1900 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



157 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Below we give the latest and most authentic re- 

 port of the Honey and Beeswax market in different 

 trade centers: 



WASHINGTON GUAHIXG Kl'LES. 



Fancy. — All sections to be well filled, combs 

 straight, ot even thickness and firmly attached to 

 all four sides; both wood a.iil 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. That is, there will bo "Fancy white," 

 "No. 1, dark,"' etc. 



New York, July 17, 1900. 

 There is little stock of comb-honey on the market 

 and practically no demand through our channels, 

 no doubt caused largely on account of risk 

 in shipping during warm weather. W-e usually do 

 little in comb-honey before September, We do not 

 advise the shipment of extracted honey at this 

 time for the reason that there is not much de- 

 mand and quite a liberal supply, although with 

 with our usual trade at this season of the year, it 

 would not take long to clean up. We can hardly 

 report reliable quotations, but must surely look 

 for lower prices than last season. 



Francis H. Leggett & Co. 

 Boston, July 20, 1900. 

 There is very little of importance to note in the 

 honey market. During the extreme warm weather 

 as usual, the demand is practically nothing, and 

 quotations are necessarily nominal ones. Fancy 

 white will range from Ifi to ITc; A No. 1, 15c; and 

 No. 1 14c., with light supplies. Extracted from 

 ^}4 (s SJ^c, according to quality, with light sup- 

 plies and demand. Blake, Scott & Lee. 

 Chicago, July 20, 1900. 

 The demand for comb-honey is good for this time 

 of the year and the supply about as usual for this 

 season. Best white sells at 15c.; extracted, am- 

 ber 614 ® Tc. Demand for beeswax is good at 27c. 

 for best grades. Prices will rule as quoted above for 

 a short time, but are likely to be lower. There is 

 promise of a good yield. R. A. Burnett »fe Co. 

 Kansas City, Mo., July 20, 1900. 

 Our present stock of comb-honey is just begin- 

 ning to move; the supply is light. Price, 14 fe 14V2 

 cents; extracted, none. The demand for beeswax 

 is good, with no supply. Prices 22 & 25c. The 

 report from local apiarists is that their production 

 is extremely light, and we think our market will 

 be in good shape for imported shipments. 



\V. R. Ckomweli, Fri'it a.vd Cider Co., 

 (Successors to C. C. Clemors & Co.) 



Buffalo, N.Y., July 19, 1900. 

 It is still too early in the season to ship honey, 

 not until September or October, and but little is 

 arriving. Price lor No. 1 comb, 14 @ 15c. Extract- 

 ed, none. The demand for beeswax is good; supply 

 light at 25 (5 30c. No honey wanted till after fruit 

 season, or say October. A few lots of old, selling 

 at 10 (T? 14c. Batterson & Co. 



President McKinley as an Editor. 



One of the department heads at Washington re- 

 cently wrote an article for The Ladies' Home Jour- 

 nal which required the President's approval for 

 publication. The President asked that the article 

 be given to him. At the end of the week the man- 

 uscript came back edited in a way which completely 

 won editorial admiration. The President was ap- 

 parently thoroughly conversant with all the marks 

 which editors use in making corrections. Every 

 erasure and interlineation had its proper sign, and 

 each was in the President's own handwriting. 



PROGRAM OF THE THIRTY-FIRST 



ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE 

 NATIONAL BEE-KEEPERS' ASS'N. 



To be Held at Chicago, 111., Tuesday, 

 Wednesday and Thursday, August 28, 

 29 and 30, 1900; Sessions to be Held 

 in Wellington Hall, 70 No. Clark St. 



Tuesday Evening.— Call to order at 7 o'clock. 

 Song, Dr. C. C. Miller, Marengo, 111! "How to Sell 

 Honey," S. A. Niver, Auburn, N.Y. 'Bee-keeping 

 in the City," L. Kreutzinger, Chicago. Question- 

 box. 



Wednesday Morning 9:30. — Song. Invoca- 

 tion. President's Address, E. R. Root, Medina, O. 

 "Queen Rearing by the Doolittle Method," Mrs. H. 

 C. Acklin, St, Paul, Minn. Question-box. 



Wednesday Afternoon, 1:30. — Song. "Bee- 

 keepers' Rights and Their Protection by Law," 

 Herman F. Moore, Park Ridge, 111. "Trials of the 

 Commission Man," R. A. Burnett, Chicago, 111. 

 Question-box. 



Wednesday Evening, 7:,S0. — "Breeding for 

 Longer-tongued Bees," by J. M. Rankin of the 

 Michigan Experiment Station. "Bee-keepers I have 

 Met and Apiaries I have Visited," by E. R. Root, 

 assisted by Dr. C. C. Miller, Dr. A. B. Mason, E. T. 

 Abbott and others. Illustrated by a stereopticon. 



Thursday Morning, 9:30.— Song. Invocation. 

 "Various Forms of Disease Among Bees, Cause 

 and Cure," Dr. Wm. R. Howard, Ft. Worth, Tex. 

 Report of General Manager, Hon. Eugene Secor, 

 Forest Hill, la. "Pure Food Legislation," Rev. E. 

 T. Abbott, St. Joseph, Mo. Question-box. 



Thursday Afternoon, 1:30. — Song. "Chemis- 

 try of Honey, and How to Detect Its Adulteration," 

 by Thomas VVm. Cowan, Pacific Grove, Cal. "How 

 to Ship Honey to Market and in What Kind of 

 Packages," Geo. W. York, Chicago, 111. Question- 

 box. 



Thursday Evening. — "Co-operative Organiza- 

 tion Among Bee-keepers," R. C. Aikin, Loveland, 

 Col. "My Trip Through Wisconsin and Minneso- 

 ta," W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Mich. Illustrated 

 by a stereopticon. Unfinished business. 



One prominent feature of the next convention will 

 be the stereopticon work. Messrs. Root and Hutch- 

 inson, with a powerful stereopticon, will project 

 upon the screen some photos of apiaries they have 

 visited in various portions of the United States. 

 The convention will be held in Wellington Hall, 

 70 North Clark St., about a block and a half from 

 the office of the American Bee Journal, and about 

 five blocks directly north of the Court-house. The 

 hotel at which delegates may secure lodging is the 

 Revere House, about half a block from the conven- 

 tion hall. The rate will be 50 cents per night, good 

 beds will be provided, but several will have to oc- 

 cupy the same room. A room with a single bed 

 will be $2.00 per night and two can share if they 

 wish. Near the hall are first-class restaurants 

 where meals can be secured at reasonable rates. 

 It is assumed that railroad rates during G. A. R. 

 week will be low, probably a cent a mile. Chicago 

 is a central point, and there will undoubtedly be a 

 large attendance; and, considering the attractions, 

 it is earnestly hoped that bee-keepers will turn out 



in good strong force. 



E. K. Root, President. 



Dk. A. B. Mason, Secretary. 



