Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-08
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Business in Jobbing Way Shows No I'm
portant Change.
COUNTRY COLLECTIONS ARE VERY SLOW
Movement OF Live stock More Active
mt South Omnha-ynlues on Pro-
duce and Merchandise Re-
main About steady.

The past week has failed TO bring forth
any very material change In the local job
bng situation. in some lines there may be
slight Improvement, while In others there
is sufficient falling OFF to make up for It
20 that the general average OF trade mas
not been altered to any great extent.
As rule the retail trade in dependent
territory is reported rather quiet Consum
ers are buying only such goods as they are
compelled TO have. and merchandise Is not
going into consumption as rapidly as in
terested parties would like to see. OWNS
10 the tendency on the part of consumers
TO practice the strietest economy in this
matter OF making purchases the demand
for anything but seasonable goods and the
absolute necessities is very light.
Money In the country Is still scarce, and
consequent upon that fact collections con-
tnue slow in all lines of business. Even In
those sections Of the country where large
farm crops were grown money Is far from
being plentiful. as producers have preferred
TO hold their crops to selling them at the
very low prices current 80 far this fall and
Live stock is about the only item Of farm
produce that is moving to any extent and
in et the "I humber b ee of cars forwarded by Ne
braska growers during the past two. weeks;
to ta't be improving povin @ and Considerable money
will be carried back into the country as a
BOOTS AND SHOES.
The boot and shoe trade of the past week
the the ,obbers 81 in that line have been about the
the city. Retailers have been holding their
orders. and the unusually cold and severe
for he Ss S
accordlngly, they have been forced to send
out as soon as possible Rubber goods, espe-
cially,, have been in very good demand
could do to take care of the trade that
has come in almost unsolicited during the
In the east the situation Is said to be i'm
proving. There Is partial opening UP of
factories that, have remained closed for
Tor long run.
IN THE DRY GOODS MARKET.
In the dry goods line business is rather
Sor some little time time. Goods Goods in S retail Way
are. going into consumption as rapidly as
sSad the be SbSsI dn Under
until after the, first of the year. At eastern
points there is good deal Of complaint
to unfayorabis Weather, The Light demand ian
at at points of supply Is keeping the market
.o11n, The seg senggsp,cy q the market on staple
IN price.
HARDWARE TRADE FAIR.
In the hardware. line. the past, week has
volume of trade has been fair, but not ma
sIfy b nd Shdqn9Sedb 9 bs from the VI week
endeney @ Of business @ Is ra"S to naroW downs
into, the regular channel Of seasonable
good. goods ,yShi.: which are going into consumption
In the matter of values the most impor-
tant feature Of the week Is, the drop in barb
demand for builders, hardware and are pre-
pairing for aIe revival in that line with the
GROCERY TRADE STEADY.
There have been no changes Of any very
great Importance in the condition Of the
Snt Under IRE review The demand l for goods has
'fs sr has sSown nor some he e
ssR. SssnS G Lard hss shsWn ss little i'm
or the 800 cars of lima beans dried in
California ,rn this season. II Is reported that
oyer yer 400 cars have already been shipped out
There is an active demand for canned
The stock in in Baltimore has been aSuiaIE nfetty
3, sss ssv Hs5s o9ssS w d Be srs
IN SGPen kettle and 25 per cent IN
strong apPsarance Of ihe m marEet EsI G1 manS ing
Ghh.eis VIII Hoiu Qach NJ least one-tnird OF
later In the season.
a. "A Gep3,tt GEepo3rt from San Francisco says that
TO be extensive this season. And that a
large proportion is quite likely TO be for
warded to the Atlantic coast. The story
negotiating with Hawaiian sugar planters
Tor renewal OF his contract to refine their
sugar In San Francisco.
Reports are going the rounds to the effect
that there Is movement well under way
rnI he
The story is that individual buyers In the
eastern markets have been picking up the
local stocks and that California shippers are
preparing to hold back supplies on the
coast; as they become convinced that there
VIII be very little competition from other
points, and that California will practically
have the market all to herself Whether
the reported effort to corner the market is
really being made remains to be seen. The