 

 In cloth. Address, 



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