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concerning the alleged microscopic exami- 

 nation of honey, but the editor of anotlier 

 department of the Journal read it, and 

 deeming it an item in which honey pro- 

 ducers would be interested, he reduced it to 

 a short paragraph, handed it to the printer, 

 and it was put in type without this editor's 

 knowledge. 



The truth brought ont by the Union 

 shows just the opposite of the reported 

 sensation. The editor of the Journal 

 of Agriculture adds : 



The real facts show how imaginative a 

 reporter may be, and further show that an 

 expert microscopist has been unable to de- 

 tect an evidence of adulteration iu any one 

 of the twenty specimens of lioney indis- 

 criminately collected in St. Louis, all of 

 which is to the credit of honey producers, 

 and of retail dealers in St. Louis. We are 

 gratified at so pleasant an outcome to the 

 matter, which had its origin in a grievous 

 misstatement of facts on the part of a re- 

 porter. 



Just for a moment consider the facts 

 in the case : A " druggist " examined 

 a score of samples of honey, but did 

 not find any adulterated ! This he 

 stated at a meeting of microscopists. 

 The sensational-scribbler reported that 

 the St. Louis Society of Microscopists 

 examined several hundreds of samples, 

 and found the majority of them adul- 

 terated ! Could lying be more pre- 

 meditated and pernicious ? 



Election of Officers. 



At the last election all the old offi- 

 cers were re-elected by over 100 ma- 

 jority. While the General Manager 

 would have been pleased to have seen 

 a new set of officers elected — just to 

 exhibit an interest in the organization 

 . — still he would also say that the Presi- 

 dent and Vice-Presidents have all 

 worked so harmoniously for the gen- 

 eral welfare, that it would be next to 

 impossible to find those who would 

 have done better, and we presume that 

 the members of the Union concluded 

 that they could not any better show 

 their appreciation of what has been 

 accomplished in the past, than by re- 

 electing them. 



Change of Time for Paying Dues. 



It was suggested by several members 

 that the time for paying dues should 

 be changed from July to January, 

 when members would not be too busy 

 to give it attention, and also to take 

 some time to get others to join — July 

 being the most hurrying time of the 

 year. Mr. E. France, when urging the 

 change, said : " I am willing to pay 

 another dollar on Jan. 1, if the time 

 can be changed." This was submitted 

 to the members through the American 

 Bee Journal, and all were asked to 

 send a Postal Card who voted against 

 the change. Only throe votes against 

 it being received, after repeated no- 

 tices, the motion was declared to be 

 carried, and the time is accordingly 

 changed. 



Financial Statement. 



From July to Dec. 1888. 



Balance as per last report |25fi.27 



Received from 239 members at H .00 239.01 1 



Donations received 97 



1498.24 



Paid Judge Williams, attorney $150.00 



Postage, printing, stationery, etc 68.86 



Balance cash on band Dec. 15, 1888 $279.38 



Liabilities. — On the Rich lawsuit 

 the costs are about $1,000, which must 

 be paid as soon as the judgment is 

 rendered, and for which bonds have 

 been given, if the judgment is ad- 

 verse. The costs on the Arkadelpbia 

 case cannot at present be determined. 



Concluding Remarks. 



Away across the Oceans the Union 

 has been applauded, not only in Eu- 

 rope, but also in Australia. The Edi- 

 tor of the Australasian Bee Journal, 

 after giving a resume of the last re- 

 port of the General Manager, adds : 

 " Long may the Union flourish." 



What the Union has done in the 

 past is a guarantee for the future. It 

 may not alwajs triumph over preju- 

 dice, envy and ignorance, but it will 

 defend the pursuit, and uphold the 

 right. It is for bee-keepers to say 

 whether it deserves both their moral 

 and financial support or not. If it 

 does, they should render both in un- 

 stinted measure. It is to the interest 

 of every individual engaged in the 

 pursuit of bee-culture to do so. 



Do the members ever think of what 

 a power there is in an organized 

 defense ? and what a powerful defense 

 it is, when those engaged in a pursuit 

 combine and employ the very best legal 

 talent which can be had — and plenty 

 of it — and planting their feet squarely 

 upon the constitution of Freemen — in 

 this " Land of the Free and Home of 

 the Brave " — they demand the rights 

 guaranteed to every " honest son of 

 toil " by that magna charta of Ameri- 

 can liberty and independence — the 

 Constitution of the United States ! ! ! 



It is not only the privilege of apia- 

 rists to belong to such a " Union" for 

 defense — but it is a liigli Iionor. 

 Like the Roj-al Huzzars of history, the 

 Union has never been beaten ! 

 Vietory has perched upon its banner 

 in every contest so far undertaken in 

 the defense of the rights of its mem- 

 bers ! This is, of course, attributable 

 to the care exei-cised in canvassing the 

 cases before deciding to defend them ; 

 to make sure that they are right be- 

 fore going .ahead with them ! For if 

 not right, it would be better to be 

 beaten than to be victorious. 



In submitting this my Fourth Report, 

 I desire to say, as before, that I have 

 done to my utmost all that I could for 

 the success of the Union, and am both 

 ready and willing to give place to my 

 successor as soon as elected. 



T. G. Newman, General Manager. 



Honey and IIees'««'ax Market. 



CHtOAGO. 



HONBY.— We quote : Wbite clover 1-Ibs.. 18«19c.; 

 2-Ib9., 16®l7c. Good dark l-lbs., 15®i6o.; 2-lbB., 13® 

 14c. Buckwheat l-lbs., 14®1dc ; 2-lb8.. 12®12>.^c.— 

 Extracted, 7@9c. depending upon quadty and style 

 of package. Receipts increasing, but demand still 

 limited. Stock is not selling as freely this season as 

 a year ago. 



BKKSWAX.-22C. 

 Nov. 13. 8. T. FISH & CO.. 189 S. 'Water 8t, 



OHIOAGO. 



HONBY.-It is selling fairly well at 18c. for best 

 l-lbs. very fancy lots have sold at 20c. Dark and 

 yellow comb sells slowly at 13®16c. Extracted. 7 4 

 9c., according to quality and style of package. Tbe 

 stock of best comb honey is light. 



BBK8WAJC,-22o. k. a. burnbtt. 



Nov. 22. 161 South Water 8t. 



MILWAUKBK. 



HONBT.— We quote : Fancy white I-lbs.. lS®20c.; 

 2-lbs. 16@'8c. Good dark l-lbs., lliOlSc: -J-lbs., 15® 

 16c.; fair l-lbs., I2i^®i4c. Extracted, white. In kegs 

 and i^-barrels, Hi^i^yc. : amber in same, 7W@hc.: in 

 pails and tin, while, 9'a9^c.; in barrels and half-bar- 

 rels, dark. 6@6'*c. Market steady and supply ample 

 tor the moderate demand, but present values have 

 a tendency to restrict general consumption. 



BBKSWAi.— 22(si23c. 

 Oct. 25. A. v. BISHOP. 142 W. Water St. 



NEW YORK. 



HONBY.— We quote : Fancy white l-lbs., 15@17c. 

 2-lbs., I4®iec. Fair white l-lbs., 14®16c.; 2-lbs.,( i 

 loi.se. Kxtracted. white. 7H@8c. 



BBESWAX.-23«c. 

 Sep. 17. THL 



lURBEB, WHYLAND & CO 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white l-lbs., I6@17c.; 

 2-lbs, 13@14c. Fair white l-lbs., I4@l5c.; 2-lbs., II to 

 12c. Buckwheat libs, il®12c.; 2-lbs . luc. White 

 extracted. H®9c.: buckwheat. 8@7c. Demand good 

 for white l-lbs. and buckwheat 1 and 2 lbs., of which 

 the stock is light. Good stock of wbite 2-lbB., with 

 but little demand. 'Mi 



BBB8WAX.-22ls@24c. T 



HILDKKTH BROS. & 8EGBLKEN, 

 Nov. 24. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, near Uuane St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— White 1-lb. sections, 12®12>ic.: 2-lbs., 

 12@I4c.; amber, 8@H)c. Extracted, white, 6i*@6Mc.: 

 light amber. 6c. : amber and candied, 5Vi®5^c. For 

 comb honey the demand Is light ; for extracted it is 

 good, and market firm. 



BEESWAX.- Dull at I8@22c. 

 Nov. 15. O. B. SMITH k. CO.. 423 Frout Bt. 



DETROIT. 



HONBY.—Bestwhite l-lbs.. I6@18c. Supply Is not 

 large, but equal to the demand. 



BBK'lWAX.-22®i:3c. 

 Dec. 12. M. U. HITNT, Bell Branch, Mloh. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— We quote extracted at sasc. per !b. 

 Best white comb honey, 12>4®16c. Demand slew. 



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

 ffood to choice vellow. on arrival. 

 Dec. 17. C. F. MUTH & SON, Freeman & Central Av. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— Choice I-lb. sections, 180.; dark l-lbs., 

 14c.: 2-lb3., IHC: dark, 13c. White extracted in 60- 

 Ib. cans. 8c. ; amber, 7c.; in barrels acd kegs, 5®8c. 

 Demand good, prices steady, and stooktfair. 



BEESWAX.— None in market. 

 Sep. 27. HAMBLIN & BKAB88, 514 Walnut 8t. 



NEW YORK. 

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

 17>a®18c.; 2-lbs., HSKIc. Fair l-lbs.. l*m»lbMc.; 

 2-lbs.. ' 1@12c. Extracted, fancy white clover.7^@'<J^. 

 California white in 60-lb. cans. He. ; light amber ,in 

 same cans, 79ic. ; amber, 7Xc. Buckwheat in kegs 

 and barrels. h^fsiG. Cuban, in barrels and ^-barrels. 

 65c. per gallon. 

 Sep.26. F.O. 8TROHMKTER&CO., 122WaterBt. 



BO>*TON 

 HONK Y.— We quote : Best white clover l-pounds. 

 17@18c.: best 2-lbs., 1641 17i:. Extracted. 8(S9c. The 

 sales are good, and indications are that all the honey 

 in the country will be sold by Feb. I. 

 Dec. 12. BLAKK &KIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



KANSAS CITY. I 



HONEY.— White l-lbs., 16®17c.;'falr. 14®l5o.; Cal- Ik 



fornia white 2-lbs.. 14® 15c. ; amber 2-lbs., 12®13c.— 5 

 Extracted, white California. 7*.^c.; amber. 7c. 



BKESWAX.—None in the market. 



Dec.ii. CLKMON8. CLiOON a CO., cor 4th AWalnnt. < 



ST. LODI8. 



HONEY.— We quote ; Extracted in barrels, S@SC. ] 



according to quality; in cans. 7®Hc. Comb. 12^®l5c. y 



Prices tlrmer on account of scarcity, though the ' 



demand is not great. • 



B E ES WAX.— 2 1 c. f or orlme. l 

 Oct. 17. D. G. tCTT & CO., Commercial St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. l 



HONEY.- We ciuote : Extracted, white, 6H cents; 

 light amber, H@ni«c.: amber, 5^c. Comb, white 1- 

 Ibs . 13@l4c.; 2.1bs.,13c. Light amber l-lbs., l.@13c.: 

 2-lbs . 1 l@12c. Demand very active for extracted, 

 and fair for comb honey. 



BBESWAX.— 2n®21c. 

 Nov. 6. SCHACHT & LBMCKH, 122-124 DaTlS 8t.^ 





