Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-24
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Local Business Situation Shows Little
Change for the Better.
COUNTRY COLLECTIONS ARE STILL SLOW
Colder weather Had Beneficial Eff
feet Upon Trade in Most All
Lincs-somc Changes
in Values.

'rne past week closed with the jobbers In
more cheerful spirits. The drop In the
temperature and the more seasonable
weather are just what they have been
longing for. and under their influence de
cided revival OF business Is looked for. III
there could only be n good snow storm now
to help out the cold weather, II would be
we'll.
Snow is an important factor In business,
and especially so when 1t Is seasonable.
There has been very little snow in the
west I'm recent seasons, and 1t Is probably
true that trade would be improved by an
early and more persistent fall of "the beau
tifuP than has been experienced in late
years. Snow makes business In snow"
lines and gives snap to trade at this sea-
son of the year that nothing else can.
GROCERY BUSINESS FAIR.
Business with the wholesale grocers re-
mains In about the same condition as noted
one week ago. The demand continues fair
and goods are going into consumption as
fast as could be expected under the cir
cumstances. Some changes are reported IN
the market. Cut loaf and powdered sugars
are is cent lower. Lima beans are easier.
previous reports that the liberal shipments
of raisins, which have had such ,s uis
Suetng effect ,nsne ,he easirn aang hors
there is very firm. the irst crop lnouuism
a good one, is said to have been m, sfna,,er ,rae
ticolly no second crop this year. 1t would
seem that there win not be an, an enSessise
Malaga and Valencia raisins have come for;
ward in comparatively small qnaintlty M i, ana
have not cut much of iigufe IN the caicu-
latons of the trade. ..,,
According to the previous understanding
s'ff the 2aetorles tori Ssh shut down for the season
during the past week several weeks in ad-
Of the usual time for sSppn5 S wert To-
which was the scarcity OF fresh fish, the
the dissatisfaction of the workers in the
factories with wages.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
For weeks there have been complaints
that the mild, dry weather prevented retaii
1a %as All Mavf that e the most @ @oxactng could have
desired though a snow storm would have
pssnfe the hs talk o hsra times and dull
trade the shoe business Is in very faiI
condition: seasonable goods ARE are in demand I'd
at a satisfactory rate. An air of cheerful
ness pervades the trade and every jobber
speaks hopefully of the outlook.
DRY GOODS MODERATE.
1t Is too early for spring goods to sell,
and as retail stocks of winter goods are not
as yet broken to any extent rl hnaVy M .faae ox
pected just now. Still there is a fair busi-
ness for this season of the year, and local
The Course of the cotton market the past
staple cotton goods Most leading makes
are still In limited supply however, ana
many of them still well sold ahead, ana IN
these there have been little, IL any, giving
In the wooden and worsted goods depart,
ments, new heavy weight coatings anu
Cay worsteds are selling at advanced prices
where such were named n,et in In hh other o'rec
tions there had been but little change.
JNpRONEMENT
Trade in the hardware line is generally
reported improved during the past week. due
largely to the Increased demand for season
able goods incident to the change in 'the
weather.
AS TO the market. some goods show little
weakness. Galvanized iron is off about 5
per cent, and pain wire is trifie easier.
During the past week or two the market on i
nails has been in a rather unsettled condi-
tion. There were a few mills outside OF
the association that were & not making kin many a. q,
representatives. of the association gave
them the option of coming into the assoeia-
The independent mills chose the former
and the result Is a firmer market.
TALKING EXCURSION.
The recent excursion of the jobbers and
manufacturers of the city. over the Omaha
& st. Louis railroad line bids fair to result
in no small amount of business being i,,g,se Sc
While very little effort was made to effect
actual sales Of goods several orders were
booked and negotiations opened which must
in the future lead TO a large business.
z. T. Lindsey. who has been selling goods IDS
the Omaha x st; Louis road. as far south
as Chilicothe Mo, says that there Is, Is no 10
surprising" said Mr.. Lindsey. "to look up
the rating of the merchants and see how
of them are 9god abo @eeng
their obligations and If jobber once
sb be their ann bod her rne or
All Of us send travelling men into dis
tant and of-the-way sections Of Of The The
population scattering, and neglect the
richer and more populous country close SEA at
ae' tory like New s ~ Mezieo % VIII Where W costs So
much to keep men on the road, and do more
work in the nearby sections of Iowa and
sides supplying % the pe Country with merchan-
disc Omaha ought e handle all the live
Iowa along the, line of thu, road In ques,,
ton Thousands of carloads of cattle and
and other points that ought TO come here,
and 1t would seem as n every one inter
ought to to make a strong pull for that bust
sA: H. Lee, who represented the u1an Union
says: There is. any quantity OF live
stock in southern Iowa lar, and northern Mis-
here at present. the time will come when
Omaha viii get good share of IT, Just Just
ard there, Is no trnin that can be depended
upon 10 deliver stock from that section in
South Omaha in time for the days mar
WILL GO TO sT. LOUIS.
Il. B. Branch. president 2of the local
branch of the National League of Commits
sion Men, reports that the fourth annual
meeting of that organization will be held
IN st. Louis on January y. There are
sixteen cities represented IN the league,
which has for its object the improvement
Of the character OF the firms engaged In
the business. as well as the adoption of the
best methods for handling produce of all
kinds. No commission firm can become a
member of the association that does not
have n first class standing in the city where
located. aud In that way II Is attempted
20 protect country shippers. Omaha has
eight firms that are members OF the asso-
citation, and they all expect to have a
representation at the st. Louis meeting.
st. Louis General Market.
Sr, LOUIS. Noy. e3.--FLoUR--Du and easter
owing to the decline In wheat; patents So 1903. 20;
extra fancy. ss.s0N30o; fancy. 81 GsD2T0
WHEAT Faster At tho start but With loss
for sale. and the market gradually became
stronger in part due To tic early strength in
corn: the lrinaess did not last, however, the
close being weak and s.Tiac under yesterday $
nnal; NJ, rcd. cash. Gle: December. 55sQ56c;
May cnsia60Nc
CORN Opened stronger, with better inquiry
hut tho market eascd on and closed weak about
the same Yesterday; No mixed. cash, 2ii.c;
i)ecemhcr. 2iilc; January atc; May. a6kc.