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AMERICAN BEE jOURNAL. 



Feb. 27, 1902 



prBLISHED WEEKLY BY 



GEORGE W.YORK S COMPANK 



144 & 146 E rie St., Chicago, 111. 



Entered at the Post-Offlee at Chicago as Jecond- 

 Class Mail-Matter. 



Editor— George W. York. 



Dept. Editors ^ Dr. C. C. Miller E.E. Hasty. 



Speciai. Correspondents — Ct. M. Uooliuie, 



Prof. A. J. Cook, C. P. Dadant. 



R.C. Aikin, F. Greiner, Emma M. Wilson, 



A. Getaz, and others. 



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National Bee Keepers' Association 



OBJECTS: 

 To promote and protect the interests of its 

 members. 

 To prevent the adulteration of honey. 

 To prosecute dishonest honey-dealers. 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



E. Whitcomb, 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, 

 A. I. Root, 

 E. T. Abbott, 

 P. H. Elwood, 

 E. R. Root, 



Thos. G. Newman, 

 G. M. Doolittle, 

 W. F. Marks, 

 J. M. Hambaugh, 

 C. P. Dadant, 

 Dk. C. C. Miller. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, President. 

 Orel h. Hershiser, Vice-President. 

 Dr. A. B.Mason, Secretary. Toledo, Ohio. 



Bee Books 



»ent postpaid by 



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ISCGENE Secob, General Manager and Treas- 

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J^" If more convenient. Dues may be sent 

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A Celluloid Queen-Button is a very 

 pretty thing for a bee-keeper or honey-seller 

 to wear on his coat-lapel. It often serves to in- 

 troduce the subject of honey, 

 and frequently leads to a 

 sale. 



Note. — One reader writes: 

 *' I have every reason to be- 

 lieve that it would be a very 

 good idea forevery bee-keeper 

 to wear one [of the buttons] 

 as it will cause people to ask 

 questions about the busy bee, and many a con- 

 versation thus started would wind up with the 

 sale of more or less hooey; at any rate it would 

 five the bee-keeper a superior opportunity to 

 enlighten many a person in regard to honey 

 and bees." 



The picture shown herewith Is a reproduc- 

 don of a motto queen-button that we are fur- 

 nishing to bee-keepers. It has a pin on the 

 underside to fasten it. 



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Langstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised by 

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Bee.Keepers' Guide, or Manual of the Api?.ry, 

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A B C of Bee-Culture, by A. I. Root.— A cyclo- 

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Advanced Bee-Culture, Its Methods and Man- 

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Rational Bee-Keeping, by Dr. John Dzierjoo. 

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Bienen-Kultur, by Thos. G Newman.— Thu 

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Bienenzuclit und Honiggewinnung, nach dei 

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I HONEY AND BMSWflX l 



MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, Feb. is.— There has been a decline 

 in the market on comb honey of one cent pe.r 

 pound since the mouth came in. Best grades of 

 white now slow at 14c; sales chiefly at 13}^c 

 with some Western choice at 13c; no buckwheat 

 comb offered, and other dark grades are meet- 

 ing with little attention, prices ranging from 

 ')<a^l2c. Extracted is steady, white, 5J^(a)7c, ac- 

 cording to quality and what it is gathered from; 

 amber, S]i(aS}ic; off grades at 5c. Beeswax 

 wanted at 36c. __. R. A, Burnett & Co. 



Albany, N. Y., Feb. 7.— Honey market firm 

 for all grades of comb honey, of which there is 

 a very light slock here. White comb is selling 

 at 15@l6c; No, 2, 14(ailSc; buckwheat and amber, 

 13(a'14c. E.xtracted slow at 6@7c for white; but 

 buckwheat extracted is selling best at 6 cents. 

 Beeswax scarce, 28@30c. H. R. Wr ight. 



Cincinnati, Feb. 7.— The honey market has 

 been rather dull this year. Comb honey is sell- 

 ing fairly, and brings as follows: White clover, 

 15c; lower grades from 12H@14c. Extracted 

 honey sells very slow, the lower grades bring- 

 ing 5(si6c, andfancv,t)54@7^c. Beeswax, 28@3ac. 

 C. H.W.Weber. 



Boston, Jan. 20.— Strictly tancy comb honey 

 in cartons, 155^c; A No. 1, 15c; No. 1, 14^c; very 

 little No. 2 to offer; stock nominally running 

 No. 1 and A No. 1. Extracted, light amber, 

 7>^c; amber, 7c; Florida honey. 6?^{£^7c. 



Our market continues somewhat dull in the 

 demand for honey, while stocks are ample for 

 the balance of the season, unless there should 

 be a much larger demand than we at this mo- 

 ment anticipate. Blake, Scott & L,rb, 



New York, Feb. S.— There has been very lit- 

 tle movement of late in comb honey, and while 

 there is no buckwheat on the market to amount 

 to aaything, there is sufficient quantity of the 

 different grades of white honey. The demand 

 having been slow of late, prices have had a 

 downward tendency and are likely to remain 

 so during the spring. 



We quote: Fancy white, 14c, and exception- 

 ally fine stock at perhaps 15c; No. 1 white at 

 13c; amber at ll(Sii2c. Extracted remains dull 

 at unchanged prices. Arrivals of late are quite 

 plentiful of all the different grades. Beeswax 

 firm at 28@28!^c. Hildrkth & Skghlkbn. 



San Francisco, Feb. 12.— White comb, 11® 

 12>^ cents; amber, 8@10c; dark, 6@7 cents. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5J^@6c; light amber, 4W@5c; 

 amber, 4@ — . Beeswax, good to choice, light, 

 26@2Sc; dark, 24^»25c. 



Considering the limited quantities offering 

 there is a fair trade in progress, both for ship- 

 ment and local account. Quotable values are 

 without change, but market is moderately firm 

 at the prevailing figures. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Please mention Bee Journal 

 when writing advertisers. 



Utah.— The Utah State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold its annual convention in the City 

 and County Building, Salt Lake City, April 5, 

 1902, at 10 a.m. This promises to be an interest- 

 ing Convention. All are invited. It is desired 

 to form an exchange for the protection and ben- 

 efit of our bee-keepers. Come and aid a good 

 cause. It is expected that every county will be 

 represented. J- B. Fagg, Sec. 



^. S. LovESY, Pres. 



New Jersey— Seveal of our progressive States 

 have one or two bee-keepers' associations, and 

 New Jersey should be able to place one lo her 

 credit with several hundred active bee-men. If 

 time was ever opportune for an association, 

 with a membership of several hundred, that 

 time is now. The New Jersey Bee-Keepers' 

 Association was organized January 11, 1*102. 

 The next regular meeting will take place Sat- 

 urday, March 1, at the office of Mr. J. H. M. 

 Cook, 62 Cortlandt Street, New York City. 

 Every bee-keeper is most cordially invited to be 

 present. It does not matter whether you own a 

 half-dozen colonies of bees or a hundred dozen, 

 you are welcome to ioin us in a cause that you 

 "know is worthy of advancement. From present 

 indications the regular anuual meetidg of our 

 Association will be held at Trenton next Fall, 

 during the State Fair, at which place almost 

 every person in our State who is interested in 

 rural pursuits is generally found. 



Crawford, N. J. George N. W ansek, Sec. 



