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YoLXXI Sept, 22,1892. 1.13. 



Help a Man out of trouble, and though he'll 

 forget 

 Your kindness as soon as his trouble is o'er— 

 If ever again " in a hole " he should get, 

 Ah ! then he will think of you kindly once 

 more. 



Sugar, for feeding bees, will cost 

 more money hereafter. The quaran- 

 tine has interfered with the importation 

 of sugar, and the refiners have taken 

 advantage of that fact and raised the 

 prices. At this time, quotations are very 

 unsteady and feverish. To-day a barrel 

 of the best granulated sugar, containing 

 from 300 to 350 pounds, will cost at 

 wholesale price from 5% to 5% cents 

 per pound, and correspondingly more 

 at retail. This will answer many 

 queries sent to this office about the pros- 

 pect for sugar quotations in the near 

 future, as well as the prices for to-day. 



Honey is Scarce this fall, and 

 will no doubt be scarcer before winter is 

 half over. It ought to bring a good 

 price, especially if a good article. Those 

 who are so fortunate as to have any 

 honey to sell, will be doubly fortunate 

 this year, because of the high price 

 which it will command. One of those 

 who give the market quotations in the 

 Bee Journal from time to time, has 

 this to say in a letter received on Sept. 

 13, 1892: 



We cannot get honey enough to sup- 

 ply our trade. So far we could fill every 

 order received, but we have written to 

 most of our shippers, and although we 

 have always had honey on the way, it is 

 very likely that we shall not have a bar- 

 rel on hand before we know it. We 

 could not afford to solicit sales for the 

 last three months, but were always in 

 danger of receiving orders that we could 

 not till. This is the time for bogus 

 honey, such as Prof. Wiley talks about ! 



The present season is contrary to all 

 our former experience. We could show 

 our friends (who could bear testimony) 

 at almost any time 100 to 500 barrels 

 of honey, but we have not 30 barrels on 

 hand to-day, and we can ship all to-day 

 or to-morrow. So, you see, there is no 

 over-stocking of the market this year. 



The Illinois State Convention 

 will meet at the Commercial Hotel in 

 Chicago, Ills., on Tuesday and Wednes- 

 day, Oct. 18th and 19th, 1892. This 

 will be during the dedication of the 

 World's Fair buildings, when about one 

 fare for the round trip will be expected 

 on all the railroads centering in Chicago. 

 There should be a large attendance of 

 bee-keepers. Though the honey crop 

 has been very meager again this year, 

 there is nothing to prevent those at- 

 tending this convention from having a 

 grand good time sociully, anyway. It is 

 encouraging to meet together even if for 

 nothing more than to exchange sympa- 

 thies. Many a blessing and much in- 

 spiration can be had just out of that. 

 Come, and help to bless your brother 

 and sister bee-keeper by your presence 

 and — cheerful sympathy. 



