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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAl,. 



^^iMnSI^ICASf..^^ 



piijOTum 



Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



Proprietors, 



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



At One Dollar a If ear. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



BUSINISSS MANAGER. 



Special 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 

 (Bome inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others having no Post-Offloe, County 

 or State. Also, if you live near one p08t> 

 oflSce and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



A New 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. We 

 can furnish the material, ready to nail, for 

 9 cts. per crate. Glass l?ic. per light, e.xtra. 



Premium Wortli Having.— The New 



York World and the American Bee Jour- 

 nal (both weekly) will be sent for one year 

 to any address in North America for $1.90. 

 And in addition PRESENT to every such 

 CLUB SUBSCRIBER a " History of the United 

 States," containing ;J20 pages and 22 fine en- 

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This " History " will be sent free by ex- 

 press at the subscriber's expense ; or will 

 be mailed for 10 cents e.xtra to any place in 

 the United States or Canada. 



It is arranged chronologically by years, 

 from 1492 to 188.5. Every event is narrated 

 in the order of its date. These are not con- 

 fined, as in other works, to political matters, 

 but embrace every branch of human action. 



This premium is worth the whole of the 

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 induce thousands to subscribe, and thus get 

 two unrivalled weeklies for nothing. 



This offer is good only until Jan. 1, 

 1887, hence no time should be lost. Send 

 at once I 



When Renewing your subscription 

 please try to get your neighbor who keeps 

 bees to join with you in taking the Beb 

 Journal. It is now so cheap that no one 

 can afford to do without it. We will present 

 a Binder for the Bee Journal to any one 

 sending us four subscriptions— with $4.00— 

 direct to this office. It ivill pay any one to 

 devote a few hours, to get subscribers. 



Simmlns' Non-Swarnitng System is 



the title of a new English bee-book. The 

 author claims that it will inaugurate a " new 

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 "it is based upon purely natural principles, 

 and is the only system that can ever be 

 relied upon, because no other condition 

 exists 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 64 pages ; is well printed and 

 illustrated. Price 50 cents. It can now be 

 obtained at this office. 



The Report of the Indianapolis Conven- 

 tion is now published in pamphlet form, 

 uniform with that of last year. It will be 

 sent postpaid for 23 cents to any address. 



We have also bound it up with last year's, 

 together with the History of the Society: 

 this we will mail for 40 cents. Or if you 

 send us one new subscriber (with one dollar) 

 besides your own renewal, we will present 

 you with a copy by mail. 



Dr. ITIilIer'8 Book, "A Year Among 

 the Bees," and the Bee Journal for one 

 year, we will club for $1.50. 



To all Neiv Subscribers for 1887 we 

 will present the rest of the numbers for 

 1886 ; so the sooner they subscribe the more 

 they will get for their money. 



Money Orders can now be obtained at 

 the Post Offices at reduced rates. Five 

 dollars and under costs now only 5 cents. 

 As these are absolutely safe, it will pay to 

 get them instead of the Postal Notes which 

 are payable to any one who presents them, 

 and are in no way safe. 



The Western World Gnlde 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 new subscribers besides 

 his own, with $3.00, for one year, we will 

 present a copy of this valuable book. 



Convention Notices. 



^P~ The Keystone Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will meet in the Court House at Scranton, Pa., on 

 Tuesday, Dec. 14, i886, at in a.m. 



ARTHtTR A. Davis, Sec. 



1^~ The eleventh annual meeting of the N. "W. 

 Ills. & S. "W. Wis. Bee-Keepera' Association will be 

 held in the Grand Army liall in Hockford. Ills., 

 on the third Tuesday in January, 1nn7. There 

 will be a two days' session. J. Stewart, Sec. 



B^" The next annual meeting of the Nebraska 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association will be held In 

 Lincoln, Nebraska, on Wednesday, Jan. V2, 1887. 

 Location ot Hall to be used and liotel accommo- 

 dations will be Blven after further arrangements 

 have been made. H. N. Patterson, Sec. 



t^" The New York State, the Eastern New York 

 and the New Jersey & Eastern Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociations will hold their great united convention 

 at Albany, N. V.. on Jan. 18. is) and 20, msjj. This 

 convention will be one of the lar(jest,lf not THE 

 largest, ever held anywhere in this country, and It 

 behooves every bee-keeper to attend. A grand 

 exhibit of apiarian fixtures is promised. An un- 

 usually brilliant programme will be prepared and 

 announced later. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



The following are our very latest 

 quotations for honey and beeswax : 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— It has sold better during this month 

 than at any time since the new crop came on the 

 market. Yet prices are not any higher, sales being 

 made at 1 !@l:^c. for white honey in 1-lb. sections. 

 Fancy sections of less than 1 lb. in weight, at 13c. 

 E.xtracted is unchanged in tone or values, being 

 5@7 cents per lb. 

 BBESWAJC,-23®25c. R.A.BURNETT, 

 Nov. 9. 161 Sontn Waier 81. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY. —Sales for comb honey the past month 

 have been good, and prices tair. Large shipments 

 from the West are coming in more freely than we 

 anticipated. Present quotations are as follows : 

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

 packages, 13@I4c.: 2-lbs., 1 1 (gj 1 2c.: fair to good 

 1-lbs., ll@13c.; 2-lbs., 9(a)loc.: fancy buckwheat 

 I-lbs., 9®I0c. : 2-lb8., 7(a;8)ic. White clover ex- 

 tracted in kegs and small barrels, 6H&7C.: Calif- 

 ornia extracted in 6ij-lb. cans, 5@6cts.; Califor- 

 nia comb honey in 60-lb. cases, 10@l4c. 



BEESWAX.— Prime yellow, 22(424c. 



MOCAUL & HILDRETH BROS.. 



Nov. 13. 34 Hudson St. 



BOSTON. 

 HONEY.— The demand has Improved. We are 

 selling one-pound packages of white clover honey 

 at 14@IfjC.; 2-pounds at lcf@14c. 

 BEE8WAX.-25 cts. per lb. 



Blaes & RiPLET, 57 Chatham Street. 

 DETROIT. 

 HONEY.— Best white in I-lb. sections, 129130.; 

 dark, lo@Ilc., with a good supply Iq commission 

 houses. 

 BEESWAX.- 23C. 

 Oct. 10. M. H. HCTNT.. Bell Branch. Mich. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY. -There is a lively demand for tabte 

 honey In square glass jars, and the demand for 

 nice comb honey is very good. Demand from 

 manufacturers is slow for dark grades of ex- 

 tracted honey. The ranging prices for extracted 

 is 3@7c. a lb. Nice comb brings I2@I5c. per lb. in 

 a jobbing way. 



BEESWAX.— Home demand is good. We pay 

 20(a23c. per lb. 



Nov.lO. C. F. MUTH & SoN.Freeman & Central At. 

 CLBVELAND. 



HONEY.— The market is not very active and pri- 

 ces a little lower. Choice 1-Ib. sections of best 

 white sell at l3®>14c.; second grade I-lbs.. 10@l2c. ; 

 ch'iice white 2-lbs.. ll@12c. Extracted, slow at 6c. 



BEES WAX.-Scarce at 25c. 



Nov. 17. A. C. Kendbl. 115 Ontario Street. 

 MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— Tne market for honey of choice qual- 

 ity is hrmer and we are trying to establish a high- 

 er range of values. We quote I-Ib. sections of 

 white at I24(a)l3c.; 2-lbs., ll).s@l2c.; dark not 

 wanted. Extracted, white, in half barrels and in 

 kegs, 6^^@7c. : in tin packages, 7(gt7^ic. ; in barrels, 

 as to quality, 5@5>£C. 



BEESWAX.- No demand. 



Oct. 2. 



A. V. Bishop, i42 W, Water St, 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY —There Is a lirmer market for extrac- 

 ted, and especially for comb honey, as the crop 

 of the latter is rather small. Apiarists have sold 

 what they were obliged to dispose of for payment 

 of packages and labor, and they hold the balance 

 back at higher prices. The demand is increasing, 

 and we quote with ready takers, 4@4i^c. for choice 

 extracted ; '3yi<ai3Hc. for amber extracted ; and 

 9@llc. for comb honey in 2-lb. sections : darker 

 grades bring 7(«Sc. 



BEESWAX.-It finds buyers at 22024C. 



Sep. 28. SCHACHT & Lemckk, 122-124 Davis St. 



HONEY.- Trade is quiet. Extra white comb lie; 

 amber, 7H'^I0c. Extracted, white, 4{^4^ic. ; am- 

 ber, 3l^®3jjc. 



BEESWAX. -20®23c. 



Oct. 18. O. B. SMITH & Co., 423 Front Street. 



ST, LOUIS. 



HONEY.— Choice comb, lI?l(ai2Xc.; latter price 

 is for choice white clover. Strained, in barrels, 

 3Mf^4c. Extra fancy of bright color and In No, I 

 packages, M advance on above prices. Extracted 

 in barrels. -iMjOo^.; in cans f>@7c. Market dull. 



BEESWAX.— Dull at 20c. for prime. 



Nov. 17. D. G. TOTT & CO., Commercial St. 

 KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— Demand for all grades Is good, and 

 sales are large. Receipts are good and prices are 

 steady with a firm feeling. We quote : 1-lb. sec- 

 tions of white clover, 13f<i]4c.:dark, I0@12c.: 2-lb8, 

 white clover, 11®12C,1 dark, 0®10c.; Calif. 2-lbs., 

 9f(til Ic: H-lbs. white clover, 14'3)I5c. Extracted 

 white clover. 6@7c.: dark, 4@5c,: white sage, 5>^c.; 

 Calif, amber, 5c. 



BEESWAX.-20(822C. 

 Oct. 15. Ci.kmons.Cloon* Co., cor. 4th & Walnut 



