June 1, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



351 



the fodder around and the ones I had the 

 boxes around. All did w,dll. 



I have changed four o( my hives to the 

 Golden method. I intend to put the first 

 swarm into them and see whether I can do 

 any better with them than with the others. 

 If I do. so much for having the American 

 Bee Journal, which I could not think of 

 being without, nor should any one that has 

 any bees. I am anxious to see it every 

 week; if I get my mail on Friday it is 

 always on hand. 



We have had a cold, late spring. I hope 

 we will have better weather soon. We have 

 had a cold, late spring ever since I have 

 been in the bee- business — three years. 



I see a question about putting bees into 

 the garret. A friend of mind has three 

 colonies in his garret, and they have done 

 well. I think he took the frames out of the 

 hive and put them in a box. I did not see 

 the box, but it was long enough to put one 

 hive in each end, a space between each one, 

 and a hole made in the weather-boarding 

 opposite each one, and fixt so they could 

 not get out into the house. The box has a 

 tight cover to it, so they can look in by 

 lifting the cover. He told me they had 

 stored handsome honey. They are on the 

 south side of the attic. He said they all 

 used the same passage-way now, that is. 

 the two in the same box. I believe he said 

 he took a piece of tube and put in the box, 

 and cut thru the siding, and made a little 

 alighting-board outside, as it bothered them 

 to strike the hole right. 



Mrs. 8arah Griffith. 



Cumberland Co.. N. J., April 17. 



Convention Notices. 



Texas.— The Central Texas Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will meet at Milano, Te.x., Julv 20 and 

 21, ISW. All are cordially invited to attend. 

 H. H. HvDE, Asst. Sec. and Treas. 



Hutto, Texas. 



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I HONEY AND BEESWAX I 



MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, May 8.— Not anything of conse- 

 quence doing; a little honey is being sold at 

 prices that have been prevailing for some time. 

 White comb is scarce, but there is a surplus of 

 dark. Extracted unchanged. Stocks light. 

 Beeswax, 27c. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Detroit, April 10.— Fancy white. 12c; No. 1, 

 litcrUc; dark and amber. X('r9c. Extracted in 

 fair demand without change in price. Beeswax, 



Decreasing demand and the attempt to crowd 

 sales have forced down prices on comb honey. 

 M. H. Hunt. 



New York, May 9.— Fancy, "(S'TJ^c; choice, 

 6(«'6Hc; fair, 5J^(oJ'6c; common, 5S(g''60c per gallon. 

 Beeswax quiet at from 26@28 cents, according 

 to quality. 



Our market is in first-class condition, being 

 bare of extracted honey, and demand good. 

 New crop is beginning to arrive from the South. 

 Comb honey is well cleaned up; some demand 

 for white but demand for dark has ceast. 



HiLDKETH & SeGELKEN. 



San Francisco, May 3.— White comb, 10@ 

 10',^c; amber, 7'^(a'.9c. Extracted, while, 7H@ 

 7!^c; light amber, 6;2"«7c. Beeswax, 2ti'^(Si27c. 



In quotable values there are no changes to 

 record. A ship clearing this week for Siberia 

 took 231 small cases of extracted, being houev 

 repackt by jobbers. There will be a fair vield 

 this season in the San Joaquin, probablj- ISO 

 cars, mostly alfalfa honey, but the production 

 will be very light in the balance of the State. 



Boston, May 17.— Fancv white, 12^/i(a),l3c: A 

 No. 1. ll(aH2c; No. 1, 10c; light amber, 9c; buck- 

 wheat, Sc. Extracted Florida, white, 7'2fa*8c; 

 light amber, (iM(a)lc. Beeswax, 27@28c. 



The demand for both comb and extracted 

 honey has settled down to the usual small pro- 

 portions of summer, and prices quoted would be 

 shaded some, too, as stocks are a little heavier 

 than is liked at this season of the year. 



Blake, Scott & Lee. 



Kansas City, May 15.- No. 1 white comb, 15c; 

 fancy amber, 14c; No. 1 amber, 13!2c; fancy 

 dark, 13c; No. 1 dark, 12c. White extracted, 6c; 

 amber, S^zc: dark, Mg}A%c. Beeswax, 25c. 



C. C. Clemons &. Co. 



Cleveland, March 9.— Fancv white, 13(^ml4c; 

 No. 1 white. 12'l' 13c; A No. 1 amber, lOw^llc; No. 

 2 amber, 9(^'10c; buckwheat, Sc. Extracted, 

 white, 7c; araber, 6c; buckwheat, 5c. 



A. B. Williams & Co. 



Buffalo, May 5.— The season for honev is 

 about closed. Some extra fancy white w«>uld 

 sell at llfn 12c; some very poor selling at bfm7c, 

 and dull. No more business in honev before the 

 opening of the ensuing season. 



Batterson & Co, 



Omaha, May 18.— It is a hard matter iust now 

 to give quotations that would have atiy mean- 

 ing at all. With the exception of small lots of 

 buckwheat— very good for its kind, but it is not 

 the kind wanted here, which dragged at 8@9 

 cents— there have been no new receipts, and 

 there will not be a pound of honev carried over 

 in dealers' hands. First receipts of new crop 

 will certainly be pickt up eagerlv at fancy 

 figures. Peycke Bros. 



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