Sept. 18, 1902. 



AiMEFICAN BEE JOURNAL 



607 



lliusiune tinio, in tho same ttpiiiiv. 1 linvc 

 believecl-iii U fur Uki last h'ix .vdiiis, and this 

 your lias dfciiicil llu* iiuostiun for inc. As 

 soon as possilik! I shall have a super of small 

 frames for every liive I posse; s. Some sea- 

 sons there is hut lilllc ailvantajfc in them, anil 

 I shouhl not use. perhaps, more llum half of 

 them after they were laUeii oil in tlie sprlni;. 

 but even that half would pjiy for itself in j^el- 

 tin>,' the liees into the sections, and tlusotliei' 

 half would he used over and over- on the colo- 

 nies that were inclined to loaf, seiurinjj many 

 a pound of honey that I should not get othor- 

 wise. 



Qreasing the Valve of a Smoker. 



This is recommend(Ml by S. Iv Miller, lie 

 says in the I'royfrossivo Heo-Iveeptu- ; 



I'rohably every one knows that machinery 

 works best if well tri'eased, but I doubt 

 whether many bee-keeperB ivnow that a 

 .smoker reciuires greasing. Yet they all know 

 lluit at times a smoker gets choked up and 

 wheezy. This is caused by the sticky, sooty 

 accumulation being sucked back into the bel- 

 lows, because the valve gets stuck and does 

 not admit the air freely into the bellows. The 

 more of this accumulation that gets sucked 

 into the bellows the worse the valve will stick, 

 and the worse the valve sticks the more of it 

 is sucked l>ack, so that we have an aggravated 

 state of allairs. To keep the valve from 

 cleaving to the inside of bellows, oil it freely 

 with machine oil. or any good lubricant, and 



as often as it shows a tendency to cleave give 

 it njore (dl. If the valve has become thickly 

 coated with the soitt. it may be ne<-esHary to 

 take tlie Indhtws apur-i, and put in a new valve. 

 Then keep the vnlvi' thoroughly oiled, and 

 you will have very little trouble. This sooty 

 accumulation is mu<'h worse In damj) weather 

 wln*n the atiiiipspli(;re is heavily charged with 

 moisture, than it is in dry, clear weather. We 

 should, therefore, watch the smoker to see 

 that it does not get " stuck on itself " at such 

 times. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Utah. Tbe TTtah Bee-Keepers' Afisociation 

 will liultl the antiual cuuventiun in the City and 

 County Huildiny, Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 6, 

 l''U2, at 10 a.m. Business of interest to all bee- 

 keepers will be presented. All are invited. 



J. n. Fagg, Sec. 



Illinois.— The annu il meeting- of the Northern 

 Illinois Bee- Keepers' Association will be held 

 at the t'onrt House in Freeport, III., on Tues- 

 day and Wednesday, Oct. 21 and 22. 1902. All 

 interested in bees are invited to attend. 



Cherry Valley, 111. B. Kennedy, Sec. 



New Jersey.- The first annual meeting- of the 

 New Jersey Bee Keepers' Association will be 

 htld at lu'a.m., Thursday, Oct. 2. in the Club 

 House ou the Inter-State Fair Grounds, Trenton, 

 N. J. We extend a most cordial invitation to 

 all bee-keepers, and others interested in bee- 

 culture, to be present. 



Gborge N. Wanser, Sec. 



B. F. Onderdonk, Pres. 



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MARKBT QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, Sept. '(.—Comb honey is beifinaint; 

 to come forward and in nieetini; Willi (air de- 

 mand. The prices at present are 15/'/fl6c for 

 the best linen of No 1 to fancy while; other 

 Ifrades are wauled at 2 to .5 cents less per pound, 

 but ihey are Hcarce. Extracted sells at ttfi^Hc 

 for white, accordinif to the kind and r|uality; 

 SSi'wVc is obtainable for the amber i;radeR. 

 Ofalers are Neekiuf; what they ter?ii a *' honey " 

 flavor more than ever before, as they say their 

 customers demand more sweet taste in honey. 

 Beeswax is scarce, and brings ."Vic. 



Kansas City, Sept. !.■).— Thederaand still con- 

 tiuue.s good for comb honey, but receipts are 

 very light and meet with ready sales at these 

 quotations; Fancy white comb, I5c: No. I 

 white, 14c; No, 2 white and amber, 13c; dark, 

 12c. Extracted, while, 6(^ij)^c; amber, S'o/SJ^c. 

 Ueeswax, ilin 25c. C. C. Ci.e.mons i Co. 



Cincinnati, Aug. 30.— The demand for comb 

 honey at present is very good; all shipments 

 are sold quick at ISCdilbc for No. 1 and fancy. 

 We advise shipping while demand is good and 

 before the western carloads are here. In three 

 weeks from now carloads will arrive, then de- 

 mand is satisfied, sales harder to make, and 

 prices demoralized. E.xtracted honey is telling 

 as fast as it arrives, at the following prices; 

 Amber and Southern in barrels, ai S^ira<6Vic, ac- 

 cording to the quality. White clover, 7}^(ii.»c. 

 Beeswax is scarce at 30c. 



The Fred W. Moth Co. 



Ai,BANT, N. Y., Aug. 22.— The demand for 

 honey is improving with the unusual cool 

 weather, the summer resorters returning home 

 hungry. Weijuote; Extra white comb, 15<n 16c; 

 medium, 14(aH5c. No other grades coming yet. 



We want to caution shippers against ship- 

 ping by express, as it arrives almost invariably 

 broken. Express companies are stamping the 

 cases "Received at owner's risk," which seems 

 to cause their employes to " play ball " with it. 

 Freight handlers are slower, more careful, and 

 less broken, and much cheaper. We advise 

 sending by freight only. H. R. Wright. 



New York, Aug. H.— New crop comb honey 

 from New York and Pennsylvania is beginning 

 to arrive in limited quantities. There is a good 

 demand for fancy white at 14c, and No. 1 at 13c, 

 and exceptionally fine lots will possibly bring 

 a little more. Lower grades quiet at from 

 10@12c. As to extracted honey, fancy grades 

 are in good demand at from 6fa,6>^c for white, 

 and S(3>55^c for light amber. Southe n in bar- 

 rels and half-barrels quiet at from 47 (S'60c per 

 gallon, according to quality. Beeswax dull at 

 from 2"(a'2Sc. Hildrkth & Sboblkbn. 



Cincinnati, Aug. 21.— New comb honey is 

 not coming in so plentiful, so far. Whatever 

 has come in, and is fancy water-white, has 

 brought a good price, and sold to stores at from 

 15(aiI6c. Honey kept over from last vear, fancy 

 sells for 14c. The market for extracted is more 

 lively and brings: Amber, from SOSljc; alfalfa 

 water-white, from b@6iic; white clover, from 

 ~@~iic. Beeswax, 28c. C. H. W. Weber. 



SANFRANCisco.Aug. 20— White comb.l3@14c; 

 amber, 10@12c; dark, 8@9c. Extracted, white, 

 5!i®55^; light amber, "is-SK; amber, 4\fa»— . 

 Beeswax, good to choice, light, 27@29c; dark, 



2smbc. 



Not much offering or arriving of anv sort. 

 While the market is firm throughout, current 

 values are being better sustained on comb than 

 on extracted, for the reason that the latter has 

 to depend to some extent on outside demand. 

 All the comb honey offering will be required 

 locally. The shipment of comb honey has 

 never proven satisfactory, and the production 

 is in consequence restricted to small compass. 



W dll lCi4 Mail sample, and state 

 ^^_^..,M>a^^^^ styleof packageand price 



— ■— ■— ■-^"■«^^^^"" delivered in Chicago. 



John F. Campbell, 53 River St.,GhicagoJl!. 



34Atf Mention the American Bee Journal. 



WANTED ! 



Honey and Beeswax. Mail sample and state 

 price delivered Cincinnati. C. H. W. WEBER, 

 2146-2148 Central Ave., Cincin-n.^ti. Ohio. 



WHITE CLOVER EX- 



WANTED 



Send sample and best price delivered here; also 

 Fancv Comb waned in no drip cases. 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



32Atf Front and Walnnt, Cincinnati. Ohio. 



