Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-15
OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Mild Weather Prevents Any Great Activity
in Jobbing Circles.
COUNTRY COLLECTIONS ARE STILL SLOW
Business Quict aud Hardly Jp 10
Previous Weeks Stnndnrd-Mnr-
kcts show No Changes OF
Any Great Importance,

The volume of business doing the past
week has not been entirely satisfactory to
local jobbing houses. The weather has been
mild and pleasant, and there has been moth
ing to give any impetus to the demand for
merchandise, so that business upon the
whole has hardly kept up with the pace
set the previous week. II Is the season,
however, when the regular lines of mer-
chandlse meet with more OF less neglect,
while holiday goods take the lead.
The trade in tributary territory did not
buy holiday goods as early as usual, and
the orders arrived in a bunch, SO that houses
making a speciality of goods coming under
that head report a good trade. The whole
sale trade in toys especially has been very
good during the past two weeks.
During the coming week the retail trade
will be very busy taking care of business
and Will be too much occupied to spend the
time to order regular lines. For that reason
Jcbbers do not expect much activity in buSl-
ness from now on until the coming of the
Business in a jobbing way has been of a
very, uneventtul character the past. week
In all sections of the country, and the re-
suit is that the market shows little or no
change In. values on staple lines.
fair business doing, and the feeling is one
of encouragement. The receipts have in
creased earlier in the winter and more rap
.'iS lhi was APSNt'' I've y. 10 ~"
being sold on that market to the extent
of a million or more dollars per week. all
U o., ,wna soes PACK "A INTO ,ne county, Thny iess
rallIOau cnarees anu expenses: lne stVSk
yards people. are preparing to push the
business narqer man eyer anu VIII spare
no pains 10 pring al the Stock mere from
the territory that can be reached by this
market. A company has been formed with
sI,Vvo,VvV Capi.a, ior 'ne pnrpoae ,h " n.i6
control me ma dlsposltion OF a sooa many
cave from S1aprauos w m y, Moh, mnn
anu other western states, me IaHSe men
are Iatge porroWeps amd ,ney sn'p ,ney'
cate 10 the marker iurhlsnIng me money,
THIS money Is usually borrowed IN the
spring months and repaid in the fall; when
me cattle are taarKeten, ihat VIII ieaNe
the company a large amount OF capital on
hand during the winter months. when 1t can
be let out to parties who wish to BUY ana
ieed cate Tor me spring nlatket, taken
GROCERY BUSINESS.
The trade in the grocery line has not been
though there has been a fair business doing.
In the staple lines the volume of business
fancy goods for the holiday season, which
has helped out some.
change in any line.
Syrups are again a little easier, and are
now at about the lowest point ever reached
and il is said that the market is occupying
a very strong position.
capned ih tomn aie has been in an Unsettled
condition. but the majority of those having
stock on hand believe that the true situa-
ton will be found to be in their favor. A
good many tomatoes were carried over from
last season, but the pack TINS year was
light; and the consumption mas been latSe,
very rapidly, owing to the extremely low
prices prevailing. -,
and are going out quite frey to meet the
requirements OF the monday trade. Al
monds and hiberts are a niue irmer tnan
were light the past summer,
Canned goods are neglected and little or
no Improvement Is looked for until after
the turn of the year.
Dried fruits, with the exception OF rails.
the current requirements of consumption,
but are expected to sell freely after Janu-
airy l. ~
Salt fish does not seem to be wanted,
especially mackerel, which is he'd at exs
sp' sInrt ~, ~" hdth bera and ahrdad "
'he snon1 ua IA H. I'm Enrinaan a' s,Sar Situation
the crop deaeie9sIss e sop III to be 20 ya Gd5
Dusty estra ona ~ inu n nj OF ,os FOR In
mn5 70 rr TenIve sme how h" market has Slowly i'm
proved to los en ana appears 10 DE Eash'ns
s sbnt q Is a moi likely to- raecede again to the
recent tom J ~ roua,no,t In barn,ony viii
he sfa tistical nosition Of the present cam
paign, more particularly should the neces-
stiles of the refiners induce them to make
I ~ i<bi ~
California prunes are very fine this sea-
son and prices are low, making them espe-
cially attractive with the consumers.
HARDWARE TRADE FAIR.
rot,na into considerot ion tho time of tho
IahinS n.y. i'm na : - - ~ % nond
S "a 'Tau not II ~ ~ he eiated over !" nor t.
hhere Is nIin.hS ! D hioh - Gnd fa,lt
thoneb ioobhers could take care of a good
ddn aoI moyo husiness tban Nthey are receiyins
at the present time. There is some little
business doing In goods adapted to the holt
day trade. but buyers invest carefully and
very evidently do not care to make obliga-
lions beyond the line Of necessity during
the balance of the year.
In the matter of prices there is a con
sidera BILE irregularlty, with less inclination
TO firmness than heretofore. In fact, the
general tendency would appear to be rather
downward. An exception must be noted
in respect to nails, which are holding their
own, owing to the fact that the combina-
ton OF the manufacturers Is able TO main
tain values steady.
DRY. FOODS DULL
rhIs. &c tho season nf the wear when the
business, and there il no danger of their