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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



.^iljOTMib 



Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



PlUX'KIETOKS. 



•923&925WESTIVIADIS0NST.,CHICAG0JLL. 

 At One UoUar a Ifear. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN. 



Business Manager. 



^:|jecial Notices. 



Golden Rules for successful advertis- 

 ing, are these : 1. Attractive display. 2. Sal- 

 ient points clearly stated. 3. Repetition. 

 Don't spend all your money in one insertion, 

 4. Choice of the Paper which reaches the 

 people you want to reach. These ivxlcs 

 never fail. 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 us much trouble, if all would be particular 

 to give their P. O. address and name, when 

 ■writing to this office. We have several letters 

 ■<some inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others having no P08t>0ffice, County 

 ■or State. Also, if you live near one post- 

 office and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



Perforated -Zinc— We have laid in a 

 stock of perforated zinc, for e.vcluding 

 drones and queens, and can fill orders for 

 any size of pieces or quantity at 15 cents 

 per square foot, or in full sheets 3x8 feet at 

 ^•2.7i> per sheet. We also have pieces cut to 

 fit the Langstroth hive— lO^^xl-iVz— Price 25 

 cents each. 



A Oood Record.— In the Seed Catalogue 

 ■of Jas. J. H. Gregory, of Marblehead, Mass., 

 page 10, is found the following extract from 

 aletterof D. S. Lyon, Solsville, N.Y.: "This 

 makes twenty-one years we have used your 

 seed and always to our complete satisfac- 

 tion." In our advertising columns Mr. 

 Gregory offers to send his catalogue of such 

 seed as this, free to all manldnd. 



Beesivax \%''anted.— We are now paying 

 2-4 cents per pound for good, average, yellow 

 Beeswax, delivered here. Cash on arrival. 

 Shipments are solicited. The name of the 

 shipper should be put on every package to 

 prevent mistakes. 



gdp' We have renoivorl a onpy of Greon's New 

 CntaUiinie unr] Fruit (iiiidc. It contains iimrp in- 

 formation nn fruit culiurf than any nthiT pnli- 

 lisheil. It is a ri.niplL'tt'i-Miiilc fur t-'rowinj,' all kinds 

 Of fruits. Send for It ami for a sample fopv<if tlial 

 Bpritrlitly paper. Green's FnriT Ghoweij, Illus- 

 trated. edited by Chas. A. Green. Semi your ad- 

 dress an a postal curd for Catalojnie and paper, 

 both free. Address, Gkeex's NrusKRY Co., Box 

 592, Rochester, N. T. 



Onr New Cataloi^me of Bee-Keepers' 



Supplies for 1886 is issued, and will be sent 

 to anj' one desirino- a copy. Send name and 

 address, plainly written, on a Postal Card 

 for it. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of the American Bee JouRNAii, i 



Monday, 10 a. m.. Mar. 1, 1886. f 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for houey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— Sales have been quite Rood this month 

 for Itest grades of comb honey, some brln^inK inc. 

 per pound when in perfect order. Tliere is a light 

 supply here, and now Is a favorable lime to for- 

 ward shipments. Extracted honey brinjis 6igi8c. 



BEBSWAX.-:25(!i'i2';c. per lb. 



K. A. BUHNETT. IKl South Water 8t. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.-We note an improvement of sales of 

 boney the past week, but prices continue to rule 

 low. We quote as follows : Fancy white comb 

 in i-Ib. paper cartons, 13(& 14c.; the same in i-Ib. 

 glassed or unbiassed sections, lii(j<i:io.; the same 

 in 2-lb. glassed sections, OCgiloJ^c. and fair to good 

 in glassed *2-lhs., 8(gisic. Fancy buckwheat honey 

 in l-Ib. unKiasaed sections. lOc; the same in 2-lb. 

 sections, glassed. H@9c. Extracted,white,(>!^(!57i^c; 

 bucit wheat. ."iCgiGc. 



BEESWAX.--J7(a!2Bc. 



MCCAPL & XllLDHETH BROS.. 34 HudBOn St. 



ST. LOUIS. 



HONEY.— The market is quiet and the demand 

 light just now. We quote prices as follows:- 

 Choice comb honey. I0(ai2c. Extracted, In bar- 

 rels, 4;^05c. Extra fancy of bright color and in 

 No. 1 piickages, M advance on above prices. 



BEESWAX. -Firm at 22!^c. for prime. 



D. G. TUTT & CO.. Commercial St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— There is no speculation whatever In 

 the market, and the demand is slow for extracted 

 honey from manufacturers, while it is fair for 

 horsey in gluns jars, ftir table use. Demand for 

 comb honey is slow and the market is well supplied 

 with all kinds. Extracted honey brings 4f;i)Hc., and 

 choice comb honey brings I2@iric. in a jobbing way. 



BEESWAX.— The home demand is good, while 

 arrivals are slow. We pay 25@27c. for good yellow 

 to choice. 



C. F. MUTH & SON. Freeman & Central Ave. 



CLBVELAND. 



HONEY.— The market is not quite as active aa tt 

 has been, owing, no doubt, to many attractions of 

 the Holiday Season, Best white, 1-lb. sections 

 sell at 15c., and 2-lbs. for I3@l4c.. but there is not 

 so much sale for the latter. Second grade honey 

 is dull at I2(g»i;jc. Old white, I0(a)l2c. Extracted, 

 7(aiHc. per lb. 



BEESWAX.— Very scarce at 22@25c. 



A. C. Kbndel. 115 untarlo Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— Sales are improving and we have a 

 good trade in comb, although prices are not as 

 Arm, owing to good prospects in ('alifornla for a 

 large crop having reduced their prices about 2 cts. 

 We quote as follows : Choice comb in 1-lh. sections, 

 Ific; fair to dark, ]2(<lil4c.; in 2-Ib. sections. 12'^14 

 cents. Extracted is dull and slow. Dark brings 

 y]-2to4o.; white, 6@7c. 



BEESWAX.-23C. 



Ci.kmons.Cloon & Co., cor. 4th & Walnut. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— The salefor honey for the past month 



has been as light as we have ever known it, and 



prices are weak. One-pound, white clover, I3@i5c; 



2-pound sections, 1 lnniHc. Extracted, (ifSHc. 



BEESWAX.-aocts. per lb. 



Blakk & KiPLEY. 57 Chatham Street. 



BAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY.— The market ia very dull. We quote as 

 follows; White and extra white comb, ll^OISc; 

 dark comb. fi^@sc. White extracted, (jH@5Hc-i 

 amber, 4(^n4}^c.; dark and candied, 3%(ai4c. 

 BEESWAX.— Quotable at 23{g)25c.. wholesale. 

 O. B. S.MITH & Co., 423 Front Street. 



DETROIT. 

 HONEY.— The market is very dull. Be^t white 

 In I-Ib. sections, 14c. There is considerable in 

 commission houses and prices are liable to be 

 lower. 

 BEESWAX.— It is In good demand at 23@25c. 

 M. H. HiTNT.. Bell Branch. Mich. 



Tlie Great IHarbleliead Seedsman.— 



For 30 vears Jan. J. H. Gregory, of Marhleliead, 

 MajiR., lias been distributing his Seed all ovor the 

 United Statew until his name has become a house- 

 hold word in tlu* hmisi' nt nrarb ovcrv farmer, 

 and his Seeds li;i v<' p-itahlislicd inr tln-nisrlvcs an 

 international rf|Mii;itinii. Tiu- viilm- cf a crop 'of 

 any kind is alwavs lU'tiTinind by the valiii' <>f the 

 Seeds that are siiwii. (Jrognry's Seeds never fail, 

 therefore the 3n years of successful business. 

 Look up his advertisement ill our columns of this 

 week. 



Convention Notices. 



B^" The Union Bee-Keepers* Association of 

 Western I()wa will meet in Dexter, Iowa, on April 

 10, 1886, at 10 a.m. M. E. Darby, Sec. 



13?" The Southern Wis. Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will hold its 3rd. annual meeting at the court-house 

 in Janesville.Wis., on Marcli 9, 1886, at u) a.m. All 

 interested are invited. John C. Lynch, Sec. 



^^~ The Illinois Central Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its next meeting at 

 Mt. Sterlinjir, Ills., on Tuesday and Wednes- 

 day, Oct. li> and 20, 1886. 



J. M. Hambaugh, Sec. 



t^r The next meeting of the Patsalaga Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will be held at Arcadia, Ala., 

 on March 2o, 1886. M. G. Rushton, Sec. 



Wire Nails have advanced in price, as 

 will be seen by quotations on page 143, last 

 column. 



The ^Vestern World Guide and Hand- 



Book of Useful Information, contains the 

 greatest amount of useful information ever 

 put together in such a cheap form. The 

 printing, paper, and binding are excellent, 

 and the book is well worth a dollar. To any 

 one sending us two new subscribers besides • 

 their own, with $3, for one year, we will 

 present a copy of this valuable book. 



giducrtiscmcuts. 



fheWSflrfc 



We have made arrangements with the 

 inventor by which we shall make and sell the 

 Heddon Reversible Hive, both at wholesale 

 and retail ; nailed and also in the flat. 



It 1h nbHolutely e«aentlnl to order one 

 nailed hive as a pattern Tor putting those 

 In the flat totrether correctly. 



THOS. G. NEWTIIAN & SON, 



923 & 925 West Madison St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



FOUNDATION. 



ID TJ ONT Pi -A_ 3VE 



ANn 

 VANDERVORT 



WE have a large stock of choice yellow bees- 

 wax, and can furnish Dunham corab founda- 

 tion for br<«od-conib, cut to any size for 42e. per lb. 

 Extra ttiiTi Vaiulorvnrt fmimiatinn. 4Hc. per lb. We 

 guaraiitiT niir f.mTidatiim tn In- iiiailo troni pure 

 beeswax, and in it tn sai:. 'Will work up wa.x for 10c 

 per lb., and jn ,-ts. per lb. Inr s.-ctinns. 



9Dtf COOPERSVILLE. Ottawa Co,. MICH. 



1886. ITALIAN QUEENS. 1886. 



FROM APRIL UNTIL OCTOBER. 



UNTESTKD, $1.00, per Dozen $8.00. 

 Reared from Imported Mothers. Money 

 refuncteil if not furnishe'l Itroniptly. Address, 

 AVAIiTEK Me\riI,I,IAI»IS, 

 9D6t GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. 



FOR SALE. 



API.\KY 12<" ft. IniiL'. .^>ii i-t.li.nu's rirrjinced for 

 (.■null. hniicv-SiTiii'li-'itv stvli-. Dwi'l linu'-liousc 

 now, l.iirii, i.imllrv-liniiwj.. :iM m-ri's iir:ilile land, 

 bunrd anil \vin> loiiie, mid sii in'i-c>» woodland ; on 

 the hills I milu from centre of Yazoo City. Miss. 

 There are 2 acres of strawberries and about 600 

 youn^ fruit trees cino bearinir). sprinjzs of running 

 water. &c. Good fruit ami hoc comilry Farm and 

 Apiarv at the low price id *J.r.no- one-halt cash, 

 balance in 1 year. If von \v:ini a barauin, at once 

 address. "WIEDWOOD PLACE." 



address. 



YAZOO CITY. MISS. 



MT «r,0 Colonies of bees are more than I 

 can well bandle. so I well sell for sprint: deliv- 

 ery Kill full cviloiiies. .*;:..oii eacli lor hybrids and 

 *t;.oo for pure Italians. Discount on lar;;er num- 

 bers. I will also sell a few colonies ol Caucasian 

 bees, wliicli lirci'd 1 imported from the Caucasus 

 Monntains, Asia, in isso, and have proved to me 

 of yreat value. Address, 



JITI.IIIS HOFF.IIAN, 

 'CANA.TOHARTE. Montg. Co.. N .T. 

 Formerly Fort Plain. N. Y. BA-St 



