1897. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Ill 



HDNEY and BEESWAX 



91AKKET iHJOTAXIO.KS. 



The following rules for grading honey were 

 adopted by the North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, and, so far as possible, quota- 

 tions are made according to these rules: 



Fancy.— All sections to be well QUed; combs 

 straight, of even thickness, and firmly at- 

 tached to all four sides; both wood and comb 

 unsolled by travel-stain, or otherwise; all the 

 cells sealed except the row of cells next the 

 wood. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled, but combs 

 uneven or crooked, detached at the bottom, 

 or with but few cells unsealed: both wood 

 and comb unsolled by travel-stain or other- 

 wise. 



In addition to this the honey Is to be classi- 

 fied according to color, using the terms white, 

 amber and dark. That Is. there will be "fancy 

 white." "No. 1 dark," etc. 



CMcag'o, 111., Peh. 8.— Fancy white, 12c.; 

 No. 1, lOOllc: fancy amber, 9@10c.; No. 1, 

 7@8o.; fancy dark. T@8c.; No. 1, 7c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5@7c. ; amber. 5@6c.; dark, 

 4(a4Wc. Beeswax, 25@27c. 



Very little call for honey of any kind. 



Albany, N, Y., Jan. 29.— Fancy white. 12- 

 lyc; No. 1. 11-12C.; fancy dark. 7-8c.; No. 1, 

 G-7c.; Extracted, white, .5H-6c.; dark. 4-5c. 



The honey market Is very qulec and stock 

 moving very slowly, even at rednced prices. 

 White clover is not plentiful. Extracted is 

 moving very slowly, but we hope for an im- 

 proved demand soon. 



Indianapolis, Ind,, Dec. 31.— Fancy white. 

 H-15C. : No. 1 white, 12-l.ic. Extracted, 

 white. 6-7c. Beeswax. 22-25c. 



Demand is fair for grades quoted, but no 

 demand for Inferior grades. 



Boston, Mass., Dec. 31.— Fancy white, 13 

 14c.; No. 1, 11-12C. Extracted, white, 6-7c.; 

 amber, 5-6c. Beeswax, 25c. 



Cleveland. Ohio, Dec. 31.— Fancy white. 

 14!4iai.5e.: No. 1 white. 12(4@13e. Extracted, 

 white. 6@7c.; amber, 4i4@5^c. Beeswax. 22 

 as 5c. 



There is not very much honey in our mar- 

 ket Selling rather slow. Demand beginning 

 to be a little better. Think trade will be fair 

 in this line this fall. 



New York, H. T , Dec. 31.— Fancy white, 

 ll@12c.; fair white. 9@10c.; buckwheat. 7® 

 8c. Extracted, white clover and basswood, 

 5@5V4c.: California, 6c.: Southern. 50c. per 

 gallon. Beeswax in fair demand at 26@27c. 



The market is quiet and Inactive. Demand 

 light and plentj' of stock on the market. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, Peb. 8.— No. 1 white. 12 

 <ai3c.; No. 1 amber. Il<ai2u.; No 1 dark, 10 

 @llc. Extracted, white, 5@6c.; dark to am- 

 ber. 3i4@5c. Demand for all kinds of honey 

 is exceedingly slow. 



Beeswax is in fair demand at 22@25c. for 

 good to choice yellow. 



Kansas City, Mo., Peb. 8.— No. 1 white. 12 

 @13c.; fancy amber, ll-l'Jc; No. 1 amber. 

 lO-llc: fancy dark, 10c. ; No. 1 dark, 8c. 

 Extracted, white. 5>4-8c.; amber, 5 5!4c.; 

 dark, 4-4Wc. Beeswax, 25c. 



San Prancisco, Calif., Jan, 27,— White 

 comb. 9-lOc.; amber, (i-7c. Extracted, white, 

 o-SHc; light amber, 4-4!4c.; amber colored 

 and candled, 3-^c ; dark tule, 25£c. 



Beeswax, fair to choice, 23-25c. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Peb, 2.— Fancy white 

 comb, 12-13C : fancy amber. JS-Oc. ; No. 1, 8c.; 

 fancy dark. 7-8c. Extracted, white, 5-7c.; 

 amber, 4-5c. ; dark, 3Vi-4c. Beeswax, 25c. 



Season is getting over for comb honey— very 

 little demand. Extracted in good demand. 



St. liOois, Mo., Dec. 30.— Fancy white, 14c. ; 

 No. 1 white, t2<Si;!c. ; fancy amber, ll@12c. : 

 No. I amber. lOSlOi^c.; fancy dark, 9@9>4c.; 

 No. 1 dark. 7@8c. Extracted, white. In cans, 

 6@7c.: in barrels. 5@oi4c.; amber, 4H@43i[c.; 

 dark. 3!4@4c. Beeswax. 28)4@27c. 



Baker stock of extracted honey, 4@5c ; 

 stock very scarce. Fair receipts of comb. 

 Beeswax in good demand, 



Detroit, Mich., Jan. 9.— Fancy white. 13- 

 14c; No. 1. 12-13C.; fancy amber, ll-12c.: 

 No. 1 amber, lO-llc; fancy dark, 9-lOc.; No, 

 1, 8-9c. Extracted, white, 5V4-6c,; amber, 

 oc; dark, 4-4 ^c. Beeswax, 25-26c. 



Minneapolis, Minn,, Deo. 31. — Fancy 

 white. ll®12o.; No. 1 white, lOtaUc; fancy 

 amber. 9@10c. ; No. 1 amber. Sane; fancy 

 dark, 7@8c.; No. 1 dark. 6-7c. Bxtraoted, 

 white, 6@7c. ; amber. n(^5^c. ; dark. 4(a5c. 

 Utah white extracted. sasKc. Beeswax. 23® 

 26c. Market fiilrly steady for comb and bet- 

 ter for extracted than for some time. 



Buffalo, N. Y., Peb 5.— Strictly fancy comb, 

 1-pound, moving quite well at 9 and 10 cents, 

 while we hear ot some grades a little less. 

 No. 2 and other grades range from 7 to 5 cts. 

 Quite liberal amounts can be sold if forced. 

 Extracted, 3-5c. Better write before spip- 

 ping. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most of whom Quote In this Journal. 



Cblcago, Ilia. 



R, A. Burnett & Co.. 163 South Water Street. 



New ¥ork, N. Y. 

 BrLDRETH Bros. & Seqelken, 



Kausan City, Wo, 

 0. C. CI.EM0M8 & Co., 423 Walnut St. 



Bnfialo, N. ¥. 

 Batterson & Co., 167 & 169 Scott St. 



Hamilton, Ills. 

 Chab. Dadant & Son. 



Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Wu. A. Selser, 10 Vine St. 



Cleveland, Ohio. 

 Williams Bros., 80 & 82 Broadway. 



St. LoiiiD, ino. 



Westcott Com. Co.. 213 Market St 

 mnneapullM, lUiun. 

 S. H. Hall & Co. 



Milwaakee, Wis. 



A. V. Bishop & Co. 



Boston, mass. 



B. E. Blake & Co., 57 Chatham Street. 



Detroit, nich. 

 M. H. HnNT, Bell Branch, Wayne Co., Mich. 



Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Walter S. Fouder, 162 Massachusetts Ave. 



Albany, N.Y. 

 Chas. Mcculloch & Co., 380 Broadway. 

 Cincinnati, Oblo. 



C. F, MtTTH & Son, cor. Freeman & Central avs. 



Convention IVotices. 



Illinois —The annual meeting of the Illi- 

 nois State Bee-Keepers' Association will be 

 held at the State House, in Springfield, Feb. 

 24 and 25.1897, The State Farmers' Insti- 

 tute meets the same week— Including all the 

 State live stock associations— and our Exec- 

 utive Committee, along with them, arranged 

 for this date, in order that the Legislature 

 might be in good working condition. (We all 

 know what for.) There will be an etfort made 

 this winter to get a Pure Food Bill past, and 

 that means bee-keepers want a hand In it, to 

 see that the adulteration of honey shall cease 

 forever and ever. Two years ago we suc- 

 ceeded in getting an Antl-Adulteratlon Bill 

 through the Senate, but it failed In the 

 House, only for want of push. Let bee-keep- 

 ers throughout the State impress upon their 

 Representatives the Importance of such a 

 bill, and come to our meeting to refresh their 

 minds on the subject. 



Railroad rates will be no greater than a 

 fare and a third, which will be announced 

 later. Our programs will be Issued along 

 with the other State Associations named 

 above. Jas. A. Stone, Sec. 



Bradfordton, 111. 



WANTED ATTENTION • 



QEE HEKE, Fiiend Bee-Keeper. the best 

 O goods are none too good, and the lo vest 

 prices are none too low lor the present times, 

 so down go the prices for 1897 on Full Line 

 of Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



I defy competition in quality and workman- 

 ship. Working Wax Into Foundation when 

 sent to me. a specialty. Write, without fail, 

 for Catalog. .My prices are worth looking at. 

 Wax wanted at 3tie cash, or 29c In trade, de- 

 livered. Atigust Weiss, Hortonville, Wis. 



6A8t Mention the Amarlean Bee JoumaL 



The Korkl'ord Seed Farms, owned by 

 Mr. H. W. Buckbee, the great seedsman of 

 Kocklord, III., are among the very best in 

 this whole country. His catalog Is a beauty. 

 Send lor it al once, not forgetting to say you 

 are a subscriber to the American Bee Jour- 

 nal. We mention here a few of the leading 

 features ot the Buckbee Seed Catalog: 



Uuckbee's Great Bonanza Arlicbnkcs- the 

 great hog food. Buckbee's New Golden Lima 

 Bean— the best bean of the age. Sunset Beet 

 the ieaaing variety. Mastodon Mangel— the 

 latest creation in this great stock food family. 

 Buckbee's Extra Early New Queen, Race 

 Horse, Great Dand, and Christmas King Cab- 

 bages— a quartet of cabbages wUhout supe- 

 riors, Buckbee's Majestic and Victoria Car- 

 rots—the leading stock feeding varieties. 

 Chief Cauliflower— the best up-todate vari- 

 ety. Roekford Pickle Cucumber— a beauty In 

 every sense of the word. First of all, best of 

 all and Private Stock Evergreen Sweet Corns 

 —the big three leaders. Superb Varieties ot 

 Lettuce. Phenomenal Varieties of Musk- 

 melon. Buckbee's Monte Christo Watermelon 

 —a world beater. Buckbee's Golden Globe 

 Danvers Onion— more largely planted by 

 Onion Specialists than any other variety. 

 New Sandwich Island Pumpkin. Lightning 

 Express Peas— the earliest on recird. Roek- 

 ford Market itadish— the favorite among gar- 

 deners and planters. Buckbee's New Self- 

 Supportlng Tomatoes. Pedigree Field Corn. 

 Magniflc: nt Oats. Thoroughbred Potatoes. 

 Seed Drills. Cultivators, etc. A gorgeous 

 array of Flower Seed, Including the latest 

 fashions in Sweet P as. Asters Balsams, Pan- 

 sies. Nasturtiums, Verbenas. Phlox. Popples, 

 Japanese Morning Glories, etc. A magnifi- 

 cent assortment of Prize Winning Chrysan- 

 themums, Carnations, Koses. Geraniums, 

 Fuchsias, Colens, Violets, etc. 



The "Successfal" Incubator seems 

 to be well named. It Is manufactured by the 

 IJes Moines Incubator Co., ot Des Moines, 

 Iowa, and was exhibited at the big Poultry 

 Show held at Chicago during the blizzard 

 week of January 25 to 30. The conditions 

 under which a good hatch was secured is 

 something remarkable, and is evidence that 

 the Des Moines concern knows how to build 

 an Incubator that will hatch eggs almost any- 

 where. 400 eggs were purchast at a commis- 

 sion house, incubated for 18 days at Des 

 Moines, Iowa, then hauled one mile by ex- 

 press wagon to the depot, where the Incuba- 

 tor and the eggs were loaded Into the express 

 car and started on their 375-mile journey, to 

 be hatcht out two days later. This transfer 

 was made during the coldest wave of the sea- 

 son. On arrival at the •• Windy City." another 

 haul was made by express wagon to the Ex- 

 hibition Hall, where overcoats and gloves 

 were necessary articles. Still they hatcht 

 until the machine was literally filled with 

 chickens, and was highly deserving of the 

 great attraction it created. An incubator 

 turnlsht with a regulator that will govern the 

 heat on board of an express train, and hatch 

 eggs accompanied by a 20 degrees below tem- 

 perature is certainly up-to-date. Write them 

 for a catalog telling all about their " Success 

 ful" chicken hatcher. Of course, you'll not 

 forget to say you read the American Bee 

 Journal. 



Bee-Keepers' Pliotogrraph. — We 



have now on band a limited number of ex- 

 cellent photographs ot prominent bee-keep- 

 ers — a number of pictures on one card. The 

 likeness of 49 of them are shown on one of 

 the photographs, and 121 on the other. We 

 will send them, postpaid, for 30 cts. a card, 

 mailing from the 121 kind first; then after 

 they are all gone, we will send the 49 kind. 

 So those who order first will get the most 

 " faces" for their money. Send orders to 

 the Bee Journal ofl3ce. 



Wanted— A Situation 



In an apiary here in the East, not further 

 west than the central part of N. Y. State. Ref- 

 erence, Mr. J. D.Goodrich. Pract cal Apiarist, 

 East Hardwick. Vt. State wages. 



B. D. COOK, Wilton, N. H. 

 Meniic^i ihe Arnencan lice JmiTnai, 



P/\/>l7-<2'r>a1c A Choice Lot of thor- 

 V/OCKcrclS oughbred B. P. Rocks, S. 

 C. Black MInorcas. S.C. Brown Leghorns, *l. 25 

 each. Eggs Irom same breeds in season $1.25 

 lor 15. Also P1..4ISTS— Strawberry, Red and 

 Black Cap Raspberry. 



mrs. E.. C. AXTELIi, 



7Atf Roskville. Warren Co., III. 



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