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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



tion necessary to give us a very superior 

 race of bees. There is reason to hope 

 now that it will, at most, only delay it. 

 Enterprising apiarists see in this the 

 greatest promise for improved apicul- 

 ture, and are already moving forward. 

 Enterprising bee-keepers will purchase 

 and pay well for the bee of the future 

 that gives such evidence of superior 

 excellence. 



One thing is certain : " dollar queens " 

 are in the market, and are in demand ; 

 so whether the iDusiness tends to our 

 good or evil, as rational men we must 

 accept the situation, and make the most 

 of things as they exist. 



Let me urge, however, upon the pro- 

 gressive apiarist that there is no possible 

 doubt but that the bees of the future 

 will be immensely superior to those of 

 to-day. 



Man can and will advance here, as he 

 has in breeding all other stock. If the 

 obstacles in the way are greater, be- 

 cause of the peculiar natural history of 

 the bee, then the triumph, when it 

 comes, will be greater, and the success 

 more praiseworthy. — Pkof. A. J. Cook, 

 in the Apiculturist. 



New Variety of Bees. 



In the Canadian Bee Journal, "A 

 Hallamshire Bee-Keeper" describes a 

 new variety of bees — the Punic — Apis 

 Niger. This variety is from Africa, is 

 very difficult to obtain, but, according to 

 this "Hallamshire Bee-Keeper," who 

 has tried it, no other bee is its equal. He 

 is going into the business of importing 

 them, but the price will be high at first 

 — $40 for an imported queen. — Revieiv. 



Neatness in the Apiary. 



Cheapness in hives is desirable, so it 

 would be in building a house ; but cheap- 

 ness is not the only feature to be taken 

 into consideration. Convenience, dura- 

 bility and beauty must be combined with 

 cheapness. Hives made of poor lumber, 

 poorly put together, and unpainted, will 

 never be satisfactory to the enterprising 

 apiarist. Old hives should be repaired 

 and painted, and new ones procured if 

 necessary before the active work of the 

 season begins. You can identify a suc- 

 cessful bee-keeper by looking at his 

 apiary, just the same as you can tell a 

 good house-keeper by looking through 

 her house. 



Show me an apiary that has neat, 

 well-painted hives and clean grounds, 

 and I will show you an apiarist who is 



successful; but let me see broken, unre- 

 paired, unpainted hives, and a trashy 

 ground, and I will show a bee-keeper 

 who says "there is nothing in bees." 

 The bee-keeper can find no better ex- 

 ample than by looking inside his bee- 

 hives. Try to keep the outside of your 

 hive as neat in appearance as the inside. 

 — Walter S. Pouder, in the Indiana 

 Farmer. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX MARKET. 



DETROIT, April 2.5.— Good comb-honey get- 

 ting scarce, and selling at 14@15c. There is 

 some dark and dirty lookinginthe commission 

 houses, but it is very slow sale, and at the 

 buyers' own prices. Extracted, 8@9c. Bees- 

 wax firm, at 28@30c. 



M H. HUNT. Bell Branch, Mich. 



NEW YORK, April 24.— Market is bare of 

 comb-honey. We quote: Extracted, buck- 

 wheat, 7@7Hc; California, in good demand, at 

 7@7i/2C, and mai-ket well supplied; Southern, 

 none in market. Beeswax, scarce at 27@29c. 

 HILDRETH BROS. & SEGELKEN, 

 28-30 West Broadway. 



KANSAS CITY, April 25.— Market contin- 

 ues about the same; stocks becoming light. 

 We quote: White 1-ib. comb, at 16@18c; dark, 

 10@12c; California white, 2-lb.,12@15c; ex- 

 tracted, 6@7c. No Beeswax in the market. 

 CLEMONS, MASON & CO., 

 Cor. 4th and Walnut Sts. 



CINCINNATI, April 25.— There is a good 

 demand for both comb and extracted honey, 

 with fair supply. Comb-honej% 14@16c for 

 choice, in a jobbing way; extracted, 6@8c. 



Beeswax is in good demand at 25@30c for 

 good to choice yellow. 



C. F. MUTH & SON, 

 Corner Freeman & Central Aves. 



CHICAGO, April 26.— Demand for both comb 

 and extracted honey increasing, and our stock 

 is light. Can use shipments to advantage. 1-lb. 

 sections, 16@18c; 2-lbs., 14@15c; extracted, 

 7@8c. Beeswax, 30c. 



S. T. FISH & CO.. 189 S, Water St. 



KANSAS CITY, April 25.— Fancy white 1-lb. 

 comb, 18c; fair to good, 17c; dark 1-lb., 14® 

 15c; 2-lb. white comb, 15@16c; 2-lb. dark, 13® 

 14c; extracted, white, 7c; dark, 5@6c. 



HAMBLIN & BEARSS. 514 Walnut St. 



CHICAGO, April 26.— There is the usual 

 Spring demand for honey, and best white con- 

 tinues to bring 17@18c; honey that is off in 

 color and condition sells for 2@3cless; very 

 little call for dark comb. Extracted, is selling 

 at 7@8c, in cans or barrels. Beeswax, 27@28c. 

 R. A. BURNETT, 161 S. Water St. 



BOSTON, April 24.— Honey is in fair demand; 

 supply short. White 1-lb. comb is very scarce 

 and wanted, at 18@20c: fair to good, 18@19c; 

 2-lb. sections, 16®17c. Extracted, 8@9c. Bees- 

 wax, 30c. 



BLAKE & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



ALBANY, N. Y., April 24.— Honey market 

 is slow, with small stocks of comb. We quote: 

 clover, 1-lb. comb, at 15@16c; buckwheat, 

 12@13c. Extracted, light, slow at 7@8c; dark, 

 firm at 6@7c. Beeswax, 25@27c. 



H. R. WRIGHT, 326-328 Broadway. 



