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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



Proprietors. 



923& 925 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILL, 



At One Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN. 



Business manaqer. 



^jptcml ^oixcts. 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 UB much trouble, if all would be particular 

 to give their P. O. address and name, when 

 writingto this office. We have several letters 

 (some inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others having no Post-Offloe, County 

 or State. Also, if you live near one post- 

 office and get your mall at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



IVben Renewing your subscription 

 please try to get your neighbor who keeps 

 bees to join with you in taking the Bek 

 JOUBNAL. It is now 80 Cheap that no one 

 can afford to do without it. We will present 

 £ Binder for the Bee Jocrnax, to any one 

 sending us three subscriptions— with $3.00— 

 direct to this office. It \rtll pay any one to 

 devote a few hours, to get subscribers. 



Slmmlns' Non-Swarmlng System is 



the title of a new English bee-book. The 

 author claims that it will inaugurate a " new 

 era in modern bee-keeping," and states that 

 "it Is based upon purely natural principles, 

 and is the only system that can ever be 

 relied upon, because no other condition 

 «xists in the economy of the hive that can 

 be applied to bring about the desired result 

 — a total absence of any desire to swarm." 

 It contains 64 pages ; is well printed and 

 illustrated. Price 50 cents. It can now be 

 obtained at this office. 



Preserve your Papers for reference. 

 If you have no BINDER we will mail you 

 one for 60 cents, or you can have one free 

 if you will send us 3 new yearly subscrip- 

 tions for the Bee Journal. 



Dr. MUler's Book, "A Tear Among 

 the Bees," and the Bee Journal for one 

 year, we will club for $1.50. 



Colored Posters for putting up over 

 honey exhibits at Fairs are quite attractive, 

 as well as useful. We have prepared some 

 for the Bee Journal, and will send two or 

 more free of cost to any one who will use 

 them, and try to get up a club. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



The following are our very latest 

 quotations for honey and beeswax : 



CHICAGO. 



HONET.— Market is well supplied with all the 

 grades, and the demand is light. Prices are nom- 

 inal at u@I2c. for white in 1-lb. sections. Fancy 

 white in scant pound sectionB, 13c. Very little ex- 

 tracted is being sold, and prices range from 4@7c. 

 BEESWAX, -22c. R. A. BURNETT, 



Dec. 8. 161 South Water St. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.— In consequence of a large stock of 

 comb honey on this market, fancy prices cannot 

 be maintained. Fancy white honey in paper box- 

 es, or glassed, are in better favor here than the 

 unglassed honey, hence the difference in the 

 price. We quote present prices as follows ; Fancy 

 white in 1-lb. paper boxes, or glassed. 13c.; same 

 unglassed, 12c.. and in 2-lb. glassed sections, 10(^ 

 lie; off grades 1 to 2 cts. per lb less. Calif, comb, 

 Sfaioc: fancy buckwheat l-lbs., 8X"i9c., and 2-lbs. 

 7^@8c. Extracted white clover, none in the mar- 

 ket. Calif, ext'd. hO-lb. cans, 5@6c.i buckwheat, in 

 kegs and barrels. 4(a5c. 



BBBSWAX.-21®2ac. 



MCCAUL it HILDRETH BROS., 



Deo. 7. 34 Hudson St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.- The demand has Improved. We are 

 selling one-pound packages of white clover honey 

 at 13®14c.; 2-pound8 at ll@12c. Extracted. 5®7c. 



BEESWAX.— 24 cts. per lb. 

 Jan. 1. Blakx ft Ripley, 57 Chatham Street. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.— Few sales are reported. Best white 

 comb, l2'.^c.; Fall comb honey, 10®llc. Extrac- 

 ted is offered for eSiSc. 



BEESWAX.-Firm at 23c. 



Jan. 10. M. H. HUNT.. Bell Branch. Mich. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— Demand for all kinds has been very 

 slow since Christmas, and occasional concessions 

 have to be made to effect a sale of comb honey. 

 We quote prices for extracted honey. 3@7c. per lb. 

 Nice comb brings I2@15c. per lb. In a jobbing way. 



BEESW AX.-Good demand,— 20@22C. per lb. for 

 good to Choice yellow. 

 Jan. 1 1. C.F.MtJTH & SoN.Freeman & Central At, 



CLBYBLAND. 



HONE Y.— The market is not very active and pri- 

 ces a little lower. Choice I -lb. sections of best 

 white sell at 13t«.14c. ; second grade l-lbs., 10@]2c.: 

 choice white 2- lbs.. ll@l2c. ilitracled.slow at 6e. 



BEESWAX.— Scarce at 25c. 



Nov. 17. A. C. Kendel, 115 Ontario Street. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— The demand for honey is only mod- 

 erate and the supply ample, of very fine quality 

 and in extra good order. We quote choice l-lb. 

 sections ol white at I2ai3c.; 2-lb8.. ll@12c.; dark 

 not wanted. Extracted, white, in barrels, half- 

 barrels and in kegs, 6@6^6c.: in tin packages, 

 6',^(5/7c.: dark, in barrels and H-barrela, 5@6c. 



BEESWAX.— Nominal at 25c. 



Dec. 13. A. Y. Bishop, 142 W. Water St. 



BAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— We quote : Comb, extra white, 12®13 

 cts.; amber to white, 8!^@ll. Extracted, white, 

 4H®4Xc.; amber and candled, 3H@ic. Trade is 

 quiet. 



Jan. 10. O. B. SMITH & CO., 453 Front St. 



HONEY.— As generally at the beginning of the 

 year, honey is very quiet, but prices are well main- 

 tained, in consequence of the continued absence 

 of the needed rnlns ; end allhougb it is too early 

 to say anything regarding the next crop, prospects 

 are not so good as tney were last year at this time. 

 Large orders from Europe remain unexecuted, pri- 

 ces being under 4c. here, and owners refusing to 

 sell for less than 4Mc.. at which price we quote 

 good to choice honey. Comb honey firm at 8(a»12c. 



BBESWAX.-Active at 1«®21C. 

 Jan. 10. SCHACHT & Lemcee. 122-124 Oavls St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— The demand is light, and stocks of all 

 grades are large. We quote : White clover l-lbs., 

 12c.; dark l-lbs., 8@l0c.; white clover 2-lb8., 10@11 

 cts.; dark 2-lbs„7®9c. Extracted, white clover, 

 6c. ; dark, 4* 5c. ; white sage, 5@5>ic. ; amber,4>«@5. 



BEES WAX.-20® 23c. 

 Jan. 13. CLKMONS,CLooN4CO.,oor.4th AWalnot. 



ST. LOUIS, 



HONEY.- Choice comb, io®12c.; latter price 

 Is for choice white clover. Strained, in barrels. 

 3M@4c. Extra fancy of bright color and In No, 1 

 piickages, M advance on above prices. Extracted 

 in barrels. 4M®6.; in cans 5@6c. Market dull. 



BEESWAX.— Firm at 2n!i!C. lor prime. 



Dec. 20. D. 6. TUTT 4 CO., Commercial St. 



OCR CLUBBING LIST. 



We supply the Anjerlcan Bee Journal 



one year, and any of the following publica- 

 tions, at the prices quoted in the last column 

 of figures. The first column gives the regu- 

 lar price of both. All postage prepaid. 



Price of toth. Club 

 The American Bee Journal 1 00. . 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 DO. . 1 75 



Bee-Keepers'Magazine 1 25.. 1 25 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150.. 140 



Tbe Apiculturist 2 00 . . 1 70 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00. . 1 75 



Rays of Light 1-50.. 135 



The 7 above-named papers 5 25. . 4 50 



and Cook's Manual 2 25.. 2 00 



Bees and Honey (Newman)... 2 00.. 175 

 Binder for Am. Bee Journal.. 1 60.. 1 50 

 Dzierzon's Bee-Book (cloth). . .3 00. . 2 00 

 Root's A B C of Bee-Culture. .2 25. . 2 10 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00.. 2 00 



Guide and Hand-Book 150.. 130 



Heddon's book, "Success,".. 1 HO. . 1 40 

 A Tear Among the Bees 1 75. . 1 50 



One yearly subscription for the American 

 Bee Journal must be ordered with each 

 paper or book, In order to take advantage 

 of the prices named in the last column. 



Preminm Worth Having.— The New 

 York IToj-W and the American Bee Jour- 

 nal (both weekly) will be sent for one year 

 to any address in North America for $2.00. 

 And in addition PRESENT to every such 

 CLUB subscriber a " History of the United 

 States," containing 320 pages and 23 fine en- 

 gravings, bound in leather and gilt. 



This " History " will be sent free by ex- 

 press at the subscriber's expense ; or will 

 be mailed for 10 cents extra to any place in 

 the United States or Canada. 



It is arranged chronologically by years, 

 from 1492 to 1885. Every event is narrated 

 in the order of its date. These are not con- 

 fined, as in other works, to political matters, 

 but embrace every branch of human action. 



This premium is worth the whole of the 

 money sent for both periodicals, and should 

 induce thousands to subscribe, and thus get 

 two unrivalled weeklies for nothing. 



^" The Fremont Progressive Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will hold Its semi-nnnual meeting in con- 

 junction with the Farmers' Institute, at Fremont, 

 Mich., on Feb. 4, 1887. GEO. B. HILTON, Sec. 



As tbere Is Another firm in Chicago by 

 the name of " Newman & Son," we wish our 

 correspondents would write " American Bee 

 Journal " on the envelope when writing to 

 this ofiBce. Several letters of ours have 

 already gone to the other firm (a commission 

 house), causing vexatious delay and trouble. 



Money Orders can now be obtained at 

 the Post Offices at reduced rates. Five 

 dollars and under costs now only 5 cents. 

 As these are absolutely safe, it will pay to 

 get them instead of the Postal Notes which 

 are payable to any one who presents them, 

 and are In no way safe. 



All New Subscriptions will begin with 

 the year, and until further notice we will 

 send the back numbers from January 1, 

 unless otherwise ordered. 



■We •nrlll Present Webster's Dictionary 

 (pocket edition), and send it by mail, post- 

 paid, for two subscribers with $2. It is 

 always useful to have a dictionary at hand 

 to decide as to the spelling of words, and to 

 determine their meaning. 



