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BUSINESS MANAGER. 



%^\xsinc55 ^otities. 



11 ITou Ijire near one post oBice and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give tlie 

 address that we liave on oui' list. 



Hilton's new pamphlet on Comb Honey 

 Production has been reduced in price to 5 

 cents. For sale at this office. 



Ifyoii I^osc 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. 



Papt'r Koxes— to hold a section of 

 honey for retail dealers. We have two sizes 

 on hand to carry sections 43^x434 and 5}4x5'4- 

 Price, Sl.OO per 100, or S8.50 per 1,000. 



I^resepve Yomp Papers for future 



reference. If you have no KII%1>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 Journal, 



Yncca Itriislies, 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 -WTile American Dee Journal 

 on the envelope when writing to this office. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a commission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and trouble. 



Pure PItcnol lor Foul Uroo«l. — 



Calvert's No. 1 phenol, mentioned in Che- 

 shire's pamphlet on pages 16 and 17, can be 

 procured at this office at 25 cents per ounce. 

 Not being mailable, it must be sent by ex- 

 press. 



Apiary Kefyisler.— All who intend to 



be sj stematic in their worlc in the apiary, 



should get a copy of the Apiary Register and 



begin to use it. The prices are as follows : 



For .^o colonies (120 patres) ♦100 



" lOU colonies (3'iO pasres) 125 



*' 200 colonies i4-0 pa^es) 150 



Pilot os'raphs of Itee-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 Jouhnai. for one 

 year for Sl.TS; or we will present it free, by 



We Club 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 colunui. One year's subscription 

 for the American Bee Journal must be sent 

 with each order for another paper or book i 



Price of both. Club 

 The American Bee J ournal 1 00 . . . 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00. 



Bee-Keepers'Magazlne 1 50. 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 1 50. 



Bee-Keepers' Review 150. 



The Apiculturist 1 75. 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00. 



Canadian Honey Producer...! 40. 

 The 8 above-named papers 5 65. 



and Cook's Manual 2 25. 



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

 Binder for Am. Bee Journal . . 1 60 . 

 Dzierzon'B Bee- Book (cloth) ... 3 00 . 

 Root's A B C of Bee-Culture. .2 25. 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00. 



Western World Guide 150. 



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



A Year Among the Bees 1 75. 



Convention Hand-Book 1 50. 



WeekLv Inter-Ocean 2 00. 



Iowa Homestead 2 00 



How to Pro pagate Fruit 1 50 . 



History of National Society.. 1 50. 



Honey and Keeswax Market. 



175 

 140 

 1 40 

 140 



1 60 

 180 

 130 

 5 00 



2 00 

 175 

 150 

 2 00 

 2 10 

 2 20 

 130 

 1 40 

 150 

 130 

 175 

 190 

 1 25 

 125 



Cork lor ^Vintcr Packiiig-.— 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, forSl.OO. 



Red ILiabels for Pails.— We have 

 three sizes of these Labels ranging in size 

 for pails to hold from one to ten pounds of 

 honey. Price, $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. 



2.-)n Labels 11.50 $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 II RE-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. 



We Snpply Chapman Honey-Plant 



8FFI> at the following prices : One 



1 ounce, 40 cents ; 4 ounces, 81 ; J,,' pound, 



1 81.75 ; 1 pound, $'■'>. One pound of seed is 



sufficienit for halt an acre, if properly 



thinned out and re-set. 



Alfalfa CIov«-r.— For habits and cul- 

 tivation of this lioney-plant, see page 245. 

 We supply the seed at the following prices : 

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

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



mail, to any one, for a club of tluee subscri- If wanted by mail, add 18 cents per pound 

 bers and 83.00. ' for bag and postage. 



NEW YOBK. 



HONBT.— We quote : Fancy white In i-lb. sec- 

 tions, u®15c.; the same In 2-lb9., lUOllc; buck- 

 whent 1-lbB., iric.;2-lb8.,»c. Marketdull. We are 

 aoing all we can to reduce stock, to make room lor 

 the new crop. 



BKE8WAX.-26C. 



HILDRBTH BROS., 

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



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONBY.-We quote. White to extra white comb. 



\2hi@l->c.: amber, K@ lie. Extracted, white to extra 



white. 5Vi(atJc.; amber, 4H<&5c. Arrivals of the new 



'"^SG.S.L".,'.™""' '■'"^ estimatet being an average crop. 



BEESWAX,— 20@24C. 

 June 18. O. B. SMITH A CO.. 423 Front St. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.— Best white in 1-pound sections, 14c. No 

 new in market, and old is not selling. 



BEB8WAX.-22@.2ac. Supply limited. 

 July 24. M. H. HLNT. Bell Branch, MIoh. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.-We get l.'jc, per lb. In a small way for 

 best comb, and less for off grades. Exiracted, be»t 

 white, 7(3;Hc. None of the new crop received yet. 

 but there is mure than sufSclent of the old crop 

 for the light demand, 



BKE8WAi,-22c. R. A, BURNETT, 



Jun- 30- 161 South Water St. 



NEW YORK. 



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

 12c.; fancy 2-lb8., locgjllc; fair white 1-lbs., 10®llc., 

 and fair 2.1bs., H@9c. Buckwheat i-lba., 7@sc. The 

 demand is dull for comb but fair for extracted, of 

 which new from the South is arriving, and sells for 

 55(i*6,'ic. per gallon. 



BEBSVVAX-Dull at 23M®24c, 

 Jun. 15. F,G.STKOHMBYER4CO.. 122Water8t. 

 CHICAGO. 



HONEY.- No white clover left in this market. 

 Dark slow sale at 8®loc. Extracted ready sale on 

 arrival. New crop will meet with good demand. 



Bl<;E8WAi.-22c. 

 Aug. 2. 8. T. FISH 4 CO.. 189 8. Water St. 



CINC1N^AT . 



HONEY.— We quote extracted at 5St8c. per !b., 

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

 Demand slow. 



BEESWAX.— Demand Is good— 2i)®22c. per lb. for 

 good to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 July II. C. F. MUTH & SON, Freeman & Central Av 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— Choice white one-lb. sections, 14®16c.; 

 2-lbs., 13®14c.; 3-lbs., 12S113C. Extracted, white in 

 kegs and ?^-barrel3,8<a»i^c.; in tin and palls,9^@10c.: 

 dark in barrels and kegs, 6@6^c, Demand good for 

 extracted, but dull for comb. 



BEE8WAX.-22®2.'ic. 

 July 2. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water 8t. 



DENVER. 



HONEY.— Best white I-Ib. sections, 14@I5c.; 2-lb. 

 sections, 12c. Extracted, 6®7c, 



BEESWAX.— 2(iCa.-'3c. 

 Jun. 2.1. J. M. CLARK & CO., 1409 Fifteenth St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— We quote : 1-lb. sections, not glassed, 

 at iHc. ; 2-lb. sections and dark ones, also extracted, 

 is not in demand. New honey is arriving freely, with 

 a fair demand. This part of the State is favored 

 with half a crop. 



BEESWAX.— None in market. 



July 20. HAMBLIN & BBAR88. 514 Walnut St. 

 BOSTON 



HONBY.-We quote: 1-lb. sections. 14®I6c.: 2- 

 Ib. sections, 12@13c. Sew Florida extracted, 8®9c. 

 Sales are very dull. 



BKK8WAX.— 25 cts. per lb. 

 July 5 Blakb * KiPLKT. HI Chatham Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONE v.- We quote : Choice new extracted, 5 to 

 Si-cc. ; amber to light amber, 4H;@4S(c. Choice comb 

 in 1-lb. sections. IJfmHc; 2-lbB., 12®13c. Arrivals 

 are small, as apiarists are holding back. Prices are 

 considered higli. 



BEBSWA.X.-I8®22C. 

 Jun. 25. 8CHACHT & LBMCKE. 122-124 Davis St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY. -we quote: White l-lbs.. unglassed, I5c ; 

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

 fornia. 2-IIjs.. comb, while. 13c. Exiracted, 7c. Con- 

 siderable old honey is in this market. No new yet 

 in. Sales are very slow. 



BEESWAX.— None on the market. 

 June fl. CLBMONS, CLOON4CO.. cor4th4Walnut. 



ST. LOniS. 



HONEY.- We quote: Extracted, dark, 4®4Jic.; 

 bright. 5ig.5>,>c.t in cans. ?@Hc. Comb, white cltiver 

 111 prune condition. 13'i.®15c.; dark, 1 1J<.®12J^ cts.— 

 Marltcl quiet and demand fair, owing to the warm 

 weiither. 



BEESWAX.-220. lor prime. 

 Jul)-2G. D. G. TUlT & CO., Commercial t. 



