1918 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



387 



The Chicago Northwestern Bee- 

 keepers' Association 



will held their annual convention at 

 the threat Northern Hotel, Chicago, 

 December 10-11. A good program is 

 being prepared and will be sent to 

 anyone interested as soon as com- 

 pleted. 



JOHN C. BULL, Sec.-Treas., 



Valparaiso, Ind. 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT 

 OF AGRICULTURE 



Bureau of Markets 



lloiiej' arrivals since last report: 

 Medina, Ohio.— 1,735 lbs. Florida, 

 29,580 lbs. Wisconsin, 40,140 lbs. Mich- 

 igan, 1,223 lbs. North Carolina, 33,- 

 89b lbs. Ohio, 3.554 lbs. New York, 61,- 

 200 lbs. Wyoming, 24, 300 lbs. Missis- 

 sippi, 93,850 lbs. Pennsylvania, 85,290 

 lbs. Colorado, 33,000 lbs. Kentucky. 



Keokuk, Iowa — Reports up to Sep- 

 tember 9, 2,000 lbs. unknown origin. 



Hamilton, 111. — Reports month of 

 August, 2,160 lbs. from Illinois. 



Shipping Point Information 

 San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 14. — De- 

 mand and movement moderate. Ship- 

 pers holding for higher prices. Cash 

 to producer at country loading points 

 — Extracted per pound, water white, 

 21-22' 4 c; sage white, 21-22c; light am- 

 ber, 20^2-21^c; dark amber, 15-18c. 

 Beeswax, 53-35c per pound. 



Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 16 — Ship- 

 pers feeling practically no demand 

 for export, on account of refusal to 

 grant export licenses. Market firm, 

 on account of active demand from 

 domestic candy and ice cream manu- 

 facturers who are unable to secure 

 enough sugar under present regula- 

 tion. Prices practically unchanged. 

 Cash to producer on farm : Extract- 

 ed, per pound, white orange supplies 

 very light, mostly 22c; light amber 

 • sage supplies practically exhausted, 

 20J/2-21J/2C; white alfalfa supplies ex- 

 hausted; no sales reported; light al- 

 falfa, 20-21c; amber alfalfa, 19-20c. 

 White comb honey, $5.50-6.00 per 

 case. Beeswax — Supplies increasing, 

 growers holding for 40c ; a few sales 

 at 35-36c per pound. 



Unofficial Shipping Point Informa- 

 tion 

 Caldwell, Idaho — Crop being 

 packed. Demand moderate; five cars 

 sold; carloads f. o. b. cash track, ex- 

 tracted, in 5-gallon cans, 22j4-23c per 

 pound; in 10-pound pails, 24c per lb. 

 Telegraphic Reports from Important 

 Markets 

 (In many markets in the honey 

 trade the term "jobber" is commonly 

 applied to the original receiver who 

 buys direct from the grower in car- 

 lot quantities. However, in these re- 

 ports we use the term "wholesale 

 carlo! receiver" to designate the car- 

 lot purchaser, while the term "job- 

 ber" refers to the dealer who buys in 

 less than carlot quantities from the 

 carlot receiver and who sells direct 

 to retailers. The prices quoted in 

 this report, unless otherwise stated, 

 represent the prices at which the 

 "wholesale carlot receivers" sell to 

 the "jobbers.") 

 Note: Arrivals include receipts 



during preceding two weeks. Prices 

 represent curent quotations. 



St. Louis— No arrivals. Supplies 

 light. Too few sales to establish 

 market. 



Chicago — No carlot arrivals, no 

 cars on track. Supplies light. De- 

 mand and movement good, prices 

 slightly lower. Sales to jobbers, ex- 

 tracted, per pound. Illinois and Iowa 

 white, 24-25c; amber 22-23c. Comb 

 honey, No. 1, 28-30c. Beeswax, 35-40c 

 per pound, according to quality. 



Portland, Ore. — 25 tons arrived. De- 

 mand exceeds supply, movement 

 good. Sales direct to retailers, ex- 

 tracted, per 5-gallon cans, amber 27c, 

 light amber 30c; ton lots, light amber 

 27c. Comb honey, extra fancy, $7.50 

 per case; fancy, $7; choice, $6.50. 



New York— 2 cars California ar- 

 rived incomplete. Receipts light. De- 

 mand moderate, movement slow, 

 market firm. Extracted, per gallon, 

 California, light amber $3.12-3.24, 

 white $3.12-3.36, Porto Rican $2.30- 

 2.50, mostly $2.40-2.50. New York. 

 white, $2.75-3.00. Beeswax: Arrivals 

 300 bags South America. 260 bags 

 Africa; receipts light. Demand and 

 movement good, market firm. Per 

 pound, yellow, 43y 2 -44 z /,c ; dark, 42- 

 43^c. 



Cincinnati— Extracted, 1 car Colo- 

 rado, 1 car Idaho, 4,596 lbs. from Ala- 

 bama, 4,900 lbs. from Florida, 2,546 

 lbs. from Indiana arrived. Demand 

 good, movement moderate on ac- 

 count of high prices; good out-of- 

 town inquiry. Sales to jobbers, ex- 

 tracted, white orange, 26]/ 2 -27c; light 

 amber, 24 I />-25c. Comb honey, no 



supplies. Beeswax: Demand moder- 

 ate. Average yellow, 36-38c pound. 



Minneapolis — Minnesota receipts 

 very light. ■ Demand and movement 

 good, prices considerably higher. 

 Sales Friday, Sept. 13. to jobbers, 

 extracted Minnesotas, 60-lb. cans, 30c 

 per lb. Comb honey, Minnesota, 24- 

 section cases, $6.25 per case. 



St. Paul — No supplies on market; 

 no sales. 



Denver — Approximately 10,000 lbs. 

 white extracted and 1,500 cases comb 

 honey. Demand exceeds supply, 

 movement brisk, little change in 

 prices. Sales to jobbers. Comb 

 honey. Colorado white, $6-6.50 per 

 case. Extracted white mostly 25c per 

 pound. Beeswax: Receipts light; 

 cash to producer on farm, 37c per lb. 

 Spokane— Supplies light ; move- 

 ment good. Sales direct to retailers, 

 extracted, per pound, Washington 

 and Idaho, light amber, alfalfa, 27- 

 28c per lb. Comb honey, No. 1, white 

 $6.25-6.50 per case, some $6.75. 



Kansas City— Comb receipts very 

 light, no express arrivals, approxi- 

 mately 50 packages by freight ar- 

 rived. Demand slow; movement lim- 

 ited; no change in prices. Sales to 

 jobbers: Comb, native Missouri, 

 quality and condition generally good, 

 24 section cases, light No. 1, $6.50-7.50. 

 Extracted, quality and condition gen- 

 erally good. Light amber, 23-25c per 

 pound. Beeswax: Receipts very 

 light. Demand light, movement slow: 

 no change in prices, 33-35c per pound. 

 Philadelphia— 205 cases 191 kegs, 3 

 barrels from New York, 4 kegs from 

 New Tersey, 58 barrels and kegs from 

 Florida. Georgia and North Carolina 

 arrived. Demand slow; no sales re- 

 ported. 



Dr. Miller's 



Answers- 



Send Questions either to the office of the American Bee Journal or direct to 



Dr. C. C. Miller. Marengo. Il\. 



He does not answer beekeeoine question* by mall. 



Beemoth 



In transferring some bees from hives with- 

 out frames of foundation, I had a lot of old 

 combs. I put them into a clean flour sack, 

 tied it tight and hung it on wall. When I 

 opened it today I found the sack in ridges, 

 like corrugated paper, only larger, with 

 coccoons and big white worms in them. Wax 

 completely ruined. Was it moths? Were they 

 in hive when I took combs out, or did they 

 get in afterwards? I didn't put them away for 

 several days. Am thinking of moving in the 

 vicinity of Seattle, Wash., and want to take 

 my beehives with me, minus bees. Do you 

 think frames wou'd be safe from moths if 

 wire cloth was tacked over top, bottom and 

 entrance? Do you think they would mold 5 

 It is very damp during winter. M. E. B. 



Answer. — The "big white worms" were the 

 larva: of the beemoth, without doubt. You say 

 you didn't put the combs away for several 

 days, leaving it a bit uncertain whether you 

 tied them up right away or not. If not, then 

 there is a chance that moths may have laid 

 eggs in them after they were taken away from 

 the bees. The greater chance is that eggs or 

 young larva; of the moth were on the combs 

 while they were yet in the care of the bees. 

 It is a litlli-- difficult to understand why the 

 bees should allow this, but it is the common 

 tiling, especially with the common black bees. 

 Italians • much better at keeping off the 

 beemoth. 



Fastening up the frames, as you suggest, so 

 that a beemoth cannot enter, will keep the 

 combs safe, if no eggs or larvx are already in 

 them, and th- ; is not very much danger of 

 mold. If eggs or larvs of the moth are al- 

 ready in the combs, and they are not in the 

 care of the bees, the fumes of burning sul- 

 phur w.-i destroy the larvs. Then, perhaps 

 two weeks later, when all eggs present have 

 hatched out, a second fumigation will destroy 

 the rest. Treating with carbon disulfide will 

 destroy both eggs and la. vx. 



Dadant Hives 



1. You say you use no spacers in brood- 

 chamber of Dadant hive. What do your 

 frames rest on, the wood, or a smooth piece 

 of metal? The hive I purchased from you 

 has spacers, but I think I would like it bet- 

 ter without them. 



2. Why would it not be better to cut your 

 foundation longer than 10x17!^ inches, so as 

 to more nearly fill the brood-frames and have 

 still less drone comb? 



3. If you do not use wires in the extracting 

 frames, don't you find it difficult to make the 

 sheets hang straight down in the center of the 

 frame? 



4. Where may the wood splints that Dr. 

 Miller uses be obtained? 



5. If the brood-frames were entirely filled 

 with foundation, by splitting the frames and 

 putting foundation between, would this prevent 

 the raising of drones entirely? 



