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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



May 



We are roquestod to advise onr readers 

 that the 18!ii» edition of tlie "A B C of 

 Bee Culture" is about exhausted, and 

 anyone expecting to oi'derwill do well to 

 wait for the 1900 edition which is under 

 way. It is being thoroughly revised 

 again this year and a great deal of pains 

 will be taken with the whole book. It 

 is likely to be Sept. 1st or later before 

 the new edition will be ready, but orders 

 may be entered at any time and the new 

 book will be sent as soon as ready. 



Honey and Beeswax Market Report. 



Below we give the latest and most authentic re- 

 port of the Honey and Beeswax market in different 

 trade centers: 



WASHINGTON ttRADING RULES. 



Fancy. — All sections to be well filled, combs 

 straight, ot even thickness and firmly attached to 

 all four sides; both wood and comb unsoiled by 

 travel-stain or otherwise; all the cells sealed ex- 

 cept the row of cells next the wood. 



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

 or crooked, detached at the bottom, or with but few 

 cells unsealed; both wood and comb unsoiled by 

 travel-stain or otherwise. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified 

 according to color, using the terms white, amber 

 and dark. Tliat is, there will be "Fancy white," 

 "No. 1, dark," etc. 



Boston April Ki.— Honey market very quiet. 

 Stocks on hand very light yet fully equal to de- 

 mand. Higli prices prevailing have had tendency 

 to check consumption. Nominal price l.Sc. for 

 fancy white, yet would be shaded if purchasers 

 evince disposition to buy. No. 1, 14 @ Kic; extract- 

 ed Sa for fancy white. No beeswax on hand. 



Blakk, Scott & Lee. 



Chicago, April 19.— Very little trade in honey of 

 any kind, this is usual at this time of year and 

 stocks are well reduced, so that for fancy white 

 comb of the coming cro]) a good demand "should 

 exist. .\ little choice has sold recently at Kic, but 

 dark and mixed goods are slow of sale. Extracted 

 white a @ ilc, amber 7 ^' 8c. , dark B fti "c, accord- 

 ing to quality and package. All beeswax sells on 

 arrival at 25c. dark @ 28c. yellow. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Buffalo, N.Y., April 20.— Supply of honey is 

 very light but demand is excellent for the season. 

 Fancy white comb is very much wanted; advise 

 cleaning all up before berry season; 16 (<u 17c. 

 Extracted .'> (a, 8c. as grade. Demand for beeswax 

 fair, supply light, fancy pure 28 g'j 30c., dark and 

 poor 22 @ 2uc. Batteuson & Co. 



Detroit, Mich., April 17.— Demand good, supply 

 short, especially of first-class article; price of comb 

 14 (9 17c. Supply of beeswax medium, market firm 

 at 26 ® 28c. M. H. Hunt & Son. 



Kansas City, .Mo., .\pril IC— Market well clean- 

 ed up on extracted and corah. Fair demand for 

 comb at 13 (» l.ic, and for e.vtracted at .'> !^ (<> t\>/ie.. 

 Supply of beeswax is light and demand is' good "at 

 23 Ca- 2(ic. J. p. Hamhlin & Co. 



Kansas City, .Mo., April 17.— Our market is 

 almost cleaned up on comb honey, and the demand 

 is good at 13(3, Lie; extracted (J ® ,Sc. Good de- 

 mand for beeswax at 22 & 2.50., supply light. 



C. C. Clemens & Co. 



Some People take a Bath 

 in the Wash Tub ; 



still others pay out 50 cents and upward 

 per week for using a bath tub open to 

 Tom, Dick and Harry; but anyone would 

 take a bath oftener and enjoy it much 

 more who had one of our 



Empire mah Bath Tubs. 



We described it fulh 

 last month in this paper. 

 Some people saw the 

 point, and some are \<'l 

 undecided — but 

 the stock won't 

 last forever at 

 the price we arc 

 offering them at "I*^ _ 



Perhaps you live in a town liaving 

 water supply privileges, but you have no 

 room in vour house to give up for a bath 

 room. You can have this tub connected 

 up with liot- and cold-water faucets, 

 same as an ordinary bath tub. the fit- 

 tings coming through the back of case, 

 and, when not in use, it will only occupy 



4 sq. feet of Floor Space. 



It's a beauty, perfectly balanced, per- 

 fectly made, and a permanent improve- 

 ment, and at the price is half given 

 away. This opportunity will soon pass. 

 Write to-day to 



The Empire Washer Co., 

 Jamestown, N.Y. 



"HONEY LOVE" 



is a truly wondeiful queen bee. For two seasons | 

 her colony has stored something over 200 boxes of ' 

 beautifully finislied honey. They have never ', 

 swarmed— they stick to the boxes up" to frost. This i 

 spring they are building up with a rapidity that is 

 amazingi Regardless jf winds they are out early 

 and late. "Honey Love" is Italian- her bees are 

 far from handsome, though— too dark to be pretty. 

 This is her third year and we are anxious to rear 

 as many daugliters as possible while she is yet in 

 her prime. Do you want one at i?1.00? If the 

 daughter you get should prove better than "Honey 

 Love" we will buy her back at $2f>M to breed from 

 another year. 



"lady fair " is the most beautiful gold- 

 en Italian queen we could find anywhere. This we 

 know for we have had samples of all strains. Do 

 you want a daughter of this lovely creature for *I '! 

 This stock is purely fancy— something to show ofT 

 to your friends after June 1st. 



The SWARTHMORE ARIARIES. 

 '^ swarthmore, pa 



