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and also hearing of Cheshire's phenol 

 treatment, I thought 1 would experi- 

 ment with it on the other and see 

 which was the better method of cure. 

 Both colonies wintered well in the 

 cellar, and when I took them out in 

 the spring I examined them, and 

 found foul brood in each. I used 

 powdered browned coffee, dusting 

 over the combs and bees, three times, 

 about a week apart. The last of July 

 I examined them, and found them in 

 a flourishing condition, and not a 

 trace of foul brood in the hive. I re- 

 gard the coffee as a successful remedy 

 for the disease, easily applied, and 

 not in the least injurious to bees or 

 honey. I hope others also will test it. 

 The coffee must be linely powdered in 

 order to render it the most effective. 



Egg-Bound ftueen.— F. A. Gemmill, 

 Stratford, Ont., on Sept. 6, 188G, 

 writes : 



I send a queen-daughter that is 2 

 months old. She is certainly a ferti- 

 lized queen, but lays scarcely any — 

 only an egg now and then. She is, I 

 think, egg-bound. She is one of my 

 own rearing. I have on several occa- 

 sions found an egg. attached to her. 

 Will Prof. Cook kindly give his opin- 

 ion of the case in the Bee Journal. 



[Such cases as are mentioned by 

 Mr. Gemmill are not very rare. Some- 

 times the queens recover and become 

 excellent ; oftener they remain for- 

 ever worthless. That such cases 

 should occur is not strange. We find 

 partially or wholly barren animals 

 among all classes, and so such queens 

 are not exceptional in their kingdom 

 any more than in their species. This 

 queen is a fine looking one, and I 

 shall keep her till spring to see if she 

 recovers. In most cases the best way 

 is to kill such queens at once. — A. J. 

 Cook.] 



How I Sell my Honey.— J. E. Cady, 

 Medford,? Minn., on Sept. 6, 1886, 

 writes : 



The following is an outline of my 

 manner of disposing of my honey : I 

 advertise in each of the county papers; 

 then I use a business card, also a 

 guarantee card signed by seven of our 

 principal citizens. I often meet peo- 

 ple who wish my name and address ; 

 others say, "Is this made honey, or 

 is it made by bees V I sometimes 

 havehad-to swear in my honey, when 

 an explanation of the method of tak- 

 ing extracted honey is necessary. 

 This takes time, and time means 

 money when away from home on ex- 

 pense. One of my business cards that 

 I gave to a wagon maker, and which 

 he tacked up in his shop, has sold 3 

 barrels of honey already to one man. 

 and he says he shall need several 

 barrels more. I have already sold 

 over 4,000 pounds, and have nearly 

 6,000 pounds on hand ; and the supers 

 to come off' of 100 colonies, some of 

 which are full, not having been ex- 



tracted since July 10. Then there are 

 sections on 42 colonies, with a few 

 more or less filled. I took 20 nicely- 

 filled 1 -pound sections out of 56 from 

 one colony, two or three days ago. It 

 has been very hot and dry here this 

 season, and certainly it must have 

 shortened the honey crop. We are 

 having a nice shower just now. 



Partridge-Pea, etc.— Otto Bussan- 

 mas, Beviugton,? Iowa, on Sept, 2, 

 1886, writes : 



I send a plant with its flowers, 

 which please examine and state its 

 name and value. In this part of Iowa 

 the season has been very dry, and yet 

 there has been a fair yield of white 

 clover honey. I harvested 3,400 pounds 

 of white clover honey in 1-pound sec- 

 tions from 31 colonies, spring count. 

 I increased them to 65 colonies. I 

 could not do without the Bee Jour- 

 nal for double its cost. 



[The plant is partridge-pea (Cassia 

 chavuecrista), and furnishes nectar in 

 abundance. The flowers are very 

 attractive to honey-loving insects, 

 and are visited by such in great 

 numbers.— Ed.] 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Convention Notices. 



t3P~ The annua) meeting of tlje Kentucky State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will be held at Frank- 

 fort. Ky., on Oct- (i and 7, 1HH6. All interested in 

 bee-culture are earnestly requested to attend and 

 help to make this meeting a pleasant and profita- 

 ble one. The State Centennial will be celebrated 

 at Frankfort, on Oct. 7. and excursion rates can be 

 obtained on all railroads. A large attendance of 

 bee-keepers is solicited. JNO. T. Connle Y, Sec. 



JW The St.Joseph.Mo. Inter-State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its annual meeting on 

 Wednesday evenini; t)f the Exposition week. Sep- 

 tember 30, lf?8(i. Arrangements are being made to 

 have an interesting meeting. The place of hold- 

 ing the meeting will be published in our local pa- 

 pers on Tuesday and Wednesday a.m. 



E. T. Abbott, Sec. 



I^F" The Illinois Central Bee-Keepere' 

 Association will bold its next meeting at 

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

 day, Oct. 19-30, 1886. .1. M. Hambaugh, Sec. 



1^" The Sheboygan County Bee- Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will meet at Chand ler's Hall, at Sheboygan 

 Falls, Wis., on Saturday, Oct. 16, 1886. at 10 a.m. 

 MRS. H. Hills, Sec. 



8^" The annual meetlrfg of the Western Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will be held in Pythian Hall 

 (11th & Main Sts.). at Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 

 27—29, 1886. P. Baldwin. Sec. 



ly The next annual meeting of the Michigan 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association will be held In 

 Ypsilantl, Mich., on Dec. 1 and 2. 1886. 



H. D. Cdtting, Sec. 



J^~ The Eastern Indiana Bee-Keepers' Associ- 

 ation will meet at Kichmnnd, Ind., on Sept. 16, 

 1886. M. G. Reynolds, Sec. 



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Office of the American Bee JoniiNAt,, 

 Monday, 7 a. m.. Sept. i:i, 1886. 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CHICAOO. 

 HONEY.— It continues to arrive very freely 

 The demand is light and sales are made chiefly at 

 ]2(aji:ic. Extracted is also quiet with prices un- 

 changed. 6(a7C. 



BBESWAX,-It is easier, and 23c. is about all 

 will bring. 



R. A. BtTRNETT, 161 South Water 8t. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— The market for the new crop of comb 

 honey is just opening. We note an improvement 

 In sales and prices. Mo^t of the comb that has 

 arrived is badly colored, which makes it second 

 grade, which we suppose is due to a poor season 

 and long finishing. We quote IHsy crop as follows : 

 Fancy white in 1-lb. sections, clean and neat 

 packages, l5*a 16c. : 2-lbs., I2(al:ic.; fair to good 

 1-Ibs., 12%14c.: 2-lbs., 10<a.llc.; fancy buckwheat 

 i-lbs.. iifaji2c.: 2-lbs., 9@,inc. White clover e.x- 

 tracted in kegs and small barrels, 6^(^,70.; Calif- 

 ornia extracted in 6n-lb. cans, 5fe5 1-2C.; Califor- 

 nia comb honey, in@i ic. 



BEBSWA-X.— Prime vellow, 22@24c. 



MCCAUL & HlLDRETH BB08., 34 HudSOn 8t. 



BOSTON. 

 HONEY.— One-lb. sections, white clover, 13@150i 

 2-pound sections, ll(§*13c. Extracted, 6@8c. 

 BEESWAX.- 2.1 ots. per lb. 



Blaee It. RIPLEY. 57 Chatham Street. 



DETROIT. 

 HONEY.— Best white ia one-pound sections Is 

 bringing 14 cts. 

 BEESWAX.- Firm at 23c. for fair quality. 



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



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— The market is very quiet. Demand 

 from manufacturers is slow, and there is only a 

 fair trade in new comb honey and extracted in 

 square glass jars. Extracted honey briugs 3 1-2® 

 7c.; comb honey, 12 to 14c. for good to choice. In 

 the jobbing way. Prices are low for all produce 

 and no speculative teellng is noticed anywhere. 

 Unless better prices are realized for other prod- 

 uce, prices of honey are not likely to advance. 



BEESWAX.— It is in good demand and arrivals 

 are fair. We pay 2nc. for good yellow. 



0. F. MCTH & Son. Freeman i Central Ave. 



CLBVKbAND. 

 HONEY.— The demand for honey is not very 

 lively at present, but prices are steady. Choice 

 new honey in 1-lb. sections is selling at He.; 2-lb3. 

 12<ai3c. Old honey is very dull at lo@I2c, Ex- 

 tracted, 6(qi7c. 

 BBESWAX.-25C, 



A. C. Kendel, US Ontario Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— The market is active and sales of the 

 comb are large. Extracted is firm with no stock 

 in the city. We quote: One-pound sections of 

 white clover, 13f«14c.: dark l-lbs.. Il'ai2c.; 2-lbs., 

 n@12c.; dark 2-lbs., stsuic: 2-lb. Calit. white 

 sage, lO(a 1 1 c. : dark 2-lbs., 8(tiiLic. Extracted white 

 clover, 7(S8c.; dark, 4^@5J^c.: Calif, white sage, 

 5^«(S«c.; dark. 4Hi«5c. 



BEESWAX.-20@22C. 



Olemons.Cloon & Co., cor. 4th & Walnut. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— The market is about the sameaswhea 

 last reported— may be quoted a little lower to sell. 

 Choice combin l-lb.section3,l2(«jl3 ; 2-lb8.,ll(^123tf 

 cents ; dark not wanted. Extracted, white, ia 

 kegs, 6(«.i,^c.: same in tin cans, G l-2(^7c.; dark in 

 barrels and half-barrels, .5t<i5 1-2 eta. 



BEESWAX.— No demand. 



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



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— The demand for honpy remains very 

 good for fine qualities, and they are readily taken 

 for liome consumpti^iu. and shipments to Europe 

 and the East at 4(*5J^c. job here. Most of the 

 honey is held at 4^c. and more, and it seems that 

 sooner or later such prices will be paid, as oiTer- 

 ings are rather small. Comb honey is not sought 

 after so far, but with the colder weather more de- 

 mand will come in, and as supplies are rather small, 

 we anticipate full prices. We now quote 7,slOc., 

 as to qUMlity, wholesale. 



BEESWAX.— It is dull, hut buyers have to pay 

 22(a23c. for choice lots. 



SCHACHT & LEMCKE, 122-124 DavIs St. 



HONEY.—Prices are so low that honey-pro- 

 ducersare holding back their product ; still the 

 market is well supplied. We quote : Comb, ex- 

 tra white, 8^(gjioc. : off grades, M'^'%7i,ftC, Ex- 

 tracted. white. 4@4).ic. : amber, 3>6@3iiic. ; dark, 3c. 



BEESWAX. -22>«@23c. 



O. B. SMITH & CO., 423 Front Street. 



