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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



been verv favorable for bees out-of- 

 doors. We have bad only 2 weeks of 

 extreme cold weather this winter. I 

 look forward with pleasure to the 

 time I place them on the summer 

 stands. I look forward with pleasure 

 to Friday when 1 always get the 

 American Beb Journal. Of the 

 several bee-papers printed, the old 

 " American " stands pre-eminently at 

 the head, in my opinion, and now as 

 the price has been reduced to one 

 dollar a year, no bee-keeper can afford 

 to do without it. 



Managing Prime Swarms-— O. P. 



JVliner, Taylor Centre, 0X. Y., on Feb. 

 27, 1886, asks the following : 



Would the following be a good way 

 to manage a prime swarm in a Lang- 

 stroth hive, for comb honey ? Hive 

 them on 7 brood-frames an* 2 wide 

 frames Hlled with sections— one on 

 each side of the brood-nest ; when 

 sections are nearly tilled, place them 

 on top of the brood with others and 

 replace them with brood-frames. In 

 replacing should they be placed in 

 the spaces made vacant by the wide 

 frames, or spread the frames and 

 place thera in the centre of the brood '? 



[Yes ; that plan will work nicely. 

 Place an empty brood-frame between 

 two full ones ; but it would be very 

 advantageous to All the empty frames 

 with comb foundation.— Ed.] 



Feeding Bees in the Cellar.— A. B. 



Howe, Council Bluffs, 'i> Iowa, on Feb. 



26, 1886, writes : 



Bees are wintering exceedingly well 

 in this part of the country. I have 

 about 20 colonies nicely put away in 

 the Cellar, and about as many more 

 on the summer stands in chaff hives. 

 I examined all of them a day or two 

 ago, and found all in very fine condi- 

 tion. I have commenced feeding 

 those in the cellar to get early brood. 

 I feed about two spoonfuls of ex- 

 tracted honey or sugar syrup at the 

 entrance every evening. In a very 

 few days the bees can be trained to 

 come down to the entrance and take 

 the honey. We have liad very fine 

 weather for bees this week ; they 

 could have a flight almost every day. 

 I look for a good honey crop in this 

 locality this year. 



Convention Notices. 



}0r The Union Bee-Keepers' Association of 

 Western Iowa will meet in Dexter, Iowa, on April 

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



tW~ A cordial invitation is extended to all to 

 attend the Hth annual meetinp of the Texas State 

 Bee-Keepers' Aj'sociation, to be held at Judtie W.. 

 H. Andrews' bee-farm, at McKiniiey.TeK., on May 

 5 and i;. 1WH6. Indications f<rr a t'rand meetlnf; 

 grow briKlitfr every dav, and every effort will be 

 made to render this meeting the best and larKest 

 ever held in the Slate. No hotel bills to pay. 



B. F. Cahroll, Sec. 



fW The semi-annual meeting of the Western 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will be held in Kansas 

 City. Mo., on Apr. ■_'9 and 30, ih8(5. It is desired 

 that this meetinK shall be better than any of its 

 predeccHSors. Essays will be read on Ibe leadioR 

 subjects in bee-culture, which will be announced 

 as soon as arrangements are completed. Let all 

 who have bees, queens, fl.xtures, etc., bring lliem 

 If possible. Due notice will be giyen in regard to 

 fiball. P. BALDWIN, Sec. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of the American Bee Journal, r 

 Monday, 10 a. m.. Mar. 8, 1886. f 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CHlCAao. 



HONEV.— Sales have beenquite good this month 

 for best grades of comb honey, some bringing IHc. 

 per pound when in perfect order. There is a light 

 supply here, and now is u favorable time to tor- 

 ward shipments. E.xtracted honey brings 6(aJ8c. 



BBESWAX,-25@2iic. per lb. 



R. A. BURNETT. 161 South Water St. 



NEW roRK. 



HONEY.-We note an improvement of sales of 

 honey the past week, but prices continue to rule 

 low. We quote as follows ; Fancy white comb 

 in 1-lb. paper cartons, I3injl4c. ; the same in l-lb. 

 glassed or unglassed sections, IJcfciyc; the same 

 in 2-Ib. glassed sections. ntiloVec.. and fair to good 

 in glassed 2-lbs.. S(.iHc. Fancy bucliwheat htmey 

 in l-lb. unglassed sections, loc; the same in 2-lb. 

 sections, B!assed,H^9c. Extracted,white,6J^^71.^c: 

 buckwheat, .^i(^6c. 



BEES W A.\.-27@28c. 



MCCAUL & HILDRETH BROS.. 34 HudSOn St. 



ST. LOUIS. 

 HONEY.— The market is quiet and the demand 

 light just now. We quote prices as follows: — 

 Choice comb honey, lix^l2c. Extracted, in bar- 

 rels, 4^(«.')C. Extra fancy of brii^ht color and in 

 No, 1 pitckages, M advance on above prices, 

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



D. G. TUT'r & 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 

 honey in glass jars, for table use. Demand for 

 comb honey is slow and the market is well supplied 

 with all kinds. Extracted honey brings 4"i.8c., and 

 choice comb honey brings l2yiil.^)C. in a jobbing way. 



BE?^SWAX.—The h<}me demand is good, while 

 arrivals are slow. We pay 25(s27c. for good yellow 

 to choice. 



C. F. MDTH & Son. Freeman & Central Ave. 



CLEVELAND. 



HONEY.— There is a great improvement in the 

 demand of best 1-ib. sections since our last report, 

 and ail receipts are finding ready sale at 14 cents, 

 with occasional sale of single crates at 15 cents. 

 Two- lbs- are neglected, very little wanted at 13ct8. 

 Old honey, 10® 1 1 cts. and slow. Extracted. 7'(l8c. 



BEESWAX.— Scarce at 25c. 



A. C. KENDEL. 115 Ontario Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— Sales are improving and we have a 

 good trade in comb, although prices are not as 

 firm, owing to good prospects in California for a 

 large crop having reduced their prices ab<mt 2 cts. 

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

 16c, : fair to dark. 1 2^1 14c.: in 2-lb. sections, 12'al4 

 cents. Extracted is dull and slow. Dark brings 

 3 1-2 to 4c. : white, 6@7c. 



BEES\VAX.---'3c. 



ri,EMONS,CLOON & CO., cor. 4th & Walnut. 



BOSTON. 



HONE Y.— The sale for honey for the past month 

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

 prices are weak. One-pound, white clover, 13cgll5c; 

 2-pound sections, ll(«13c. Extracted, 6(g;8c. 



BEESWAX.-3n cts. per lb. 



Blaks & KIPLKT. 57 Chatham Street. 



BAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONE Y.— The market is very dull. We quote as 

 follows: White and extra white comb. llHcaric.; 

 dark comb, e'.^'^Hc. White extracted, 5?4®5}.^c. ; 

 amber. 4®4Xc.; dark and candied. 39^'«4c. 

 BEESWAX.— Quotable at 23c3j'2.)C.. wholesale. 

 O. B. S.'HITH & Co., 423 Front Street. 



DETROIT. 

 HONEY.— The market is very dull. Best white 

 in 1-lb. sections. 14C. There is considerable in 

 commission houses and prices are liable to be 

 lower. 

 BEESWAX.-It is In good demand at 25@2Sc. 

 M. H. HUNT., Bell Branch, Mich. 



Convention Notice. 



|^~ The Illinois Central Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its next meeting: at 

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

 day, Oct. 19 and 20, 1S86. 



J. M. H.iMB.iuaH, Sec. 



Bujoinrii 



Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



Proprietors. 



923 Ji.925 WEST MADISON ST., CHIGAGO.ILL. 



At Oue Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN. 



Business manager. 



^p^tcial ^0iitcs, 1 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 us much trouble, if all would be particular 

 to give their P. (.). address and name, when 

 writingto this office. We have several letters 

 (some Inclosinjr money) that have no name; 

 many others having no Post-Offlce, County 

 or State. Also, if you live iiesir 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 excluding 

 drones and queens, and can fill orders for 

 any size of pieces or quantity at 15 cents 

 per square foot, or in full sheets 3.xS feet at 

 $2. 7.") per sheet. We also have pieces cut to 

 fit the Langstroth hive— 195ixl4i/2— Price 25 

 cents each. 



Beesivax Wanted.— We are now paying 

 24 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. 



I^~ The next meeting of the Patsalaga Bee- 

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

 on March 20, 1886. M. G. RnsHTON, Sec. 



Our Nevr Catalogue of Bee-Keepers' 



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 to any one desiriner a copy. Send name and 

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Wire Nails have advanced in price, as 

 will be seen by quotations on page 159, last 

 column. 



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