Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-03
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Jobbers Generally Report Fair Trade for
the Past Week.
COUNTRY COLLECTIONS ARE VERY SLOW
Mild Weather Continues to he Dis
turbinp Element in Trade Circles
values on Most Lines of Nerch-
andisc show Little Change.

The various local houses engaged III lne
jobbing trade have had another fairly
active week. and as a rule gain Is re-
ported in the volume and sales as compared
with the corresponding week Of last year.
There has been no rush Of orders but just
a steady call from dependent trade. The
demand comes from all quarters of the ter
ritory tributary to this market and is es-
peclally good in some Of the western states
and in the Black Hills country.
Because of the more quiet manner in
which business Is conducted a good many
are disposed to underestimate the real
volume of business doing. Trade in certain
localities is very light, but at the same
time it is active in other sections, and the
two equalize each other in great measure,
rendering a very fair average.
Collections, especially in this state, are
very backward and requests for an extern
sion of time are coming In with even
greater frequency than usual, which Is say
ing a good deal 1t would appear that the
very mild weather is being taken advantage
of by the farmers to push their work in the
corn field and the retailers in consequence
are taking in very little money.
GROCERY TRADE FAIR.
The movement of staple lines of groceries
has been fairly large. though no Improve
ment is to be noted over last week. The
market on most lines has remained about
steady and new or interesting features have
not been very plentiful.
Sugars are a little easier, prices having
DECLINED Se iTe the e, Latter dra part Of ths weef little
flrmer especiailv evaporated raspberries
and apples, which are l2c higher than
week ago. California apriCots are also
Prunes and raisins are n little easier. 1t
Is expected however that as soon as the
consigned lots are cleaned up the market
will improve, as present prices do not much
freight, leaving the producer very little or
nothing. Prunes are going into consump-
looked f'iS upon as low % and % as fresh fruit is
pretty well out of the way.
The cheese market has advanced again
prices being l2c above last weeks quota
account of the drouth cutting off the
pastures, with the consequent reduction in
the milk supply. m
q The demand for salt mackerel Is stiil
descriptions.
Salmon Is selling fairly well and at about
shortage in the pack of Alaska salmon have
been received. showing that M m the home Oa mar dro
cases less to depend upon than last year,
when the output was no more more than enough
CHANGE in HARDWARE RATES.
The general market in the hardware line
bas'no1 shown anv material change during
PeSt S aG nd e '
to the W cost Of sfapIe lines. When rates be-
taken o Of t6a If ftb | cass on
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