THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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A Wrong Righted. 



In my article, on page 252, headed, 

 " That ' Three-Ring ' Fancy," in try- 

 ing to riglit myself, perhaps I wronged 

 Mr. Ueddon ; if so, 1 apologize, for I 

 had no such intention ; far fiom it. 

 As I am a believer in short sermons, 

 perhaps I did not make things clear. 

 Some may think I was trying to cast 

 a reflection on Mr. Heddon's way of 

 breeding, but I had no such thought. 

 Honestly, I believe his way of cross- 

 ing the dark leather-colored Italian 

 with the brown German bee, will, in 

 time, bring forth the true Ajyis- 

 Aniericana — the "bread and butter" 

 bees. W. H. Shirley. 



Glenwood, Mich. 



A Snow Storm in Indiana. 



We have had the worse snow siorm 

 ever known for this time of year, in 

 Indiana. It commenced with a cold 

 rain, and yesterday, about 10 o'clock, 

 it turned to snow, and snowed until 

 night; although it melted very fast, 

 there was about 2 inches of snow on 

 the roofs, boards, etc. It snowed 

 more last night, and fruit trees are 

 bent to the ground, and the timber 

 is mourning under its heavy burden. 

 I think there has fallen quite one foot 

 of snow, since yesterday morning. 

 Bees were doing extra well ; their 

 brood-chambers are full of brood and 

 honey, and some were storing honey 

 in the boxes. White clover is begin- 

 ning to bloom, and is as plenty as I 

 ever saw it, and everything looked 

 favorable for a good harvest, but it 

 looks dismal this morning. 



A. Fbazer. 



Bloomingsport, lud., May 22, 1883. 



In Good Spirits. 



Bee-keepers are in good spirits — 

 having prospects of a rich, white 

 clover harvest. Bees are in fine con- 

 dition, and are gathering honey rapidly 

 from the clover. 



N" T* A T T T^'N" 



Smith's Grove, Ky., May 23, 1883. ' 



Some Corrections. 



Dear Journal:— In an article 

 written by me on the 17th of March, 

 and published on the 16th of May, on 

 pages 248 and 219, you make me say : 



I purchased 2 colonies of bees in 

 December, 1883." I meant to have 

 said 1863. And on page 249, in my 

 3d rule, " To cool off the cellar, when 

 the weather outside is colder than 4(f^, 

 let in as little air as will keep the bees 

 alive, and keep ice in the pipe." 1 

 meant to have said : To cool off the 

 cellar, when the weather outside is 

 below 40°, let in more air ; and when 

 the weather outside is above 40 '. let 

 in as little air as will keep the bees 

 alive, and keep ice in the pipe." And 

 in the 1st rule, same page, the " have 

 them." etc., should be, having tliem, 

 etc., making the cushioning and other- 

 wise keeping them warm, one of the 

 requisite conditions to late breeding. 

 If you will kindly make this correc- 

 tion, my meaning will be better un- 

 derstood. 



H. V. Tkain. 



Mauatou, Wia., May 19. 1883. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office op American Bek Joctknal, { 

 Monday. 10 a. m.. May 28, 188-j. t 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



Quotations of Cuah Bay«rs. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— The nominal price of extracted is 7c. 

 for darit and 9c. for light— here. The supply ia 

 abundant and sales are slow. 



BEBSWAJC— None in the market. 



al. H. Newman. 923 W. Madison St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— The market for extracted honey is 

 lively, and the demand exceeds the arrivals. Our 

 stock is small and we are in danger of having sold 

 out every day. We pay 7(Sll0c. for pood honey on 

 arrival, the latter price for choice clover. There 

 Is a small demand for comb honey, and prices 

 nominal. 



BEESWAX.- Arrivals of beeswax are plentiful. 

 We pay 35c. for a good article on arrival. 



CHA8. F. MaTH. 

 Quotations of Commission Merchants. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— The demand is light and it ia not now 

 probable that all of the comb honey can be sold 

 before a new crop comes. Prices are very irregular 

 and generally low; I5(itl6c. for white, and dark un- 

 salable. Extracted, very little trade is being done 

 in it. 7(rti9c. is about the market. 



BEESWAX— 35<a3lJC. 



R. A. BCJUNETT, 161 South Water St. 



SAN KRANCISCO. 



HONE Y-Stocks and the demand are both light. 

 More or less difficulty would be experienced In 

 filling a large order tor a straight lot. 



White comb. 14(iiJ17c.; dark to good. ll@13c.; ex- 

 tracted, choice to extra white, 8>^@9J.6c. : dark and 

 candied. .'j(§(7!^c. 



BEESWAX— Wholesale. 27@2Sc. 



8TEAKN8 & SMITH. 42,1 Front Street. 



ST. LODIS. 



HONBY—Dull; light jobbing sales only. Comb 

 at 10(«il4c. — Strained and extracted at 7@7^c. 

 BEES WAX-Sold lightly at 32@34c. 



W. T. ANDEKSON & CO.. 117 N. Main Street. 



CLEVELAND. 

 HONEY— Stocks of honey are running low with 

 us. 1-lb. sections are all sold and there is a very 

 light inquiry for such; would probably sell at 

 l8@20c. 2-lb. sections are not in demand, and no 

 sales to quote, asking l7@18c. Extracted no sale 

 at9Ol0c. 

 BEESWAX- Not offering. 



A. C. Kendel, ll.'i Ontario Street. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY— Our market is fairly active. We quote; 



H lb. sections at 30C.: 1 lb. sections, 22@25c.: 2 1b. 



sections, 2nfSi22c. Extracted, uic. per lb. Good 



lots of extracted are wanted in kegs or barrels. 



BEESWAX— Our supply is gone: we have none 

 to quote. 



Crocker & Blakb. 57 Chatham Street. 



A $20.00 Bible Reward. 



The publishers of Butledge's Monthly 

 offer twelve valuable rewards in their 

 ilonthly for June, among which is the 

 following : 



We will give $20.00 in gold to the 

 person telling us which is the shortest 

 verse in the Old Testament Scriptures 

 by June 10th, 1883. Should two or 

 more correct answers be received, the 

 reward will be divided. The money 

 will be forwarded to the winner June 

 15th, 1883. Persons trying for the re- 

 ward must send 20 cents in silver (no 

 postage stamps taken) with their an- 

 swer, for which they will receive the 

 July Monthly, in which the name and 

 address of the winner of the reward 

 and the correct answer will be pub- 

 lished, and in which several more 

 valuable rewards will be offered. 

 Address, Rutledqk Publlshinq 

 CoMi'ANT, Easton, Peniia. 



^ipecial IJotices. 



Examine tlie Date following your 

 name 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 25 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 

 at another, be sure to give us the ad- 

 dress we already have on our books. 



Preparation of Honey for tlie Mar- 

 ket, including the production and care 

 of both comb and extracted honey, 

 instructions on the exhibition of bees 

 and honey at Fairs, etc. This is a 

 new 10 cent pamphlet, of 32 pages. 



Honey as Food and Medicine. 



A new edition, revised and enlarged, 

 the new pages being devoted to iiew 

 Recipes for Honey Medicines, all kinds 

 of cooking in which honey is used, and 

 healthful and pleasant beverages. 



We have put the price of them low 

 to encourage bee-keepers to scatter 

 them far arid wide. Single copy 6 

 cents, postpaid; per dozen, 50 cents; 

 per hundred, $4.00. On orders of 100 

 or more, we print, if desired, on the 

 cover-page, "Presented by," etc., 

 (giving the name and address of the 

 bee-keeper who scatters them). This 

 alone will pay him for all his trouble 

 and expense — enabling him to dispose 

 of his honey at home, at a good profit. 



Tlie Apiary Register. 



All who intend to be systematic in 

 their work in the apiary, should get a 

 copy and commence to use it. 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies 220 pages 1 50 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 2 00 



The larger ones can be used for a 

 few colonies, give room for an increase 

 of numbers, and still keep the record 

 all together in one book, and are there- 

 fore the most desirable ones. 



