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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



Fehrunry 



kerosene during a still summer 

 night; and has in this way caught 

 fully a pint of the offending moths 

 in a single night. He has learned 

 also that hives for the south should 

 be entirely free from any cracks, 

 crevices, holes or corners that will 

 afford a harbor for vermin. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Below we give tlie latest and most authentic re- 

 port of the Honey and Beeswax market in different 

 trade centers: 



WASHINGTON GRADING Kni.ES. 



Fancy.— .All sections to be well filled, combs 

 straight, of even thickness and firmly attached to 

 all tour sides; both wood and comb unsoiled by 

 travel stain or otherwise; all tlie cells sealed ex- 

 cept the row of cells ne.xt the wdod. 



.So. l.-AU sections well filled, but combs uneven 

 or crooked, detached at the bottom or with but few 

 cells unsealed; hotli 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 be "Fancy white," 

 "No. 1, dark," etc. 



New Yoi4K, January 1".— The demand for all 

 gradjs of comb honey is bisk, while extracted is 

 dull. We quoti- fancy white comb at l.')(.( ItJc; No. 

 1 at 14c. : No. a at i;ic ; mix d at Uc, ; buckwheat 

 at 10® lie; buckwheat extracted at 5(.i5!<ic.;' bees- 

 wax, 28c. FitANCis H. Leggktt & Co. 



Buffalo, January !(!.— Demand for honey is 

 very light with very good supply. Price of comb, 

 i:i(!(!l5c.; extracted 01UJ8C. Tlie demand for bees- 

 wax Is dull with a fair supply at Ti (28c. There is 

 almost an entire falling off of the demand for 

 honey and we are uncertain whether it will im- 

 prove. BATrEK.so.v & Co. 



Chicago, January 16.— We have practically no 

 demand for honey at present while the supply is 

 fair. The price of comb remains unchanged, but 

 extracted is quoted at one-half cent lower than 

 last month. The demand for beeswax is strong 

 at 28c.; but supply is short, as usual. 



Ji. A. BtlltNETT &Co. 



Kansas City, January H.— Demand f>r honey 

 is fair with a poor supply. So fancy white comb 

 coming in. Price of fancy white comb, Ij (« liic. ; 

 a;nber, li @ ISc; extracted, 7)4 -< 'J'^c Tlie demand 

 for be swax is light w.tli liberal supply and brings 

 25('<-'tc. V\ e do not look for anv better price on 

 honey. The trade will not take half of it at 

 advanced prices. 



W. R. CllOMWELT- Phoduce Co. 



Boston, January IS.— We quote Fancy No. 1 

 white honey in cartons at ITc; A No 1, l«c.; No. 1, 

 l.i (•" ICc, with fairly good demand. Absolutely 

 no call for f'ark honey this year. Extracted, white, 

 8® S}4c-: light amber, 7^)i(i<8c. Beeswax 2rc. 



Blake, Scott & Lee. 



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Don't throw away your A. B.-K.s; but 

 save them for binding. Twelve numbers 

 make a handsome and practical volume. 



Chica<jo, 111., Jan. 2o, 1901. 

 Hon. Eugene Secor. (General Manager Na- 

 tional li(M>-keepers' Assotdation. Forest 

 City, Iowa. 



Dear Sir : The undersigned connnittee, 

 selected to count the votes cast by the 

 members of the National Bee-koejiers' As- 

 .sociation in December, having i»(»rformed 

 their duties, find the following re.sult : 



Total number of votes cast, 29;5. For 

 Generiil Manager- — Eugene Secor. 2b'.) ; 

 (ieorgc \V. York, IG ; Dr. C. C. Miller. 3 ; 

 Wm. A. Selser, 2 ; balance. scatt(>ring, 

 one each. For three Directors-W. Z.Hutch- 

 inson. 237 ; A. I. Boot, 233 : E. Whitcomb, 

 213 ; George W. York. 2.5 ; G. M. Dooiittie, 

 17; Dr. C. C. Miller. 12; Heinum F. 

 Moore, 13; E. T. Abbott, 11 ; C. 1'. Da- 

 dant. 10 ; N. E. France. 8 ; O. O. Popple- 

 t(m, (j ; Frank Benton, .5; C. A. Hatch. 4 ; 

 W. L. Coggshall, 2 ; Thos. G. Newman, 

 2 ; II. G. Acklin, 2 ; P. H. Elwood, 2 : A. 

 J. Cook, 2 ; Eugene Secor, 2 ; balance 

 scattering, one each. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



(Jkouoe W. York. 



IlEli.MAN F. MooiiE. 



Group of Employees of The W. T. 

 Falconer Manufacturing Co. 



As promi-sed last month, we present else- 

 where a i)liotograph of some of our em- 

 ployes. Many of the men who appear in 

 the picture have been with us continually 

 for from eight to fifteen years; several 

 have never worked in another factory but 

 ours. Most of the men in the picture are 

 well skilled ; and to their ability is due 

 the fact that we turn out first-class gooJs 

 which h ive gained an enviable ie;)utation 

 for excellency throughout those countries 

 where modern bee-keeping is practiced. 

 We have about 125 employees at the present 

 time. 



Mr. Herschiser, at the Geneva conven- 

 tion, speaking of the tall, thin section 

 says "Tlie thinner tlu- box. tiie more 

 transparent and beautiful the honey." 



A corresjioudent suggests the use of an 

 ordinary medicine dropper, or pipette, or 

 what some call a fountain jien filler, for 

 the purpose of handling royal jelly. 



— Oltanlngn. 



