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large producer at Standberry, Mo., is 

 selling at 10 and 11 cents per pound. 

 If the Union would establish the price 

 of honey, I, for one, will join it. I am 

 shipping honey to Kansas City, on 

 commission, rather than take so low a 

 price. I have not sold a pound for 

 less than 15 cents, and I will hold it 

 till I can get my price. I think that 

 we ought to be able to establish the 

 price on our honey. The American 

 Bee Journal reaches me every Fri- 

 day, regularlj-. It is a welcome vis- 

 itor, and the music is splendid. Give 

 us some more of it. 



Hive-Porticoe§. — John Boerstler, 

 Vashon, Wash. Ter., on Aug. 24, 

 1889, says : 



In regard to the portico, I would say 

 that I have tried at least 20 different 

 hives, and I have done away with all 

 except the 2-stoiy Langstroth hive, 

 with the portico ; and I think that a 

 hive without a portico is like a house 

 without a porcli. Whj' do they put a 

 porch to a house, if it is not for some 

 use ? and why do they put porticoes to 

 the finest building, if the)' are of no 

 use ? I think that a hive without a 

 portico, is like a house without a 

 porch, and I, for one, wilL never be 

 without a portico to mj- hives. 



Short Crop of Early Honey.— 



W. H. Graves, New Carlisle, Ind., on 

 Aug. 28, 1889, writes : 



The honey crop is very short in this 

 part of the country. My early crop is 

 very small — between 700 and 800 

 pounds of surplus from 92 colonies. 

 Two colonies became queenless, that I 

 lost, and I only hived 12 swarms this 

 season. They failed to swarm as well 

 as to gather much honey. White 

 clover bloomed profusely, but did not 

 seem to secrete very much honey. 

 Some claim that they have not taken 

 a pound of honej' this summer. By 

 appearances, we will have a good fall 

 crop, for I never saw so much golden- 

 rod bloom in my life, as there is this 

 season. If I have any vote on the 

 national flower, I vote for the golden- 

 rod. The Amercan Bee Journal is a 

 welcome weekly visitor which never 

 fails to come every week. 



verbena, and some smart-weed. I had 

 22 colonies in the spring, sold 18 

 swarms, put back 12 or 13, and 6 or 8 

 left for tlie woods, leaving me now on 

 hand 75 colonies in good condition — 

 the best for years. I have taken about 

 1,000 pounds of extracted, and between 

 500 and 700 pounds of comb honey. I 

 am selling it at 15 cents per pound for 

 comb in sections, 12J cents for broken 

 comb, and 10 cents per pound for ex- 

 tracted honey. We will have but little 

 Spanish-needle honey, owing to con- 

 tinued drouth. 



Bee-Keeping in Nortli Mis- 

 souri.— P. P. Collier, Rush Hill, Mo., 

 on Sept. 5, 1889, writes : 



The honey in this part of Missouri 

 is not an average crop, by 25 per cent.; 

 but the increase of bees is 30 per cent, 

 above an average. The quality of the 

 honey is better than for jears. It was 

 gathered mostly from clover and blue- 



An Aster, etc. — C. W. Conner, 

 Ashtou, Iowa, on Sept. 3, 1889, says : 



I send a specimen of a weed or 

 plant which is abundant here this dry 

 season, and my bees are working on it 

 yet. What is it ? Is it a good honey- 

 plant ? It is so dry here now that 

 everything but this plant and the 

 golden-rod is dried up. The golden- 

 I'od is abundant here. Bees are doing 

 well. 



[It is an aster, and is an excellent 

 honey-producer. — Ed.] 



Honey and Iteesvrax Market. 



Queenless Colonies S. R. Nor- 

 ton, Lemout, Ills., on Sept. 3, says : 



Please inform me in the Bee Jour- 

 nal, how long a colony would be 

 queenless before a laying worker 

 would take possession. 



[If a colony be left queenless, and 

 is without the means of rearing a 

 queen, it will be only a few days before 

 some workers will commence to lay 

 eggs, in a vain endeavor to save the 

 life of the colony. — Ed.] 



Convention I^otices. 



2^" The Northwestern Bee-Keepers' Society will 

 hold its annual convention at the Commercial Hotel, 

 corner of Luke and Dearborn Sts., in rhicago, Ills., 

 on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11th and 12th, 

 at 9 a.m. ArranKements have been made with the 

 Hotel for back room, one bed, two persons, 11.75 per 

 day, each ; front room. $-J.OO per day for each per- 

 son. This date occurs during the Exposition, when 

 excursion rates on the railroads will be one fare 

 for the round-trip, good from Oct. 10 to 14, inclusive. 

 There has been a fair crop of honey in the West, 

 and an old-time crowd may be expected at this revi- 

 val of the Northwestern from its " hibernation." 

 W. Z. H0TCHINSON, Sec. 



S^° The fifth semi-annual meeting of the Susque- 

 hanna Bee-lieepera' Association will be held at New 

 Milford, Pa., on Saturday, Sept. 14, 1889. at 10 a,m. 

 There will be essays on different subjects, and also a 

 question-box. Bring your wives along, and please 

 invite your neighbors who are interested in bee- 

 keeping, to come with you. if you have anything 

 new, or that would be of interest in any way. of im- 

 plements or fl.\tures, bring them, so that all may see 

 them. H. M. SEELET. Sec. 



UW The International Bee-Keepers' Association 

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

 Canada, on December 4. 5, and n, l88i). 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 amember. and receiving the last Annu- 

 al Report bound, may do so by forwarding «1.00 to 

 the Secretary.— K. F. HOLTEHMANN, Sec. Romney, 

 Ont., Canada. 



KANSAS CITY. 

 HONKY.— It is coming in slowly. We quote : 1-lb. 

 sections of white, l,5®16c.; 2-lbs., 14c. Bxtracted, 

 white. M@8Wc.: dark, 7c. 

 Aug. 27. HAMBLIN & BBAKS8, 514 Walnut St. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



HONEY.— That in the comb is now arriving and 

 the demand is increasing accordingly. The outlook 

 i« still favorable for good prices for fancy honey.— 

 We quote fancy honey in neat crates as follows : 1« 

 lbs., white, 17(§,18c.; 'J-lbs.. 14@i5c.: buckwheat l-lbs. 

 I2@i3c.: 2-lbs,, Kj^iic. Off grades of all kinds gen- 

 erally 1 to 2 cts. less. Extracted, white clover, 8^c.; 

 orange blossom, 7^@8c. : off grades, per gal.,60^70G 



BBBSWAX.-2;iH'it24^^c. 

 Sep. 5. WALKER & MCCOBD, 32 A 34 8. Water St. 



DENVER. 



HONEY.— We quote : New in 1-lb. sections arriv- 

 ing freely at I6@i8c.; extracted, 6@8c. 



BBB8WAX.-18®20C. 

 Aug. 10. J. M. CLARK COM. CO., 1421 I5th St. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— Extracted, California, 7*^®8c.; orange 

 bloom, 7!,^@8c. While clover and baaswood, 7!.^@8c. 

 Common Southern. 65@7.'jc. per gal. Fancy comb, 

 white l-lbs., loc; fair I-lbs., 14c.; 2-lb8., 2c. less.— 

 The New York crop being comparatively small, the 

 Western apiarists will find a good outlet here in the 

 East. As prices this season are about 10 per cent, 

 lower than last season, we expect an active demand. 

 Aug. 21. F. G. BTROHMESBR & CO., 122 Water St. 

 CHICAGO. 



HONEY.- New honey arriving freely, and all the 

 shipments have been promptly closed out so far. 

 We quote : l-lb. white clover, according to style of 

 package and appearance. 14@lBc. Receipts of ex- 

 tracted Increasing : demand light, at 6@8c. 



BBESWAX.-25C. 

 Aug. 1. d. T. FISH & CO., 189 8. Water St, 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— Coming in freely, but sales are not 

 eisily made at over I5c. for the best, while we are 

 trying to get Ific, and think that later we can get it, 

 as all buy sparingly now. Extracted sella at 6@8c., 

 but chietly at 7c. for white. 



BBK8WAJC,-250. R. A. BURNETT. 



Aug. 12. 161 South Water St. 



DETROIT. 



HONE Y.— New crop is coming in slowly, and sells 

 at 14@15c. for comb. 



BKB8WAX.-23C. ^ __. ^ 



Aug. 21. M. H. HDNT, Bell Branch, Hloh, 



8T. LODI8. 



HONEY.— We quote ; Choice white clover comh, 

 12@i2Vac.: fair, io@iic,: dark, 7@8c. Extracted, in 

 barrels" 5@55ic. : in cans, 6@6Hc. 



BEESWAX.— 24c. for nrime. 

 Aug. 21. D. G. TUTT & CO., Commercial St. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.— New comb arriving freely. Demand is 

 fair, although weather is too warm. We quote :— 

 Fancy white l-lbs., I6c.; 2-lbs., 14c. Fair l-lbs., I4c.; 

 2.1bs., 12c. Excellent demand for all kinds of the 

 extracted, as follows : Orange blossom, 7H®8c.; 

 white clover and basswood. 8@8Kc. Southern, av- 

 erage quality, per gal., 65@70c. 



HILDRETH BROS. & 8EGELKBN, 

 Aug. 21. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, near Dnane St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— It has arrived freely, hat sales are a 

 little slow, at 17®18c. for l-lbs.; and 2-lbs., 15@17c. 

 Extracted, 8@9c. 



BEESWAX.— None on hand. 

 Aug. 21. BLAKE & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



CINCINNATI. 

 HONEY.— We quote extracted at saso. per !b. 



Demand for extracted is fair from manufacturers, 

 and from consumers for table use. Good demand 

 for best qualities of comb honey, while inferior 

 grades find slow s:Ue. It brings U@15c. 



BBE8WAJC.— Demand Is good— 20O22C. per lb. foi 

 good to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 Aug. 21. C. F. MDTH i SON. Freeman & Central At. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— Receipts of comb honey are large, but 

 market slow, at l4(i.'a.5c. for white l-lbs.. and 13@14c. 

 fcir2-lbs. Extraitcd, white, 7@8c.; dark, 6c. 



BEESWAX.— 21 «a25c. .„ , ^ 



Aug. 22. CLBMON8. CLOON & CO., Cor 4th AWalnnt. 



MILWAtTKBK. 



HONEY.— New crop is coming in and of very fine 

 quality. Demand is fair and values easy. Choice 

 white l-lbs., U®15c.; 2nd quality l-lbs., I2!^®14c.; 

 old l-lbs., 10®12c. Extracted, white, in tins and 

 pails, 8@8J^c. : in barrels and kegs, 7@8c. 



BBBSWaX.- 22®25C. „ „ 



Sep. 5. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W.Water St. 



Please to get your Neiglitoor, 



who keeps bees, to also take the American 

 Bee Journal. It is now so cheap that 

 no one can afford to do without' t. 



