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AL,FREI> H. NEWITIAI^, 



BUSINESS MANAGER. 



Sxtsm^ss Notices 



If IToM liive near one post-ofBce and 

 get your mall at another, be sure to give thp 

 address that we have on our list. 



Hilton's new pamphlet on Comb Honey 

 Production has been reduced in price to 5 

 cents. For sale at this office. 



If you Ivose money by carelessly en- 

 closing it in a letter, it is without excuse, 

 when a Money Order, which is perfectly 

 safe, costs but 5 cents. 



Please to get your Neighbor, 



who keeps bees, to also take the American 

 Bee Journax. It is now so cheap that 

 no one can afford to do without it. 



Preserve Yoiir Papers for. future 

 reference. If you have no BIi\I>ER we 

 will mail you one for 60 cents ; or you can 

 have one FREE, if you will send us 3 new 

 yearly subscriptions for the Bee Journai,, 



Tucca Itrnslies, for removing bees 

 from the combs, are a soft, vegetable fiber, 

 and do not irritate the bees. We supply 

 them at 5 cents each, or 50 cents a dozen ; if 

 sent by mail, add 1 cent each for postage. 



Please -write Ameriean Bee Journal 

 on the envelope when writing to this office. 

 Several of oiu- letters have already gone to 

 anotlier firm (a commission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and trouble. 



Home Itlarkets for honey can be 

 made by judiciously distributing the 

 pamphlets, " Honey as Food and Medicine." 

 Such will create a demand in any locality at 

 remunerative prices. See list on the second 

 page of this paper. 



Apiary Register.— All who intend to 



be systematic in their work in the apiary, 



should get a copy of the Apiarj' Register and 



begin to use it. The prices are as follows : 



For .50 colonies (120 pages) f 1 00 



" 100 coloniea (220 pages) 125 



" 200 colonics (420 pages) 1.50 



Pliotograplis ot Bee-Keepers.— 



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 with the Bee Jouknai, for one 

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

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

 bers and 83.00. 



Red Isabels for Pails.— We have 

 three sizes of these Labels ranging in size 

 for pails to hold from one to ten pounds of 

 honey. Price, SI for a hundred, with the 

 name and address of the bee-keeper printed 

 on them. Smaller quantities at one cent 

 each; but we cannot print the name and 

 address on less than 100. Larger quantities 

 according to size, as follows : 



Size A. Size B. Size C. 



250 Labels $1..50 $2.00 $2.25 



SOOLabels 2.00 3.00 3.50 



1,000 Labels 3.00 4.00 5.00 



<a- Samples mailed free, upon application. 



Xhe 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. 



Your Full Address, plainly written 

 is very essential in order to avoid mistakes. 



AlfalfalClover.— For habits and cul- 

 tivation of this honey-plant, see page 245. 

 We supply the seed at the following prices : 

 —Per lb., 22c. ; per peck, $3.00 ; per half- 

 bushel, 85.50 ; per bushel of 60 lb., $10.00. 

 If wanted by mail, add 18 cents per pound 

 for bag and postage. 



We Supply Chapman Honey-Plant 

 SEEI> at the following prices : One 

 ounce, 40 cents ; 4 ounces, $1 ; }4 pound, 

 $1.75 ; 1 pound, $3. One pound of seed is 

 sufficient for half an acre, if properly 

 thinned out and re-set. 



<^orW tor AVinter Packing. — Its 



advantages are that it never becomes musty, 

 and it is odorless. Cushions can be made 

 of cloth and filled with the cork, for winter 

 packing. Wecan supply all orders now at 

 10 cents per pound. Or a seamless sack of 

 it, containing 15 pounds, for $1.00. 



Clover Seeds.— We are sellmg Alsike 

 Clover Seed at the following prices : $8.00 

 per bushel; $2.25 per peck ; 25 cents per lb. 

 White Clover Seed : $10.00 per busliel; $2.75 

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

 Clover Seed: $6.00 per bushel ; $1.75 per 

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



I^icw Subscribers can obtain the full 

 numbers for 1887 and 1888, for $1.75. while 

 there are any sets of 1887 left.. 



A Modern BEE-FARM, and its 



Economic Management ; showing how bees 

 may be cultivated as a means of livelihood ; 

 as a health-giving pursuit ; and as a source 

 of recreation to the busy man. By S. 

 Simmins. For sale at this office. Price, $1. 



Paper Boxes— to hold a section of 

 honey for retail dealers. We have two sizes 

 on hand to carry sections 4Xx4>i and 5^x5^. 

 Price, $1.00 per 100. or $8.50 per 1,000. 



Oive a Copy of " Honey as Food and 

 Medicine " to every one who buys a package 

 of honey. It will sell lots of it. 



Honey and Beesiirax Market. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONBT.— We quote : Fancy white In Mb. seo- 

 tions, 13®15c.; the same In 2-lb8., lOOUc: buck- 

 wheat l-lbo., lOc; 2-lb8.,9c. Market duM. We are 

 doing all we can to reduce stock, to make room for 

 the new crop. 

 BBB8WAJt.-2ec. 



HILDRBTH BROS., 

 May 21. 28 4 30 W. Broadway, near Duane 8t. 



DBTBOIT. 



HONBT.— Best white In l-pound sections. I4@i&c. 

 Extracted, 9@I0C. Supply decreasinK slowly. 



BBB8WAX.-23C. 

 May 21. M. H. HUNT. Bell Branch. Mich. 



CHICAGO. 



HONE Y.— Prices ranjse from 15®16c. for best one- 

 ib. sections: other grades are slow, at lower prices. 

 Extracted, 7(§iHc. L.ight demand, and supply larger 

 than usual at this season of the year. 



BBB8WAi,-230. R. A. BURNBTT. 



May I. 161 South Water St. 



NBW YORK. 



HONBY.-We quote : Fancy white Mb. sectlong, 

 14®15C.; fancy 2-lbs., i2c. Lower grades i@2c. per 

 lb. less. Buckwheat i-lb«., lOOlOJ^c; 2-lbs.. 9@9Hc. 

 Extracted, white. 7@7Hc.; dark, 5ii®Kc. Market Is 

 dull for comb but Improving for extracted, of which 

 new from the south isarrlvmg. 



BBBSWAX-Scarce, 24®27. 

 May 21. F.G.8TR0HMEYBR ACO., 122WaterBt. 



CHICAGO. 



HONBY.— We quote : Fancy white clover i-lbs., 

 16®17c.; 2-lbs., ISOIfic. Dark is slow sale at almost 

 any price. Extracted is scarce, and sells at 7®lOc. 



BHrB8WAX.-23c. 



Mar. 13. 



8. T. FISH ft CO., 189 8. Water St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONBY.-We quote extracted at 4®9c. per lb., 

 for which demand is good. Comb honey, 14@17c.— 

 Demand slow. 



BEESWAX.— Demand is good— 20®22o. per lb. f or 

 good to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 Apr. 23. C. F. MUTH ft SON, Freeman ft Central At. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— Choice white one-lb. sections, I8@i7c.: 

 2-lbs.. I.'i@i6c.: 3-lb8., 14c. Extracted, white in kegs 

 and >^-barrels, 8 to Hi^c. ; in tin and palls, 9J^@luc.; 

 dark in barrels and kegs, 5@7c. Market fair. 



BEESWAX.- 22®2.'ic. 

 Apr. 23. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water St. 



DENVER. 

 HONEY.— Best white Mb. sections, I7®19c.; 2-lb. 

 sections, 15@i7c. Extracted, 7@i0c. 

 BBE8WAX.-20®J3c. 



Mar. 1. 



J. M. CLARK ft CO., 1409 Fifteenth St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



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

 17@l8c.;dark2-lb8, 14®15c.iCholcewhlte I-lbs., 18 to 

 20 eta., dark 1-lbs., 15®16c. White extracted, 7@aa; 

 dark. 5{sj6c. Demand is Blow. White extracted 1b 

 firm when in 60-lb. tin cans. 



BBBSWAX.-21 to 22c. 

 Mar. 29. HAMBLIN ft BBAR88, 514 Walnut St. 



BOSTON 



HONBY.-We quote: 1-lb. sections, I6®I7c.; 2- 

 Ib. sections, I4®l6c. Extracted, 8®9c. The market 

 is not very brisk and sales are slow. 



BEESWAX.- 25 CIS. per lb. 

 Mar 24. BL.iK8 4 RIPLBT. 67 Chatham Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.- Wc quote for new extracted 6®4J<ic., as 

 to color and quality. New comb honey 14<gl()c., as 

 to quality. Arrivals are still small, and demand of 

 a jobbing nature. 



BEESWAX.— Scarce, 20®24c. 

 June 2. SCHACHT 4 LBMCKB. 122-124 Davis St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONBY.-We quote: White 1-lbs., glassed, 16®17o; 

 unglassed, 17<aiMc.; and dark Mbs., glassed. 1.5c. un- 

 biassed, IGc; white 2-ibs., glassed, I6c.,: unglassed 2- 

 Ibs., 17c. California white 2-lb8.. 17c. California ex- 

 tracted in Hu-lb. tans, 8c. Market quiet and receipts 

 are lar^rer. 



BBESWAX.-No. 1, 20c.; No. 2. 18c. 



Mar.l9. CLEM0N8, CLOONftCO., cor4th4Walnut. 



We have some ELEGANT 

 RIBBOJi BADGES, haviiig 

 a rosette and gold Bee, for 

 bee-keepers' use at Fairs, 

 Conventions, etc. Price 

 50 "cents each, l^y mail, postpaid. 



THOS. G. NEWMAar * SOST, 



923 & !)-'5 West ViiliM'n-Street. - CHICAGO, ILLS 



