THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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We hope that all wlio write for pub- 

 licatiou, or talk at Conventions, will 

 carefully consider this matter, and, in 

 future, call things by their right names. 

 It will save much embarrassment by 

 the " confusion of ideas," as well as 

 the annoyance of being misunder- 

 stood, when confounding terms. "A 

 word to the wise is sufficient." 



Bees in Oregon. 



The Northwestern Fai-vier d- Dairy- 

 7nan, of Portland, Oregon, gives the 

 following historic account of the in- 

 troduction of bees into Oregon : 



Starnge as it may seem, there were 

 no wild bees to be found in Oregon, 

 and not even on the Pacific coast prior 

 to the introduction of tame ones here. 

 On careful inquiry, we learn from 

 some of the early pioneers that a man 

 named Buck, and at latest accounts 

 still living in California, made the first 

 successful importation of bees into 

 this country, lauding with several col- 

 onies in Portland during the summer 

 of I8.5.S. These bees were principally 

 purchased at the apiary of John I. 

 Wood, of Sullivan County, New York. 

 Mr. .Jas. Terwilliger, or South Port- 

 land, had the good fortune to receive 

 the first colony sold by Mr. Buck in 

 Oregon, paying $12-5 therefor. Mr. 

 Thos. Stephens bought the second one 

 sold, paying the same price. These 

 bees were brought to this coimtry by 

 way of the Isthmus route and San 

 Francisco, where, after a stoppage of 

 some considerable time, they were re- 

 shipped to their destination— Oregon. 



:Mr. Gideon Tibbettg, of East Port- 

 land, is authority for the statement 

 that his son-in-law. Dr. D. S. Baker, 

 now of Walla Walla, purchased a col- 

 ony of bees in New 1 ork or Pennsyl- 

 vania, about the year 18.52, and started 

 with them for Oregon, coming by way 

 of Panama. On reaching San Fran- 

 cisco, the bees were found alive and 

 well. They were then re-shipped to 

 Portland, and came on the same 

 steamer in which Dr. Baker was him- 

 self a passenger. While on the way 

 hither from the Golden Gate, the bees 

 were robbed of their honey by thieving 

 sailors or passengers on board, and, on 

 the arrival of the vessel at this port, 

 were all found dead, having perished 

 through suffocation at the time of the 

 robbery, or succumbed to hunger af- 

 terwards. 



In 18-58, Mr. Chas. Knowles brought 

 30 colonies of bees from California, on 

 the old steamer Columbia, and located 

 with them on the Tualatin Plains. In 

 a season or two his colonies increased 

 altogetlier to about 100, which he sold 

 for $125 each, and afterwards moved 

 to the lower Columbia river and made 

 a fresh start in the business. 



Wlien bees were first introduced 

 into Oregon, they were objects of 

 much curiosity to the Indians, and to 

 many of the native young people 

 among the whites, and there were 

 many persons who traveled long dis- 

 tances to see them at work. 



From a small beginning, a few years 

 ago, bee-culture has made great de- 

 velopments in this Northwest land, 

 and we hope, at no distant day. to see 

 it made one of the chief industries of 

 this State and Washington. To those 

 of our citizens who have given the 

 careful and intelligent attention de- 

 manded, bee-culture has always re- 

 turned handsome profits. 



Be Courteous, even if you Cannot 

 Approve. 



We are having considerable discus- 

 sion in the Bee .Journal now. This 

 is all right, if it is written kindly, 

 and without sarcasm. Discussion is 

 the royal road to progress and im- 

 provement, and should at all times be 

 encouraged. But unkind personali- 

 ties are never welcome, and only show 

 a lack of argument by the person 

 using them. We are more than 

 pleased with many controversial arti- 

 cles contained in several late numbers, 

 and hope the same kind words, but 

 strong arguments will characterize 

 those that are to follow. One of our 

 correspondents, in a privJite letter, 

 gives his views of the subject in the 

 following language, which we heartily 

 endorse : 



" I trust that my opponents, if I 

 have any, will try and be courteous, 

 as while I am ready at any time to 

 give blow for blow, and sarcasm for 

 sarcasm, I much dislike so to do,for the 

 reason, that no good comes from it. 

 It may please some readers to find 

 articles, from time to time, where 

 some one vents spleen, but the ma- 

 jority of bee-keepers, if " wedded to 

 their idols," still are gentlemen, and 

 dislike fights where paper bullets are 

 used." 



^5" Owing to the death of our Sec- 

 retary, Mr. T. Brookins, please an- 

 nounce in the Bee .Jourkal that the 

 annual meeting of the CharaplainVal- 

 ley Bee-Keepers' Association, will 

 meet in the parlors of the Addison 

 House, Middleburg, Yt., the second 

 Thursday in January, 1884. 



J. E. Crane, Pres. 



^' The editors of the American 

 Agriculturist claim that the November 

 number is not only superior to any 

 other issue of that periodical issuei 

 during its 43 years of existence, but is 

 far superior to any number of any 

 similar journal in "the world. They 

 certainly have presented an amount 

 and variety of matter which, consid- 

 ering the price of the periodical, is 

 remarkable. 



^"Do not let your numbers of the 

 Bee Journal for 1883 be lost. The 

 best way to preserve them is to pro- 

 3ure a binder and put them in. They 

 are very valuable for reference. 



Honey and Beeswax Market 



OFFICE OF AMERICAN BEE .I<HJRNAL. { 



Monday, 1" a. m.. Not. 25, I8«3. ( 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY— The market is slow; arrivals exceed 

 the demand which, however, has Improved some. 

 There is a better demand for comb honey, and 

 supplies are short, which, no douht, is temporary, 

 as usual. Last year at about this time, comb honey 

 was at its highest, when our sanijuine friends very 

 naturally heid on, expecting more. However, large 

 supplies commenced to arrive, and prices Itept 

 eoing down steadily. Bee-keepers in general bent 

 their energies on the production of extracted 

 honey lai-t season, more than ever before. Wehad 

 a large croi>, and extracted has been dull so far. 

 not only because of the large supply, but because 

 manufacturers complain of dullness in their busi- 

 ness. Consequently, we have reason to believe 

 that the present slow market is temporary. 



The present state of the honev market gives our 

 bee-keeping friends another chance for a disap- 

 pointment, to-wit; That of over-production of 

 comb honey another season. This is merely an 

 idea of my own, and our friends may take it for 

 what it is worth. 



Extracted honey brings 7@9c. on arrival. Best 

 comb honey. 16^17c. in small sections. 



BBESWAX— Is of ready sale at 28®30 on arrival. 

 CHAS. F. MCTTH. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY— white clover and basswood In 1 and 2 

 lb. sections, 17®21c. Dark and second quality, 

 H^l.sc. ; extracted white clover in kegs and bar- 

 rels, aaioc; dark, 8c. 



BEBSWAX-Prime vellow, 27®29c. 



H. K. &F. B THURBERiCo. 



CHICAQO. 



HONEY— The market remains without change 

 from that of last week. Dealers and retailers buy 

 only enough to supply the demand for present use. 

 It is impossible to place lots, or entire shipments, 

 owing to the reluctance of dealers to buy in ad- 

 vence of Immediate wants. Prices obtained for 

 white comb in 1 lb. sections, 18@20c.: 1^ and 2 lb., 

 l.scajisc, according to beauty of same. Extracted 

 honey, M(»lOc. per lb., according to color, body and 

 flavor. 



BEESWAX— Yellow, 330,; medium, 28®30c. 



B. A, BURNBTT, 161 South Water St. 



SAN KBANCISCO. 



HONEY— Market Is well stocked with ordinary 



?ualities. Inquiry for the same is not active. Kor 

 ancy comb it is an easy matter to secure custom. 

 White to extra white comb, !6@IHc.: dark to good, 

 12@14c.: extracted, choice to extra white, 7^"i8^; 

 dark and candled, 6Vi)(*7c. 

 BBESWAX-Wholesale, 27O280. 



Stsarnb & Smith. €i3 Front Street. 



ST. LODIB. 



HONEY— Choice comb in light supply— fair de- 

 mand and firm, at 15@17c,; dark, broken and poor- 

 ly handled, dull at less. Strained and extracted 

 steady at 6!,^(q)7!^c. ; choice In fancy packages more. 



BEESWAX- Better, at 28c. for prime. 



W. T. Anderson & Co.. lOt N. 3d street, 



CLBVELAND. 



HONE Y— Choice honey is in excellent demand 

 now. Every lot received thus far In good order, 

 has been sold on arrival; best 1 lb. sections bring- 

 ing 18c. quickly, occasionally lite: 2 lb., I7C, with 

 an occasional sale at 18. Second quality and brok- 

 en lots are very hard to sell. Extracted honey not 

 In demand. 



BEESWAX-28C. 



A. C. KEKBEL. 115 Ontario Street. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY— Our market is very quieton honey. We 

 quote Ui('!;lHc. for iiest 2 lb. sections — lN<ai2uc. for 

 best white 1 lb., and lOc. for extracted. 



BEESWAX -We have none to quote. 



Blake & Riplev, r,7 Chatham Street. 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



HONEY— Receipts of comb honey has been more 

 liberal for the past week, but the demand still 

 keeps everything that is of I air quality well cleaned 

 up. Choice I and 2 lb. sections are taken on ar- 

 rival at Isc; larger sections and dark honey 16® 

 17c. Sales of e-xtracted for the past week, about 

 4,()0n lbs,, mostly at m cts. The feeling for extracted 

 Is a little better, and I look for a tirraer market. 

 Jerome Twichell, 536 Delaware street. 



AdTcrtisenients intended for the Bee 

 Journal must reach this oftice by 

 Saturday of the previous week. 



