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Discussion and Controversy— Dr. 

 C. C. Miller. Marengo, 5 Ills., on Mar. 

 2.5, 18S6, says : 



I am glad to know that Bro. Clarke 

 is in sucli a happy frame of mmd. and 

 that the appearance of warlike intent 

 was only the ebullition of an nnusual 

 amount of good nature. I beg to 

 assure Bro. Clarke that whatever the 

 eoimection may imply, I had no 

 thought of him in my mind, nor in- 

 deed of any particular individual in 

 referring to either A or B. With re- 

 gard to the meaning of the words 

 "controversy" and "discussion,' 1 

 used them as synonymous, and did 

 not object to either, unless of the 

 kind "we do not want." Neverthe- 

 less, Bro. Clarke. I think you will see 

 " a shade of difference between the 

 meaning of the words." You might 

 discuss a subject upon which no one 

 held opposing views, but can you 

 imagine a controversy in which the 

 idea of opposition is not involved .-' It 

 you can, I should like to discuss it 

 with you, and controvert your views, 

 when next we meet. 



Strong Colonies.-J. H. Larrabee, 



Larrabee's Point,*o Vt., on March 24, 

 1886, writes : 



I have 17 colonies of German bees. 

 To-day I examined 2 colonies in chafE 

 hives on the summer stands, and I 

 found them strong in numbers. One 

 that I could not see had eaten 5 

 pounds of honey ; the other had con- 

 sumed more honey, but had " rushed 

 the season." having some capped 

 brood. The past winter has been quite 

 favorable for out-door wintering here; 

 bees had several cleansing flights. 



Snow-storm, Reversing Frames, 

 gtc_H. Clark, Palmyra,? Iowa, on 

 March 30. 188(), writes : 



A snow-storm reached us on Sun- 

 day, March 28, at 6 a.m., with an 

 eastern wind, and it snowed 8 inches 

 deep. The bees brought in pollen on 

 March 24 and 2.5 from the soft maples. 

 My bees have wintered finely. Mr. I. 

 N. Boyles, op page 172, says that to 

 reverse frames it turns the young bees 

 with their backs downward. I would 

 like to hear from others about this. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of the American Bee JonRNAL,. i 

 Monday, 10 a. m., April 5, 1886. ( 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CHICAGO. 

 HONEY.— Comb is coming forward more freely 

 and prices now are 15alc!c.for 1-lb. sections. Ex- 

 tracted is in lieht demand at ri®7c. California 

 comb honey, in 2Ib. sections, (P(4il'.^c. ,, _ . 



BEESWAX.— ^4(92iic. per lb. Not mucli ofTered. 

 R. A. BDRNKTT. 1«1 South Water Bi. 



NEW YORK.. 



HONEY. -We now quote : Fancy white comb 

 in 1-ld. paper cartons, 13W14C.; the same in 1-lb. 

 Biassed or unslassed sections. IJMKtc; the same 

 in 2-lb. glassed sections, yaio^sc and fair to good 

 in glassed 2-lbs., wtiiiic. Fancy buckwheat honey 

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

 sections, elassed,S(«ac. B.xtracted,white,i)>4i»i»c; 

 buckwheat. .'sca.Bc. 



BEESWAX.— 27028C. 



MCCAUL * HILDKKTH BROS.. 34 HudSOn St. 



BOSTON. 

 HONEY.— One-lb. sections, white clover, 13@15c; 

 •1-pound sections, lUsSlSc. Extracted, 6®8c. 

 BEESWAX.— 25 cts. per lb. a. . 



Blake & hiplet. 57 Chatham Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY.— White and ex. white comb, nH@13c.: 

 dark comb, 6'.^@.'^c. White extracted, 5H<3t5}4c.; 

 amber. 4®4Xc.; dark and candied, 3U&4c. 

 BEESWAX.- Quotable at ■20®23c., wholesale. 

 O. B. Smith &. Co.. 423 Front street. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.— Stocks are being slowly reduced, some 

 sales reported at 13 and 14 cts., the latter being for 

 best honey in 1-lb. sections. 



BEESWAX.- Scarce^it 25c 



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Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



Phopuietors, 



923&.925 WEST MADISON ST.,CHICAGQ, ILL. 

 At Oue Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



Business Manager. 



OUR CLUBBING LIST. 



We supply the American Bee Journal 

 one year, and any of the following publican 

 tions, at the prices quoted In the last column 

 of flgrures. The first column gives the regru- 

 lar price of both. All postage prepaid. 



Price oS bnth. Club 



The American Bee Journal 1 00.. 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00.. 1 75 



Bee-Keepers'Magazine 200.. 175 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150.. 140 



The Apiculturist 2 00.. 1 75 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00.. 1 75 



Texas Bee Journal 2 00.. 1 75 



The 7 above-named papers 6 50 . . 5 50 



and Cook's Manual 2 25. . 2 00 



Bees and Honey (Newman). ..2 00., 175 

 Binder for Am. Bee Journal..! 75.. 1 60 

 Dzierzon's Bee-Book (cloth).. ..3 00.. 2 00 

 Boot's A B C of Bee-Culture. .2 25. . 2 10 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00.. Z 00 



Guide and Hand-Book 150.. 1 30 



Heddon's book, "Success, ". . 150.. 140 



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

 ST. nouis. 



HONEY.- Choice conlb, 10@12c. Strained, in 

 barrels, 4<a5c. Extra fancy of bright color and in 

 No. 1 packages. Mapvance on above prices. Ex- 

 tracted in barrels. .5(<x5l.i2. 



BBESWAX.-Firm at 22Mc. for prime. 



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



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY —Extracted honey brings 4fasc.. and 



choice comb honey brings 1 2(S>l.'^^c. in a jobbing way. 



BEESWAX.— In demand at 22Cffl2.-,c. tor yellow. 



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



C1.BVBL.AND. 

 HONEY.— One pound sections, 14@15c.; 2-lb. 13c 

 Extraced, 7(«8c. 

 BEESWAX.-Scarce at 25c. „ _, „ 



A. C. KKNDEL. 1 15 Ontario Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— Sales of comb are good, while extrac- 

 ted is very dull and low. One-pound sections are 

 scarce; stocks of all other gradesarewell supplied. 

 Ciilit. 2-lbs. bring ll®12c.; Eastern 2-lbs.. 12(g>l3c.; 

 I-lbs., white. 14@15o.; dark, 12@13c. E.xtracted, 

 5(a.fic.: Southern, 3H{3i4c. 



BEE'^WAX 23c. 



rt.EMoNS.CLOON & CO., cor. 4th & Walnut. 



MILWAUKEE. 

 HONEY.— This market is very poorly supplied 

 with honey of any kind j"8t now. and comb honey 

 in 1-lb. sectons. and extracted in barrels or kegs, 

 is not equal to the demand. We quote: Choice 

 white 1-lb. sections. liKSlSc. White extracted In 

 kegs or barrels, 7>«'aSHc.; dark. In same. 6fe7c. 

 BEESWAX.-Scarce at 25(ni2l5c. 



A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water St. 



^:|jedaX Notices, 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 us much trouble, if all would be particular 

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

 writingto this office. We have several letters 

 (some inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others having no Post^Offlce, 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. 



Our IVetv Catalogue ot Bee-Keepers' 

 Supplies for 1886 is issued, and will be sent 

 to any one desiring a copy. Send name and 

 address, plainly written, on a Postal Card 

 for it. 



Wire Nails have advanced in price, as 

 will be seen by quotations on page 159, last 

 column. 



Honey as Food and Medicine, 



^^~ To create Honey Markets in every 

 village, town and city, wide-awake honey 

 producers should get the Leaflets " Why Eat 

 Honey" (only .50 cents per 100), or else the 

 pamphlets on "Honey as Food and Medicine," 

 and scatter them plentifully, and the result 

 will be a demand for all of their crops at 

 remunerative prices. " Honey as Food and 

 Medicine " are sold at the following prices : 



Single copy, 5 cts. ; per doz., 40 cts. ; per 

 hundred, $2.50. Five hundred will be sent 

 postpaid for $10,00; or 1,000 for $15,00. 

 On orders of 100 or more, we will print, if 

 desired, on the cover-page, " Presented by," 

 etc. (giving the name and address of the bee- 

 ' keeper who scatters them). 



Tlie Western World Guide and Hand- 

 Book of Useful Information, contains the 

 greatest amount of useful information over 

 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 rieio subscribers besides 

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

 present a copy of this valuable book. 



Perforated-Zinc— We have laid In a 

 stock of perforated zinc, for excluding 

 drones and queens, and can fill orders for 

 any size ot pieces or quantity at 15 cents 

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

 $2.75 per sheet. We also have pieces cut to 

 fit the Langstroth hive-19Kxl4!i-Prioe 25 

 cents each. 



Our rates for two or more copies of 

 the book, " Bees and Honey," may be found 

 on the Book List on the second page of this 

 paper. Also wholesale rates on all books 

 where they are purchased " to sell again." 



Preserve your papers for reference. 

 If you have no BINDER we will mail you 

 one for 75 cents, or you can have one free 

 If you will send us 4 new yearly subscrip- 

 tions for the Bee Journal,. 



