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974 West Madison St. CHICAGO, ILL. 



District Convention at Chicago.— The 



responses to the inquiry, " Shall we have a 

 District Convention at Chicago this fall ?" 

 are numerous and emphatic. With one ac- 

 cord they say : " Yes : by all means issue 

 the call, and we will be there." In obedience 

 to this request, we now give notice that 

 there will be a District Convention, com- 

 posed of the Northwestern States, held at 

 Chicago on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 

 14 and 15, 1880, commencing at 10 a. m. 



National Convention. —The iNoith 

 American Bee-Keepers' Society will hold 

 its annual session at Cincinnati, O., on 

 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Sept. 29, 

 30 and Oct. 1st, 18S0, commencing at 10 a. m. 

 Further particulars in due time. By order 

 of The Executive Committee. 



We received an early importation of 

 Italian queens on June 1st. Some of them 

 were very fine, but many died enroxite, it 

 being so cold on the Ocean ; they were also 

 short of food. 



E^" A 20-page Catalogue of James Forn- 

 crook & Co., Watertown, Wis., is at hand. 

 They manufacture hives, sections, etc. 



gW* We have received the Circular and 

 Price-List of Joseph W. Newlove, Colum- 

 bus, Ohio, who sells all kinds of apiarian 

 supplies. 



(gg 3 The prices of tin have been again 

 lowered, and prices of some tin goods 

 have also declined to old rates. 



By referring to the printed address 

 on the wrapper of every copy of the Bee 

 Journal, each subscriber can ascertain 

 when his subscription expires. We stop 

 sending the Bee Journal promptly wheu 

 the time for which it is paid runs out- 

 sending only during the time paid for. In 

 making remittances, always send by postal 

 order, registered letter, or by draft on 

 Chicago or New York. Drafts on other 

 cities, and local checks, are not taken by 

 the banks in this city except at a discount 

 of 25c, to pay expense of collecting them. 



^tonetj & |lkcsxtnis. 



[ We will insert free of charge, under this heading, 

 the names and addresses of persons having honey 

 and wax to sell, giving address.description and prices; 

 all to occupy not more than three lines.— Ed.] 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



BUYERS' QUOTATIONS. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— Light honey, in single-comb sections, 

 14@18c : when with more than one comb in a box, 2c. 

 per lb. less. Extracted, 7(s9c. No new honey on the 

 market vet. 



BEESWAX.— Prime choice yellow, 22g2:ic; darker 

 grades, 15fe20c 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— Best white, in single-comb sections, 15® 

 17c. Larger boxes. 2c. per lb. less. Extracted, 7(g9c. 



BEESWAX.— Prime quality, 23@24c. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— No new comb honey in the market yet. 

 New extracted honey is slowly coming in. 1 have 

 paid 6@8c. on arrival. 



BEESWAX-lngood demand at 20325c. 



C. F. MlITH. 

 SAN FRANCISCO. 



The new crop of honey is coming forward freely, 

 and the quality is generally good ; the estimated 

 yield is about 'i> as much as 1878. The market so far 

 has cleaned up for local and Eastern shipments. 

 Buyers fur European markets are waiting for lower 

 figures for extracted. We quote : 



HONE Y-Comb, 126 15c; Extracted, 5<s6c $ lb., in 

 bbls. and cans. 



BEESWAX— 22@23c. Stearns & Smith. 



Local Convention Directory. 



1880. Time and Place of Meeting. 



July 27-Cortland Co., N. Y., at Cortland, N. Y. 



C. M. Bean, Sec. 

 Aug. 0— Lancaster Co., Pa., at Lancaster, Pa. 



31— Rock River Vallev, at Davis Junction, 111. 

 D. A. Fuller, Sec, Cherry Valley, 111. 



Sept. W. III. and E. Iowa, at New Boston, 111. 



Will. M. Kellogg, Sec, New Boston, 111. 

 H, 15.— District Convention, at Chicago, 111. 

 29, 30 and Oct. 1— National, at Cincinnati, Ohio. 

 Oct. 5— Albany County, N. Y., at New Salem, N. Y. 

 5, fi.— Northern Michigan, at Carson City, Mich. 

 7— Central Michigan, at Lansing, Mich. 



Geo. L. Perry, Sec, Lansing. Mich. 

 14— Southern Kentucky, at Louisville, Ky. 

 Dec 8.— Michigan State, at Lansing, Mich. 

 1881. 

 Feb. 2— Northeastern, at Rome, N. Y. 



5, 6— Ashtabula Co., O., at Andover. O. 



W. D. Howells, Sec, Jefferson, O. 

 April 5— Central Kentucky, at Winchester, Ky. 



Wm. Williamson, Sec, Lexington, Ky. 



f3T In order to have this Table complete, Secreta- 

 ries are requested to forward full particulars of time 

 and place of future meetings.— Ed. 



