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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL,. 



iEEiJteiNit 



Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



Proprietors, 



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



At Oue Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



Business manager. 



<^1JectaI Notices, 



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 PostrOfflce, County 

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

 ofBce and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



A Neiv Crate to hold one dozen one-pound 

 sections of honey.— It has a strip of glass on 

 each side, to allow the honey to be seen. It 

 Is a light and attractive package. As it holds 



but one tier of sections, no damage from the 

 drippings from an upper tier can occur. Vi^e 

 can furnish the material, ready to nail, for 

 9 cts. per crate. Glass IJ^c. per light, e.\tra. 



Italian Queens.— We can supply them 

 by mail, postpaid, at the following prices : 

 Untested, $1.00 ; Tested, $2.00 : Tested 

 Queens for $9.00. Orders filled at once. 



Special Sizes of* Sections cause much 

 confusion ; and ifsuch lu.xuries are indulged 

 in they should be ordered long before the 

 "rush" comes, in May and June. Special 

 eizes cost more, and when ordered during 

 the " rush," create considerable dissatisfac- 

 tion by the consequent delay in getting 

 them made. We have a lot of special sized 

 two-pound sections bli inches high and (5 

 inches wide, narrow tops, and square 

 groove, which we can ship instantly at$:i.50 

 per 1,000. They are 7 to the foot. 



System and Success. 



^ff~ All who intend to be systematic in 

 their work in the apiary, should get a copy of 

 the Apiary Register and commence to use it. 

 the prices are reduced, as follows : 



For 50 colonies (1'20 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) 125 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 150 



The larger ones can be used for a few col- 

 onies, give room for an increase of numbers, 

 and still keep the record all together in one 

 book, and are therefore the most desirable. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Siinnilns' ?{on-Stvariuin£ System is 



the title of a new English bee-book. The 

 author claims that it will inaugurate a " new 

 era in modern bee-keeping," and states that 

 "it is based upon purely natural principles, 

 and is the only system that can ever be 

 relied upon, because no other condition 

 e.\ists in the economy of the hive that can 

 be applied to bring about the desired result 

 — a total absence of any desire to swarm." 

 It contains 6-t pages; is well printed and 

 illustrated. Price 50 cents. It can now be 

 obtained at this office. 



Z^^ Our stock of Simmins' pamphlet on 

 Swarming is exhausted, with several orders 

 unfilled. We have more on the way, and as 

 soon as they come all orders on hand will be 

 tilled. 



Tlie Western 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 e-xcellent, 

 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. 



Now is the Time to Join tlie Union. 



—Let every bee-keeper send for a copy of 

 the Annual Report and a Voting Blank— till 

 it up, and become a member. It is to the 

 interest of every one to do so. The dues are 

 only 25 cents a year ; and it is intended only 

 to call for one assessment (of .fl.OO) each 

 year. Send to this oflice for the Report and 

 Voting Blank. 



To any Oue sending us one new sub- 

 scriber with their own renewal (with $2.00), 

 we will present a copy of the new " Con- 

 vention History of America." 



Job Iiot of '2-Ib. Sections, Clieap.— 



See our offer of a job lot at $3.ri0 per 1,000, 

 on page 448. If you can use this size of 

 section, there is a bargain for you. They 

 can be shipped the same day the order is 

 received. 



Red Isabels for one-pound pails of 

 honey, size 3x4!; inches. — We have just 

 gotten up a lot of these Ijibels, and can 

 supply them at the following prices : 100 

 for $1.00 ; 2.50 forS1.50 ; 500 for $2.00 ; 1,000 

 for S.'^.OO ; all with name and address of 

 apiai'ft printed on them— by mail, postpaid. 



Office of the American Bee Journal, 

 Monday, 10 a. m., July 12, 1886. 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— The new crop of honey ia coming for- 

 ward quite freely, and 1( inks well : ilemand is liEht. 

 hnwever. at it id 1'>c. E,\tracted. 5 to 7c. per lb. 



BEESWAX.— Scarce at J5c. 



R. A. Burnett. 161 South Water St. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY. -We now quote : Fancy white comb 

 In I-Ib. sections, VJ(a.]3c.; in 2-ib. sections, 9{S10e. 

 Fancy buckwheat huney in 1-lb. sections, 9c. ; in 

 2-lb. sections, 7(siSc. off tirades l@2c. per lb. less. 

 Extracted, white,H«w7c: buckwheat, .'j@5'^c. Cali- 

 fornia, .5(u6c. ; Soutlicrn, as to color and flavor, 

 per gallon, 5n@.G(ic. 



BEESWAJC.-27®28c. 



MCCAUL Si HILDRKTH BROS.. 34 Hudson St. 



BOSTON. 

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

 2-pound sections, Il@13c. Extracted, 6®8c. 

 BBESWAX.-25 cts. per lb. 



Blake & Kiplet. ^7 Chatham street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY.— New honey is coming forward freely. 

 The quality is exceptionally fine and the crop will 

 be large. White to extra white comb, 9C<iIlc. Ex- 

 traded, 4(^4Xc. for wbite ; 3^@3^ic. for amber. 

 BEES WAX.-22a 23c. 



O. B. SMITH & Co.. 423 Front Street. 



DETROIT. 

 HONEY.- There is a little new honey in the 

 market, and is selling at 13 cts. for whittj in 1-lb. 

 sections. The demand is limued, however. 

 BEESWAX.— Firm, at 2'> cts. per pound. 



M. H. HONT.. Bell Branch. Mich. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— The demand for extracted honey has 

 been very light of late, but it seems to be improv- 

 ing gradually for manufacturing purposes. There 

 is considerable honey in the hands of commission 

 merchants, and prices are very low— 3^^ to 7 cts. 

 per pound is the range of prices. Prices of comb 

 honey are nominal. 



BEESWAX. -Arrivals are good and the demand 

 fair. We pay is^22c. for fair to choice yellow. 

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



CLBVEbAND. 

 HONEY.— Within the last two weeks honey has 

 not sold so readily, owinw to the near approach of 

 the new crop and the uncertainty of tlie new pri- 

 ces. Best white, 1-lb., old honey moves slowly at 

 14 cts.; no demand for 2-lbs. Extracted, 6@7c. 

 BEESVVAX.-22 to25c 



A. C. Kendel, 115 Ontario Street. 



• KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— Our new crop is arriving freely and is 

 very tine. Sales are skiw and prices low. One-lbs., 

 white clover, 14c.: dark l-lbs., lo to lie: 2-pound 

 white clover, 12c.; dark 2-lbs., 8 to lOc; California 

 2-lb., white sage, lOto iJc; dark 2-lbs., s to 9 cts. 

 Extracted white clover. 5 to uc; dark, 3 to 4 cts.; 

 California white sage. 5 to oJic. : dark, 4 to 4Hc. 



BEESWAX.-20 to 22C. 



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



MILWADKEB. 



HONE Y.— The demand is limited but the supply 

 is very much better In quantity as well as quality. 

 The new crop receipts are very fine. We quote : 

 Choice white in l-Ib. sections, Ui'al7c.: same in 

 2-lh. sections, 15'a.ir,c.; dark, nominal, l<t(3jl5 cts. 

 Extracted, choice white in tin, 7@9C. ; same in 

 barrels and kegs,R(if7c. 



BEESWAX.— 24®25c 



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



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— The market is very much depressed. 

 Sidles of water white extracted have been made 

 at 3j^c. Some of the honey coming forward is in 

 light weight tin so poorly soldered as not to bear 

 handing, occasioning irnublo and expense to the 

 receiver and waste and loss to the shipper. White 

 to extra white comb, 8 to loc. Extracted, white 

 liquid. 3^ic, ; light amber colored, 3 to 3Mc. 



BEES WA.\.—2niS 23c. 



SCH4CHT & LEMCKE. 122-124 DavIS St. 



8^" The Illinois Central Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its ne.vt meeting at 

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

 day, Oct. 19 and 20, 18815. 



J. M. Hambauoh, Sec. 



52^ The next annual meeting of the Michigan 

 State Bee-Keepera' Association will be held Id 

 Ypsilanti, Mich., on Dec. 1 and 2. IHSe. 



H. D. CDTTixG, See. 



