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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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HDNEYandBEESWAX 



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Chicag'o, 111., Oct. 19.— Fancy wblte 11 to 



12c. No. 1, lOc ; laucy amber. 8 to 9c. ; No. 1, 

 7.; fancy dark. 8c.; No 1. Tc. Extracted, 

 white, a to fie; amber. 4 to oc. ; dark, 4c. 

 Beeswax, au to •i~c. 



There is a fair trade In honey, despite the 

 amount that is belnx peddled about the city 

 by parties who are eomlup in with it. and who 

 take lower figures ihan quoted, as a rule. This 

 however Is customaiy when local yield is 

 large. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 19.— Fancy white, 

 11 to I'Jc; No. I, 10 to lie: No. I amber. 8 

 to 10c. Extracted, white. 5 to 6c.; amber. 4 

 to ^c; dark, \\% to 4c. Beeswax. 20 to 25c. 



Demand for honey is very slow, owing to 

 warm weather and an abundance of fruit on 

 our markets. Demand is good lor beeswax. 



Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 19.— Fancy white. 



11 to l:ic.; No 1. 9 to 10c. ; fancy amber. 9 to 

 10c. Extracted, white. 3 to 6c. Beeswax, 25c. 



Demand for fancy white comb honey and 

 fancy white extracted is exceptlouallv good, 

 while there is almost no demand for dark or 

 amber comb or extracted honey. 



Detroit, Mich., Oct. 20.— Fancy white, II 



to 12c.; No. 1.10 to He; fancy amber, 9 to 

 10c. ; No. 1, 8 to 9c ; fancy dark, 8 to 9c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, ."j to oHc: amber, 5c. ; dark. 4c. 

 Beeswax. 25 to 2Gc. 



Honey is Belling fairly well, with supply up 

 to the demand. 



Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 19.— Fancy white, 



12 to lac; No. 1, 11 to 12c ; fancy amber, 8 

 to 10c. Extracted, white, 5V4 to be. ; amber. 

 4 to 5c.; dark, 4 to 4 l-2c. Beeswax. 26 to 

 27c. 



This market for honey is in a very fair con- 

 dition, and the consuming capacity Is being 

 enlarged. The supply is very fair, although 

 we think there will be room enough for fur- 

 ther shipments. The general quality of the 

 comb hooey so far is an improvement over 

 last season, which fact we are pleased to note, 

 and hope it will conllnue. more and more. 



Cleveland. Ohio, Oct. 19.— Fancy white. 

 12H to i:ic.; No. i. U to 12c ; fancy amber. 9 

 to 10c. ; No. 1, 8c.: fancy dark. 7c.; No. 1. 6c. 

 Extracted, white. 6 to 6>4c.; amber. 5 too^c. 

 Beeswax. 28 to :iOc. 



The demand for honey ia increasing and we 

 believe it will continue as the weather gets 

 colder. We would advise shipping white 

 honey, but dark is not moving sufficiently to 

 encourage shipments. 



Buffalo, W. Y., ITov. S.— Fancy white is 

 moviijg briskly at lie. stray sales at 12c., 

 and good to choice stock mostly at lOe ; buck- 

 wheat and dark honey ranges from 8 to 6c . 

 as to actual quail' y. The demand is excellent 

 for all grades of honey Extracted ranges 

 from 6 to 4c., with moderate sales. Beeswax 

 is very scarce, and strictly pure sells quickly 

 at 27 to 28c.; adulterated, etc., proportion- 

 ately lower. 



Now Is the time to market honey, rather 

 than wait longer. 



New York, IT. Y., Oct. 20.— Fancy white. 

 12c.; No. 1. 10 to lie ; fancy amber. 9 to 

 10c. : No. 1.9c.: fancy dark, 8H to 9c.; No. 1, 

 8to8i4c. Extracted, white. 5 to 5!4c.: amber, 

 4^to5c.; dark, 4c. Beeswax. 26 to 27c. 



During the past two weeks the market has 

 not been so active, probably on account of the 

 warm weather. When cooler weather sets In 

 to stay, we expect a more active demand 

 again. Southern la barrels is In good demand 

 at 50c. per gallon. Beeswax In good demand 



Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 19, — Fancy 

 white. lOy, to llHc; fancy amber, 9'4 to lOo. 

 Extracted, white, oH to h\c. 



The market could stand more goods, if de- 

 sirable quality. Fair demand for all grades, 

 but fancy meets with ready sale. Would ad- 

 vise shipping now. 



Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 20.— Fancy white. 

 12c.: No. 1. 10 to lie; No. 1 amber. 8 to 10c. : 

 Extracted, white. 5!4 to6c. ; amber. 5c.; dark, 

 4c. Beeswax. 22 to 24c. 



Receipts of comb honey are large; ex- 

 tracted Is light. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 23.— Fancy white, 

 l.'i to 14c ; No 1. 12c.: fancy amber, 10c. ; 

 No. 1. 9c.; fancy dark, 8c.; No. 1, 7c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5 to 6c.; amber, oc. ; dark, 4 to 

 4Hc. Beeswax, 26 to 27c. 



Honey is moving very lively: our market 

 uses more now than any time during the year. 

 Beeswax in good demand; very light supply. 



Boston, Mass., Oct 22. — Fancy white. 

 13c.; No. 1. II U) 12c.; fancy amber. 10c. Ex 

 traded, white, 6 to 7c.; amber, 5 to 3V4c- 

 Beeswax. 26c. 



While ihe demand Is fair, It is not as good as 

 It should be at tbl:^ season; but with cold 

 weather we look to see a better demand. 



St. Iionis, Mo., Oct. 21.— Fancy white, 11 

 to 12c.; amber. 9 'o lOe; dark, 7 to 8c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, S'-itoCc: light amber. 4^4 to 

 5c.: amber, 4 to 4Kc. Beeswax, choice yel- 

 low, 20c : prime, 25 to 25>4c.; dark, half 

 price. 



Ban Francisco, Calif., Oct. 27.— White 

 comb, l-lba., IV, to 9!4c ; amber. 4 to 6c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 4'-4 to 4^c.; light amber. :JH 

 to 'i%Q.; daik tule. 1»£ to 2!ic. Beeswax, 

 fair to choice, 22 to 21e 



There Is a tolerably Arm market for choice 

 to select water white, both comb and ex- 

 tracted, with not much of the same offering. 

 In a small way on local account higher rales 

 than are quotable are realized. Dark grades 

 fail to receive any special attention, despite 

 the fact that such are obtainable at low fig- 

 ures. There Is no lack of demand for bees- 

 wax, and not much offering. At the same 

 time, wholesale buyers refuse to operate at 

 any advance on previous rates. 



Qucstior^'Box. 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety. — Prov. 11-14. 



Rea$oii§ for lJ»ins Comb Foiiii- 



elation Except for Straight 



Combs. 



Query 62. — Are there any reasonable 

 reasons for using comb foundation, except to 

 secure straight combs ? 



If there are no such reasons, the new Mich- 

 igan convention no-sidewall 14-feet-to the- 

 pound-foundatlon will become the standard, 

 as one pound of it will fill from 60 to 100 

 more sections and be less artificial — Sdb- 



SCRIBEK. 



Mrs. L. Harrison— I know of none. 



E. France — I don't know, as I am not 

 a comb-honey man. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — Yes, Economy, and 

 full frames of comb. 



Wm. McEvoy — Yes, to secure more 

 better-filled sections. 



Jas. A. Stone— No, unless you wish to 

 get comb honey for exhibit. 



W. G. Larrabee — Yes. It saves work 

 for the bees. But perhap.s the no-side- 

 wall foundation will do as much. 



J. M. Hambaugh — Yes, in the brood- 

 chamber; but your foot-note presumes 

 to answer the straight-comb enigma in 

 sections. 



Emerson T, Abbott — Yes ; it saves the 

 time of the bees in secreting the wax, 

 and the amount of honey it is necessary 

 to consume in order to produce the same. 



Dr. C. C. Miller — Yes, there are other 

 reasons, but they would perhaps apply 

 equally to the no-sidewall. But that 

 doesn't settle whether It will become 

 standard. 



G. M. Doolittle — If the bees accept it 

 as readily, if it stays in place as well, 

 and has as nice an appearance in the 

 liuisht product, the new Michigan may 

 prove a saving. 



R. L. Taylor — Yes, there are several 

 other good reasons, as the better fasten- 

 ing of the comb in the section, the more 

 rapid working of it, etc. Your conclu- 

 sions are perhaps too hasty, anyway. 



G. \V. Demaree — I think there is. Our 

 honey seasons — rather, "honey flows" — 

 are often so short that a colony of bees 



has scarely time to build and complete a 

 single set of ten combs while the honey- 

 flow lasts. Under these circumstances I 

 have found comb foundation a great 

 help. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— Yes, sir; iwire 

 "reasonable reasons." A great one — 

 the saving of honey to the bees In not 

 having to form or excrete the bulk of 

 wax for the comb. All the sidewall wax 

 will be utilized. 



C. H. Dibbern — Why, yes, if used In 

 brood-frames, one great opject is to 

 secure nearly all worker-comb. This 

 could not be secured if there were no 

 sidewalls. For sections, this new Michi- 

 gan article may be all right. 



Rev. M. Mahin — The principal advan- 

 tage in using comb foundation consists 

 in getting straight combs without the 

 use of separators. There is al*o some 

 advantage in getting an early start in 

 the sections. I think that bees will be- 

 gin work sooner in sections partly or 

 wholly filled with foundation, than where 

 no foundation is used. 



J. A. Green — Yes. Bees start work 

 in sections better when the honey-flow is 

 light, fill the sections better, and finish 

 them sooner. Without foundation they 

 will often build drone-comb, which does 

 not look as well as worker. I see no 

 especial advantage, but some serious 

 disadvantages, in doing away with side- 

 walls. 



Eugene Secor — I do not understand 

 the drift of this question. I use foun- 

 dation for three reasons, whether reason- 

 able or not : 1st, to secure strnight combs 

 — but that depends more upon separa- 

 tors than on foundation. 2nd, to secure 

 even combs. 3rd, to secure combs ivell 

 nltacht to the wood on all sides. Full 

 sheets secure conditions mentioned in 2 

 and 3. 



J. E Pond — In my opinion there are 

 many reasons other than the one stated, 

 for using foundation ; but the one rea- 

 son that it does produce straight combs 

 is to me sufficient. We do not wish 

 drone-comb to any extent in the brood- 

 chamber (at least I don't). That is one 

 reason. The honey supply is greater 

 with the liberal use of foundation ; that 

 is another. I might amplify, but I an- 

 swer a plain question in a plain way. 



A. F. Brown — The use of comb foun- 

 dation aside from the mere securing of 

 straight combs has many advantages. 

 In many instances it means the success 

 or failure to secure a crop. I have 

 never seen or tried the " no-sidewall " 

 foundation. The regular make, 10 or 

 12 square feet to the pound, suits me. 

 / believe in the sideivnlls, <ind I want 

 Ihem. If they were made I/Id inch 

 deep it would suit me better ; over a six- 

 teenth inch deep I hardly think practi- 

 cal. 



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