1903 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



237 



From the scenic mountains of Swit- 

 zerland, dated September 3, comes to 

 Tlie Bee-Keeper a beautiful souvenir 

 postal card, bearing tlie information, 

 "Honey for breakfast on all European 

 tables. It is of very heavy body, color 

 and flavor," and was mailed at Lu- 

 zerne by our esteemed friend and con- 

 tributor, Mr. W. S. Hart, who is so- 

 journing in that world-renowned land 

 of picturesque grandeur. 



Through the kindness of Mrs. Sarah 

 A Smith. Grant, Fla., we have re- 

 ceived a new and excellent bee-brush. 

 It is made of a vegetaole, grass-like 

 fibre, which, though not too harsh, as 

 we think is the case with the ordi- 

 nary broom corn, possesses a quality 

 of "action" so desirable in dislodging 

 bees from the comb. We may have an 

 opportunity to present an illustration 

 of this new tool in an early issue. 



The .Jamaica Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion conducts an aparian department 

 in the Jamaica Times (Kingston), its 

 official organ. A recent issue repro- 

 duced a dozen or so items from the 

 American Bee-Keeper, one of which 

 was credited. This is encouraging, 

 and we desire to express our apprecia- 

 tion of Editor McHardy's kindness in 

 crediting even one. Jamaica is pro- 

 gressing. 



Subscriptions received during the 

 past month indicate to a gratifying 

 extent the increasing popularity of 

 The Bee-Keeper, as they come not 

 only from every quarter of our own 

 continent, the West Indies and Cen- 

 tral America, but include bee-keepers 

 from northern Europe to Tasmania, in 

 the South Pacific. 



Vice President-elect C. P. Dadant, of 

 the National, says the Los Angeles 

 meeting represented more bees than 

 any convention previously held by the 

 association. "We of the East are 

 small bee-keepers, by the side of the 

 California men," says Mr. D. 



Mr. Harry Griffin, of Central Vir- 

 ginia, regards about twenty pounds of 

 comb honey as the general average 

 crop, per colony in that country,though 

 thirty to thirty-five pounds of extract- 

 ed may be secured. 



The subscription price of the Florida 

 Magazine is $1.00 a year; but we have 

 completed arrangements with the 

 publisher whereby we are enabled to 

 offer our readers both the Flor- 

 ida Magazine and the American 

 Bee-Keeper for only one dollar, if the 

 subscription is sent to our Falconer, 

 N. Y., office. 



A recent letter from Mr. A. C. Mil- 

 ler, Providence, R. I., states that they 

 are having an unprecedented fall fiow 

 of honey. All hives are filling xi\) nice- 

 ly and breeding progressing as it does 

 usually in June. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX MARKET. 

 WASHINGTON GRADING RULES. 



Fancy.— All sectioms to be well filled, combs 

 straight, of eyen thickness and firmly attached 

 to all four sides; both wood and comb unsoil- 

 ed by travel stain or otherwise; all the celU 

 sealed except the row of cells next the wood. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled, but combs 

 uneren or crooked, detached at the bottom, «t 

 with but few cells unsea)«;d; botk wood and 

 comb unsoiled by travcl-sv*.« or otherw'-' 



I« addition t» this the honey is to be ci«s4- 

 fied accordint t& "olor, usinj the terms white, 

 amber and dark. That is, ther« will be "Fancy 

 white," "No. 1, dark," etc. 



Chicago, Sept. 8. — Best grades of 

 white comb honey sell at about l4c 

 per lb. Extracted GVs to TVaC, accord- 

 ing to quality and package. Amber 

 grades. .51/3 to GVoC. Beeswax, 30e. 

 R? A. Burnett & Co. 



Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 8.— The demand 

 for No. 1 comb is improving. Supply 

 moderate. We quote, fancy 14 to 15c; 

 extracted, 6 to 8c. Beeswax is in light 

 supply and wanted at 30 to 32c for 

 fancv. Batterson & Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 9. — The de- 

 mand for honey is light, with good 

 supply. We quote, white comb, 12 1-2 

 to 14c. Dark. 11; extracted, 51-2 to 

 Tc. Beeswax, in good demand, with 

 supply light, at 30c. 



Cincinnati. O., Aug. 6.— The supply 

 of extracted honey about equals the 

 demand. We are selling amber, in bar- 

 rels, 51/2 fo 6V2C, according to quality. 

 White clover, in barrels and cans, 7 

 and 814c respectively. Comb honey 

 (Fancy)' in no-drip shipping cases, 16 

 to Ifii/aC. Beeswax, 30c.— The Fred W. 

 Muth Company. 



