THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Manager. 



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First insertion, per line f0.20 



Each subsequent insertion, per line 15 



One square, 10 lines or less, first insertion 2.00 



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Single Copies of the American Bee Jour- 

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Additional names to a club already formed 

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Newly Patented Hive. — John W. Walk- 

 er, of Nashville, Tenn., lias obtained a patent 

 on his new hive. 



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 Journal will be found the date at which sub- 

 scriptions expire. 



Any numbers that fail to reach subscribers 

 by fault of mail, we are at all times ready to 

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 it changed. 



S^^ We Avant several copies of No. 1, 

 Vol. 2, of the Americ.vn Bee Journal, and 

 will pay 50 cents eacli for them. Who will 

 «end us some ? 



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 ■discontinuance, and until payment of all ar- 

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 of this Number of the American Bee Jour- 

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Honey Markets. 



CHICAGO. — Choice wliite comb honey, 2'S 

 @;^0c; fair to good, 24@28c. Extracted, 

 choice white, 14@ 16c ; fair to good, 10@12c; 

 strained, 8(ft)10c. 



CINCINNATI.— Quotations from Clias. 

 F. Muth, 97C Central Ave. 



Comb honey, 15@35c, according to the con- 

 dition of the honey and the size of the box or 

 frame. Extracted choice white clover honey, 

 IGc. ^y %. Choice extracted lionev, 10@18c. 



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ST. LOUIS.— Quotations from W. (4. 

 Smith, 419 North Main st. 



Choice white comb, 25@29c; fair to good, 

 lG@22c. Extracted choice white clover, 16 

 @t8c. Choice basswood honey, 14@16c; fair 

 to good, extracted, 8@12c; strained, 6@10c. 



NEW YORK.— Quotations from E. A. 

 Walker, lof) Oakland St., Greeupoint L. I. 



The sale of lioney is dull here, and a large 

 quantity is noAv upon the market. The prices 

 rule as follows: 



White honey in small glass boxes, 25c ; 

 dark 15@20c. Strained honey, 8@12c. Cu- 

 ban honey, .fl.OO ^ gal. St. Domingo, and 

 Mexican, 90@95 "^ gal. 



SAN FRANCISCO. — Quotations from 

 Stearns and Smith, 423 Front St. 



Choice mountain honey, in comb, 22^@25c; 

 common, 17@20c; strained, 10@12c, in 5 gal- 

 lon cans. Valley honey, in comb, 12@17c; 

 strained, 8@10c. 



Eight cents is now the fee for registered let- 

 ters — instead of fifteen cents, as heretofore. 

 Let all register, Avho cannot obtain a money 

 order, but let none register who can. 



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 advance at the post-otiice where received. 

 We prepay postage to Canada, and require 

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Publishers needing cuts or engravings, will 

 do well to address the Manager of the Amer- 

 ican Publishing Company, who have a large 

 supply for sale that have appeared in " The 

 Illustrated Journal." 



Should any subscriber wish to discontinue 

 taking our Journal, he should address a let- 

 ter to the Manager, and enclose the amount 

 due, and it will then cease to visit liim. Any 

 other course is dishonorable. 



Any one having paid $2.00 for the Ami<:r- 

 ican Bee Journal for 1874, and desiring to 

 obtain the " Illustrated Journal," for 1874, 

 and our magnificent Fruit Chromo, may send 

 us $1.50 more, and obtain them. 



