Oct. 30, 1902. 



THE AMERICAN BE^ ..lOUHNAL. 



703 



conie In for iJiilly close wccint. C'ourse he 

 l>i'iin riU', bill Ik) don't. i;o for iiuf. Yon Von- 

 son liu suy if njjin don't hiiv ;;ijoil locality liu 

 ilon'l Iwitn in it aloll, un lie );oan lu i;lt left 

 ever time. 



Df. (iandy ho say any place can bo Rood 

 locfilit.y if vc so nnt' svooL clover and catnip. 

 L'ourso lio bean rile, loo, bnl be tlon'l ^u fur 

 nuf edof. Ay say, ve nioslo iiave lols nni ross- 

 Iwrry. catnip, sveel clover, alsilie or vile 

 clover, sniarlveet, or buckwlieet; den If vo 

 can have odder i^ood plants and bass trees, 

 and den have trood (|uvens, \i^ sure ^oan lo 

 bean in il evry year. Don't you tank it bean 

 better to have lots of honey if it do cost some 

 tinR, den to cost nollint; an j^'it nottini; ' Ay- 

 tank ve can rais alfalfa in lUenois ynst so jjiul 

 some nojilaee elst. If all doni fellers vat live 

 in Illenois vil send to expiu'iiuent station, 

 I'rbana, Ills., an ask doin to sen vour Bnllen- 

 lin No. Tti, it tell all about alfulfa'in Ills, He 

 bean offul nice book nia 40 side, an yon g'a it 

 fre for nnltin;;. If you ask dom to put your 

 name on ruailiiif; list den, you (,'il dern rite 

 lonj;. Ay been t,'il dom long time. 



If it don't rain ay bean com over nex veek. 



Vours for lots of honey. 



Yos YoNsox. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Chicago - Northwestern. The executive 

 committee of the Chicago-Northwestern Bee- 

 Keepers' Association have planned to hold the 

 best convention ever convened in Chicago. The 

 date is Dec. 3d and 4th, Wednesday and Thurs- 

 day. Five eminent bee-keepers have been in- 

 vited, and are expected to attend. More defi- 

 nite announcement later. Watch for it. Re- 

 duced rates on account of the fat stock show, 

 which is held Nov. 29th to Dec. oth. 



Hekman F. Mooke, Sec. 



IlllnDis.— The 12th annual meeting of the Illi- 

 nois State Bee-Keepers' Association will be 

 held at the State House, Tuesdav and Wednes- 

 day, Oct. 18 I'l, 1102. On account of the Odd Fel- 

 lows' meeting at the same time, the fare on all 

 the roads in this State are <iuite sure to be an 

 open rate of one faie for the round trip. We 

 always have an open, free discussion on any 

 and all subjects interesting to bee keepers. 



Jas. a. Stone, Sec. 



Route 4, Springlield, 111. 



A New Bee-Keeper's Song' — 



"Buckwheat Cakes 



and Honey 



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Words by EUGENE SECOR. 



Music by QEOROE W. YORK. 



This song was written specially for 

 the Buffalo convention, and was sung- 

 there. It is written for organ or piano, 

 as have been all the songs written for 

 bee-keepers. Every home should have 

 a copy of it, as well as a copy of 



"THE HUM OF THE BEES 

 in the APPLE-TREE BLOOM" 



Written by 

 EUOBNB Secor and Dr. C. C. Miller. 



Prices — Either song will be mailed 

 for 10 cents (stamps or silver), or both 

 for only 15 cents. Or, for SI. 00 strictly 

 in advance payment of a year's sub- 

 scription to the American Bee Journal, 

 we will mail both of these songs free, 

 if asked J or. 



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\A/ANTFn WHITE CLOVER EX- 



WMIN I C.U TRACTED UONEY : 

 Send sample and best price delivered here; also 

 Fancy Comb wanted in no-drip cases. 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



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MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicaoo, Oct. 0.— The advance noted la our 

 last •luiiiairoM faaa been maintained and there 

 Is a verv (food demand for bone; at the prenent 

 time. No. 1 10 fancy white comb brlnirn ISC^K.c 

 per pound, with the lower Kradex hellinir at 

 from 2 and .1 cents less; thii Toclndea the liifhl 

 amber. Darlt graiet of amber sells at about 

 infeiic, and buckwheat 'itoioc. E.ttracted is 

 steady with white briduinif «<(" xc, accordidif 

 to color. Ikivor and quality; the amber brings 

 from 6fis.7c; dark, SH&bc. Beeswax in irood de- 

 mand at .loc. R. A. Burnett A Co. 



Albany, N. Y., Oct. Is.-The market is hav- 

 iag the best demand for honey it ever had, 

 largely on account of the near-by bee keepers' 

 colonies havinif been destroyed by foul brood 

 and State officers. We quote fancy white comb, 

 liic: No. I. l.Sc; mixed, 14'ii I5c: buckwheat, 13S4 

 fu.l4iiic. Extracted, buckwheat, Uqtii^c; white, 

 7Hc; mixed, biq 7c. Beeswax, 30c. 



H. R. Wright. 



Boston, net. 20.— Our honey market remains 

 firm, with food demand and fair stocks on 

 hand. Honey is not coming forward as fast as 

 usual, and the tendency of prices is steady. We 

 quote our market as follows: Fancy white 1- 

 pound sections in cartons, l(>c: No. I, 15c: No. 

 2, very light supply, 14c: glass-front sections 

 generally one cent less than this. Extracted, 

 light amber, Sc; amber, 7J^c. 



Blake, Scott A Lbs. 



Kansas City, Oct. 20.— The receipts of comb 

 and extracted honey are light, and demand 

 steady at quotations: Fancy white comb, 14it 

 fe'lScc; No. 1 white, 14m 14^c; No. 2 wh'te an 1 

 amber, 13@i3J4c. White extracted, 7(d7!^c; am 

 mber, 6@bi^c. Beeswax, 24(a 2oc. 



C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Cincinnati, Oct. 4.— The demand Tfor ex- 

 tracted honey is good at the following prices: 

 Southern and amber sells at 5J4@6Mc: better 

 grades, 7(" Sc. Comb honey is scarce: fancy 

 and No- 1 sells on arrival at 16(u 17c. Beeswax 

 weak at 2Sc. The Fred W. Moth Co. 



New York, Oct. 10.— We are having a good 

 demand for comb honey and receipts are quite 

 plentiful. We ijuote fancy white at 15c, and 

 some exceptionally fine lots will bring from 

 lS>s(ail6c; No. 1, white, 13@14c: amber. 12.;. 



Buckwheat is late arriving, and none has 

 been on the market as yet to cut any figure. We 

 expect large receipts next week, and it will sell 

 at from l"'a 12c, according to qnalilv and style 

 of package. 



Extracted in fairly good demand at 7;^c for 

 white, ()Kc for light amber, and 5i^w.hc for am- 

 ber. Southern in barrels at from 55s 65c per gal- 

 lon. Beeswax nominal at 2.Sc. ^ 



Hlldreth & Sboblkbr. 



Cincinnati, Oct. 7.— Comb honey is in good 

 demand, the supply is short and very little of- 

 fered. No. 1 fancy water-white sells at 16c; 

 other grades less, according to quality. The 

 demand for extracted is verv active and prices 

 are a little better; amber sells for 5)i@Si5c; al- 

 falfa from 0((J6J^c; water-white white clover, 

 7)4(3 Sc. Beeswax, 30c. C. H. W. Wrhru i 



San Francisco, Oct. IS.- WhitecombhoneT 

 12®U%c; amber, 8®10c; dark, 7@7S4c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, SM@tic; light amber, 5!i@554c; 

 amber, 5(35'.c Beeswax, good to choice, light. 

 27(a29c: dark, 25@26c. -. b m 



There are no heavy offerings of any descrip- 

 tion, either at this center or at producing points. 

 Comb honey is in better spot snpplv, however, 

 than extracted. Stocks of latter have been 

 greatly reduced by recent shipments outward. 

 Current values are being well maintained. 



Wanted 



—Extracted HONEY 



Mail sample, and state 

 style of packag^eaud price 

 ■ ' delivered in Chicago. 



John F, Campbell, 53 River St.. Chicago, III. 



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WANTED ! 



Honey and Beeswax. Mail sample and state 

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

 2140-214S Central Ave., Cixci.vjj-ixi, Ohio. 

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