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BUSINESS MANAGER. 



usiiicss 3Joticcs, 



If YoM Live near one post-office and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give tlie 

 address tliat we liave on our list. 



Hilton's new pamphlet on Comb Honey 

 Production has been reduced in price to 5 

 cents. For sale at tills office. 



If you Lose 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 IVei^libor, 



who keeps bees, to also take the American 

 Bee Journal. It is now so cheap that 

 no one can afford to do without it. 



Presen'c Your Papers for future 

 reference. If you have no BliXWER 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 J ournai,, 



Yucca Uruslies, 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 Americcm Bee Journal 

 on the envelope when writuig to this office. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a connnission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and trouble. 



Home Markets 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 Jfet a copy of the Apiary Register and 

 begin tlruse it. The prices are as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) 

 " 100 colonies (220 pages) 

 " 200 colonies (420 pa«res) 



$1 00 

 1 25 

 1 50 



Pliotog-raplis ot Bee-Keepers.— 



The " medley " gotten up by E. 0. Tuttle, 

 containing the faces of 131 representative 

 apiarists, and a printed sketch of each one, 

 will be sent with the Bee Journai, 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. 



We Club the Americcm Bee Journal 

 for a year, with any of tlie following papers 

 or books, at the prices cjuoted ui the I>ASX 

 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 J ournai 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 ..1 75.... 1 60 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00. . . . 1 80 



Canadian Honey Producer... 1 40 130 



The 8 above-named papers 5 65 5 00 



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



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



Binderfor Am. Bee Journal.. 160.... 1 60 



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



Root's A BCof Bee-Culture.. 2 25.... 2 10 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00,... 2 20 



Western World Guide 150.... 1 30 



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



A Year Among the Beos 1 75 — 1 50 



Convention Hand-Book 1 50.... 1 30 



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



Iowa Homestead 2 00... 190 



How to Propagate Fruit 150... 125 



History of National Society..! 50. .. 125 



Cork for ^Vinter Packing:.— Its 



advantages are that it never becomes mwsty, 

 and it is odorless. Cushions can be made 

 of cloth and filled with the cork, for winter 

 packing. We can supply all orders now at 

 10 cents per pound. Or a seamless sack of 

 it, containing 15 pounds, for 81.00. 



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. Trice, 81 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 



500 Labels 2 00 3.00 3.50 



l.OOOLabels 3.00 4.00 5.00 



jO" Samples mailed free, upon application. 



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. 



fVe Supply Chapman Honey-Plant 

 SEEI> at the following prices: One 

 ounce, 40 cents ; 4 ounces, 81 ; }4 pound, 

 81.75 ; 1 pound, 83. One pound of seed is 

 sufficient (or half an acre, if properly 

 thinned out and re-set. 



Alfalfa Clover.- For habits and cul- 

 tivatiou of this honey-plant, see page 245. 

 We supply the seed at the following prices : 

 —Per lb., 33c. ; per peck, $3.00 ; per half- 

 bushel, 85.50 ; per bushel of 60 lb., 810.00. 

 It wanted by mail, add 18 cents per pound 

 ' for bag and postage. 



Honey and BeesM^ax Market. 



NEW YORK. 

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

 lions, 13<gil5e.; the same In 2-lb8., lOOllc; buck-" 

 wheat l-lbs.. lite; 2-lbfl.. 9c. Marketdull. We are 

 doing all we can to reduce stock, to make roobi for* 

 the new crop. ' " "• ' 



BBB8WAX.— 26c. 



HILDRBTH BROS., 

 May 21. 28 ft 30 W. Broadway, near Dnane 8t. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONBT.— We quote ; White to extrawhite comb, 

 12^(§tl5c. : amber. ft@llc. Extracted, white to extra 

 white, SMfS-Sc; amber, 4'/26i5c. Arrivals of the new 

 crop are small, the estimate* being an average crop, 



BBE8WAX.-20®24c. 

 June 18. O. B. SMITH ft CO., 423 Frout St. 



DETROIT. 

 HONEY.— Best white in 1-lb. seotlons, Uc.-Dull. 

 BBB8WAX.-23024C. 

 June 14. M. H. HUNT, Bell Branch, Mich. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— Prices range from 15®16o. for best one- 

 lb. sections: other grades are slow, at lower prices," 

 Extracted, 7(3,hc. L,ight demand, and supply larger 

 than usual at this season of the year. 



BBB8WAi,-23c. R. A. BURNETT, 



May 1. 161 South Water 8t. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white 1-Ib. sections, 

 12c.; fancy 2-lbs., 10® lie. ; fair white 1-lbs., 10®llc., 

 and fair 2-lb8., 8(Sj9c. Buckwheat l-lbs., 7@8c. The 

 demand is dull for comb but fair for extracted, of 

 which new from the South is arriving, and sells for 

 55('('fl5c. per gallon. ' 



BBESWAX-Dull at 23i^®24c. 

 Jan. 15. F.G.STROHMEYBRftCp., 122WaterBt. 



CHICAGO. 



HONBY.— We quote : Fancy white clover 1-lbs., 

 16®17c.; 2-lb8., 15@16c. Da'rk Is slow sale at almost 

 any price. Extracted is scarce, and sells at 7@I0c. 



BBKSWAX.-23C. 



Mar. 13. B. T. FISH 4 CO., 189 8. Water St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONBY.— We quote extracted at 5®8c. per !b., 

 for which demand js good. Comb honey, 12@i5c.— 

 Demand slow. 



BBKSWAJt.— Demand Is good— 20®22c. per lb. for 

 good to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 Jun. 14. C. F. MUTH ft SON, Freeman ft Central Av, 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONBY.— Choice white one-lb. sections, 18®17o.: 

 2-lbs., 15@16c.; 3-lb8., 14c. Extracted, white in kegs 

 and !,^-barrels, 8 to »Hc.; in tin and palls, 9^@10c.;" 

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



BBKSWAX.-i2®25c. 

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



DENVER. 

 HONEY.— Best white 1-lb. sections, 17®19c.; 2-Ib, 



sections, I5@l7c. Extracted, 7®I0c. 

 BEB8WAX.-20®23c. 



Mar. 1. J. M. CLARK ft CO., 1409 Fifteenth St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



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

 17@18c.; dark 2-lb8, 14@15c.: choice white l-lbs., 18 tq 

 20cts. , dark l-lbs.. l.'i@IHc. White extracted, 7@8c.; 

 dark. 5@6c. Demand is slow. White extracted is 

 firm when in 6(-^lb. tin cans. 



BBESWAX.-21 to 22C. 

 Mar.29. HAMBLIN ft BBARSS. 514 Walnut St. 



BOSTON 



HONEY.— We quote : 1-lb. sections, 16®i7c.i 2- 

 Ib. sections, 14®16c. Extracted, 8®8c. The market 

 is not very brisk and sales are slow. 



BBK8WAX.— 25 cts. per lb. 

 Mar. 24. Blakk ft Riplit. ,17 Chatham Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.- We quote for new extracted 6®4}i;c., as 

 to color and quality. New comb honey 14®loc., as 

 to quality. Arrivals are stilt small, and demand of 

 a Jobbing nature. 



BEESWAX. -Scarce, 20@24c. 

 June 2. 8CHACHT ft LBMCKE, 122-124 Davis St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY. -We quote: White 1-lbs.. unglassed, 15c. ; 

 1-lb., white, glassed. I4e.; dark, 1-lb.. 2c. less. Cali- 

 fornia. 2-ibs., comb, white, 13c. Extracted, 7c. Con- 

 siderable old honey is in this market. No new yet 

 In. Sales are very slow. 



BF^BSWAX-— NO"" on the market. 

 June 9. CLEM0N8. CLOON4CO., cor4thftWalnut. 



Paper Boxes- to hold a section of 

 honey for retail dealers. We have two sizes 

 on hand to carry sections 4J<x4J^ and 5>4x5>^. 

 Price, »l.p6 peT 100, or $8.50 per 1,000. 



