Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-17
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Cooler Weather Brings About a Revival Of
Retail Business,
joBBERs FIND PLENTY TO KEEP BUSY ON
Situation I'm Country Tributary to
Omaha Most Encouraging for All
Business 1nterests-Only Good
Reports Given Out.

Business men without exception were
greatly pleased at the change In the
weather. as something of the kind was
needed TO stimulate trade. 1t Is a noticea-
pie fact that the people of Omaha rarely
every commence buying fall or winter
De, until there is some visible sign of
colder. weather. This season business i'm
proved on,ewhat. with the opening of Sep
TEMPER, but stin there was no great activity
and trade continued a little on the quiet
order during the time that the weather
was 70 very warm. The change TO cooler
weather a few days ago started up the
buying demand at once, and from that
time there has been a great Improvement
in trade noticeable. Local retail merchants
All have their fall goods on the shelves and
u is claimed by those who are in a posi-
tlon to know that they are larger, more
goods than were ever put In stock in this
city before. This would seem to indicate
a good deal of confidence in the purchas-
ing power of consumers. There is no
anticipating a good deal of help from
Visitors later on during the last weeks OF
the exposition.
right along so that 1t is nothing new to say
ina omaha job6ing trade Is good, or OF
j jobEerIp r Of this elty The have fact Saa is ev th2i the
on their side, this year and It looks. now as
II this would prove to be the banner year
way is concerned. The large crops in
practically, an sections of the farming
country tributary to this market, together
with the favorable conditions prevailing in
tho stock growing and mining sections OF
the country, have combined to make the
volume of trade very large. The jobbers
have put in large stocks and have placed
themselves In a position to take care of
any amount of trade that might come to
them.
south omaha.
At South Omaha a large business is do
ing and the situation in the live stock mar
ket Is entirely to the liking of the produc-
ers; Buyers and consumers naturally COM
plain that prices are high. The trade at
the. present time is very largely occupied
with the handling of western range steers
Of the kind known as feeders, which are
being bought by farmers and taken back
dnto the country to be placed on corn feed
and fattened for market. Prices on good
cattle of that description are very high.
but owing to a surplus of the common
kinds there was a big break in prices last
week. Still 1t is a question If the farmers
are not paying too much for the cattle
and II many of them will not lose money
by the operation
columns to the extensive operation of west
ern canning factories and it may be of in
terest to the many who are interested in
New Jersey and southern packing %centers
show that conditions governing tt. tomato
last few days. The glut of fruit at the
factories, owing to the ripening of the crop
the shey at c onSs' e ettend ihe to- paGthhs though more pao ihng
night and day, and many tons of tomatoes
In the, fields as well as hundreds of bushels
brought to market consequently went to
waste. AS "a result of the rapid maturing
OF the early fruit the output of the
factories, though taxed to their utmost
capacity, will, 1t Is stated, turn out to be
very much shorter than it would have been
had the fruit come along gradually as it
usually does. However, 1t is understood
that In Maryland and Delaware at least,
and probably in New Jersey, the pack, al
though likely to fall much below original
heavy increase in the acreage, is likely to
be a full one. 1t Is claimed that western
packers have had to buy in the east to fill
orders