AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



635 



To Get Ahead of the Swindlers. 



At this time when unscrupulous dealers 

 are using glucose by the carload, and are 

 mixing a very little honey with it, and put- 

 ting it upon the market as honey, it is 

 very insulting to the producer of the pure 

 article, as true bees' honey cannot be re- 

 muneratively produced at glucose prices— 2 

 cents per pound. It also must be humilia- 

 ting to the consumer as well. It seems this 

 business is a rather nefarious one. What 

 are bee-keepers going to do ? 



It seems when we take the above facts 

 into consideration, there is a necessity, and 

 as necessity is said to be the mother of in- 

 ventions, so we must invent. So I have set 

 myself to thinking about how bee-keepers 

 could get ahead of these swindlers, and I 

 have invented a system and contrivance 

 whereby we may extract our honey at any 

 season of the year when wanted, thereby 

 obtaining a fresh and desirable article, 

 equal to comb honey. By my method a 

 dealer may extract the honey himself in 

 the presence of his customers, thus proving 

 its purity beyond a doubt, and returning 

 the empty combs to the apiarist, as empty 

 egg-cases are returned. Extracting-frames 

 could easily be gotten up solid for the pur- 

 pose, that would stand shipping as well as 

 eggs. 



While Mr. Mel bee may be able to obtain 

 24 cents per pound, and W. O. Titus 15 to 

 18 cents per pound for extracted honey, I 

 think it is safe to say that the majority of 

 specialists are only getting from 5 to 8 cents 

 per pound, and slow sale at that. The fact 

 is, we bee-keepers are simply lying down 

 and letting these venders of vile stuff walk 

 over us at will. 



Now, brother bee-keepers, I would like 

 some of you to test my method, and it shall 

 cost you nothing. A. C. Sanford. 



CONVENTIOBT DIRECTORY. 



Time and place of meeting. 



1894. 

 May 24.— Cortland Union, at S. Cortland, N. Y". 

 C. W. Wilkins, Sec., Homer, N. Y. 



Aug.l6.— East Tennessee, at Whitesburg-.Tenn 

 H. F. Coleman, Sec, Sneedvilie, Tenn. 

 1895. 

 Feb. 8, 9.— Wisconsin, at Madison, Wis. 



J. W. Vance, Cor. Sec, Madison, Wis. 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association 



Pres.— Emerson T. Abbott St. Joseph, Mo. 



Vice-Pres.— O. L. Hershlser Buffalo, N. Y. 



Secretary— Frank Benton. Washington, D. C. 

 Treasurer— George W. York...Chicag'o, Ills. 



National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



ALBANY, N. Y., Mar. 23. - The honey 

 market is very slow now. The demand is 

 about over on comb. Some extracted wanted 

 at 6c. ; if dark color, 5c. 



Beeswax, 26@^7c. H. K. W. 



BUFFALO, N. Y., Apr. 28.— The market is 

 very qniet. Fancy comb. 13@14c.; choice, 11 

 @12c.; buckwheat, 8@9c Indications are 

 that stock on hand will be closed out before 

 new arrives. Beeswax, 25@58c B. & Co. 



CHICAGO, III., May 10.— The market for 

 comb honey is not of large volume at this 

 season of the year; a fine article of white 

 comb brings 15c. in pound sections. Extract- 

 ed slow of sale, at 4@6c. Beeswax, 25c. 



K. A. B. & Co. 



CHICAGO, III., Mar. 24.— The honey mar- 

 ket will be very quiet for the balance of the 

 season. We will not do much business until 

 new honey comes in. We cannot quote prices 

 but will obtain the best possible price on what 

 little stock we will sell until early fall. Bees- 

 wax is very active at 25@26c. J. A. L. 



CINCINNATI, O., May 7.— There is a slow 

 demand for extracted honey at 4@7c. Prices 

 for comb honey are nominal at 12@14c. for 

 best white. 



Beeswax is in good demand, at 22@25c. for 

 good to choice yellow. C. F. M. & S. 



KANSAS CITY, Mo., Apr. 6.— We have had 

 an exceedingly slow trade on honey this sea- 

 son, and prices ruled comparatively low. We 

 quote to-day: No. 1 white comb, 1-lb., 14@ 

 15c,; No. 2. 13@14c.; No. 1 amber, 12@13c.; 

 No. 2, 10@llc. Extracted, 5@7c. 



Beeswax, 20@22c C.-M. C. Co. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers, 



Most of whom Quote in this Journal, 



President— Hon. R. L. Taylor . .Lapeer, Mich. 

 Gen'l Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago, 111. 

 147 South Western Avenue. 



Cbicago, Ills. 



J. A. Lamon, 44 and 46 So. Water St. 



K. A. Burnett & Co., 161 South Water Street 



New York, N. Y. 



F. I. Sage & Son, 183 Reade Street. 

 Hildreth Bros. & Segelken, 



28 & 30 West Broadway. 

 Chas. Israel & Bros,, 110 Hudson St. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



Hamblin & Bearss, 514 Walnut Street. 

 Clemoms-Mason Com. Co., 521 Walnut St. 



Albany, N.Y. 



H. R. Wright, 326 & 328 Broadway. 

 Bufi'alo, N. ¥. 



Batterson & Co., 167 & 169 Scott St. 



Hamilton, Ills. 



Chas. Dadant & Son. 



Cincinnati, Obio. 



C. F. MuTH & Son, cor. Freeman & Central ave 



One-Cent Postage Stamps we 



prefer whenever it is necessary to send 

 stamps for fractions of a dollar. By re- 

 membering this, you will greatly oblige us. 



