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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 





pEjmiu 



Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



PROPRIETORS. 



923&925WESTMADIS0NST.,GHICAG0,ILL. 

 At Oae Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN. 



Business Manaobb. 



^:pfcdal ^0tijces» 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 UB much trouble, if all would be particular 

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

 writJngto this office. We have several letters 

 (some inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others having no Post>0)Bce, County 

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

 office and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



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. 



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 Journai,. 



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. 



We ^vlll 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 band 

 to decide as to the spelling of words, and to 

 determine their meaning. 



One Dollar invested for the weekly visits 

 of the American Bee JotrRNAL for 1887, 

 will richly repay every apiarist In America. 



Red Labels for one-pound pails of 

 honey, size 3x4;^ inches. — We have now 

 gotten up a lot of these Labels, and can 

 supply them at the following prices : 100 

 for $1.00 ; 250 for $1.50 ; .500 for 12.00 ; 1,000 

 for $3.00 ; all with name and address of 

 apiarist printed on them— by mall, postpaid. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



The following are our very latest 

 quotations for honey and beeswax : 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— Sellers ask from 7 to :0 cts. for any- 

 thing off in comb honey ; this includes dark unde- 

 sirable and crooked corabs, and 2-pound sections. 

 Good 1-lb. sections, I0(«i2c.; choice. i*2i^®iyc. No 

 demand for e.xtracted, and very little for comb. 



BE;B8WAX,-2:ic. R. A. BURNETT. 



Jan. 19. 161 South Water St. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white In 1-lb. sec- 

 tions, 10(ai2c.: in 2-lb9., 9@10c.: off grades, i to 2 

 cts. per lb. less. Buckwheat, in 1-lb. sections, 8@ 

 8Hc.; in 2-lbs.. 7®7i^c, Extracted, California. 5^ 

 5^c.; buckwheat, 4fgi4'.^c. Supply of comb honey 

 is large, and demand for all kinds is improving. 



BBK8WAX.— 21@23c. 



MCCAUL & HILDKBTH BROS., 



Jan. 21. 34 Hudson St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONE Y.— Extracted is Arm at 4@4Mc., and comb 

 at7<ai2(\per lb. 



BEESWAX.- 19(a2lc. 

 Jan. 31. 8CHACHT & LEMCKB, 122-124 Davis St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— 1-lh. packages of white clover honey 

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



BEESWAX.— 24 cts. per lb. 

 Jan. 21. Blake & Riplkt, 57 Chatbam Street. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.- Few sales are reported. Best white 

 comb, I2iic.; Fall comb honey, 10®lle. Extrac- 

 ted is offered for 6@8c. 



BEESWAX.- Firm at 230. 



Feb. 11. M. H. H0NT., Bell Branch. Mloh. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONE Y.— We quote for extracted, 4®7e. per lb. 

 Nice comb brings 12@15c. per lb. In a jobbing way. 



BEESW AX.-Good demand,— 20O22C. per lb. for 

 good to choice yellow. 

 Jan. 22. O.F.MUTH & SON.Freeman & Central Av. 



CLBYBIANB. 



HONE v.- Choice white, in 1-lb. sections, sells at 

 13c.; second quality white, 12c.: dark 1-lbs., inc.: 

 wbite2-Ibs.. Il@l2c. Extracted, 60. Market dull. 



BBESWAX.-25C. 



Jan. 14. A. C. Kendxl. lis Ontario Street. 



MILWADKKE. 



HONEY.-We quote choice i-lb. sections at 12® 

 ViUc. ; 2-lb8., 1 l®12c. No call for dark. White ex- 

 tracted, in barrels and keg8,6@6^c. ; In smalt pack- 

 ages, 7®Sc. ; dark, in barrels and keKS,5@6^c. 



BEESWAX.- 25C. 



Jan. 19. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.-We quote : Comb, extra white, 12013 

 Cts.; amber to white, d^®ll. Extracted, white, 

 4^®4>^c,; amber and candied, 3M®4c. Trade Is 

 quiet. 



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



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— We quote white clover l-pounds at 

 12c.; dark l-lbs., 8@l(ic.; white clover 2-lbs.. 10®11 

 cts,: dark 2-lbs„7^uc. Extracted, white clover, 

 6c.; dark, 4f5 5c.: white sage, 5®5^c.; amber,4>6®5. 



BEES WAX.— 20® 23c. 

 Jan. 13. CLBMONS,OLooN*Co.,oor.4th&Walnnt. 



ST. LOUIS. 



HONEY.— Choice comb, I0®12c.; latter price 

 is for choice white clover. Strained, In barrels, 

 3>^®4Mc. Extra fancy o( bright color and In No, 1 

 packages, M advance on above prices. Extracted 

 in barrels. 4>-4(s.5c.: in cans, S®6c. Market dull. 



BBB8WAX.— Firm at 2Ic. for prime. 



Feb. 3. D. G. TUTT & CO., Commercial St. 



System and Snccess. 



By Using the Binder made expressly 

 for this Bee Journal, all can have them 

 bound and ready for examination every day 

 in the year. We have reduced the price to 

 60 cents, postpaid. Subscription for one 

 year and the binder for $1.50. 



^P~ Sample Copies of the Bee Journal 

 will be sent free upon application. Any one 

 intending to get up a club can have sample 

 copies sent to the persons they desire to in- 

 terview, by sending the names to this office, 

 or we will send them all to the agent. 



tS^ All who intend to be systematic in 

 their work in the apiary, should get a copy of 

 the Apiary Register and commence to use it. 

 the prices are reduced, as foUows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) 125 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 1 50 



The larger ones can be used for a few col- 

 onies, give room for an increase of numbers, 

 and stiU keep the record all together in one 

 book, and are therefore the most desirable. 



More Premiums — Mr. L. J. Diehl, of 

 Butler, Ind., offers a colony of Italian bees 

 as a present to the person sending to this 

 office the largest club of subscribers for 

 1887. The subscriptions may be sent in at 

 any time before the first of May at our regu- 

 lar club rates, and additions made as de- 

 sired, but it must be stated that you are 

 working for that premium, so that we can 

 keep account of the subscriptions. 



Yacca Bruslies are employed for re- 

 moving bees from the combs. They are a 

 soft, vegetable fiber, and do not Irritate the 

 bees. As each separate fiber extends the 

 whole length of the handle as weU as the 

 brush, they are almost indestructable. 

 When they become sticky with honey, they 

 can be washed, and when dry, are as good 

 as ever. The low price at which they are 

 sold, enables any bee-keeper to have six or 

 more of them, so as to always have one 

 handy. We can supply them at 5 cents 

 each, or 50 cents a dozen ; if sent by mail, 

 add 1 cent each for postage 



^Vben Rene\vlng your subscription 

 please try to get your neighbor who keeps 

 bees to join with you in taking the Beb 

 Journal. It is now so cheap that no one 

 can afford to do without it. We will present 

 a Binder for the Bee Journal to any one 

 sending us three subscriptions— with $3.00— 

 direct to this office. It will pay any one to 

 devote a few hours, to get subscribers. 



Tlie Convention History of America 



with a full report of the proceedings of the 

 Detroit and Indianapolis conventions, and 

 the American Bee Journal for one year, 

 will be clubbed for $1.25. 



Tlie Western World Guide and Hand- 

 Book of Useful Information, contains the 

 greatest amount of useful information ever 

 put together in such a cheap form. The 

 printing, paper, and binding are excellent, 

 and the book is well worth a dollar. To any 

 one sending us two new subscribers besides 

 his own, with $3.00, for one year, we vrill 

 present a copy of this valuable book. 



Do you W^ant a Farm Account Book ? 

 We have a few left, and make you a very 

 tempting offer. It contains 166 pages, is 

 printed on writing paper, ruled and bound, 

 and the price is $3. We will club it and the 

 Weekly Bee Joubn-^l for a year and give 

 you both for $2. If you want it sent br 

 mail, add 20 cents for postage. 



