1897. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



527 



did not have 50 pounds all told. June 

 13 two colonies commenced work in the 

 sections. It was mostly fair and cold 

 weather for the time of year until June 

 25. June 'Mi and July 1 and 2 I took my 

 sections all off, and extracted 700 

 pounds of dwarf-maple and dogwood 

 honey. July 12, at noon, began the 

 worst rain Vermont has perhaps ever 

 seen, sweeping away hay and grain, 

 bridges, houses, barns, mills, and even 

 some human lives were sacrificed before 

 the floods would relent. The honey sea- 

 son was at an end. In ll>a days I 

 secured 2,500 pounds of as nice honey 

 as one would care to see. It was mostly 

 gathered from red raspberry bloom. 

 There is no basswood bloom here this 

 year. Bees have not gathered any 

 honey since the rain. I had 77 colonies, 

 spring count, and now have 87. Most 

 of my increase has been made since the 

 honey season is over. My last natural 

 swarm issued July 23. M. F. Cram. 

 Orange Co., Vt., July 31. 



Drawing a Crowd to Sell Honey. 



In our previous issue I promist to tell 

 how to draw a crowd around groceries 

 and other places where honey is sold. 

 The experiment to which I shall refer 

 was tried in Detroit. A large tobacco 

 firm, who were using honey to sweeten 

 their tobaccos, and who desired to adver- 

 tise the fact, employed a bee-keeper to 

 place an observatory hive just inside the 

 show-window. On top of the hive was 

 placed a row of nicely filled sections of 

 honey. Of course, the hive was ar- 

 ranged so the bees could not fly out, and 

 every few days the bees were given a 

 rest, and another set of frames was put 

 In their place. The experiment was a 

 success in every way. Great crowds 

 congregated about the window, and the 

 tobacco-store was full of men who 

 wanted to sample the new honey-tobacco. 

 The crowds became so great that the 

 police had to request the tobacco firm to 

 discontinue their novel mode of adver- 

 tising. They practiced the same method 

 in another part of the city with the 

 same success, aijd were, sooner or later, 

 askt by the police to take the bees out 

 of the window as It interfered with 

 traffic. 



While Gleanings Is opposed, first, last, 

 and all the time, to the use of to- 

 bacco in any form, it recognizes that 

 here is a legitimate mode of advertising 

 that may very often be employed profit- 

 ably by hec-kcepers. Prepare a hive 

 having one glass side. In the hive is 

 placed one comb of bees, the bees being 

 shut off from the rest of the hive by 

 a tight-fitting division-board. As only 

 one side of a comb can appear at once, 

 one comb is sufficient. Over the frame 

 of bees are placed four nicely filled sec- 

 tions of honey to which also the bees have 

 access. The whole is neatly encased in 

 glass. The hive Is shoved up close to 

 the show-window, and over it a neat 

 card : 



"These bees belong to John Jones. 

 His honey is for sale here. Inquire 

 within." 



I said in our last Issue, and elsewhere 

 In this number, that, in view of the enor- 

 mous honey crop, bee-keepers should 

 take every means possible to work up 

 their home markets. Here is a scheme. 

 Try it and report. — Gleanings. 



Bee-Keeper's Goide— see page 528. 



HONEY andBEESWAX 



Chicag-o, 111., Ang. 9.— Fancy white t2c.; 

 No. 1. 10 to lie; uiuey amber, 9c.: No. 1, 

 7e.; fancy diirk. St.; No 1. 7c. Extracted, 

 wblte, 5 to fie: amber, 4 to 5c.: dark, :iHc. 

 Beeswax, '2G to 'JTo. 



The o£rtTinj.'s ol comb honey are fully equal 

 to the liemamJ ihls WfCk. The tr^ide takes 

 very sparingly ol 1 1 during the fly time. ThTe 

 continues to be a li^rht call lor e.xlracted, 

 while lor beeswax a steady demand continues. 



Milwaukee, Wis., An^. 14.— Fancy white, 

 12 to ViQ : No. 1, lu to lie : fancy amber. 8 

 to 10c : No. 1, 7 to Sc ; fancy dark, 7 to 8c. 

 Extracted, while. 5 to 6c.; amber. 4 to -IHc. 

 Beeswax, '2o to 37c. 



The remnants of old crop honey rem alningr 

 are not very larKe. uiid mostly of common and 

 medium quality, ami such Is very hard to sell 

 at any price. There has been some new ex- 

 tracted received, but not of the BEST quality 

 — think It was extracted too soon, as it Is thin 

 and watery, and not very salable. The de- 

 mand Is as good as usual at this season. Think 

 we are sale in holdiug out encourairement to 

 shippers that for the new crop of choice qual- 

 ities of comb and extracted honey this mar- 

 ket will give them as good results as any 

 other. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug'. 9.— Fancy white. 

 11 to lac: No. 1. 10 tx) Uc: No. 1 amber. 7 

 tolOo. Extracted, white. 5 to 6c.: amber. 4 

 to .oc. : dark, SH to 4c. Beeswax, 20 to 25c. 



Demand Is fair so far for best qualities of 

 comb honey. We have hardly ever yet, at 

 this time of the year, disposed of as much 

 honey as we did this season. Arrivals have 

 been liberal so far. 



Alliany. N. Y., July 31.— Fancy white. 1 1@ 

 12c.: fancy amber. 7 (^8c.: fancy dark. 6@8c.; 

 white, extracted. 5c ; dark. 4c. 



But very little Is doing In honey this month. 

 There is a small stock ot inferior comb honey 

 on the market, and quite a little extracted. 

 Bees are said to be doing nicely in this sec- 

 tion. 



Minneapolis, Minn,, Aug. 9. — Fancy 

 white, 11 to l.ic: No. 1, lu to lie; fancy 

 amber. 9 to 10c. : No. 1. 8 to 9o ; fancy dark, 

 8 to 9c.: No. 1 dark. 6 to 7o. Extracted, 

 white, 5 to 6c. Beeswax, 23 to 25c. 



Storks comparatively bare. Fair demand. 

 Goods here now would meet with good sales. 



Detroit, Mirli., Aug. 10— Fancy white, 11 

 to 12c.; No 1 white, lu-llc. Extracted, white. 

 5 to 5 He. Beeswax. 25 to 26c. 



No dark honey of this year's crop yet offered. 



New Tork, N. 7.,AQg. 9.— Fancy white, 

 12c.: No. 1. lie; fancy amber. 10c. E.x- 

 tracled, white. 5 to 5>.4c.; amber, 4H to 4J4C. 

 Beeswax, 26 to 27c. 



There is some demand for new crop comb, 

 and some lots we rfCelved sold at from 10 to 

 12c. a pound. Prices for new crop are not 

 settled, as our market actually does not open 

 up before about Sent. 1. Extracted: Market 

 quiet and easy, with large supp y from the 

 South and California. We quote: California 

 light amber. 4^5 to 45£c.; white. 5 to oi^c. 

 Southern. 50 to 55c,. a gallon, according to 

 quality. Beeswax without change. 



Kansas City, Mo.. Aug. 10.— Fancy white. 

 13c.; No. 1. 11 to 12c.; tancy amber. 10 to 

 lie; No. 1. 9 to 10c : fancy dark, 8 to 9c.: 

 No. 1,7 to 8c. Extracted, white, 5 to 5!4c.: 

 amber, 4 to 4 !4c.; dark, 3% to 4c. Beeswax. 

 25c. 



There is very little demand for honey this 

 hot weather, but will Improve with cooler 

 weather. 



Indianapolis, Ind., Ang, 7.— Fancy white. 

 10 to 12i4c,: No l.HtolOr. Extracted, white. 

 5 to 6c.: amber, 4 to 5c. Beeswax. 25 to 27c. 



I have received several lots of comb hooey 

 which was billed to me as "fancy white," but 

 on opening a case I found that It was fancy 

 white next to the glass only, the rest being 

 old soiled sections with crooked combs and 

 dark honey. 1 don't know that the power of 

 the press will ever reach this class of pro- 

 ducers, but such goods have to be recrated 

 and rewclghed, and are not satisfactory after 

 all. 



Boston, Mass., Aug, 9. — Fancy wblte, 

 13c.; No. 1. 12c. Extracted, white, 6 to 7c.; 

 amber. 5 to 6c. Beeswax, 27c. 



New comb now arriving In small lots, but 

 fully equal to tlie demand. Beeswax Is 

 wanted, and practically none here. 



St. IiOuis.Mc, Aug. 9.— Fancy white, 12 

 to 12i^c : No, 1. 1 1 to 11 '/4c.; fancy amber. 10 

 lolO^ic; Ni) 1. 9 to 9Hc. fancy dark,8 to 

 8»4c.; No. 1,5 to 7o. Extracted, white, 5 to 

 5!4c. : amber, 4 to 4Vic. ; dark. 3^4 to 4c. Bees- 

 wax. 24 to 24 ^4c. 



The weather tfo far this season has been too 

 warm for the Ireo movement of honey, but 

 with the present prices on suifar we think 

 there sliould be a good demand tor extracted 

 Inmey at the above prices. One car of 24.000 

 pounds sold since our last quotation on basis 

 of above prices. Beeswax tlnds ready sale at 

 24c. lor prime, while choice stock brings a 

 little more. 



San Francisco, Calif., Aug. 4. — White 

 comb, 1-lbs.. 7 to 9c.: amber comb. 4 to 6c. 

 Extracted, while, 4V4 10 oc; light amber. 3!4 

 to4e.; da'k tule, 2%o. Beeswax, fair to 

 choice. 25-26^. 



While the market Is notespeolallyweik.it 

 is quiet. There is considerably more offering 

 than can be accommoiiated with custom at 

 full current figures. Only on local account 

 are top prices obtainable, and the quantity 

 required for home use is light. There are no 

 excessive stojks of beeswax on the market, 

 and not likely to be the current season. 



Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 10.— Fancy white, 

 12^ to 13c.: No. 1, 11 to I2c.; fancy amber, 

 9o. Extracted, white, 6 to 7c. 



Very little new honey in the merket. The 

 demand for new honey the past week was 

 fairly well thus early in the season. No de- 

 maud for old honey whatever. 



Buffalo, N. Y., Aug 9.— Fancy white, 11 to 

 12c.: No. 1.9 to 10c. . fancy amber. 7 to 8c.; 

 No. 1, 6H t'j7c.: fancy dark, 5 to 7c.: No. 1. 

 5 to 7c. Extracted white, 5 to 6c. : amber, 4 H 

 to 5c. : dark, 4 to 4^c. Beeswax. 23 to ".^Sc. 



Moderate demand for any grade. Better 

 hold till October, when we can place liberal 

 quantities. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Aug 10.— Fancy white, 

 12 to 13c : No 1. 11 to L2C.: fancy amber. 10 

 to lie: No. 1. 9e: fancy dark, 8c.: No. 1, 6 

 to 7c. Extracted, white. 3 to 6c.; amber, 4 to 

 oc : dark. 4c. Beeswax, 25c. 



Honey arriving freely. But little demand 

 during this hot weather. California honey 

 already bearing down the market. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most of whom Quote in this Journal. 



Chicago, Ills. 



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



New York, N. f[. 



HiLDRETH Bros. & Seoklken. 



120 & 122 W. Broadway. 



Kansas City, inc. 



0. C. Clemoms & Co., 423 Walnut 8t. 



BafitUo, N. ¥. 



Battkrson & Co.. 167 & 169 Scott St. 



Hamilton, Ills. 



CHA8. Dadant & Son. 



Pblladelphta, Pa. 



Wm. a. Selber, 10 Vine St. 



Cleveland, Obio. 



A. B. Williams & Co., 80 & 82 Broadway, 



St. Louis, mo. 



Westcott Com. Co.. 213 Market St 



IviIuneapoUs, minn. 



S. H. Hall & Co. 



miwankee, ^i'ts. 



A. V. Bishop 4 CO. 



Boston, ITIass. 



Blake. Scott & Lee., 57 Chatham Street. 



Detroit, micb. 



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



Indianapolis, Ind. 



Walters. Poudeu, 182 Massichusetts Ave 



Albany, N. Y. 



Chas. MCCULLOCH & Co., 380 Broadway. 



Cincinnati, Oblo. 



C. F. HiTTH & SON. cor. Freeman & Central Ava. 



