Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-27
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Business in a Jobbing Way Does Not Show
Any Improvement.
COUNTRY COLLECTIONS GENERALLY SLOW
Warm Weather Reduces the Demand
for winter Goods-shortage In Live
stock Receipts Renders Money
Scarce in the Country.


Business during the past week has been
rather quiet in all lines and 1t Is a rare
thing to meet an individual or member OF
q firm who claims to be doing q right good
business. The most that any OF them can
say is that they are doing as much as could
be expected under the circumstances, and
that considering the conditions prevailing
in tributary territory there Is no cause for
complaint. Some go even further and say
that It Is really surprising that business Is
holding up as well as 1t is; in fact, that it
speaks well for the country that the volume
OF business doing has not been greatly re-
duced below the present level.
Money in the country appears to be very
scarce and that Is of itself sufficient to
prevent there being any great business
activity. The quantity of grain going to
market Is light and prices at the same time
being low the returns to the country in the
shape of money are not sufficiently large
TO give any great impetus to trade. The
returns from live stock are also light, so
that the country Is really receiving very
little money and cannot be expected to buy
a fTeb cl pi @ny klna # fake mef the oae item %md OF
live stock. From January ], 1885, to date
there has been been a d re fi AZ IN ca ,he reT 2ei 22i
hogs. 32,649 sheep and 1853 horses, as com,
pared with the corresponding period OF
1884. The shortage has been almost entirely
due to the falling off In the receipts from
Nebraska, points, as the shipments from
been just about as heavy as ever.
If we reduce this shGrtage, into dollars
January / received $15, OOo,O 600 less than dur
ing the same period. of last year as re
Omaha. This, however, does not represent
all the loss that this state has sustained
in the matter of decreased live stock ship
ments. Along the southern border of the
ships almost exclusively TO Kansas city
and other Gpptinng shin 70 other markers.
In all these localities there has been a
decrease in the shipments, 50 that the total
loss on live stock as compared with last
year ~ much greater than would be in
dictated by the above figures, large as they
1t is not surprising in the light of the
foregoing facts that the best that can be
SAID of the %1.obbing trade Of the city is to
r There is another reason for trade not
weather. With such mild weather prevail
Ing in all sections of the state it is no
s eaeS ma T6e f fSr inense aF PsO also to making PRiK wi good
use of the favorable weather to harvest
their corn and they will not stop work to
visit town while they can gather the crop.
The very low prices at which farm products
are selling is a great detriment. A retail
and reported that near North Platte, the
farmers farmer were only PiGking up u, a few Of t the
Gazing haSH 5R ' to % ns!aE; as s so@Se we're of the hot s T9Fsh
only 4 cents per bushel for potatoes. Many
other lines Of produce are occupying the
same position. onions. of which there is
a very large crop in, this section of the
west, are not worth shipping to market. In
fact they can hardly be sold at any price.
GROCERY MARKET STEADY.
The staples in the grocery line have showr
very little change in prices during the
period under review; y a.,
entire line as a result of the falling off in the
c~onsumptive demand, usual at this season
California peaches and raisins are q trin,
easier. While eastern evaporated apple!
California evaporated apricots are higher
owing to the. very light stocks.
lard. 'A ans ''A"' 'a'OA aH'
The cheese market has recorded anothe,
ing very scarce and the market Is cen
s sisher than and L oct Sss a a wee ef cS Sgo; T Til
be very light, owing to the. drouth havinI
cut down the c pastures. 4 good eel, man Z
The canning season in California is owe
and most OF the interior canneries hav
closed down. The pack of fruits in tina
state this season will run somewhat shor
short and so are apricots and cherries.
The California prune crop Is over an.
growers generally report the yield iargeii
large sizes and packers are obliged to sub
stitute large fruit in filling orders. TIL
four sizes are very scarce, while forty I
sixty are abundant.
HARDWARE HOLDING T OWN.
The hardware market has been fairl
position toward further advances. In fact
If anything. the tendency has been rattle
on the side of easier prices;
the past six days, though 1t Is doubtful
the volume Of sales of all the houses woul
show up as we'll as for the previous weei
SLACK r GOODS TRADE.
Dry goods men are complaining a grea
deal of the mild weather, which is havin
business especially. The demand for winte
goods has been light. Retailers have nc
S done sufficient anS { sht d business trot to ,b break the
A moderate trade in dry goods is reporte
AS to the market the breakdown of tn
bull movement In raw material, willis
nsvertheiess. unsettled TO some exter
views held as to the future course of tn
market, particularly on the part of buyer
are inclined to the belief that the advant
ing tendency has received a check and thi
ago. Sellers still occupy a strong position
demand in all lines OF domestics. they al
well situated also on the more staple line
arm, with an advancing tendency in a nun
Der of directions. The weeks business HI
been moderate.
WOULD HELP SHOE HOUSES.
Snow or rain is badly needed Just now /
the boot and shoe men who cannot expe
any great amount. of business so long
the weather is mild enough for people
go barefooted. Local houses. however, SO
that they are doing a fair business, bl
they could easily do more II the wealth,
would only turn propitious.
There has been some weakness in Il
market for leather, but not sufficient
effect the shoe market.
RECLAIMED INDIA
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Importance of the Trade 1
Old Rubber Boots and shoes.
The practical value to the world of mo