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AI>FRKI> II. NE^V.1IAI\, 



BUSINESS MANAGER. 



xtsiucss Notices. 



If You Uve near one post office and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give the 

 address that we liave on our list. 



lIiItoii'!<> new pamphlet CD Comb lloney 

 Production has been reduced in price to 5 

 cents. For sale at this office. 



If yoii I>ose 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 lloxes — to hold a section of 

 honey for retail dealers. We have two sizes 

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

 Price, 81.00 per 100, or $8.50 per 1,000. 



Preserve Yoitr Papers for fntiure 

 reference. If you have no III!^I>EIC we 

 will mail you one tor 60 cents ; or you can 

 have one FREE, if you will send us 3 new 

 yearly subscriptions for the Bee Journai,, 



Yucca Uriislies, 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 -vvrile American Bee Journal 

 on the envelope when writuig to this office. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a commission 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 seoond 

 page of this paper. 



Apiary Register.— All who intend to 

 be systematic in their work in the apiary, 

 sliould get a copy of the Apiarj' Register and 

 begin to use it. The prices are as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $] 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pa(f 68) 125 



'• 200 colonies (420 pa^es) 150 



Pliotogfraplis ol 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 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 $3.00. 



Cl^lJUUirVCi LJST. 



We Cliib the American Bee Journal 

 for a year, with any of the following papers 

 or books, at the prices quoted in the I^AST 

 column. The regular price of both is given 

 in the first colunni. One year's subscription 

 for the American Bee Journal must be sent 

 with each order for another paper or book: 



Price of lioth. Club 

 The American Bee Journal 1 00... 



and Gleanini?8 in nee-Culture 2 00 1 76 



liee-Keepers'Mugazine 150 140 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150.. . 140 



Bee-Keepers' Review 150... 140 



The Apieulturist 175 160 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00 ... 180 



Canadian Honey Producer... 1 40 1.30 



The 8 above-named papers 5G5 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 

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



Farmer's Account Book 4 00 2 20 



Western World Guide 150.... 1 ao 



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



A Year Ainonfr the Bees 1 75 1 50 



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



Weekly Inter Ocean 2 00 1 75 



Iowa Homestead 2 00 ... 1 90 



How to Propag-ate Fruit 1 50... 1 25 



History ot National Society. .1 50 125 



Cork for W'iuter 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 ot 

 It, containing 15 pounds, for $1.00. 



Red I.ial>els lor Pails. — We have 

 three sizes of these Labels ranging in size 

 for pails to hold from one to ten pounds of 

 honey. I'rice, $1 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 



oOOLabelB 2 00 3.00 3.50 



1,000 Labels 3.00 4.00 5.00 



tar Samples mailed free, upon application. 



A Modern IIKE-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. 



W^e Supply Chapman Honey-Plant 

 SEE1> at the following* prices : One 

 ounce, 40 cents ; 4 ounces, $1 ; >^ pound, 

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

 sufficient for half an acre, if 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., 33c. ; per peck, $3.00 ; per halt- 

 bushel, 85.50 ; per bi^hel of 60 lb., 810.00. 

 If wanted by mail, add 18 cents per pound 

 for bag and postage. 



Honey and Ueestvax Market. 



NEW TOBK. 



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

 tions, I3®i5c.; the same In a-lbs.. I(i<g,uc.; buck- 

 wlieat l-lbs.. inc.; 2-lb8..9c. Market dull. We ar& 

 dolnp all we can to reduce stock, to make room tor 

 the new crop. 



BBa8WAi.-26c. 



HILDRBTH BROS., 

 May 21. -28 4 30 W. Broadway, near Uuane St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— We quote. White to extra while comb, 

 I'.'i.,i(g;l.-,c.: amber. k®iic. Extracted, white to extra 

 white, 5\i'^t^c.; amber. 4'.yf«.'ic. Arrivals ot the new 

 crop are small, the estimates being an average croPv 



B1I:B8WAX.-20(*24c. 6 *^ 



June 18. O. B. SMITH * CO., 423 Frout Bt» 



DETROIT. 

 HONEY.— Best white In !-lb. sections, Uc— Dull. 

 HEB8WAX.-23®24c. 

 J une 14. M. U. HUNT, Bel! Branch. Mich. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.- We get 15c. per lb. in a small way foir 

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

 white. Tt'if'c. None of the new crop received yet. 

 but there is more than sufficient of the old crop 

 for the light demand. 



UBE8WAX,-220. R. A. BURNETT. 



Jun. 30. 161 South Water St. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white Mb. sections, 

 120.: fancy 2-lbs.. 10'^ lie: fair white i-lbs.. 10@iic., 

 and fair 2-lbs., H^Hc. Buckwheat l-lbs.. T@sc. The- 

 demand Is dull for comb but fair for extracted, of 

 which new from the South Is arriving, and sells for 

 55('t6r,c. pergalkm. 



BEESWAX-DuU at 23}^®24c. 

 .Tun. 15. F.Q.STROHMBYER&CO., 122WaterBt. 



CHICAGO. 



nONBY.— No white clover left in this market. 

 Dark alow sale at 8<<iHoc. Bxtracted ready sale on 

 arrival. New crop will meet with good demand. 



BB:E8WAX.-23c. 

 July 2. 8. T. FISH & CO.. 189 S. Water St, 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— We quote extracted at 5@8c. per Jb., 

 for which demand is fair. Comb houey, 12@15c. — 

 Demand slow. 



BEE8W Ai.— Demand Is good— 20(8220. per lb. for 

 good to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 July 11. C. F. MUTH & SON, Freeman & Central At. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— Choice white one-lb. sections. 14@i6c.: 

 2-Ibs.. 13(<iHc. ; 3-lbs., 12@l3c. Extracted, white in 

 kegaand M.-barrele,rtiajh^c.; In tin and pail3,9M@l'le.; 

 dark in barrels and kegs. 6@6^2C. Demand good fop 

 extracted, but dull for comb. 



BBKSWAX.-22g.25c. 

 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. 



BEB8WAX.-20(§j.'3c. 

 Jun. 25. J. M. CLARK & CO., 1409 rift«enth St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



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

 good demand at isgilfjc. not glassed ; dark ones not 

 searched : 2-lb8 and extracted there is no demand 

 for. SKick of old htiney Is light, and the sections are 

 all ghisBcd, which style the trade do not like. 



BEESWAX.- None In market. 



Jun. 30. UAMBLIN & BBAH88. 514 Walnut St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— We quote; I-lb. sections, 14®i6c.: 2- 

 Ib. sectiims, i2@i:ic. New Florida extracted, 8@9c. 

 Sales arc very dull. 



BBEBWAX.— 25 cts. per lb. 

 July 5. BLAKE a RIPLET. 57 Chatbam Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— We quote ; ('holce new extracted, 5 to 

 5!4c. ; amber to light amber. 4Jii®49ic. Choice comb 

 in 1-lb. sections. i;H".14c.; 2-IbB., 12@13c. Arrivals 

 are small, as apiarist* are holding back. Prices are 

 considered high. 



BEESWA.\.-18<S22c. 

 Jun. 25. SCUACUT 4 LBMCKE. 122-124 Davis St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONBY. -We quote; White t-lbs.. unglassed, 15c. ; 

 1-lb , white, glassed, 14c.; dark, Mb.. 2c. less. Cali- 

 fornia. 2-lbs.. comb, white, 13c. Extracted, 7c. Cap* 

 slderable old honey Is In this market. No new yet 

 In. Sales are very slow. 



BEESWAX.— None on the market. 



June 9. CLBMONS. CLOON 4 CO., COr 4th 4Walnnt. 



ST. LOUIS. 



HONEY.- We quote ; Extracted, bright, 5<35t^c.| 

 dark 4>,j^5c.: in cans, 7@Hc. Comb, choice white 

 clover. In prime order. 13H@15c.: dark. less. Mar- 

 ket quiet with fair demand for extracted. 



BEESWAX.— 22c. for orlme. 

 Jiui 27. D. G. TUTT & CO., Commercial St. 



