. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. May 4, 1922. THE BEITISH BEE JOUBNAL. 215. Prices. [10651] As an amateur bee-keeper of some 14 years' standing, I feel that some one of us should start the ball rolling for the reduction in prices of bee appliances. It is the amateur bee-keeper who is the principal " consumer " of bee appliances and the main support of the bee appliance manufacturer. I have tabulated below the 1911 and 1922 prices, respectively, of a few " bee goods " taken at random. Against them I have shown the percentage of increase in price. My per
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. May 4, 1922. THE BEITISH BEE JOUBNAL. 215. Prices. [10651] As an amateur bee-keeper of some 14 years' standing, I feel that some one of us should start the ball rolling for the reduction in prices of bee appliances. It is the amateur bee-keeper who is the principal " consumer " of bee appliances and the main support of the bee appliance manufacturer. I have tabulated below the 1911 and 1922 prices, respectively, of a few " bee goods " taken at random. Against them I have shown the percentage of increase in price. My personal view of this increase in prices may be a lenient one. It is that manufac- turers are entitled to charge 100 per cent, increase on pre war prices. In other words, I am of the opinion that an article costing us 6d. before the war may be expected to cost Is. now. Every decimal of Id. charged in excess of that 100 per cent. I consider a flagrant robbery, or perhaps it might be more kindly described as ': wholesale ; An explanation of these extraordinary in- creases in prices by the manufacturer is surely desirable. Actual increase 1911. 1922. over pre-war cost. Sections 24/- per 1, 99/- per 1,000 312 % Metal Ends 1/9 per ^.'niss 3/3 per gross 86 % Standard Frames 7/9 per 100 23/- per 100 196 % Porter Bee Escape 6d. ea. 1/2 each 133 % Brass Cones 2d. per pair (3d. per pair 200 % Straw Skeps 1/9 each ... 3/6 each 100 % Another disparity in present prices may be cited in the case of sections which can be obtained by any amateur bee-keeper direct from America, where they are manufactured for £2 15s. per 1,000 post free, whereas we are asked to pay £4 19s. from our own manu- facturers. This enormous disparity in the price of sections is particularly noticeable, as they are unavoidably purchased by our manu- facturers from America. This suggests bad buying by our manufacturers, and while one may be inclined to a little leniency where rates of exchange are
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