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of a certain class of men that are writing 

 for the American Bee Journal. Some of 

 these men are the great head-lights, and 

 are building for themselves a monument 

 perhaps more lasting than granite. I 

 keep a scrap-book and when I see arti- 

 cles by certain men into the book they 

 go — except one man. We can't spare 

 paper enough to put down all he says. 

 He must be the most patient man of his 

 day. [This last man must be Dr. Miller. 

 — Editor ] W. J. Morrison. 



Dade Co., Mo., June 15. 



Prospects Never Better. 



Bees are doing fine in this locality. 

 Prospects for a honey crop never were 

 better. I have SO colonies hard at work. 

 I run expressly for comb honey. 



Frank Cole. 



Mecosta Co., Mich., June 15. 



Doing but Little Good. 



Bees are doing but litti^ good here on 

 account of the wet weather this summer. 

 S. B. Day. 



Richardson Co., Nebr., June 18. 



Paper Bags for Extracted Honey. 



I have used paper bags like I enclose 

 for putting up extracted honey for the 

 last four months for customers that will 

 take honey if I have anything to put it 

 in. I have had syrup in one for six 

 months, and it has not leakt a drop yet. 

 Fill these bags with honey, and tie a 

 . string around the top and see how much 

 hard usage you can give them before 

 they leak. Let me know what you think 

 of the idea. I sent a few to a bee-sup- 

 ply firm, and they say they are quite in- 



terested In them, and believe it to be 

 a good idea. I would like to hear from 

 you. The bags certainly are not expen- 

 sive. A New York firm is trying to 

 secure a United States patent for me. 

 Quebec, Canada. T. R. Woodard. 



[We were quite pleased with the two 

 sample bags sent us by Mr. Woodard. 

 They seem to be made of stout paraffined 

 paper. We think they would be just 

 the thing to be filled with liquid honey, 

 and then let it granulate, and sell it in 

 that form. We do not know the price 

 of the little paper bags, but we should 

 think they would be quite cheap. They 

 could be made to hold from half a pound 

 up to any size desired. We should like 

 to try a few of the "baglets," to see 

 how they would go in our local market. 

 — Editor 1 



Bees Not Boing Much. 



Bees do not seem to be doing much at 

 present. The white clover doesn't seem 

 to have any honey in it. I took a stroll 

 over a quarter-section to-day, and did 

 not see or hear a bee. We have had a 

 good deal of rain of late, and I thought 

 when it cleared up the nectar would 

 come in it, but we have had several days 

 of fair weather, but it does not seem to 

 come J. C. Armstrong. 



Marshall Co., Iowa, June 20. 



Fourtli of July Excursion 



over Nickel Plate Road, at one fare for 

 the round trip, between points on that 

 line within a radius of 200 miles from 

 starting point. All particulars furnisht 

 at 111 Adams St., Chicago. Van Buren 

 St. Passenger Station, on the loop. Tel- 

 ephone Main 33S9. (36-26-1) 



The Bee-Keeper's Guide 



This loth and latest edition of Prof . Cook's 

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 —both together for only 81.75. But surely 

 anybody can get only 2 new subscribers to 

 the Bee Journal for a year, and thus get the 

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win continue to rear i!one but the BEST 

 •QUKEIVS. Untested. 50 cents; Tested, $1.00. 



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President of National Queen-Brpeders' Union. 

 24Atf Beevllle, Texas. 



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 Untested, either 3 or 5-b-nded, 65 cents each. 

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Three or flve-banded— Untested, 50c; Tested, 

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Address, E. I.. CARKINGTON, 



llAtt De Funiak Springs. Fla. 



July 8 



the Nickel Plate Road will run an excur- 

 sion to Chautauqua Lake, at one fare for 

 the round trip. Write to J. Y. Calahan, 

 111 Adams Street, Chicago, for particu- 

 lars. Tel. Main 3389. (39-26-2) 



HDNEY and BEESWAX 



niAKKEX QUOXAXIO^rS. 



Chicago, Jun'3 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. R, A. Burnett & Co. 



Kansas City, June 21.— We hiive several 

 shipments of new comb honey from Florida, 

 the first to our market this season. The de- 

 mand is fair at II to i2c. The demand for 

 extracted will be light until September, 



C. 0. Clemons & Co. 



New York, June 20.— Comb honey: We 

 closed out all of our old crop some time ago. 

 We hive received several lots ot new crop 

 from the South, good. No, 1 white, wnlch sells 

 readily at lie per pound. 



Extracted: Kecelpts of new crop from the 

 South are large. We quote: Common, 4 8 to 

 .sQc a gdllon; good. 52 to 55c a gallon; choice, 

 5 to 5v4c pouuJ, Demand is good, especially 

 for the petter grades Beeswax remains Arm 

 at28to29c. Hilureth Bros. & segelken. 



Cincinnati, Jutie 9.— Demand is slow for 

 all kinds of honey, especially comb. Prices 

 Tor best white comb honey. 10 to 13 cents. 

 Extracted honey brings 3H to 6c. according to 

 quality. Beeswax in good demand at 25 to 

 •-8c for good to choice ye low, 



Chas. if. MUTH & Son. 



Boston, June 9.— Fancy white In cartons, 

 13c.; A No. 1 white In glass-front cases, 11 to 

 12c,; No, 1. 10 to lie; No. 2, S to 9c. Ex- 

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

 Beeswax, pure. In good demand with very 

 light supply, 30o. 



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!4c.; No. 1. lie; No. I amber, 9 to IQc; 

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

 4 to 5o. A. B. Williams & Co. 



San Francisco, Junes.- White comb. 9% 

 to 10c; amber, 6V4 to 7i4c. Extracted, white, 

 5S@6c.; light amber, 4=^ to o!4c. Beeswax, 

 23@25c 



Not much now coming forward from any 

 quarter. Supplies will doubtless be light 

 throughout the season, admitting of little 

 other than small local trade. Former quota- 

 tions remain in force, with tendency on best 

 qualities to higher figures. 



Detroit, June 9. — Fancy white honey is 

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

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

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

 27ia2Sc. 



There are no changes In quotations, and 

 very little desirable honey left. Sales are so 

 slow that it is difficult to quote. The poor lots 

 are being pusht at what they will bring. 



M. H. Hunt. 



Minneapolis. June 9. — Honey much more 



encour:Lgifi«'. Fancy white clover comb is 

 selling here now at lOKOllJic, Not advisa- 

 ble to ship darker than amber. Extrac- 

 ted fancy white clover, 5^@6c; amber, 5c; 

 dark. 4@4Hc. 

 Outlook for honey much more encouraging. 

 S, H. Hall Jc Co. 



Indianapolis, June 9. — Fancy white 

 11 to i:ic,; No 1, 10 to lie. i fancy amber. 9 to 

 10c. 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 ot the amber 

 and dark grades of comb honey. Beeswax Is 

 In good demand. Walter S. Pouder. 



Milwaukee, June 9.— Fancy 1-pound sec- 

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

 8@10c; auner, 8@8^c; dark. 7@7!4c, White 

 extracted in barrels and kegs, 5>4@6o; amber, 

 o&aVtC. Beeswax, 26328c. 



The demand for 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 lie: 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 6o,, with 

 a moderate demand. B.atterson & Co. 



St. ^ouis, June 10.— Fancy white comb. 



10 to lie; No. 1. 10c. ; amber, 9 to 10c. ; dark, 

 8 to 9c, Extracted, white. oH to6c. : amber. 

 5 to b'Ac. ; dark, 4 to 4i4c Beeswax. 20 to 22c. 



Westcott Com. Co. 



