Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Jobbers All Have Enough to Keep Them
Busy Early and Late.
COLLECTIONS GENERALLY SATISFACTORY
General Tendency Of values Is stIl
Upward with No Apparent signs of
of Letup In Very Near Future
Market on Country Produce.

Local iobbcrs in all lines reported a good
steady trade for last week. Prices still
continue to advance at rapid rate, but
jobbers say that prices are no longer the
most important factor, as people seem to
be willing to pay for what they get with
wholesale grocers the situation Is much the
same as It was week ago, but business
If anything is Increasing in volume The
market was comparatively steady though
several sharp advances have been re-
ported. Among these IS the advance in
coffee amounting to from y to lc per pound
ON the lower grades. The advance Is In
Brazil and is caused by production being
equalized by demand. In the last few years
there has been a surplus and growers
have been obliged to sell, so they say, at
starvation prices. The tea market Is also
In q very strong position, but no changes
are announced The sugar market Is also
In the same position 1t was week ago
Cheese, however, has been advanced aghlh
the rise amounting to An"sc, per pouuuu
for still higher prices on october stock.
Canned goods are still iirrning up an aipns
the line In Caiit9rnia fruits casea ch1ge i1S bS
light supplies. 1t is said that only broken
lines are now obtainable and those from
only a few packers, the majority of them
being sold up. Canned mushrooms are also
being quoted 10 per cent higher on ac-
count of the light supply, the new pack
of canned oysters Is now being offered on
the market at prices ranging from 5nI!2c
per dozen higher than last season. Dried
fruits are In the same position Ihey "erc
In q week ago.
Hardware Higher.
Hardware iobbers say that all indica-
tiOns at the present time point to this be-
ing the heaviest month they have ever eXI
perienced. orders are coming In from an az
Quarters for practically all lines at Such
a rapid rate that 1T is almost lmpoSslplS 70
get the goods with which which to oye, p She ofuers are
pretty well stocked up In most llhes ,, n,tu
say that so far there have been no serious i
DELAYS The market is In the same posi-
ton it has been all along-that Is; con- con-
ytantly advancing. Wire nails ana Wiz
have been marked up apout ioc anu ith IN
market is very firm at the advance Wlti
no signs of weakness. Another important
line which has been marked up during .ne
10 about per cent and stocks are re
ported as being rather low, lhere are are
other advances on less lmporta,to l IL n"os s tbo
numerous to mention, and the tone OF tne
market in general is very irm with PRICES
tending upward.
Dry Goods Active.
Dry goods jobbers are also doing rush
ing business Every mail ofinss odiaFs 81 shinment
so that goods are being sent into the I, couii,
try at a rapid rate. Cooler weather ,1u wIuta ta
trade in the country so jobbers are look
Ing for a flood of orders to follow the hrst
cold snap The market is in about the
same position it was in a week ago. Prices
ere er'S constantly firming up and jobbers say
1t is difficult matter to get stocks AT any ny
prices Hosiery manufacturers are sold up
FAR into the future and are obliged to re-
fuse orders. The same Is true OF SILK nl,tiI man,
ufacturers many of whom are sold up until
July l. Such conditions it is said. were. were
never known to exist before and sellers
practically have things the ther rhSons GSn w"S Of
course Is not as firm as on most other
lines but that is due to heavy - 3r3aucvPbn SrnMgbt
md a decrease in the demand prougnt
h1yt tIa
cally. however, the demand LOT OIL, alppo1S sa =,
has been unusually heavy and 1obpers say
they have no complaint to make on that
Wet Weather Wanted.
Boot and shoe jobbers are doing a good
steady business and say that considering
weather they are doing unusually well. A
little cold slippery weather would give re-
iobbers. The same conditions would be Of
ADVANTAGE to the rubber goods men, but
Even as it is rubber goods are in good ,od bo de-
outlook for a good winters trade
The hide market is in good stron,g ne, 1co Poo
rtion, but quotations remain practically the
,ame as a week ago. Receipts are showing
some Increase, but are still rather light
lor this time of the year.
Fruit and Produce.
The supply of fresh fruits and vegetables
sbirb T5pibpy baye been on the market for several
weeks past are no longer to be mad. @East- @
lr
varieties, Including California stock, are
,Towinr scarce Quotations consequently
ire little higher than aioc they WSPs W6fth Srom
I2362 so The trade In grapes last Week
Vas extremely disappointing, as the ne qua, man
nn S the thu ma market The warm weather @ @wiited
the grapes and caused them to spoil peiup9 ,ua9
fhey could be disposed Of me lnluieu
stock went at a low figure, but anSthims
that is fit for shipping is held at from IRON lSaD v,,
c it is thought by nam many oHSt tnat Win fhs 9T and
that all of a sudden there VIII DE iI M mite mite
No be had California tokays are 5, SUI ~ quiae
plentiful and are selling at N.l5nl.2o' hp-
Piles quoted about the tfre Smr.e has been
n good deal of poor stock brought on on me
market during the last week, whlch aiwhS AVA - >
nre practically out of the market, no good good
shipping stock being left Mexican ora orahsSs nee
are now on sale at from $l5o4oo9 per per, poM, aEo
These are about the first received anu are
raiS 10 he in good condition. In the veg
stable line there is very little lelt. me H
season for watermeons and cantaloupG1 ~ IL
latter are quoted at from b5n65c per ., era u, e,
There has been little or no GhanEe uuir,ts % ~
nnrts from all over the country show that
here is an unusually heavy crop: ,,t M ne
Yield for the whole rGHHtry ybieb Is the biggest
srop since 1896 Celery is now quite p!ehtl
Iul and Is selling all the way from ~ 10
6 cents per dozen punches, the price de-
bending upon the size. ~ -.
The egg market declined the latte" part
Of the week and Is now now quoreu cIarge h6 "pou1 IN
poultry, supply and demand keeping about
even The supply of butter IS noI very
heavy but prices remain apoS' W oSsters has
Increased and prices consequently are sone,
what lower. Game is stil in very liEhl Eh
mere is very little demand for it,
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.