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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



[October. 



board hive the temperature had gone 

 down to the freezing point, etc. The 

 well packed hive also prevents over- 

 heating in the summer. The con- 

 clusion is that well packed hives are 

 most paying. — Phalz. Bztg. 



Bee-keepers in Germany can pur- 

 chase glass jars like the regular No. 

 25 for holding one pound at less than 

 two and a half cents each. The Amer- 

 ican bee-keeper has to pay very near- 

 ly twice that amount, although he re- 

 ceives but half as much for his honey. 



AUSTRIA. 



The Austrians intend to establish 

 a standard aS to the color of honey., 

 A. Wohlrab says in Bienen-Vater that 

 the majority of honey consumers buy 

 the honey by color and would not 

 take a darker colored honey if it was 

 ever so much better. (Such is also 

 the case in America, but it is a sin- 



best, off grades 2 to 3 cents less. — R. A. Bur- 

 nett & Co. 



Toronto, Sept. 14. — The demand for honey 

 is very good, with supply short. We quote 

 our market today: Comb, $2.50 to $3.00 for 

 good. Extracted, 11 to 12^ cents. — E. Grain- 

 ger & Co. 



Cincinnati, Sept. 9. — Since our last quotation 

 there is no material change in the honey mar- 

 ket, with the exception that the demand is a 

 little better. As yet, prices have not reached 

 that high point that many people believe they 

 will. Received this week a car load of white 

 comb honey, which we are selling at from 

 15 cents to 16 cents from the store. This 

 was the first car out of the State of Colorado, 

 and naturally . commanded attention which 

 brought many purchasers. Will have two more 

 cars to arrive, which will more than satisfy 

 the demand, and we look forward to lower 

 prices. Extracted honey is moving as lively 

 as can be expected at this season of the year. 

 Quote white clover in barrels and cans at 7 

 cents to 9 cents, according to the quality. 

 Amber in barrels at 5 3-4 cents to 7 cents. 

 We are paying 30 cents per pound for choice 

 yellow bees-wax, free from dirt, and 28 cents 

 per pound for darker grades. 



The Fred W. Muth Co., 



51 Walnut St. 



gular fact that the lighter colored the 



honey is, the better is also the taste H ptrfi-H-W/fXffi C r^littrtrt 



and flavor. I have rarely found an C/CUl-d- W OrU COIUm il. 



exception of this rule here. — F. G.) 



Isn't this really a matter of person- 

 al preference? — Editor. 



JAPAN. 



According to the Rhein. B. Ztg., 

 Japan has an apicultural institute in 

 the capital, Tokio. The regular term 

 lasts three months, after which time 

 an examination has to be passed_ by 

 the students which' are largely girls. 

 Books, queen bees and apicultural 

 implements are furnished the students 

 at half price. There are also many 

 societies established whose purpose 

 it is to disseminate knowledge of api- 

 culture. The books contain matter 

 borrowed from European works prin- 

 cipally. 



SWITZERLAND. 



"Foul brood spores retain their 

 vitality for years," says Dr. Bruennich 

 in Schweiz Bztg. A certain bee-keeper 

 lost his bees by the disease and four 

 years afterward he stocked up again, 

 using the same combs. The disease 

 developed at once. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX MARKETS. 



(Dealers' Selllns: Pric«B.) 



Chicago, Sept. 13. — The supply of honey is 

 very moderate, as is also the demand for 

 choice. We quote our market today as fol- 

 lows: 16 to 18 cents for No. to fancy. Ex- 

 tracted: white, 7^ cents to 8 cents. Bees- 

 wax, 30 to 3a. There is some California and 

 Utah goods here selling- at 17 to 18 cents for 



FOR SALE — Italians. Gave 40 lb. surplus. 

 Must sell out as cannot give time. $15 take^ 

 a hive. E. W. Burnstead, 70 Mora St., Dor- 

 chester, Mass. 



IJO NOT burn your refuse from Wax Extrac- 

 tor. Send it to me and get ivour cash. 

 Archie L. Coggshall, Groton, N. Y. t£ 



AGENTS WANTED — To sell advertising 

 novelties, good commission allowed. Send 

 for catalogue and terms. American Man- 

 ufacturing Concern, Falconer, N. Y. 



b'OR SALE — 45 colonies of bees, excellent 

 strain, no disease, several hundred hives, 

 foundation mill, dipping tanli. Cowan 

 honey extractor and numerous other ap- 

 pliances. Located In Florida. Cheap for 

 cash. Address, S. B. C. Care American 

 Bee-Keeper. Fort Pierce. Fla. 



INCREASE is a hadsome little book tell- 

 ing how to form nfew colonies without 

 brealcing working stocks. A simple, sure, 

 satisfactory plan, 25c. Baby Nuclei tells 

 how to mate many queens from sections 

 with a mere handful of bees; 42 pages, 

 20 pictures, 50c. Cell Getting tells how 

 to save labor in rearing queens, 50 cents. 

 Queen rearing outfits. Golden all-over 

 and Caucasian Queens. Circulars free. 

 E. L. PRATT. Swarthmore. Pa. 



WANTED. — No. 1 white and amber and buck- 

 wheat extracted honey in 60 lb. cans or 

 barrels. Send sample and quote lowest price 

 delivered in Preston. M. V. Facey, Preston, 

 Fillmore county, Minn. 



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