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plying the word otherwise, for by that it just 

 seemed to me that he distrusted me, and 

 that I was trying to " work " him (as the 

 boys call it) . Now. if Mr. D. thought so, 

 he was mistaken, for nothing could be more 

 remote from my mind. 



I was hasty, and did jump to the conclu- 

 sion, as there was a queen-excluder below 

 the super that she was fertilized in, and not 

 considering at that time that a virgin 

 queen beting so much smaller than a laying 

 queen, she could possibly squeeze through 

 a perforation of an excluder, and that is 

 just the way she got out if she mated on 

 the wing. Now, here is where I made the 

 error — I said she had not been out of the 

 hive, and I ask the pardon of the Bee Jour- 

 nal readers for the same. Now that is my 

 iniquity, and as the crime is no greater, it 

 seems unjust in my honored friend of the 

 Sunny Southland to make me the butt of 

 ridicule. 



I take a great interest in bee-keeping — 

 greater even than in the business that I 

 chose in my younger days, and worked at 

 for 35 years (that of a blacksmith), yet I 

 never got so much comfort in all those 

 years as I have in less than ten years of 

 keeping bees. I am delighted with it, and 

 that feeling grows all the time. 



Some years ago a writer in frlea)dti(j.s, un- 

 der the noni de p/unie ot '"Ole Fogy," was 

 morally certain that a swarm never ab- 

 sconded without first settling, and con- 

 tinued to assert it. So. Doctor, I am not 

 the only sinner. Well, "Ole Fogy," was 

 converted, as he had a swarm come out and 

 start for parts unknown without as much 

 as saying, "By your leave, Ole Fogy." So 

 the friend just took off his paint and 

 feathers, and acknowledged his error. So 

 I think that the (j/o(n.iii<js family forgave 

 him, and said, " Go and sin no more." 



John McKeon. 



Dryden, N. Y., March 24, 1893. 



Disastrous Year for Bees. 



The past year has been the most disas- 

 trous for bees that I have experienced. Of 

 73 colonies one year ago, I can now count 

 but 30, and the majority of these are in 

 poor condition. J. P. Latham. 



West Cumberland, Me., May 30, 1893. 



A Letter of Appreciation. 



I wish to congratulate you on the con- 

 tinued success of the Amekican Bee Jour- 

 nal. I have been a regular subscriber for 

 the last eleven years, and have always 

 thought the American Bee Journal one of 

 our ablest, best conducted, and richest in 

 news for bee-keepers, of all our apicultural 

 journals. 



Your biographical sketches and portraits 

 are very interesting, and especially so to 

 those of us in Eur()j)e who cannot make the 

 personal iicipiaintance of suc-h men as Doo- 

 little, Tinker, etc. Tlie sketches are very 

 pithy, and tell us ' all ab»ut the fads and 

 hobbies of those wo have a deep respect for. 



Your editorials and poetical selections have 

 a high moral and elevating tone, and all 

 together I value most highly the weekly 

 visits of the " Old Reliable."' 

 Newtownards, Ireland. Wm. Ditty. 



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Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



The following Quotations are for Saturday, 

 June 10th, 1893 : 



CHICAGO. III.— There is not much move- 

 ment in comb honey. Prices ran^e at from 

 12@16 and 17c., all g'ood grades bainging 15® 

 17c. A few eases of the new crop have ar- 

 rived and brought the top prices. Beeswax is 

 very steady at about 25c. Extracted honey is 

 moving very slowly at from 6@8c. 



R. A. B. & Co. 



KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Receipts and stocks 

 very light, demand good. We quote: No. 1 

 white 1-lbs. 16@17c.; No. 2, 14@15c.; No. 1 

 amber 1-lbs. 15c.; No. 2 amber, 10@12c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 7@7i4c.; amber, 5@6. 



Beeswax— 20®23c. C -M. C. C. 



CINCINNATI, O.— A short supply of ex- 

 tracted honey is the cause of a slow demand. 

 It forbids an effort on our part to sell. It 

 brings 6@8c, There is no choice comb honey 

 on our market, and prices are nominal at 12® 

 16c., in a small way. 



Beeswax— Demand good, at 22@25c for good 

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



NEW YORK, N. Y.— New crop of extracted 

 is arriving freely. Market is quiet and de- 

 mand limited. Fancy grades sell at from 7® 

 8c. ; common to fair, at from 60@70c., as to 

 body, color and flavor. Beeswax, 26®27c. 



H. B. &S. 



SAN FRANCISCO. Calif— Choice extracted 

 is scarce at 7@7}4c., and demand heavier than 

 supply. Choice comb is not scarce at 10®12c., 

 according to quality, 1-lbs. Beeswax is neg- 

 lected at 22®23c. . S.. L. & S. 



KANSAS CITY, Mc— Demand good, supply 

 very light. White 1-lbs., 16c. Extracted. 6® 

 7c. No beeswax on the market. H. & B. 



CHICAGO, III.— Fancy stock is very scarce, 

 with plenty of inquiry, with good prices of- 

 fered for same. It sells readily at 18c. ; No. 1 

 comb, 16®17c, Dark sells slow. White ex- 

 tracted. fair supply, with good demand at 8J4 ; 

 dark, 6@7c. Beeswax— 23®25c. J. A. L. 



BOSTON, Mass.— Honey is selling slow and 

 pries are lower. Best 1-lb. comb, 16@17c.— 

 Extracted. 8®10c. 



Beeswax— None on hand. B. & R. 



ALBANY^, N. Y. — Honey market is very 

 quiet now, as between seasons. Beeswax— 

 at 30®32c. for good color. H. R. W. 



MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— There is quite an 

 active demand this week for honey, especially 

 white comb honey in 1-lb. sections. Dark is 

 very slow sale. Stock on hand in this market 

 is very light. Receipts have not been enough 

 i'O supply trade during the past 10 days. Fan- 

 cy white conb honey, 18®20c.; No. 1 white, 

 17c.; fancy amber, Kic; No. 1 amber, 14c. ; 

 lancy dark, 12c. ; No. 1 dark, 10c. Extracted 

 Culil'oruia GO-lb. kegs, 9c. nccswax, uusnl- 

 alde. J. A. S. \- Co. 



