1898. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Bees and Honey, or Management of an Apiary 

 lor Pleasnre and Protlt. by Tlibmas G. Newman. — 

 Riia edition has been largely rewritten, thoroughly 

 revlBed, and ts " fully up with the times " in all the 

 trnprovements and Inventtons In this rapldly-devel- 

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 the m<.tst honey In an attractive condition. It con- 

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l^anffstroth on the Honey-Bee* revised by 

 Dadant— Tills classic in bee-culture, hua been 

 entirely re- written, and is fully lUustruted. It 

 treats of everything relating to twes and bee-keep- 

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Price, postpaid, 81.25. 



Bee-K.ecpers* Onlde» or Manual of the 



Apiary, by Prof A. J Cook, of the Michigan Agri- 

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 Itcontalns a full delineation of the anatomy and 

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Scientific Queen-Kearinic, as Practically 

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A B C of Bee-Ciilture, by A. I. Root.— A 

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 beginners Bound In cloth. Price, $1.25. 



Advanced Bee-Cultare, Its Methods and 

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Rational Bee-^eeplngT* by Dr. John Dzlerzon 

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Blenen-Kultar, by Thomas 6. Newnan. -- 



This Is a German translation of theprlnclpF' por- 

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Bienenzaclit iind Honisigewinnniig^ 



nach der neuesten metbode (German) by .7. F. 

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Bee-Keeplns Tor Beginners, by Dr. J. 

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Bee-Keeping: lor Profit, by Dr. G. L. 



Tinker.— Revised and enlarged. It details the au- 

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 of comb or extracted honey." 80 p .illustrated. 25c. 



Convention Hand-Book, for Bee-Keepers. . 

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Prarttral Hints to Bee-Keepers — by 

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Apiary Beerister, by Thos. G. Newman.— 

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Preparation of Honey for the Alarketv 



'ncludlng the production and care of comb and 

 axtracted honey. A chapter from Bees anjc 

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Bee-PuRturage n Necessity.— Tbls book ang 

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I>r. Howard's Boole on Foul Brood. 



—Gives the McKvoy Treatment and reviews the ex- 

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Winter Problem in Bee-Keeplng. by G, 

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PonI Brood Treatment, by Prof. F. R. 

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Pool Brood, by A. R. Kohnke.- 

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-Origin. 



Hand-Booli of Health, by Dr. Foote.— 

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Honey aM Food Is a neat little *24-ra(re 

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Commeroial CaU-ulator, by C. Ropp.— 



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Green'ii Four Books, by Chas. A. Green. 

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The Hive 1 I'se, by G. M. Doollttle. It 

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Kendall's Horse-Book* — 35 pictures, 



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Silo and Sila«:e, by Prof. A. J. Cook.— It 



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Maple Sugar and the Sugar Bush, by Prof. 

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Capons and Capoiiizing, by Dr. Sawyer, 

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Bnral liife.— Bees. Poultry. Fruits, Vege- 

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Potato Culture, by T. B. Terry.— It tells 

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1. Langstroth on the Honey-Bee 12.00 



2. A B O of Bee-Oulture 2.00 



3. Bee-Keeper'sGuide 1.76 



4. Beesand Hone} I Cloth bound! 1-66 



5. Doolittle's dclentlflc Queen-Hearing. 1.75 



6. Dr. Howard's Fuul Brood Book 1.10 



7. Advanced Bee-Culture 1.30 



9. Bienen-Kultur [German] 1.20 



11. Rational Bee-Keeplng [Paper bound! 1.75 



13. Bee-Keeping for I'roflt 1.15 



14. Convention Hand Book 1.15 



15. Poultry for Market and Profit 1.10 



16. Turkeys for Market and Profit 1.10 



17. Capons and Caponizing 1.10 



18. Our Poultry Doctor 1.10 



19. Green's Four Books 1.15 



31. Garden and Orchard 1.15 



23. Rural Life 1.10 



25 Commercial Calculator. No. 1 1.25 



26. Comme-clal Calculator, No. 2 1.40 



27. Kendall's Horse-Book 1.10 



.30. PotaioCulture 1.20 



32. Hand-Bookof Health 1.10 



34. Maple Sugar and the Sugar Bush 1.20 



35. Silo and Silage 1.10 



36. Wlnt«r Problem in Bee-Keeplng 1.30 



37. Apiary Register (lor 50 colonies) 1.75 



38. Apiary Register (for 100 colonies) . 2.00 



HONEY and BEESWAX 



91ARKEX QUOXAXIO.^S. 



Chicag'O, Oct. 7. — Fancy white clover 

 brings I3c, with best gnides of white comb 

 about 12c; off grades with more or less empty 

 cells, 10 1 1 lie; amuers. 8 to 9c. according to 

 grade, with fancy at 10c. Extracted, white, 

 B to 7c; ambers, 5 to 6c; da^k,4^ to 5c. Bees- 

 wax, 26 to 2Tc. R. A Burnett & Co. 



San Francisco, Sept. 28.— White comb, 9 

 toOHc; amber. 7 to 8^4o. Extracted, white, 

 6H@65ic.; light amber, 5 >4 to 6c. Beeswax, 

 24(a27c 



There were large shipments this week of ex- 

 tracted honey by sea. one ship taking 787 

 cases for N<-w York and another carrying 535 

 cases for London. The entire crop this season 

 of both extracted and comb will likely not ex- 

 ceed 12 000 cases. Market is firm at the quo- 

 tations, more esoecially so for choice ex- 

 tracted which Is relatively lighter supply 

 than comb. 



St. IiOTilB, Sept. 9. — Fancy white comb, 

 12 to 12S4C.; A No. 1 white, 10 to 1 Ic; No. 1 

 white. 9 to 10c ; dark and partially filled from 

 5 to 8c. as to quality. Extracted in cases. No. 



1 white, 6 to 6>4c; No. 2, 5>4c; amber, 5c; In 

 barrels. No. 1 white, 5!4c; amber, ■i'li to 5o; 

 dark, 4 to 4V4c. Choice Beeswax, prime. ;4o; 

 choice, 24 He. At present there is a good de- 

 mand for honey. Westcott Com. Co. 



Kansas City, Sept. 9.— Fancy white comb 

 12(ai3c; No. 1, Uiai2c. amber, I0@llc. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5H(aHc: amber, b&b'ric; dark 

 4!^@5c. Beeswax 22@25c. 



The receipts of comb honey are larger. 



O. 0. Olemons & Co, 



Boston, Sept. 30.— Our honey market 

 fhows a decided firmer tone cince our last. A 

 few sales have been made at 15c lor an extra 

 fancy lot. while almost, all sales ranging from 

 A No 1 to fancy now are made at i4c, while 

 occasionally, something a little off, will bring 

 as low as 1214 to 13c. We do not look to see 

 an.v lower prices. 



Extra-ted Florida, in barrels, mostly 6o to 

 ■70, with a good demand. Beeswax, slow sale 

 at 26e lor best. Bi,ake. Scott & Lee. 



Indianapolis, Oct. 3.— Fancy white comb 

 honey, 12 to 12V4c; No 1, 10 to lie. Demand 

 fairly goud. Tar-colored oomb honoy, 8 io9c, 

 with almost no demand Clover and Dasswood 

 extracted honey, 614lo7c Beeswax. 2.') to 27c, 

 Walter S. Poddeb. 



miwankee, Sept. 20.— Fancy comb, 12 to 

 12y,c: A No. 1, 1. to 12c; No 1, 10 to llo; 

 dark and amber. 8 to I Oo Extracted, In bar- 

 rels and kegs, while, 5!4to6e; dark,5 to5>4c. 

 Beeswax. 2.i to 36c. 



The condlilon of this market for honey is 

 favdrable for shippers of good quality either 

 in comb or extracted, and the receipts, while 

 they are with us very fair, aie not as lioeral 

 as may be. while the demand is very fair at 

 our quotations We advise liberal shipments 

 of 1-pouud sections and extracted. 



A. V. Bishop & Co. 



BnSalo, Sept. 16,— There is quite an Im- 

 proved demand for honey at present, and 

 moderate amounts can be sold of strictly 

 fancy 1 pound comb. at 11 to 12c: lowergrades 

 range from lOc downward. We advise but 

 moderate shiuments for awhile yet. Ei- 

 tr.\cted— average grades could be sold at 4 to 

 5c. Fancy beeswax, 27 to 28e; common, 20 

 to 25c. Batterson & Co. 



Columhns, Ohio, Oct. 12,— Fancy white 

 comb, 14 to I5c: No. 1 white, 12 to 13c; No 



2 white, 10 to lie; amber, 9 to lie. Ex 

 tracted. 5V4 to 7c 



Columbus Com. and Storage Co. 



Hew York, Sept. 26.— Comb honey contin- 

 ues to arrive freely. Demand Is good for 

 nearly all grades at following prices; Fancy 

 white, 14c; No. 1, 12c; amber. 10c; buck- 

 wheat, 8 to Oc; an exceptional quality at 9!<c. 

 There is a good demand fir extracted, all 

 kinds, at 6V4c for white, and 5Kc lor light am- 

 ber in cans; Southern, In barrels, 55 to 58c a 

 gallon. Beeswax dull at ".Qc. 



HiLURETH Bros. & Seoelkbn. 



Cleveland. Sept. I.— Fancy white. 13@ 4c; 

 No. 1. while, 12((J13i4c; light amber, llo; 

 buckwheat, 9c. Extracted, white, 7c.; light 

 amber. 6c 



The demand for honey is exceptionally 

 good, owing to the crop In this vicinity being 

 very light. A. B. Wii.r.iAMS i Co. 



Detroit, Sept. 24.— Fancy white. Il®l2c; 

 A No. 1. 10®! Ic; No. 1, 10c; fancy dark or 

 amber. 9® Oc; othergrades, 8i39e. Extracted, 

 white. 6®0>ic: dark or amber, 5®5Vic. Bees- 

 wax, 25(a'.i6c. M. H. Hunt. 



