THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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To Our Patrons and Friends. 



At its last session, Coiigi'ess passed a new 

 law, making it obligatory on publishers 

 to prepay postage on all the papers and pub- 

 lications sent out from their offices, to take 

 effect on the Istof January, 1875. Then, in- 

 stead of individuals paying the postage on 

 their papers at the odice of receiving them, 

 the publishers are recpiired to pay the post- 

 age in bulk, and charge the same to sub- 

 scribers, with the subscrption price. 



We have concluded not to ask the addi- 

 tional price of postage from our subscribers, 

 and hope that they will so far appreciate 

 their having no postage to pay in future, as 

 to send us a new subscriber when renewing 

 for next year. 



We send all papers until a specific order is 

 received for a discontinuance, but promptly 

 stop it when notified. 



It there should be one of our present sub- 

 scribers who does not wish to take the Bee 

 JouRXAL for 1875, he should notify us at 

 once, so that we may not waste papers and 

 pay postage too, on any one not desiring to 

 "ride with us" another year. 



We ask especial attention to this Notice. 

 It will be quite a tax on us to pay postage 

 on all our entire edition, and any assistance 

 in the way of new subscribers will be duly 

 appreciated and acknowledged. 



Mr. H. A. King has disposed of his inter- 

 est in the Bee-Keepers'' Magazine to Mr. 

 Cobb, to whom we extend our |^^ for a 

 welcome. 



In this No. we issue the Title and Index 

 for Vol. X. By cutting the stitch it can be 

 be taken ont and placed at the beginning of 

 Vol. X for binding, and reference. The ex- 

 treme length of the Pittsburgh Meeting 

 report crowded it out of the last number. 



John K. McAllister & Co., are our duly 

 authorized agents for the American Bee 

 Journal, at Room 27, Tribune Building, 

 Chicago, with whom any business may be 

 transacted with our approval,and be prompt- 

 ly recognized by the manager of this 

 paper. 



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ask our patrons to assist us by pro- 

 curing new subscribers among their friends 

 or neighbors, and thus increase the useful- 

 ness of the Journal. By getting two new 

 subscribers you can get all three for the year 

 1875 for S5. This may be divided among the 

 three, or you can get your own copy for $1. 

 Larger clubs would make your subscription 

 still less. See club terms on page 28. 



Honey Markets. 



CHICAGO.— Choice white comb honey, 

 83@30c ; fair to good, •:MC<^28c. Extracted, 

 choice white, 14<ai6c ; fair to good, 10@12c ; 

 strained, 8@10c. 



CINCINNATI.— Quotations from Chas. F. 

 Muth, !)7t) Central A vi\ 



Comb honey, 15((t!;?oc, according to the con- 

 dition of the I'loney and the size of the box 

 or frame. Extracted choice white clover 

 honey, l(5c. f( ft. 



ST. LOUIS.— Quotations from W. G. 

 Smith, 419 North Main st. 



NEW YORK.— Quotations from E. A. 

 Walker, 135 Oakland st., Greenport, L. I. 



White honey in small glass boxes, 2.5c ; 

 dark 15@20c. Strained honey, 8@12c. Cuban 

 honey, $1.(X) "^ gal. St. Domingo, and Mexi- 

 an, 90@95 ^ gal. 



SAN FRANCISCO. — Quotations from 

 Stearns and Smith, 4:i;> Front st. 



Jt^" Strained Southern Coast, at 7@10c; 

 Comb. 12((020c; the latter figure for San Del- 

 go, in Harbison frames. 



About one hundred and twenty-five tons 

 of honey has been shipped East this season. 

 Our market is firm at 7(«)10 cents for strained; 

 with some fancy lots at 12@12J^c. Comb 

 18@20c for San Diego. Gold quotations. We 

 have had abundant rains, the grass is sever- 

 al inches high, with some flowers, and a we 

 have had but light frosts, bees are working, 

 and with a good prospect of an abundant 

 season. We shall ship fresh butter East, 

 next month. Surely this is a land flowing 

 with milk and honey. 



Our Premium Cliromo— "Just One." 



It is a beautiful design, and one of the 

 finest and richest paintings that has come 

 from the easel of that popular painter, B. S. 

 Hays. The central figure is a beautiful 

 child, (a little girl) who stands by a side- 

 board loaded with fruits, (apples, peaches, 

 and grapes), one foot is advanced forward, 

 which brings the otlier on tip-toe — one hand 

 is grasping tlic edge of the side-board, and 

 the other reaeliing up for the basket of 

 grapes : and two plump fingers are in the 

 act of closing upon one large luscious beiTy. 

 Her face is turned toward you, and wears a 

 look of commingled mischief, anxiety and 

 entreaty, and you can almost hear her say, 

 "Just One." This picture is a complete 

 story of the child's temptation, and her strug- 

 gles to resist, through her awakening sense 

 of right. 



To every new subscriber as well as every 

 old one who now pays for 1875, we will send 

 post-paid, a copy of this beautiful Chromo. 



Send on your new names and renewals at 

 once and secure it. 



Those who have paid for a portion of the 

 year can secure the Chromo, upon sending 

 the balance for the year 1875. 



A Letter from the Rev. W. F. Clarke in- 

 forms us that he cannot now take the lec- 

 ture field as intimated in our last. His time 

 being fully occupied by other cares. 



