Jan. 12, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



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the tops of the sections and then the pat- 

 xem-slats, and it does not take raore than a 

 minute or two; then I have nothing but 

 the bottoms and edges of the sections to 

 clean. For cleaning old, dirty hives it is 

 just the thing; you can get into the corners 

 and pretty nearly plane it out as clean as 

 new. 



I have been taking the American Bee 

 Journal for six years and have every num- 

 ber bound. 



Nov. 2(j I put into the cellar 60 colonies in 

 a little better condition than I ever saw 

 them before. With the aid of "Langstroth 

 on the Honey-Bee" and the "Old Reli- 

 able." I hope to keep improving. For a 

 man of lis years, I think I did remarkably 

 well, seeing that I never had any instruc- 

 tion except from the bee-literature named. 

 Daniel Smethurst. 



Crawford Co., Mo., Dec. IT. 



Honey a Scarce Article. 



My honev crop was about 200 pounds this 

 year from 'M colonies, but my bees are in 

 fine condition, and all in the cellar. Honey 

 is a scarce article here. C. A. Goohell. 



Blue Earth Co., Minn., Dec. 13. 



Short Honey Crop. 



My honey crop was short the past season. 

 From 50 colonies of bees I had 1,000 sections 

 of salable honey, which brought me *!70. or 

 about 7 cents a section. It is basswood 

 honey. White clover bloomed profusely, 

 but secreted no nectar. D. C. Wilson. 



Linn Co., Iowa, Dec. 1,5. 



A Poop Season. 



I could not keep bees without the Bee 

 Journal. The past was a poor season here. 

 Last spring I had 28 colonies, increast to 39,. 

 and took TOO pounds of honey, but it was 



all dark and not very salable. I sold five 

 colonies and have 34 this winter. I lost 

 one last winter out of 30. 

 Blair Co., Pa., Dec. T. S. H. Stouffer. 



Results of the Past Season. 



My report this year is a ton and a quar- 

 ter of surplus comb honey from 40 colonies, 

 spring count, and 4S colonies now. 



McKean Co., Pa., Dec. 13. G. H. Botd. 



Corncobs as Smoker Fuel. 



The past season was too wet for a honey 

 crop in this part of Missouri. I secured a 

 fair crop the last three weeks in August, 

 and have had a good demand for comb 

 honey at 13i., cents per pound. 



Gentry Co", Mo., Dec. 1.5. J. E. Entart. 



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I HON&y AND B&ESWflX | 



MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Cnic.iGO, Jan. 9.— The trade i.s not actire in 

 comb honey, nian.y of the retail dealer.s beUi^ 

 supplied with sufficient stock to meet demands 

 for some time to come. Prices are quite steady 

 with 13c for best white, off in color, etc., inclii- 

 dinsr amber grades, lOfri 12c; dark, 9c. Extracted 

 t,((i7c for white; amber and dark, Sfe 6c. Bees- 

 wax, 27. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Dktkoit, Jan. 2.— No chang-e in supply of 

 honey as to quality, but prices are somewhat 

 lower than last quotations, yiz; Fancy white, 

 13c; No. 1, 12f'_' 12'2C: fancy dark and amber, 'ita 

 lie. Extracted, white, 0(n 7c: dark, 5('i S'^c. Bees- 

 wax, 2S(" 26c. M. H. Hunt. 



S.iN Th.-vncisco. Dec. 28.— White comb, 9'!fa) 

 lOJic; amber. T'.c'ic. Extracted, white, 7(«7j|c: 

 lig-ht amber. t,'4"M,' .1. Beeswax, 24rn 27c. 



There are »•• chaii>,'es to record in the condi- 

 tion of the honey market, stocks being- light, as 

 previously noted, of both comb and extracted, 

 with market firm at current values. Business 

 is naturally g-reatU- restricted, and at present is 

 almost wholly on local account. Considering 

 the light yield this season, the aggregate of ex- 

 ports to date is of very liberal volume. ' 



COLU.MBUS. Dec. 29.— No improyement in de- 

 mand tor honey; market is quiet and barely 

 sti-ady at 12'2"'13c for fancy white, UtoiHc fo'r 

 No. 1, and Sf« 9c for dark. 



Columbus Com. and Storage Co. 



Iniuanapolis. Jan. 4.— Fancy white comb. 

 121" 12!2c; No. 1, lOcaillc. Demand fairly good, 

 Dark comb honey is being- offered at S(«'9c with 

 almost no demand. Clover and basswood ex- 

 tracted, 6J<(«!7c. Beeswa.x, 26f{»'28c. 



Walter S. Pouder. 



New York. Jan. 2.— The market is well sui> 

 plied, especially with dark. Demand is fair for 

 white and dark, and off grades are being neg- 

 lected. We quote: 



Fancy white, 12(8 13c; No. 1 white. lOdi lie; am- 

 ber, 9,u 10c; dark, 71a 8c. Stocks of extracted of 

 all kinds are light. White, bJiW'c: amber, 6c: 

 dark, 5>i("'6c; Southern, in barrels, 60 to 65c per 

 gallon. Beeswax dull at 26(a'27c. 



Hildreth Bros. & Segelken. 



Buffalo, Jan. 6. — Our honey market is very 

 quiet. Finest 1-pouad white fancy combs move 

 slow at 12c— often lie: e.xcellent grades, 9f'» 10c, 

 and dark, poor, etc., bi'i.Xc. Extracted, Stabc. 

 Beeswax, fanc.v pure, 2S(</30c: dark, etc., 24(a'26. 

 Batterson & Co. 



Cleveland. Jan. 2. —Fancy white. 13(ai4c; 

 No. 1 white, 12'" 13c: A No. 1 amber, 10(« lie: No. 

 2 amber, 9(<7lOc; buckwheat, 8c. Extracted, 

 white, 7c; amber, 6c: buckwheat, 5c. 



A. B. Williams & Co. 



Conventiou Notices. 



Wisconsin.— The Wisconsin State Bee 

 Keepers' Association will hold their annual 

 convention at Madison, Feb. '.) and 10. It 

 promises to be the best held for years. Ev- 

 ery bee-keeper is urged to be present. An 

 interesting program is being arranged. 



Platteville, Wis. N. E. Fkance, Sec. 



:Tlinn<^sola.— The following program 

 has been arranged by Pres. E. B. Huffman 

 for the meeting of the Southern Minnesota 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, which meets in 

 Winona, Minn., Jan. 2.5 and 20: 



Opening address— Pres. E. B. Huffman. 



•• How to prepare bees for winter, and 

 the proper way to care for them " — Frank 

 Yabuke. 



■ How to prepare a colony of bees for the 

 introduction of a queen, and the best way 

 to introduce her' — C. A. Gile. 



•■ Which is the most profitable to work 

 for, comb or extracted honey, and the most 

 suitable size hive for the same?" — E. B. 

 Corn well. 



•' What is the best size of hive, frames 

 and sections for general use?"— S.W. Judge. 



"The best way to manage bees for in- 

 crease" — W. F. Martin, ,1^ c^ j 



• What is the best way, and the kind of 

 hive to use, in stimulating bees, and also 

 feeding them ^" — John TurnbuU. 



Winona, Minn. C. A. Gile, Sec. 



