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AL,FREI> H. WE^IViUAr*, 



BUSINESS MANAGER. 



^nsxncss Notices. 



It You lA-re near one post office and 

 get your mall 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 office. 



If you Lose Jffloney 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 4Xx4}i and 5)^x5)^. 

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



Preserre Your Papers for future 

 reference. If you have no BIJ^UER 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 Jouknai., 



Yucca Brnslies, 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 Jowmal 

 on the envelope when writmg to this office. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a commission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and trouble. 



Pure Plienol for Foul Brood. — 



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

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

 procured at this office at 35 cents per ounce. 

 Not being mailable, it must be sent by ex- 

 press. 



Apiary Register.— All who intend to 

 be systematic m their work in the apiary, 

 should get a copy of the Apiary Register and 

 begin to use it. The prices are as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) tl 00 



" 100 coloaiea (220 pag-es) 135 



" 200 colonies (420 pa^es) 1 50 



Pliotograplis of Bee-Keepers.— 



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

 containmg the faces of 120 representative 

 apiarists, and a printed sketch of each one, 

 will be sent with the Bee Journal for one 

 year for 81.75; or we will present it free, by 

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

 bers and 83.00. 



Xhe Convention. — The pamphlet 

 containmg the report of the proceedings of 

 the Union Convention in Chicago, Ills., is 

 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. 



Clover Seeds.— We are selling Alsike 

 Clover Seed at the following prices : 88.00 

 per bushel; 83.25 per peck ; 25 cents per lb. 

 White Clover Seed : 810.00 per bushel; 82.75 

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

 Clover Seed: 86.00 per bushel ; 81.75 per 

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



Cork for ^Vinter PacUing.— 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 81.00. 



Excliange.- We will accept Honey 

 and Beeswax in exchange for Bee-Keepers' 

 Supplies in any quantity. Those desiring 

 to make a trade are invited to correspond 

 with us, stating quantity, quality, and 

 price, and the goods they want in exchange. 



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 half- 

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

 If wanted by mail, add 10 cents per pound 

 for bag and postage. 



We Want 20,000 subscribers. Out of 

 the 300,000 beekeepers in America, certainly 

 this is not an extravagant desire ! It is 

 only one out of every fifteen ! We confi- 

 dently ask those who appreciate the Ameri- 

 can Bee Jottrnal, to show it by sendinsi 

 us one or more new subscribers. We will 

 give them full value for their money. 



A Home Market for honey can be 

 made by judiciously distributing the 

 pamphlets, " Honey as Food and Medicine. 

 Such will create a demand in any locality 

 remunerative prices. See list on the second 

 page of this naper. 



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. 

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

 postpaid. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— New crop arriving slowly, but demand 

 is limited. White clover comb. 17®lsc. Extracted, 



7®MC. 



BKB8WAX.-22e. . 



Sep. 12. a. T. F18H 4 CO., 188 8. Water St, ■ 



CHICAGO. 



HONET.-For white comb Mbs., 18c. Very little 

 inquiry for anything outside of l-lbs., and when it 

 Is wiinted it is at a lower price. Exlracted. tfle best 

 eraUes, 7&«c.. and some held higher. Offerings are 

 small and demand slow. 



BBK8WAX.-220. R. A. BURNETT, 



Sep. 12. 161 South Water St. 



DENVER. 



HONEY.— Colorado, new 1-lb. sections., 13®lSo. 

 Extracted. 7(§i8c. 



BKB8WAX.-20®'J3C. 

 Sep. 7. J. M. CLARK & CO., 1409 Fifteenth St. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white l-lbs., 15®170.; ., 

 2-lb8., 14@16c. Fair white l-Iba., 14®16c.i 2-lbs., 13 

 to '.'>c. Kxtracted. white, 75^@8c. 



BBKSWAi.-23,'^o. 

 Sep. 17. THDRBER, WHYLAND&CO. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.- We quote ; Fancy white l-lbs., I7®I8c.; 

 21bs , I3@14c. Fair white l-lbs., 15®iec.; 2-lba., I2o. 

 Buckwheat 1-lhs.. ii(«i2c.; 2-lb8,, in®iic. White 

 extracted, 7^j(a8>HiC.: bucliwheat. 5'^(a6M,b.; Califor- 

 nia extracted, white sage, 7^®7Mc.. amber, 7J<@7^. 

 Demand good and prices firm. New comb honey is 

 arriving quite freely. 



BEE8WAX.— 23®23!^c. 



HILDRETH BROS. & HEOBLKEN, 

 Oct. 10. 28 & 30 W. BroadwaJ, near i>uane St. 



BAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.-White 1-lb. sections, ll®12Hc.; 2-lbs., 

 12^@1 c; amber, 8@10c. Extracted, white, 59l@6c.: 

 light amber. 5V4(<*5?^c.: amber and candied, 49i®5c. 

 Receipts light and market firm for beat qualities. 



BBKSWAX.-Dullat 19Si22Mic. » 



Sep. 22. O. B. SMITH & CO.. 423 Frout St. 



DETROIT. 

 HONKY.-Beat white comb, 17®18c.; dark, 160.- 

 Extracted, 8®loc. Market bare of all kinds. 

 BBB8WAi.-21®22c. 



Sep. 24. 



M. H. HUNT, Bell Branch, MIoh. 



CINCINNAII. 



Vour Full Address, plainly written, 

 ■i very essential in order to avoid mistakes. 



HONEY.— We quote extracted at 4!^®8c. per !b. 

 Comb honey, I2@i6c. Demand slow. 



BEBSWAX.-Demand is good-20®22c. per lb. for 

 good to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 Sep. IS. C. F. MUTH & SON. Freeman i Central At. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— Choice 1-lb. sections, 18c, : dark l-lbs., 

 14c.: 2-lb8., Ibc; dark, 13c. White extracted in 60- 

 lb. cans, 8c. ; amber, 7o.: in barrels and kegs, 5®8c. 

 Demand good, prices steady, and stock fair. 



BKB8WAX.— None in market. 

 Sep. 27. HAMBLIN & BKAR88, 514 Walnut 8t. 



NEW YORK. 

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

 17i-i®18c.; 2-lb8., 14®15c. Fair l-lbs.. 14!^®l5^c.; 

 2-lbs., I l®12c. Extracted. fancy white clover.74®-^^. 

 California white in 60-1 b. cans, 8c. : light amber ,in 

 same cans, 7^ic. : amber, 7MC. Buckwheat in kegs 

 and barrels, 5H®6. Cuban, in barrels and ^barrels, 

 65c. per gallon. 

 Sep. 26. F.G. 8TR0HMEYBR 4C0., 122 Water St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— We quote : Best white clover 1-pounds, 

 16@17c.; best 2-lbs., I5*i6c. Bxtracted.se. 



BEESWAX.— 25 ctB. per lb. 

 Oct. 10. BLAKE & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.-White I-lbs. I7®isc.: dark. U®15c.; Cal- 

 ifornia white l-lbs., 17c.: dark, i4c. Extracted white 

 8c. : amber. 7c. 



BEESWAX.- None in the market. 

 Oct. 11. CLBM0N8. CLOON&CO., C0r4th&WBlnat. 



ST. Loms. 



HONBY.-We quote: Extracted, 4Mias}4e-: if in 

 cans.Hmyc. White clover comb, 14®15c. Market is 

 steatiy ami receipts light. 



BKKSWAX.-21C. tor prime. 

 Sep. 6. D. G. TtTTT & CO., Commercial St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONBY.-We quote : E.xtracted, white, 6 cents: 

 ligiit amber, 5!*ic.: amber, 5M®53^c. Comb, l-lbs. 

 ia(iii4c.: li-lbs., Mi,^i3c., 



BEESWAX.— 2n®22c. 

 Sep. 24. 8CHACHT & LEMCKH, 122-124 Davis St. 



