Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-26
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Wholesale Business Generally in @ Good
Healthy Condition.
NOT MUCH CHANGE IN RETAIL TRADE
Colder and More sensonabIe Weather
wanted Very Badly TO Give Vim
and Snap to All Branches
of Merchandising.

.I. of Merchandising.
Local trade conditions are not materially
Inherent from what they were week ago.
Unreasonable weather still prevails, which
Is having a rather bad influence on many
lines OF business, especially those which
nave to do with cold weather goods. Trade,
however, taking all things into considera-
ton, is in a good healthy condition and
oobbers are generally pretty well satisfied.
outside of the wholesale grocery market
very few changes In prices took place last
week. All lines, however, are in a good,
strong position, with no signs of weakness.
The local retail trade was not very active
last week, owing to the stormy weather
which prevailed the greater part of the
time, keeping shoppers at home There
was some demand for wet weather goods.
so merchants handling those lines had a
fairly good trade.
Brisk Thanksgiving Demand.
Grocery jobbers report an active demand
for last week and say that the Thanksgiv-
Ing trade is getting nicely started. The
and jobbers are making preparations for a
big run of business. They are getting their
cleaned up but at the same time there is
enough of those left when taken with the
fresh l.s orders that are epmping in al the time
lines is not much different from what it
was week ago, but still a few advances
goods advanced sharply last week, espe
cially oysters and some kinds of California
fruits. Oatmeal was marked up again, the
advance this time amounting to 10920c per
barrel Beans are also 10c higher than they
were week ago and green and Scotch peas peas
big demand for nuts and candles is causing
those lines to advance and some scarcity Is
vance on several lines of pail candies last
week amounted to ac per pound. The
position as a week ago, no new develop
ments having taken place. Citron Is also
per Bound higher ah than rs ii pen was week age ago
Green coffees have been marked up again,
the amount this time being 1sq1c per pound,
and the market is quoted firm at the ad-
Hardware Market Steady.
Hardware men are still having. good
ever to make regarding the course business
is taking. The demand for ,seasonable
gpoas IT, wnd tSa of be little ore
same time there is a good, steady trade,
which is very satisfactory to local jobbers.
fairly good condition and but very little
complaint is coming from that source, Col
good indicat ton that retailers are not hay
Ing, very hard time. There Is practically
nSbs hin to be said + "a n the eonSn lon
same position it has been for several weeks
past. No advances of Importance. have
tahci pitiSe ,ySt the maj 10 III
weakness: Local jobbers. do not seem to be
tions, either up or down, in the near future,
but are looking for a good. steady healthy
Dry Goods Hard to Get.
The wholesale dry goods, trade is. still
rather under the weather. The rains Of last
week did not help matters, any and con-
rushing business. Trade out in the country
is little quiet and doubtless will be so
oWever aU"s a w are not % doing any Complaining, as
they know trade will be all right as soon
as the weather becomes more more fayoranie hn Haid
about the condition of the market, as prices
are still firm all along the line. and as there
a questio of how to get goods than what
price shall be paid for them.
Waiting for Snow.
Boot and shoe men are in about the same
fix as dry goods men. But few orders for
immediate shipment are being received ana
it is said that retailers stocks are still
quite complete. Jobbers. of course. cannot
expect to do much until retailers have some
business, but when trade does open up II
will doubtless come with rush:
Rubber goods men are also calling trade
dull, as thus far there has been almost no
week. of course, stirred things up a trifie
in a retail way, but still the demand was
not great enough to break retailers ahr STOCKS STOCKS
quently did not reap any immediate benent.
About all the jobbers can do Is to sit down
and wait for a snow storm. which. II 1t
ever comes, will undoubtedly give them
plenty to do.
The hide market advanced about hc last
week. and prices are firm at the advance
Receipts are gradually increasing, but a
still greater increase is anticipated for the
near future.
Fruit and Produce.
The near approach of Thanksgiving day
has not helped the fruit and produce men
To
them seems to be unusually quiet for this
time of year, but they are looking for
more demand for potatoes last week than
for some time past Prices are gradually
firming up, as the market Is not very
time is worth 3OdS5c. Sweet potatoes are
still on sale at prices ranging from $2,25g
100 per barrel the price depending upon
barrels Cranberries are in good demand
and are quoted at So 75a6.OO for Cape Gods
and s65om7 90 for fancy Bowes' 5SN ,o Celery S Is
is practically no change In the quotations
on good shipping, apples. Grapes. both
New York and California, are also quoted
the same and are said to be in good condi, i
tion. Mexican oranges are worth $4,000
AS. and California navels $3.50
week and the demand good. the bulk of
receipts going at 15iac. The supply OF
butter was little more liberal ana prices
tatons below. The poultry market was in
good shape. the supply and demand rum |
ming about even. Very little dressed /
poultry was received. but dealers say that |
1t can be handled this week without diff |
Guilty even should the weather stav warm. !
A big demand for all kinds of poultry !
Is looked for from now until THANKSGIVING |
and good prices being predicted, There |
is no change In the quotations on game.
The demand for oysters continues un- |
usually heavy even for this time 90 year. |
Dealers say there is popularity about |
the oysters this year which Is seldom no /
ticed In the government report on oysters
the statement IL made that the male has a
reddish tinge, but local dealers are of the
opinion that is not the cause of the
color. as II Is too general to be limited /
TO the males only. Dealers say that about /
eight years ago the same thing was eX- /
perienced and most people thought the oys- !
ters were spoiled, when In fact the color |
does not injure them I'm the least 1t is |
thought that the color Is caused by some ,
kind of vegetable which the oysters feed /
upon. and the fact that only those coming |
from certain localities are red bears out |
that theory.
Liverpool Grain and Provisions.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 25.-WHEAT-Spot |
dull; No. l California, 6s llsdG6s I'd; No. 2 /
red western winter, 5s Cd; No. northern |
ana SpaiSSTspS{ 1iS. & "a dull American mixed new
FLouR-st, Louis fancy winter dull. IS
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