1898. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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CHICAGO, ILLS 



Southern Home Of the Honey-Bee 



win continue to rear none but the BEST 

 QUEENS. Untested, 50 cents; Tested, $1.00. 



GEO. W. HUFSTEDLER, Prop., 



President of National Queen-Breeders' Union, 

 24Atf Beevllle, Texas. 



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and Retail. 



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 The best of everything. Write for Catalog, 

 with prices, and samples of Foundation and 

 Sections. 



BEES1VAX always wanted for cash or 

 trade. 



GUS DITTMER, 



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tlie best 

 us of bees 

 Ibis 

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QUEENSti 



I make the rearing of Queens a specialty. 

 Untested, either 3 or o-bwnded, 65 cents each. 

 Tested. 9.-) cents each. DAMEL WURTH, 



Falmouth. Rush Co., Ind. 24A:it 



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 keepers. Orders filled promptly. 

 Send for catalog. MI.VSESOTA BEE- 

 KEEPERS' SUPPLY .MFC. 0(1„ Nicollet 

 Island, Minneapolis, Minn. 



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Tested Queens. $1 .00 each ; Untested, 50c. 

 Prompt and satisfactory dealing. 



Address, E. £.. CARRIINGTON, 



llAtf De Funiak Springs, Fla. 



Please mention Bee Journal ■when -writing. 



Van Deusen Thin 

 Foundation... 



We have several 25-pound boxes of Van 

 Deusen Thin Plat-Bottom Comb Foundation 

 for sale, at $12.50 per box. This Founda- 

 tion Is preferred by many. As we have only 

 a few boxes of It, an order for same should be 

 sent promptly. Address Tlie A. I. Root Co. 

 118 Michigan Street, Chicago, 111. 



queen, and after fumigating the old 

 combs of brood and honey, returned 

 them, and have not seen any signs as 

 yet of the return of the disease. The 

 bisulphide of carbon seems to destroy the 

 germ even in its early stages. 



I could not detect that the fumigation 

 of comb honey injured It in any way, 

 unless there was a slight shrinking of 

 the air-cells under the cappings, while 

 one such fumigation is sufBcient, de- 

 stroying even the eggs of the moth as 

 sulphur will not do. 



I wish to call the attention of bee- 

 keepers to the use of bisulphide of car- 

 bon, thinking that some one of the fra- 

 ternity will find that foul-broody combs 

 will be cleansed by fumigation with it, 

 since it would appear that It is a cure 

 for paralysis. W. B. Chapman. 



Orange Co., Calif,, June 11, 



Very 'Wet 'Weather. 



Our bees have wintered well, but so 

 far we have had it very wet, and they 

 could not get out much, making it nec- 

 essary to feed them to keep up brood- 

 rearing. I had one swarm June S, and 

 had to feed them the next day. 



Sandfokd Hartman. 



Lincoln Co., Neb., June 12. 



Southern Honey-Plants. 



Please give me the names and honey 

 qualities of the enclosed flower. The 

 first grows very thick in the pine mead- 

 ows and looks at a distance like immense 

 fields of grain, but I have been unable 

 to find bees upon it, tho the long drouth 

 may account for that. 



The second is the blossom of a tree 

 that grows in low, swampy places, along 

 branches or ravines, and is quite eagerly 

 sought by the bees. I do not think it is 

 ti-ti, as that bloomed here over a month 

 ago, tho it may belong to the same 

 family. Ernest W, Halstead. 



Ocean Co., Miss,, June 6. 



Plant No. 1 has, so far as I can deter- 

 mine, no common name. In scientific 

 language it is known as Lophiola Ameri- 

 cana and belongs to the Amaryllis fam- 

 ily — a family nearly allied to the lilies, 

 and is without honey value, so far as I 

 am able to find out, altho possibly fur- 

 nishing nectar. 



No. 2 is the Southern " leatherwood " 

 or "ironwood," (Cyrilla racemiflora), a, 

 very near relative of the sumacs, and 

 hence doubtless a good honey-plant, as 

 are the sumacs themselves. It also has, 

 on the other hand, a near kinship to the 

 hoUys common in the South. I can find 

 no reference to it in any honey authority 

 I have, and hence it Is doubtless an un- 

 tested plant. H. S. Pepoon. 



Another Iiuprovemeiit in 

 Xraiti Ser'vice 



On Nickel Plate Road, train No. 6 leav- 

 ing Van Buren Street PassengerStation, 

 Chicago (on the Loop,) at 2:'o5 p. m. 

 daily, for Buffalo and local stations, with 

 Buffalo sleeper. Also New York sleeper 

 via Nickel Plate and Lackawanna Roads. 

 Rates always the lowest. The excellent 

 train service to Boston and New York 

 City, with through day coaches and 

 sleeping-cars to New York City and 

 through sleeping-cars to Boston, and the 

 excellent dining-car service, will con- 

 tinue as heretofore. (34 — 24-2) 



HONEY and BEESWAX 



IVIARKET QUOXAXIOWS. 



Chicag'o, June 18.— Not any new honey 

 here, and the old stock Is about exhausted. 

 Market values about as last quoted for what 

 little is being done. K. A. Burnett & Co. 



Kansas City, June 9.— Fancy white comb. 

 12c. No. 1 while comb lie; No. 2 white and 

 amber, 10c: dark, 9o. Extracted, white. 5^4® 

 6c: amber, 5@5!4c; dark, 4@4)4c. Beeswax, 

 20@25c. 



Stock of 189* comb and extracted honey all 

 sold. We have just received a shipment of 

 white comb from Florida, the first of the 

 season. O. C Olemons & Co. 



Cincinnati, June 9.— Demand is slow for 

 all kinds ot honey, especially comb. Prices 

 for best white comb honey. 10 to 13 cents. 

 Extracted honey brings 3V4 to 6c, according to 

 quality. Beeswax in good demand at 25 to 

 •-iSc lor good to choice ye low. 



Chas. F. MniH & SON. 



Boston, Jane 9.— Fancy white In cartons. 

 13c. : A No. 1 white in glass-front cases, 11 to 

 12c.: No. 1, 10 to lie: No. 2, 8 to 9o. Ex- 

 tracted, white. 6 to 7c: light amber, 5 to 6c. 

 Beeswax, pure, in good demand with very 

 light supply, 30c. 



At the present time the demand for both 

 comb and extracted honey is very light with 

 but little stock on hand. 



Blake, Scott & Lee. 



Cleveland, June 9.— Fancy white. 12 to 

 12)40.: No. 1, lie; No. 1 amber, 9 to lOc; 

 buckwheat, 8c. Extracted, white, 6o. ; amber. 

 4 to 5c. A. B. Williams & Co, 



San Francisco, June 9.— White comb, 8V4 

 to lOc; amber, 6^ to 7i4c. Extracted, white, 

 5H@6c. ; light amber, 4=^ to 5>4c. Beeswax, 

 23@25c 



The market is lightly stockt and in all prob- 

 ability will remain so throughout the season 

 now opening, as very little honey will be pro- 

 duced In this State the current year. Sup- 

 plies now offering are principally comb. 

 Values for both comb and extracted are be- 

 ing well sustained at the prevailing rates. 

 With no active Inquiry for beeswax from 

 any quarter, the market Is easy in tone, 

 despite the light stocks here and in the In- 

 terior. 



Detroit, June 9. — Fancy white honey is 

 lower and now quoted at He. No. 1, 9@10c; 

 fancy dark, 7@8c; No. 1 dark. 6@7c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5@6c; dark. 4(a5c. Beeswax 

 27(a38c. 



There are no changes in quotations, and 

 very little desirable honey left. Sales are so 

 slow that it Is ditlicult to quote. The poor lots 

 are being pusht at what they will bring. 



M. H. Hunt. 



Uinneapolis. June 9 —Honey much more 

 encouraging. Fa.ncy white clover comb is 

 selling here now at 10)4@ll>4c. Not advisa- 

 ble to ship darker than amber. Extrac- 

 ted fancy white clover, 5 >4@6c; amber, 5c; 

 dark. 4@4!4c. 



Outlook tor honey much more encouraging. 

 S. H. Hall &C0. 



Indianapolis, June 9. — Fancy white 

 11 to 13c.; No 1. 10 to He; fancy amber. 9 to 

 lOc. Extracted, white. 5 to 6c. Beeswax, 25 

 to 27c. Market appears to be well supplied 

 and sales are rather slow for this time of the 

 year. This Is especially true of the amber 

 and dark grades of comb honey. Beeswax Is 

 In good demand. Walter S. PonDER. 



Milwaukee, June 9.— Fancy Ipound sec- 

 tions. ll@12c; A No. 1, 10@H cents; No. 1 

 8@10c; amber. 8@8>4c; dark. 7@7^o. White 

 extracted In barrels and kegs, 5H@6c; amber, 

 5@5!4c. Beeswax, 26@28o. 113 



The demand lor honey continues very good 

 Indeed, and values fairly sustained. While the 

 best grades are most salable, the inferior 

 grades meet attention, and the movements 

 are quite satisfactory. A. 'V. Bishop & Co. 



Buffalo, June 9. — There is a very good 

 demand for strictly fancy 1-pound comb, at 

 10 to He: other grades, however, range from 



9 to 7c.. and even 6c. when poor enough. 

 Quite an amount of honey can be sold at this 

 range. Extracted ranges from 4 to 6c., with 

 a moderate demand. Batterson & Co. 



St. Louis, JuDe 10.— Fancy white comb. 



10 to He: No. 1. lOc; amber, 9 to lOc; dark, 

 8 to 9e Extracted, white. 5 Vi to6c. : amber, 

 5to6!4c.: dark,4to4Hc. Beeswax, 20 to 22o. 



Westcott Com. Co, 



