DECEMBER 15, 1916 



1209 



TRADE NOTES 



In Gi.KAxiXGi for Nov. 15 we announced a club- 

 bing arransement of the book " Gardenette " with 

 Gleanings. In tliat announcement we said that we 

 could offer the paper edition together with Glean- 

 ings for one year for $1.40, and that the paper 

 edition alone sold for 60c. We have since received 

 notice from the publishers of the book that the paper 

 edition is out of print and can no longer be supplied. 

 Therefor, it is only the larger and later edition that 

 we can offer clubbed with Gleanings. The price is 

 $1.75 for both. 



HIGHER PRICES ON TIN CANS AND PAILS. 



The market price of tinplate today is double what 

 it was a year ago ; and the prices quoted us where 

 we have been able to get quotations at all oni tin 

 cans and pails are almost double what we were 

 asked a year ago. In this situation we mirst ad- 

 vance still further the price on tin cans and pails. 

 Till further notice we quote as follows: 



Box of 1 5gallon can, 68e ; 10 boxes, $6.50. 



Box of 2 5-gallon cans, $1.15; 10 boxes, $11.00. 



Box of 10 1-gallon cans, $2.00; 10 boxes, $19.00. 



Box of 12 y2-gallon cans, $2.00; 10 boxes, $19.00. 



Box of 24 14 -gallon cans, $3.00; 10 boxes, $29.00. 



Crate of 100 one-gallon cans, $16.00. 



Crate of 100 V^-gallon cans, $13.00. 



Crate of 100 14 -gallon cans, .$10.00. 



2-lb. friction-top can, crate of 500, $18.00; case 

 of 24, $1.15. 



21^ -lb. friction-top can, crate of 462, $18.00; case 

 of 24, $1.20. 



3-lb. friction-top can, crate of 420, $18.50 ; case 

 of 24, $1.30. 



5-lb. friction-top pail, crate of 200, $15.00; 50, 

 $4.00; 12, $1.10. 



10-lb. friction-top pail, crate of 100, $11.00; 50, 

 $5.75; 6, 85c. 



We will accept a limited amount of orders for 

 shipment from Medina before Jan. 1 for 60-lb. 

 cans, 2 in a case, at 95 cts.; 10 cases, $9.00. 



Manufacturers of tinware are dependent on tin- 

 plate makers for their raw material, and predict still 

 higher prices next year. 



CATALOG FOR 1917. 



The forms for printing our catalog for 1917 

 are complete, and we expect to have catalogs ready 

 for mailing early in January. The catalogs in 

 use the past year are about all used up, and many 

 of the prices in them are no longer good because 

 of the numerous changes which we have been 

 obliged to make during the year. If you cannot 

 wait till you receive our new catalog, send us a list 

 of the supplies you want prices on and we will 

 quote you. 



Prom general market conditions now prevailing 

 we anticipate that the prices in the catalog we are 

 now putting out will have to be advanced before 

 many months more radically than the advances 

 which have taken place the past year. Lumber on 

 new contracts is costing ten to fifteen per cent more 

 than former prices, and metal prices arc still going 

 up. While we have tried to cover our requirements 

 for the season ahead we have already booked large 

 advance orders; and when we have to begin using 

 higher-priced material we shall be compelled to 

 increase our selling prices to make up for the 

 increased cost. The prudent beekeeper who knows 

 pretty well what he is going to need the coming 

 sea.'on will be acting vtasely in our judgment by 

 placing his order early while the goods are avail- 

 able, and before further advances occur. In some 

 lines of material it is not so much a question of 

 price as it is being able to get the stuff at all when 

 needed at any price you may be willing to pay. 

 It is very largely the greatly increased demand with 

 a somewhat restricted sup'jly which is keeping 

 prices on the up grrade. 



LOWER RATES ON COMB HONEY. 



We have received a supplement to the Western 

 Classification, effective Jan. 25, 1917, in which we 

 find an item changing the rates on comb honey. In 

 cases without carriers the rate will be double first 

 class. In cases with or without glass fronts pack- 



ed two or more cases in boxes or crates, with not 

 less than four inches of cushioning material under- 

 neath, and marked on top " Fragile, this side up," 

 the rate will be first class. This is the result of 

 concerted effort on the part of beekeepers and others 

 interested with the Western Classification Committee. 

 Now for the benefit of southern beekeepers as well 

 as the trade we ask for a similar campaign with 

 the Southern Classification Committee, which holds 

 a meeting in Baltimore in February. Write to the 

 Chairman, W. R. Rowe, 816 GrantBuilding, Atlan- 

 ta, Ga., presenting your arguments for more equit- 

 able classification of comb honey, asking especially 

 for a lower cla.ss on comb honey packed in carriers, 

 as provided for in both the official and Western 

 classification. In our experience in shipping 

 millions of pounds there is practically no loss when 

 protected by carriers properly made and packed. 



HOTBED SASH. 



The season is here again when hotbed sash arc 

 needed for growing plants under glass during the 

 cold winter months. We are offering our choice 

 quality cypress sash shipped K. D, at the same 

 price as formerly ; but the price of glass is higher. 

 The sash as regularly furnished are 3 ft. 4in. wide, 

 6 ft. long, for four rows of 8-in. glass slid) into 

 grooves in the bars with ends butted together. We 

 also furnish them with bars rabbeted, when so 

 specified, at the same price: 



One sash, K. D., $1.00. 



Five sash, K. D., $4.75. 



Ten sash, K. D., $9.00. 



Glass 8 x 10 for same, $4.00 per box of 90 lights; 

 five boxes at $3.80. 



We are prepared to make special sash to order, 

 including those with double tier of glass. Prices 

 quo'cl nu application, naming style and quantity 

 required. 



SECOND-HAND FOUNDATION-MILLS. 



We have for sale the following list of second- 

 hand foundation machines which will serve a good 

 purpose for those who want to make up their own 

 foundation. We can submit a sample from any mill 

 in the list to any one interested, on application. 



No. 0153, 2 V2 x6 hexagonal thin-super mill in 

 very good condition. Price $14.00. 



No. 0156, 21/i x6 hexagonal extra thin-super mill 

 in fair condition. Price $10.00. 



No. 0165 2% x6 hexagonal extra thin-super mill 

 in fair condition. Price $10.00. 



No. 0183, 2 V^ X 6 hexagonal thin-super mill in 

 very good condition. Price $14.00. 



No. 0230, 2V2 X 10 hexa>"iiiiil medium-brood mill 

 in fair condition. Price $18.00. 



No. 0234, 21/^x6 extra thin-super mill in very 

 good condition. Price $12.00. 



No. 0237, 2*/^ x6 thin-super mill in fair con- 

 dition. Price $10.00. 



No. 0238, 2 V?. x 6 thin-super mill in fair con- 

 dition. Price $10.00. 



No. 0239, 2V2x)0 medium-brood mill, hex- 

 agonal cell, in fair condition. Price $18.00. 



No. 0245, 2x 111 hexagonal medium-brood mill 

 in very good condition. Price $18.00. 



No. 0247, 21/2 X 10 hexagonal medium-brood mill 

 in fair condition. Price $18.00. 



SUNDAY SCHOOL TIMES. 

 This is, without doubt, one of the most helpful and 

 interesting family religious weekly papers published. 

 No change in price is announced for the new year. 

 It is particularly helpful in Sunday-school matters. 

 The regular price is $1.50 a year. In clubs of five- 

 or more, $l.t)0. We shall be sending in our Medina 

 club this month; and if any of our readers not hav- 

 ing tlie opportunity of joining a club in their own 

 Sunday-school or town want to join our club they 

 may do so on the following conditions: The sub- 

 scription should be sent during the month of Decem- 

 ber — the earlier in the month the better. Send one 

 dollar along with your renewal to Gleanings at 

 one dollar, or two dollars for both. If you send 

 after December, your subscription will be for only 

 part of a year, ending with our club in December, or 

 you will have to pay $1.50, the regular price for a 

 full year. 



