Tmm MMERICMN BEU JOI^RHSI,. 



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BUSINESS MANAGER. 



iitsiucss polices, 



It You l>ive near one post office and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give the 

 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 oflSce. 



If you l>0!«e 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. 



Paper Boxes— to hold a section of 

 honey for retail dealers. We have two sizes 

 on hand to carry sections 43i(x4J^ and SJjxS)^. 

 Price, «1.00 per 100, or S8.50 per 1,000. 



Preserve 'Vour Papers for future 

 reference. If you have no mi^UEIt 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 Journal, 



■Wueea Itntslies, 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 American Bee Journal 

 on the envelope when writmg to this office. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a eonmiission 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 Reg^ister.— All who intend to 



be systematic m their work In ' the apiary, 



should get a copy of the Apiary Register and 



begm to use it. The prices are as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) f ] 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) , 125 



" 200 colonies (420 paifes) 1 50 



Pliotog-raplis of Bee-Kecpers.— 



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

 containmg the faces of 131 representative 

 apiarists, and a printed sketch of each one, 

 will be sent with the Bee Journal for one 

 year for $1.16; or we will present it free, by 

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

 bers and $3.00. 



CLUBBIX.} I^iSX. 



■We dub tlie Ainej^an Bee Journal 

 for a year, with any of the following papers 

 or books, at the prices ijuoted in the 1>AS1' 

 column. The regular price of both is given 

 in the lirst column. One year's subscription 

 for the American Bee Journal nnist be sent 

 with each order for another paper or book: 



Price 0/ toth. Club 

 The American Bee Journal 1 00 . . . 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00 1 75 



Bee-Keepere'Mag;azine 1 50 1 40 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150 140 



Bee-Keepers' Review 150... 140 



The Apiculturisl 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 



Binder for Am. Bee Journal.. 1 60 1 50 



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

 Roofs A B Cof Bee-Culture.. 2 25.... 2 10 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00 2 20 



Western World Guide 1 50.... 1 30 



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



A Year Among- the Bees 1 7.5 1 50 



Convention Hand- Book 150 1 30 



Weekly Inter-Ocean 200.... 1 75 



Iowa Homestead 200... 1 90 



•How to Propagate Fruit 150 125 



History of National Society. .1 50 1 25 



Cork for ^Vinter 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. We can supply all orders now at 

 10 cents per pound. Or a seamless sack of 

 it, containing 15 pounds, for $1.00. 



Red Isabels for Palls.— 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. 



2.50 Labels $1.50 $2.00 $2.25 



SOOLabels 2 00 3.00 3.50 



1,000 Labels 3.00 4.00 5.00 



«• Samples mailed free, upon application. 



A Modern BKE-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, tl. 



■We Supply Chapman Honey-Plant 

 SEE1> at the following prices : One 

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

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

 sufficient lor half an acre, it properly 

 thinned out and re-set. 



Alfalfa Clover.— For habits and cul- 

 tivation of this honey-plant, see page 245. 

 We supply the seed at the following prices : 

 —Per lb., '23c. ; per peck, $3.00 ; per half- 

 bushel, 8.5.50 ; per bushel of 60 lb., $10.00. 

 If wanted by mail, add 18 cents per pound 

 for bag and postage. 



Honey and Beesivax Market. 



NEW YORK. 

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

 tlons, I3(sil5c.; tiie same In 2-Ib8.. lt)®11c.; buck- 

 wheat l-lbs., iiic.i 2-lb».,9c. MarketduU. We are 

 aolnBaJI we can to retiuce Btock. to make room for 

 the new crop. 

 BBB8WAJC.-26C. 



HILDRETH BROS.. 

 May 21. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, near Uuane 8t. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.- We quote. White to extra white comb, 

 r'i-t.(§il.^>c.; amber, Kfiiic. Bxtracte'l, white to extra 

 white, 5>-.(faf:c.: amber. 4^fte5e. Arrivals of the new 

 crop are small, llie es^timates being an average crop. 



BEESWAX.-ai®24c. 

 June 18. o. B. SMITH & CO., 423 Front 8t. 



DETROIT. 

 HONE Y.-Best white in 1-lb. sections. Uc.-DuU. 

 BKKSWAX.-23&24C. 

 J une 14. M. U. HUNT, Bell Branch, Mich. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— We get 15c. per lb. in a small way for 

 best comb, and less for off grades. Extracted, best 

 white, 7f<ij«c. None of the new crop received yet. 

 but there is more than sufficient of the old crop 

 for the light demand. 



BEK8WAX.-220. B. A. BURNETT, 



Jun. 30. 161 South Water St. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.- We quote : Fancy white Mb. secttoni, 



1 2c.: fancy 2-lb9.. KKsjiie. : fair white l-lbs.. io@iic., 

 and fair 2-lb8., K<rtjHc. Buckwheat i-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(*65c. per gallon. 



BBESWAX-Dull at 23H@24c. 

 Jun. 15. F.G.8TK0HMBYBH&CO., 122WaterBt. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.- No white clover left in this market. 

 Dark slow sale at h@i(>c. Extracted ready sale on 

 arrival. New crop will meet with good demand. 



BEBSWAX.-23C. 

 July 2. B. T. FISH & CO., 189 3. Water 8t, 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— We quote extracted at 5(68c. per lb., 

 for which demand is good. Comb honey, 12@15c.— 

 Demand Blow. 



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

 good to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 Jun. 14. C. F. MDTH & SON, Freeman & Central Ay. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONBY.— Choice white one-lb. sections, 14@I6c.: 

 2-lbs.. i3@I4c.; 3-lb9., 12@13c. Extracted, white in 

 kegs and !^-barreIs,Si'iMi^c.; in tin and patls,9H®10c.; 

 dark in barrels and kegs, H@tji^c. Demand good for 

 extracted, t-ut dull for comb. 



BEESWAX.— 22(»2.=.c. 

 July 2. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water St. 



DENVER. 



HONEY.— Best white 1-lb. sections, 14®15c.; 2-lb. 

 sections. 12c. Extracted, 6@7c. 



BEESWAX.-2u(SiJ3c. 

 Jun. 25. J. M. CLARK & CO., 1409 Fifteenth St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEV.— We quote : Choice new 1-lb. sections in 

 good demand at 15(a*l6c., not glassed ; dark ones not 

 searched: 2-!b8 and e.viracted there is no demand 

 for. Stock of old honey is light, and the sections are 

 all glassed, which style the trade do not like. 



BEESWAX.- None in market. 

 Jun. 30. HAMBLIN & BBARSS, 514 Walnut St. 



BOSTON 



HONBY.— We quote : 1-lb. sections. 14®iec.; 2- 

 lb. sections, i2@i'Jc. New Florida extracted, 8380. 

 Sales are very dull. 



BBB8WAX.— 25 oiB. per lb. 

 July 5. BLAKB * BiPLiT. 57 Chatham Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— We quote : Choice new extracted, 5 to 

 S'-^c; amber I'.' liglit amber. 4M;Sj49ic. Choice comb 

 in 1-lb. sections. I.'i('j;l4c.; 2-lbB., 12@13c. Arrivals 

 are small, as apiarists are holding back. Prices are 

 considered high. 



BEBSWAX.-ia@'.22c. 

 Jun. 25. 8CHACHT & I^IMCKB, 122-124 Davis St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONBY.— We quote: White l-lbs., UDglasBed, 15c. ; 

 1-lb , while, glassed, I4c.; dark, 1-lb.. 2c. less. Cali- 

 fornia, 2-lbs.. comb, white. 13c. Bxtracted, 7c. Con- 

 Biderahle old honey Is in this market. No new yet 

 In. Sales ore very slow. 



BEESWAX.— None on the market. 



June 9. CLBM0N8, CL.O0N4C0., oor4th*Walnat. 



ST- LOUIS'. 



HONEY.- We quote: Extracted, bright, 5@5^c.i 

 dark, 4i-5"»5c.: In cans. 7@fic. Comb, choice white 

 clover, in prime order, l3^@15c.; dark, less, fidar- 

 ket quiet with fair demand for extracted. 



BEESWAX.— 22c. for crime. 

 Jun 27 D.G.TUIT* CO.. Commercial St. 



