1898. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



463 



Page & Lyon Mfg. Co. 



New London, 

 Wisconsin, 



Operates two sawmills that cut, annually, eight million feet of lumber, thus 

 securing the best lumber at the lowest price for the manufacture of 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



They have also one One of the L,arg:est Factories and the latest 

 and most-Improved machinery for the manufacture of 



Bee-Hives, Sections, Etc., 



that there Is In the State. The material Is cut from'patterns, by machinery, 

 and Is absolutely accurate. For Sections, the clearest and -wtlltest 

 BasS'WOod is used, and they are pollsht on both sides. Nearness to Pine 

 and Basswood forests, and possession of mills and factory equlpt with best 

 machinery, all combine to enable this firm to furnish the 



Best Goods at the Lowest Prices. 



Send for Circular and see the Prices on a Full Line of Supplies. 

 Please mention the American Bee .TourDal. 7Atf 



An Italian Queen-Bee Free ! 



UNTESTED OR TESTED. AN OFFER TO 



REGULAR SUBSCRIBERS. 



FOR getting and sending us ONE NEW Subscriber to the Bee Journal for one year 

 (with $1.00 lo pay for the same) we will mall you, as a premium, one Untested 

 Italian Queen. For TWO new subscribers (with $2.00) we will mall one Tested 

 Italian Queen. These Queens are reared near Chicago, III., and are fine ones. Will 

 YOU have one ? Address, 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 118 Michigan St., Cliicago, 111. 



"We want 



EVERY BEE-KEEPER 



To Iiave a copy of 



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Our 1898 Catalog 



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Send us your name and address and we will take pleasure in mailing you a copy 



G. B. LEWIS CO., WATERTOWN, WIS. 



ISpccial Agent for Ibe Southwest — 



E. T. ABBOTT, St. Joseph, Mo. 



Mr. Abbott sells our Hives and Sections at factory prices. 



Please mention Bee Journal -when ■writing. 



Ho, for Omaha ! 



As we have many customers In the Northwest, and believing 

 they will appreciate the low f relj? bt rates obtained by purchas- 

 ing goods from a railroad center nearer to them tban we are. get- 

 Hag a direct through-freight rate, thus cutting the freight in half, 

 we have esiabllsht a branch house at 17:30 South 13th St.. Omaha, 

 Neb., where we will keen a complete line of all Apiarian Supplies, 

 the same as we do at Higginsviile, Mo. With the quality of our 

 goods, we believe most bee-keepers in the West are already 

 acquainted, but to those who are not. we wilt say that our goods 

 , , , are par excellent. Pollsht, snowy-white Sections, beautiful, straw- 



colored trauDpurent Foundation. Improved Smokers and Hooey Kxtractors. and all other flrst- 

 clas sgoods. are wha-t we sell. Kind and courteous treatment and honorable dealing our motto, 

 un these bases, we solicit an order, feeling sure that if we sell you one bill of goods you will be 

 our customer In the future, 



^■Progressive Bee-Keeper. 50c per year. "Amateur Bee-Keeper," 2oo. Both for 65c. 

 postpaid, hample copy of the Progressive free, and a beautiful Catalog for the asking 



Address. ^^^^^ Mannfacturing Company, ^s^^^^ii^k., o°™a..a,Ncb. 



Select-Tested Golden Adel Queens. 



Each, $1.00. A practically non-swarming and non-stinging strain of golden bees. "How 

 ■to Prevent Honey Candjing " given to each customer. Tested Queen-;, each. 75 cents 



^B^tf HENKV ALL.KV. Wenhain, Iflass. 



HDNEY and BEESWAX 



91ARKET QU0TAXI03IS. 



Chicag'o, Jw y 7.— A little of the new crop 



Is coming, and It sells at 11 to 12c for the best 

 grades of white comb. No ambers at present 

 on the market. Extracted is coming freely 

 from the South, and a little from the West; 

 white brings.") lo 7c; ambers, 5 to 6c. Bees- 

 wax, 27 to 30c 



We do not look for a settled price on honey 

 before September; meantime the offerings 

 and demand will be limited to Immediate 

 wants. K. A Burnett & Co, 



Kansas City, July 9.— New comb. No. 1, 

 white, ll@12c; amber, 10®llc. Extracted, 

 white. o@5^c; amber, •l@4Hc. Beeswax. 22 

 to 25c. 



Old stock of honey all cleaned up. Few 

 shipments of new In market. 



C. 0. Olemons & Co. 



New Tork, July 9.— Comb honey : We 

 closed out all of our old crop some time ago. 

 We have received several lots of new crop 

 from the Soul h. good. No, 1 white, which sells 

 readily at lie per pound. 



Extracted: Kecelpts of new crop from the 

 South are large. We quote: Common. 48 to 

 .hOc a gallon; gjod. 52 to 55c a gallon; choice, 

 5 to 5V4c pounJ, Demand is good, especially 

 for the better grades Beeswax remains firm 

 at 28 to 29c. Hilureth Bros. & segelken. 



Boston, July 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 9c. Ex- 

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

 Beeswax, pure, in good demand with very 

 light supply, ;iOc. 



At the present time the demand for both 

 comb and extracted honey is very light with 

 but little stock on hand. 



BI.AKE. Scott & Lee. 



San Francisco, July 9.— White comb, 814 

 to 10c; amber, 6H to 7!4c. Extracted, white, 

 5H@6c.; light amber, 43^ to 5!4c. Beeswax, 

 23(a25c 



Small quantii ies of the new crop have been 

 oflered by sample, but uothlngof consequence 

 has been yet done In the same. There will be 

 very little white sage honey this season, but 

 a moderate amount from the alfalfa and tule 

 districts. Values remain as previously noted. 



Detroit, July 9. — Fancy white honey is 

 lower and now quoted at lie. No. 1. acaiOc; 

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

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

 27(a28c. 



There are no changes In quotations, and 

 very little desirable honey left, t^ales are so 

 slow that it Is dlllicult to quote. The poor lots 

 are being pusht at what they will bring. 



M. H. Hunt. 



Minneapolis. July 9 —Honey much more 

 encouraging. Fancy white clover comb is 

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

 ble to ship darker than amber. Extrac- 

 ted fancy white clover, 5H@t)c; amber, 5c; 

 dark, 4@4V4c. 



Outlook tor honey much more encouraging. 

 S. H. Hall i Co. 



Indianapolis, July 9.— Fancy white honey 

 11 to lac; No 1. 10 to lie; 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 of the amber 

 and dark grades of comb honey. Beeswax Is 

 In good demand. Wal,ter S. Pouder. 



Milwaukee, July 14.— Fancy 1-pound sec- 

 tions. 1 l@l2c; .\ No. 1. 10@11 cent-j; No. 1 

 8(ai0c: amrier. 7@7>4c; dark and old. 6@7c. 

 Extracted, in barrels, kegs or pads, white, 6@ 

 6'/4c; dark and amber. 4(a5c. Beeswax, 26® 

 28c. 



Since our last the sales of honey have not 

 been large, altho a fair demand has ex- 

 isted and continues, altho the fruit consump- 

 tion makes .some difference' wltn eaters of 

 honey. There is not a very large supply of 

 old stock left, and we shall be In good order 

 for new crop tiiith extracted and comb. The 

 outlook is good, A. V. Bishop & Co. 



Buffalo, July 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 ot honey can be sold at this 

 range. Extract t"*! ranges from 4 to 6c., with 

 a moderate demand. B.\tterson & Co. 



St. ^onis, July 9. — Fancy white comb. 



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

 8 to 9c, Extracted, white. 5 S to6c. ; amber, 

 5 toSlFic.; dark, 4 to4Ho. Beeswax. 20 to 22o. 



Westcott Com. Co. 



