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BUSINESS MANAGER. 



gushicss Notices, 



If Yoit Ijive near one post office and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give the 

 address that we liave on our list. 



Siinniiii!i>' Non-Swarming System will 

 he clubbed with the Bee Journal for one 

 year, both postpaid, foi' ■Sl.a5. 



Beeswax.— We will pay 30 cents per 



pound, delivered here, for Yellow Beeswax. 

 To avoid mistakes, the name of the shipper 

 should always be on each package. 



Preserve Your Papers for future 



reference. If you have no IIINMER we 



will mail you one for 00 cents; or you can 

 have one FREE, if you will send us 3 new 

 yearly subscriptions" for the Bee Journai., 



Please write American Bee Journal 

 on the envelope when writing to tliis office. 

 .Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another Hrm (a connnission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and trouble. 



Money Or«lers for $5.00 and under, 

 cost 5 cents. As these are absolutely safe, 

 it will pay to get them instead of the Postal 

 Xotes which are payable to any one who 

 presents them. 



Clover See«ls.— We are selling Alsike 

 Clover Seed at the following prices : $8.00 

 perhushel; $3.25 per ijeck; 25 cents per lb. 

 \rhite Clover Seed : $10.00 per bushel: $2.75 

 per peck ; 30 cents jier lb. Sweet, or Melilot, 

 Clover Seed: $6.00 per bushel ; $1.75 per 

 peck: 20 cents per lb.— by express or freight. 



Pliotograplis ot lSee-Iie«'pers.— 



The " medley ''^gotten up by E. O. Tuttle, 

 containing the faces of 131 representative 

 apiarists, and a printed sketch of each one, 

 will be sent witli the Bee Journal for one 

 year for $1.75; or we will present it free, by 

 mail, to any one, for a club of three subscri- 

 bers and 83.00. 



Tlie Convention. — The pamphlet 

 containing the report of the proceedings of 

 the Union Convention in Chicago, is now 

 published, and can be obtained at this office 

 for 25 cents. Or bound up with the history 

 of the International Society, and a full re- 

 port of the Detroit and Indianapolis conven- 

 tions, for 50 cents, postpaid. 



We Supply Chapman Honey-Plant SEED 

 at the following prices : One ounce, 40 cents; 

 4 ounces. $1 : % pound, $1.75 ; 1 lb., S3. One 

 pound of seed is sufflcieut for half an acre, 

 if properly thinned out and re-set. 



Yncca Brushes are employed for re- 

 moving bees from the combs. They are a 

 80ft, veg-etable fiber, and do not Irritate the 

 bees. We can supply them at five cenis 

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

 odd 1 cent each for postage. 



Please to get your Nelgl»bor who keeps 

 bef s, to also take the American Bee Journal. 

 It is now so CHEAP that no one can afford to 

 do without it. 



Honey an«l Beeswax Market. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— We quote : White comb, lfi@lSc. ; darlt. 

 13@15c. Extracted. 7<5' 10c. Market dull, but more 

 active demand luobed for when weather moderates. 



BE B8 WAX.-2 1 @22C. 



Jan. 25. 8. T. FISH & CO., 189 S. Water St, 



CHICAGO. 



HONE Y.— Choice corab, 18c., with some fancv held 

 a little higher. Extracted, 7®9c. Demand light. 



BBK8WAX,-22®23C. R. A. BURNETT, 



Jan. 21. 161 South Water St. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.— Beat while in 1-pound sections, 18@2uc. 

 Extracted, 9@10c. Demand brisk. 



BEBSWAX.-22®23C. 



Jan. 20. M. H. HUNT, Bell Branch. Mich. 



CLEVELAND. 

 HONEY.— Best white 1-lbs. sections sell at 19@20 

 cts. Extracted 7<S'^c. Demand small and supply fair 

 BEES W AX.— 22025C. 

 Dec. 15 A. C.KENDBL, 115 Ontario 8t. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white in 1-Ib. sec- 

 tions, 16®19c.; the same in 2-lb8., I4@i6c.: buck- 

 wheat 1-lbs., il®i2c.; 2-lb8.. io®no. Off grades 

 I@2c. per lb. less. White extracted, 8@9c. Mar- 

 ket dull. 

 BEESWAX.— 22@23c. 



MCCAUL & HILDRBTH BROS., 

 Jan. 20. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, near Duane St, 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— We quote: Choice white 1-lbs., 18@20o.; 

 dark, !R@18c.; choice white 2-lbs., 18c.; dark. 15 to 

 16c. Extracted, white, in 60-lb. tin cans, 9c.: in 

 barrels, 8c.: dark, in barrels, 5®6c. California 2- 

 Ib. white comb, I8c.; dark, l6c. Extracted, white, 

 m fiolb. cans, s®9c.: amber, 8c. 



BEESWAX. -No. 1, 20c.: No. 2. 16®iec. 

 Dec. 19. C1>BM0N8, CLOON & CO., cor 4th &Walnut. 



ST LOUIS. 



HONEY.- Choice comb, I8®20c.; latter price for 

 choice white clover in KOOd condition. Strained, 

 In barrels, 5^6c. Extra fancy, and of bright color 

 and in No. 1 packages, M-cent advance on above. 

 Extracted, in bbls., ts^(*7c. ; in cans, 7 to 9 cents. 

 Short crop indicates further advance in prices. 



BEBSWAX.— 20c. for orime. 



Dec. 19. D. G. TtTTT & CO., Commercial St. 



CINCINNATI 

 BEESWAX.— Demand is good— 2n®22c. per lb. for 

 HONEY.— We quote extracted at 4i<i8c. per lb. 

 Choice comb, lfi®2iic., in the jobbing way. De- 

 mand fair and supply good. 

 good to choice vellow. on arrival. 

 Jan. 24. C. F. MHTH & SON, Freeman & Central Av. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.- We quote : Fancy white 1-lb. sections, 

 17®I9c.; fancy 2-lbs., 15®16c. Lower grades l@2c. 

 per lb. less. Buckwheat l-lbB., ll®l2o.; 2-lb8.. 10® 

 lie. Extracted, white. 9®inc.: buckwheat, fi®7c. 



Demand has slackened some, and to make sales 

 we must shade ab(jve prices. About Jan. 15 we ex- 

 pect a more active demand. 

 Dec.31. F.G.STROHMEYBB&CO., 122WaterSt. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



HONEY.- Fancy white 1-lbs., 18®i9c.; fair 1-lbs 

 17c.: dark 1-Ibs. are slow sale at I4@15c.: fancy 2- 

 Ibs., white. 15®16c.: buckwheat fancy l-lbs., 13@14 

 cts.: common, 12c. Prices tend downward. 



BEESWAX.-23®24c. 



Dec. 11. ARTHUR TODD. 2122 N. FYont Bt. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— Choice white l-lbs., 2nc.; fair, 19@2oc.: 

 2-lb8.. lx®19c.; 3-lbs.. le@18c. White extracted in 

 kegs or half-barrels, 94f399Cc.: in pails or cans. 9^ 

 toioc: amber, in ^.-barrels, 9Vi®9^c.; dark in kegs 

 and barrels. 7®7^c. Demand good, supply fair. 



BBBSWAX.-22®2.=.c. 



Dec. 15. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.- We miote : White to extra, I3@i8c.i 

 amber, 12@'6c. Extracted, white liquid, 7® 8c.; 

 amber and candied, 6W®7c. Market quiet. 



BEESWAX.— 2U®24C. 



Jan. 14. 8CHACHT & LBMCKH, 122-124 Davis St. 



BOSTON. 



HONBY.— We quote : Mb. sections, lG@17o.; 2- 

 Ib. sections, 14® 15c. Extracted, 8®9c. The market 

 is not very brisk and sales are slow. 



BEESWAX.- 25 cts. per lb. 



Jan. 12. Blakk & Ripley. 57 Chatham Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— We quote : Choice white 2-lb. sections, 

 17®l8c.; dark 2-lb8, l4®15c.; choice white l-lbs., 18 to 

 20 cts.; dark I-lbs., 15®l6c. White extracted, 7®8c.; 

 dark, .'igfic. Demand is light. 



BBE8WAX.-21 to 22c. 



Jan. 10. HAMBLIN & BBARSS, 514 Walnut St. 



DENVER, 



HONEY.— Best white I-lb. sections. 19®20c.; 2-lb. 

 sections, I6@i8c. Extracted, finest grade, 12^^c.; 

 dark. H(s9c. 



BBESWAX.-20®23c. 



Jan. 16. J. M. CLARK & CO., 1409 Fifteenth 8t. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— We quote: White comb, 17®19c.; am- 

 ber, 121<j®15c. Light amber to white extracted, 

 7^@«c.; amber, dark and candied, 65i®7^c. Mar- 

 ket firm and stocks light. 



BBBSWAX.-22@23C. 



Dec. 12. O. B. SMITH & CO., 423 Front St. 



■^Ve Club the American Bee Journal 

 for a year, with any of the following papers 

 or books, at the prices (juoted in the I.-AS'I'' 

 column. The regular price of both is given 

 in the first column. One year's subscription 

 for the American Bee Journal must be sent 

 with each order for another paper or book: 



Price of both. Club 



The American Bee Journal 1 00 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00 1 75 



Bee-Keepers'Magazine 1 50 1 40 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150 140 



Bee-Keepers' Review 150 140 



The Apiculturist 2 00.... 1 80 



Canadian Bee Journal 200 ... 180 



Canadian Honey Producer... 1 40 130 



The 8 above-named papers 5 90 — 5 00 



and Cook's Manual 2 25... 2 00 



Bees and Honey (Newman) ... 2 00 — 1 75 

 BiDderfor Am. Bee Journal.. 1 60.... 150 

 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 GO 2 20 



Simmins' Non-Swarming . ...150 125 



Western World Guide 150... 1 30 



Heddon'8 book, "Success,".. 1 50.. 1 40 



A Tear Among the Bees 1 75 1 50 



Convention Hand-Book 150.... 1.30 



Weekly Inter-Ocean 2 00. . . . 1 75 



Iowa Homestead 2 00 ... 190 



Cabbage and Celery 125 — 115 



How to Propagate Fruit 150 125 



History of National Society..! 50 — 125 



A MACHINE for putting together 1-pieoe 

 Sections. It will pay for itself in one 

 day's use. No bee-keeper can afford to be 

 without one. Price, $2.50. Send to your 

 Supply Dealer, or to 



IVAKEinAN & CROCKER, 



LOCKPORT, Niagara Co., N. T. 

 t^~ Correspondence with Supply Dealers 

 Solicited. 5A26t 



Mention the American Bee Journal. 



COMB FOUNDATION MOLDS, $3-75 



Langstroth Size. (See page 23.) Address, 

 5Ait OLIVER FOSTER, Mt. Vernon, Iowa. 



FOR SALE. 



31 HORSE-POWER Upright Engine and 

 2 Boiler, with 3 Pulleys, 2 Beits and 16-foot 

 Shaft, Only in use two seasons. Almost as 

 good as new : with valves, cocks, steam-gauge, 

 20-foot smoke-stack and Hancock's injector. 

 All completed. Will take S160 cash, on board 

 the cars at Knoxville, Iowa. Cost when new, 

 $237.50. For particulars enquire of 



J. TV. BITTENRENOER, 

 IDtf KNOXVILLE, IOWA. 



^aeniionthe American Hee journal. 



NOTICE. 



BEE-HIVES and SUPPLIES, 



SECTIONS, T • Tin Cases and Shipping- 

 Crates, Bee - Smokers and Metal Corners, 

 Honey-Extractors and Honey-Knives. 

 |PB~ Send for Price- List. 



B. J. ITIIL,I.ER & CO., 

 49D4t NAPPANEE, INDIANA. 



SUPPLY DEALERS 



AND OTHERS should write to me for 

 Speciai, Prices on BEE - SlIPPIilES 



for this tall and winter, 

 (pg" A heavy DlBeount allowed. 



Address, A.. IF. ST.A-"0T:F"E:I^., 

 44Dtf STERLING, ILLINOIS. 



Ok ■ M Burs our DAISY HARNESS, worth at retail *.)!; 

 IPIPssut to enamine anj return at our ex- OiJ'J 

 \|h peuae Catalogue flee. CHICAGO HAR«tS« CO . 

 V I U Wholesale Mtg., 375 Wabath Ave., Ohlcago, lU. 



