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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Convention Notices. 



1^ The Texas State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its Fifth Annual 

 •Convention at McKinney, Collin Co., 

 .on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 

 17th and 18th, 1883; at the residence of 

 Hon. W. H. Andrews. 



Wm. R. Howard, Sec. 



Kingston, Texas. 



^" The bee-keepers of Northeast- 

 ern Micliigan are hereby requested to 

 meet at the Dayton Hotel, in Flint, at 

 10 a. m, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 1883, for 

 the purpose of organizing a bee-keep- 

 ers' association. All bee-keepers are 

 earnestly requested to come, and to 

 bring with them any apiarian articles 

 .of interest that they may possess. A 

 free room, and reduced rates of board 

 .(have been secured. 



W. Z. Hutchinson. 



Rogersville, Mich., Jan. 22, 1883. 



^" The Tuscarawas Valley Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will hold a meet- 

 ing in the Town Hall in Coshocton, O., 

 .on Feb. 14, 1883, at 10 a. m. Every 

 bee-keeper is wanted at this meeting. 

 Every one interested in bees or honey 

 is requested to be present. 



J. A. BUCKLEW, Sec, Clarks, O. 



^° The next meeting of the Haldi- 

 mand, Ont., Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held at Nelle's Corners on Sat- 

 urday, March 31, 1883, at 11 a. ra. 



H. Campbell. 



1^ The Western Bee- Keepers' As- 

 :Sociation meets at Independence, Mo., 

 April 28, 1883. 



S. W. Salisbury, Sec. 



1^ The Northeastern Ohio and 

 Northwestern Pennsylvania Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will meet at 

 Andover, Ohio, to hold their annual 

 convention, on the second W^edues- 

 .day and Thursday of February, 1883. 

 C. T. Leonard, Sec. 



Examine the Date following your 

 jiame on the wrapper label of this 

 paper; it indicates the end of the 

 month to which you have paid your 

 subscription on the Bee Journal. 



For safety, when sending money to 

 this office get either a post office or ex- 

 press money order, a bank draft on 

 New York or Chicago, or register the 

 letter. Postage stamps of any kind 

 may be sent for amounts less than one 

 .dollar. Local checks are subject to a 

 discount of 2-5 cents at Chicago banks. 

 American Express money orders for 

 :f 5, or less, can be obtained for .5 cents. 



We wish to impress upon every one 

 the necessity of being very specific, 

 And carefully to state what they desire 

 for the money sent. Also, if they live 

 near one post office, and get their mail 

 flt another, be sure to give us the ad- 

 dress we already have on our books. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



OFFICE OF AMKKICAN BEK JOHRNAL, { 



Monday, l(i a. m., February 5. 1882. ( 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



Qiiotatlons of Cash Buyers. 



CHICAGO. 



HONE V-Bxtracted, dark 7c. llrtl, 9c. here. 



BEESWAX~lt 18 qu.te scarce. 1 am payins 30c. 

 for Kood yellow wax, on arrival ; dark and off col- 

 ors, I7(»25c. 



Al. H. Newman. 923 W. Madison St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY— There is no excitement In the honey 

 market, but sales are fair to our regular trade. 

 Offerings are plentiful of extracted and comb 

 honey. Extracted brings 7(3iyc. on arrival. The 

 sales of comb honey are very slow, although there 

 is a large supply of tlrst-class quality on the mar- 

 ket. It brings IJiojlHc. tm arrival. 



BEESWAX— Comes in slowly and brings 20(a30c. 

 per lb., according to quality. Chas. F. Moth. 



Quotations of Commission Merchants.. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— The past month has not reduced the 

 stock of comb or extracted honey, the receipts 

 having been larger than the amounts taken for 

 consumption. Prices are weak and irregular, 

 ranging from I6c. to 18c. for white comb in the 

 smaller frames; dark, very little selling, oflTered 

 at IJ^c. to 14c. Extracted, 8c. to luc, according 

 to coI<»r. 



BEESWAX— 32@33c. per tt. for good. 



K. A. BURNETT, 161 South Water St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY-The market is at present stagnant. 

 Offerings a'-e not large, but they are receiving no 

 attention from buyers. 



Whitecomb, 17(aj2nc; dark to good, ll@13^c: ex- 

 tracted, choice to extra white, 8).^ia9>^c.; dark and 

 candied, "(i^Jrtc. 

 BEESWA.X— We quote 25®28c. 



STEARNS & Smith, 423 Front Street. 



ST. LOUIS. 



HONEY— Strained, at <>'Si7^c., was salable— one 



lot of 17 bbls. bringing inside Hgure : but comb, 



very d'lll at 16c. to ISc. ; and extracted do., Hr<tMc. 



BEESVVAX-Steady: choice, 27i*27><c.', dark, 



20(a22c. 



W. T. ANDERSON & Co., 1 17 N. Main Street. 



CLEVELAND. 

 HONEY— Is very alow, just now hardly anything 

 selling, stock on hand quite liberal. Sales slow at 

 iy(rt;2(ic for best white 1-lb. sections : l8'iiliic. for 

 2-tb. Second grades nut inquired after. Extracted 

 very dull at 9(sliic. in bbla. and n(yil3c. in cans. 

 BEESWAX- Scarce, jHSauc. 



A. C. KENDEI,. 11.^ Ontario Street. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY— Choice to fancy white clover honey 

 continues scarce and Arm, but buckwheat and ex- 

 tracted honey sIkw and irregular. 



Wequote: White clover, first quality, 1 lb boxes, 

 24(io25c: fair to good, 22«'.L'3c.: buckwheat, 15f<il7c, 

 Extracted, clover. 10)<£I3C.: buckwheat. 9i!ill-ic. 



BEKSWAX— Only small lots of wax are moving, 

 but the supply is light and prices held firmly for 

 prime. 



Western pure, 30&32c; southern, pure, 3T®33c. 

 D. W. QiriNBV, 105 Park Place. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY— Our market is fairly active. We quote: 



H lb. s-'Ctions at 3UC.: I lb. sections, 22>'525c.: 2 1b. 



sections. 20(«J22c. Extracted. lOc. per lb. Good 



lots o' extracted are wanted in kegs or barrels. 



BEESWAX— Our supply is gone; we have none 

 to quote. 



CROCKER & Blake, 57 Chatham Street. 



i^" If you want the earliest, largest 

 and most prolitic of any corn seed in 

 America, write to the famous seed 

 grower, H. C. Beebe, Canton, 111., for 

 explanatory circulars and engraving. 

 *. -».-^^-.*- -^ 



Ribbon Badses, for bee-keepers, on 

 which are printed a large bee in gold, 

 we send for 10 cts. each, or $8 per 100. 



C. Olm's Comb Foundation Machine. 



%W~ Send for Saniple and CircuUir. 



18mtf C. Or.IM(. Fond du Lac. Wis. 



Bees for Sale. 



so Colonies of Bees. In Gallup frames. cheap. 

 SOO Colonies of Bees. In Langatrotb frames 

 In prime condliion. 



J. H. ROBERTSON, 



36Atf Pewamo, Ionia Co.. Micb. 



A NE'W IMPORXATION OF 



BOKHARA Glover SEED 



has arrived and is for sale cheap. 



Apply to CHARLES P. MUTH, 



49sm4t CINCINNATI, O. 



BE SURE 



To send a postal card for our Illustrated Catal-ttnie 

 of Apiarian Supplies bef()re purchasing elsewhere. 

 It containalilustrutionsMnd descriptionsof every- 

 thing newiind vahrtble needed in an apiary, at the 

 lowest prices. Italian Queens and Bees. Parlies 

 intending to purchase bees in lotaof iU coloniesor 

 more are invited to correspond. 



a, C. t^AYLES. 

 5l8ml'>t Hartford. Wla. 



HIVES, SECTIONS, &c. . 



Langstroth, Simplicity, and other hives. 



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The Lewis One-Piece Section. 



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The Leivis Two-Piece Sections. 



We make the one-pipce, two-piece, or four-piece 

 dovetailed or nailed Sections, any size, from half- 

 pound ti> t;xiix2 inches, or any other SUPPi-.lES for 

 Bee-keepers, mad" of wood. 

 4V^x4'i of any of the above kinds of sections, $4.50 



All other sizes, larger to 6x6, 5.00 



Hall -pound sections, 3.50 



Send 'or Price List and illustrations of our NKW 

 HIVK for comb honey — something new. just out. 

 Price Lists will only be sent to those thsit write for 

 tbem. G. 15. LK-WIS- 



Watertown. Jeff. Co.. Wis., Jan. i. lHy:j. Ittf 



Friends, if you are in any way interested in 



BEES OR HONEY 



We will with pleasure send you a sample copy of 

 the Monthly Gleanines In Bee-Culture, 

 with a descriptive prii-e-lisiuf the latesi improve- 

 ments in Hives, Honey Extractor", Comb 

 Foundutton. Section Honey Boxes. all hooka 

 and journals, and everything pertaining to Bee 

 Culture. Nothing Patented. Simply send your ad- 

 dress lurittcn p/ain/]/. to A. I. RnOT. Medina. O. 



HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTH 



For the manufacture of 

 BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES. 



Bunlinai and Root Fonndalion a specialty. 

 Italian Queens and Bees from March to November. 



J^Send for ray lllii.'^trated Catalogue. 

 .Smtf PAtJt. L. VIACLON. Bayou Goula, La. 



Fruit Evaporators, 



To be used on a common cooking stove, capacity 

 s to .'» bushels per day. Price, complete, ^^h' ; in 

 the flat, portly put tog^ ther. for ^fi. A few agents 

 wanted. For particulars and prices for Evapora- 

 tors, Qaeen Bees, etc. :i<idre9s 



^ aOHN H MARTIX. 



9smly Hartford. Wash. Co..N. Y. 



THE CONaUEROR. 



Large Smokers need wide shields. Bingham's 

 navp them, and springs that donotru-'tan hreak, 

 and bellows that sparks and smoke do not enter. 

 TheCimquernrhasall improvements made to date, 

 anda;jx7incb stove, and 5x7 inch bellows. Sent 

 postpaid for *-2. Address. 



BINGHAM & HETHERINGTON, 



ABtf Abronia. Mica. 



