Omaha daily bee., 1891-10-25

as follows:
Monday ........ ............., So, 800
Tuesday ............... o.. ..... y " 'l.hE9
Wednesday ............. ..........C Z. G~ij,G2l.Jl
Thursday ..s............ ..,.......... t~l2Ll3li
Friday ........ .,.,,s,t......t... t-p'bbhy-
Saturday. dI,Vbl24
Total .......... .,fl,Eb.Gl"'J
In trade circles 1t is noted that money is
gradually working easier, as collections inn
prove. Country roads which were heavy,
making travel slow two weeks ago, have
rapidly improved, and trade in the country
has been more active during the past few
days and more on a cash b asis. This has had
the natural result Of making collections
somewhat better than they were last month.
Country collection cannot now be called
good and will not be until winter weather
sets in and the corn crop commences to move
freely. The best authorities look forward to
December as the time when collections will
show marked Improvement. The reason for
this Is self-evident-the retail dealers have
their shelves piled with winter goods and it
will require winter weather to start them
moving.
The city trade naturally follows after the
state and all local retailers are looking TOR
ward to n heavy Christmas trade though the
movement of goods is now light. Unusually
heavy stocks of goods for the holiday trade
hhNc oeeu pun u ny pOtu CiIg anu country
merchants.
The Local Jobbing Trade
is good in all lines of business and in most
cases it is reported as rushing.
Trade prospects were never better in the
grain growing sections Of the west. and the
outlook is unusually brilliant. Farmers are
commencing to feel the results of the big
crops and high prices for cereals and are
certain to buy more goods than usual. n
knowledge of these facts is encouraging to
the retail trade and in turn is felt by the
%ioobers.
Dry Goods.
The local jobbing trade is excellent. The
little cool weather has already broken retail
ers stocks, making the 'tilling in" business
quite active and there is u feeling that
Omaha iobbers will have a larger late trade
than ever before. AS Il rule jobbers' stocks
are not large. Jobbers generally have had to
carry some of their best customers, and
while no large portion OF the crops have yet
moved, the feeling is so good that retailers
have been able to get accommodation from
their bankers, and so have many of their Gus
toners, and the result is that collections are
better thar they have been for over a year.
The majority of the new trade take their
discounts. The outlook for Iowa and Ne
braSka is most encouraging. and with cool
weather the business will of necessity be
large. The consumer will have the where
wlthal to buy, and u months active trade
will so affect the retailers stocks that they
will need more goods. Jobbers feel that the
outlook never has been better both for the
balance of this season and the spring of 1892.
In New York during the week under re-
view, says the Bulletin, there was but a
quiet request at first hands for staple cot
tons, but taking the current demand, to-
gether with the deliveries in connection with
former orders, the movement has attained
far dimensions for the time of year. To
wards the close of the week there were
numerous inquiries being made by western
houses with Il view to spring purchases, to
be- forwarded before tho lake traffic closes,
and it is probable that these may eventuate
in an increased trade during the next week
or two.
Groceries.
Local iobbers report trade as running good,
with Il fair distribution of all kinds of goods.
Coffees have shown II little reaction. 1t is
the first time any iirmness has been noticed
in four months, but there has been no ad-
vance, only "A hrmer undertone. Sugar for
two days the past week went off, but recov-
cred later in the week.
In New York, says the Bulletin, taking the
run of goods on the market for staple grocer
les, there are few at the moment showing
any great degree of animation, yet there is
business to Oe found on the street all the
while. and conditions appear fairly promis-
ing. Some new stocks are commencing 70
move, notably the domestic growth Of rice
and the cane products, and these as they be
come plentiful enough are likely to attract
attention., though actual natural wants of
regular custom are depended upon to furnish
a pretty good outlet from this time forward
until well on toward the close of the year,
with a possibility of reaching liberal deals in
some Instances.
Hardware.
Local jobbers speak of their trade as being
first rate. They appear to have reached the
time which they have been anticipating for
Il month or moro when there would be Il rush
of business, Orders are pouring in by mail
and by telegraph. 1t looks as il retail deal
crs had held back as long ms possible and
must now have goods and have them quick.
Prices remain about steady.
At main points Of supply in the east the
conditions do not appear to be quite so salts
factory. In New York 1t is SAID that on most
home outlets the pressure of moving supplies
Is comparatively moderate, with but small
evidence OF rOwin tendencies. Buyers IN
personal attendance cannot be swerved from
their programme OF Investing only to a INIT
of the list OF goods carefully prepared before
leaving home. Mail orders are in the
main for staple goods TO fill out
n|ssortmentS ard the correspondence
that comes with memorandumS from
travellers repeats the story of Indifference
among small iobbers, retailers, etc aud u re-
fusal to exceed fully shown necessities. The
export trade Is helping get out of the way
quite a nice little bunch Of stock from time TO
time. On general run of quotations the
former line of figures is used, and tone called
steady. Nails have changed in no particular.
Demand FROM all quarters and for all kinds
is OF limited proportions, with buyers not TO
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long pursued, aud ample stocks offering upon
an easy basis of valuation.
nah Graf Market.
The local grain market has been firm all
the week, considering eastern markets, At
the beginning Of the week it was better than
any other market on oats, and later buyers
mere taking advantage of the bulge sold
heavily. Prices were advanced in proportion
10 other markets, as the closing prices of the
week will show,
The market on rye has been very good
here and stronger than most other markets.
There has been very little trading in grade
wheat or barley, but the SAM pie trading in bar
ley sold readily and as high as 80 cents, There
has been little demaud for low grade barley
aud really no market for the damaged low
grades. Good grades Of a liCht color would
bring better prices here than on most any
other market,
There was considerable trading in corn
during the latter part OF tho week and at
good prices. Next week will probably show
more business for November and December
hipment
The inspectors note an Improvement in the
QuulIty of the wheat pDmtup The oatg ara