Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-16
CONDITION OF OMAHASTRADE
Local Retail Business Generally Of satis-
factory Character,
ENOUGH DOING TO KEEP J0BBERs BUSY
Market Ftrm On Almost Every Line Of
Mcrehhndisc-Prosp- for rAe
Future without Exception
Are Most EncournEinE.
ENOUGH DOING TO KEEP JoBsEss BUSY


week after week that business lu OmHnE is
5ou~isHlug ana that IN r-usuts In sl de-
vs- mems O.. trade are well sl--Ered blt
-Aat y and has been ine truth tor some
t.rne back 50 thai Ii ls hardly possible TO
vary the report Auc stlL stock 90 the truth.
As matter o. course. the lpcal re-a. trade
Is gradually taking on the midsummer
CnR~a cter!stl-s. buf such changes as take
Eiia~e come about 80 gradually that their
1nhusnce is not a. once na,lcsd. Il is 20 be
tNp-Sied t1at The GOOD buying demand on
the part OF consumers. which mas been
e<,Ara cterisrC Of this year SO tar VIII
Crh1uhLy give place 90 the urua! 1nhd-
summer dullness The 10. weather an
uuaay drives thousands o. people away
70 th5 lakes or noun taius, anc their money
rPtlt IN rave OF ~ a-s.AAt lsS.i -
Retail houses always rNoerlsu-e decided
shrirkaGe ia sH4es when this annual pli-
ErimaEe sets IN, anc business accordingly
IS a. IWuyE much Jess active ia the MD
summer season. Owing 70 the TACT that
business IN genera mas been good people
would naturally fee more like spending IL
IN travel. and 81 b. exp ctel Thai the last
OF s5seutess Will ne larger GhIs year than
scr several seasons Tasl
The prospect that the exposition viii he
success is d source OF eucuuraEeIueul 10
retailers, v1no have visions Of a large at
SenoAn's OF country people Ia seF lu ne
summer, which Will mean large sales oi
fal and winter msrch1ndls= 10 cash Gus
TONERS. Much O! she genera prosperity
Shat fell 70 the loi q tns retailers last
.sar was the result OF the large cash
purchases made by The strangers IN lhe
city.
dmahas wholesale trade continues most
satisfactory In al dspartmerts As mat
Ter uf course some lines Snow greater
activity than others.
Boots and shoes.
Fail orders are coming II quite freely
and goods are commencing 10 move ous
ir,D -ae country with d hrtle more raplc-ly
than was the case q short time ago. The
n d e. IN % he
manufacturers appears 10 oe strong. 4ht
good demand all over the country Hnq me
rrrn position Of tn leather market is hold
sng Up the sho= market ana giving manu-
1actur ers plenty 10 DO.
Grocery Trnde Active.
Grocery houses al report an active busi-
ness doing, the demand from the country
being large. The general market is firm.
The steady, good demand for all uescr1l-
uioDs OF canned goods particularly corn,
peas and tomatoes, has cleaned up SOCKS oi
nearly everything on the spot, 50 that new
goods for TIE FIRST time il number OF years
ere coming on practically bear market.
THIS being tine case. HnC II the reports from
packing CenJers are true the outlook IS Tor
exceptionally high prices during The ian ano
winter months Il Is certain that the psa
pack IN the south fell very rnuch snort o.
an average and the string bean output Is
also expected 10 be light n the stuth. From
the best information the pack OF Mary land
6nd Deiawars on T,eas viii pe less than ~
per cent Of rhe last few years. some Eoou
authorities estimate II as not over 80 per
Il
taken hold Of peas at the prices packers
We're compelled 10 put upon good QuAlty OF
goods has been really surprise 10 packers
themselves.
Scarcity and high prices also prevail upon
al other goods being packed. Ins on y
articles 50 far packed in Maryland anc
Delaware al reasonable prices are red AnG
white cherries. OF the laJter there has
been q fair pack of extremely fine quality
goods superior 10 W'haI packers nave oeSh
able 10 get for many years.
The pack OF nearly al small fruits both
.xc.pri6pSIIv - H- HEbt. Tbe New YORK state
pack Of strawberries Is said 10 have been
not over 90 per cent Of that Of last year.
The situation in the south was no better, 4
as good.
Fuller advices recently come TO hand in
dicate that the Gamers trust on the Pacific
coast has al last become reality. Under
the name of the California. Fruit Canning
association the combine mas been lncorpo-
rated with q capital stock OF $500 900 all Of
winch has been subscribed Tor ny ptopls
identified with the industry. Out Of the
furty-one packing concerns IN the state o
California the combine has ansorhed the
plants Of twelve Of the largest, although
IL Is stated that this does not include all OF
the Canneries upon which options were held
Owing 10 the high prices set upon their
plAnts by some Of the packers who gave op-
Iious they were not accepted by the imam
Cial managers Of the deal Il Is understood
that the combine will not attempt 10 IN
,uence prices this year, each OF the can
nsrs working Independently, but il - prob.
able that they VIII act IN harmony anc
that the spirit Of competition between them
VIII be practically eliminated.
For a week pasr there mas been a strong
upward tendency OF the salt rnacksrsI mar
keJ hHsed on continued light supplies OF a.
descriptions. The spot market l. about
bare.
Other JObbers Busy.
Dry goods people report a far volume
OF Trade for the first half OF July CON
Bequent upon the fHvorab,s COndg-iulS pre-
vHilng IN all sections Of tributary territory
The market on cotton goods IS about STEADY
but there - firm feeling n wouls-s
The wool market maintains the strenE gu
which q has exhibited for the last few
weeks wrthour signs of decline III any direc-
non. Dealers instead Of looking fuI
opportunities 10 seIl wool. are IN many
cases declining 10 consider the offers made
Woo men are firm believers in the IN.
Srinsic value Of the raw stock, and are
confident that within the next thirty days
additional advHrrces VIII pe reco -ded
Wsuh wool occupying sucf a firm position
a. coud hardly fan 70 have d corresponding
Influence upon the market for the manu-
fEctured product.
Hardware men rsTrorf a good country
trade while local building opgraCiurs are
O. Erent assistance 70 the retail trade
No fault Is found with the volume ot
business Going In lumber. considering tht
season OF the year
Carpet people report that IL now look.
very much Rs II The advance on carpets
July ] would ne followed nv 8 srtL
further advance uf prices in the near future