We have before the legislature a pure-honey law and a petition for a liberal appropriation to carry out the foul-brood law that we already have. We want all to write two letters each, one to his Representative and one to his Senator, endorsing both measures, and asking his support for both. Then write me a ringing letter in a few words, endorsing the laws; these letters will be presented to the legislature with our petition for what we want. Remember, only a few minutes' time are required in which to write your State Senator and Representative, and a few words to me; and if all will do this it will help wonderfully. F. L. Aten, Round Rock, Texas, is chairman of a committee to raise funds to defray the expenses of legislative committee appointed by the State association; and any contributions sent him will be thankfully received. Let us be up and doing. H. H. HYDE, Assistant Secretary, and Chairman Committee of Statistics, Texas Bee-keepers' Association. San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 1.

NEW YORK BEE-KEEPERS' INSTITUTES AND MEETINGS. A series of bee-keepers' Institutes and meetings will be held in this State as follows:

Canandaigua, Jan. 9, 10. Romulus, Jan. 11.
Auburn, Jan. 12. Cortland, Jan. 13.

Syracuse, Jan. 14. Fulton, Jan. 16.

Watertown, Jan. 17, 18. Amsterdam, Jan. 19.

Mr. N. E. France, General Manager of the National Bee-keepers' Association, has been engaged to address these institutes by the State Department of Agriculture, through its Bureau of Farmers' Institutes. Moving pictures of actual operations in a bee-yard together with a set of new stereopticon slides will be shown at evening sessions at each of the meetings. The moving pictures will show the actual hiving of a swarm, shookswarming, driving a swarm, opening and closing hives, how bees work, how they they clean their antennæ, feed each other, besides many other operations too numerous to mention. The stereopticon-slides are nearly all new, and many of them in colors. Special reference will be made to Western bee-keeping in the great alfalfa-growing regions. This evening work will be well worth seeing.

The annual convention of the N. Y. State Association of Bee-keepers' Societies will be held in the City Hall, Watertown, January 18th, at 10 A. M., following the meeting of the Jefferson County Society on the 17th, at which, in addition to the regular speakers, delegates from all affiliated societies, and many progressive beekeepers of this and adjoining States are urgently invited, and many are expected to be present. Officers of all local societies will please see that special invitations are extended to the teachers and pupils of the public schools of the several localities, as well as to the general public to attend. W. F. MARKS, Pres.

C. B. HOWARD, Sec. New York State Association of Bee-keepers' Societies.

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The A. I. Root Company, Medina, Ohio.

Honey Market.

GRADING-RULES.

FANCY.-All sections to be well filled, combs straight, firmly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travelstain or otherwise; all the cells sealed except an occasional cell, the outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. A No. 1.-All sections well filled except the row of cells next to the wood; combs straight; one-eighth part of comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled; the outside of the wood well scraped of propolis.

No. 1.-All sections well filled except the row of cells next to the wood; combs comparatively even; one-eighth part of comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled.

No. 2.-Three-fourths of the total surface must be filled and sealed.

No. 3.-Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight section.

In addition to this the honey is to be classified according to color, using the terms white, amber, and dark; that is there will be "Fancy White," "No. 1 Dark," etc.

NEW YORK.-The market on comb honey is decidedly dull; and while there is no stock of dark and buckwheat to amount to much, all grades of white honey are plentiful, and for the present we can not encourage shipments. We quote fancy white at 14; No. 1, 13; No. 2, 11@12; buckwheat, 10. Extracted honey is in fair demand with abundant supplies, and a weakened tendency is noticeable in the market. We quote white at 6@6: light amber, 526; dark, 5@5%; Southern, 52@ 55 per gallon. Beeswax firm at 29.

Jan. 9.

HILDRETH & SEGELKEN, 265-267 Greenwich St., New York.

TORONTO.-Honey market here is practically unchanged. The hope that high prices would be realized later on may have caused some bee-keepers to hold their honey back. So far as we can learn high prices have not been realized. There does not seem to be a great deal of comb honey in the market at present, but evidently plenty to supply the demand, as there is very little demand for it. Prices at present are from $1.50 to $2.00 per dozen. Extracted, 72@@8. Some large lots of extracted honey have been sold at 7c, and even less, to manufacturers of biscuits, tobacco-factories, etc. Jan. 10. E. GRAINGER & Co., Toronto, Can.

BUFFALO.-Since the holidays honey is selling pretty slow. The demand will, no doubt, be pretty slow from now on, for there seems to be quite a good deal of honey in the hands of the producers We quote fancy white comb, 132@14; A No. 1, 13@13%; No. 1, 12@13; No. 2, 11@12; No. 3, 10@101⁄2; No. 1 dark, 10@11: No. 2 dark, 9@10. Extracted, white, 7@72; dark, 6@62. Beeswax, 30@32. W. C. TOWNSEND, Jan. 9. Buffalo, N. Y.

KANSAS CITY.-The demand for comb honey still continues light, as most of the retail dealers were stocked up before the holidays on $2.25 honey, of which there were two cars sold here at that time. We look for a better market in the near future. We quote fancy comb, 24 sections, $2.50; No. 1, $2.25. Extracted, white, 6@6%; amber, 52@6. Beeswax, 28@30. C. C. CLEMONS & CO., Kansas City, Mo.

Jan. 9.

ST. LOUIS.-Since our last no change occurred in the honey trade. The demand is very slow for comb as well as extracted. We quote as follows: Fancy white comb honey, 132@14; A No. 1, 122@13; No. 1, 10@11; broken or leaking honey, 7@9. Choice extracted white clover and Spanish needle in 5-gallon cans, 6%@7; dark and Southern honey, in 5-gallon cans, 51⁄2@6; Southern in barrels, 5@52. Beeswax, prime, 281⁄2 per lb. R. HARTMANN & Co.,

MILWAUKEE.-During the past month receipts of honey have been small and the demand dropped off very much. It seems that eaters of honey have satisfied their desire for sweets and candy; thus the sales have diminished somewhat. The supply is fair in all grades, and we continue to quote fancy comb, 14@15; No. 1 comb, 12@13. Extracted, in barrels, cans, or pails, white, 62@ 7%; dark, 6@7. Beeswax, 28@30. A. V. BISHOP, Dec. 28, 119 Buffalo St, Milwaukee, Wis.

ALBANY.-Honey market dull at unchanged prices; stock not large and will work out all right. We quote fancy clover, 14@15; No. 1, 13@14; mixed, 12@13; buckwheat, 10@12. Extracted, enquiry improving some. A Jewish holiday demand soon begins. We quote buckwheat, 6; mixed, 6@62; white, 61⁄2@7. Beeswax, 28@32. MACDOUGAL & Co., Jan. 8.

375 Broadway, Albany, N. Y.