Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-02
OMAHA'S CONDITION OF TRADE
All Reports Agree that Local Conditions Are
Entirely Satisfactory.
MARKETS SHOW NO IMPORTANT CHANGES
Cribbed Corn Going TO Market ms
Fast ms Railroads Can Haul 1t
Rains in Western Part of state
Help Crop Prospects.

Copious showers OF rain in the western
part of the state where there were serious
fears OF a drouth have materially bright
ened business prospects In Omaha and
better feeling prevails than was the case
week ago. Only good reports were re-
ceved last week from trav ling men ana
local jobbers unite in declaring that all ad-
vices sustain the assertion that crops, and
hence business prospects, were never peter
in this part of the country. Local relail
trade continues good and everything IN the
way of seasonable merchandise Is moving
freely. Locally collections are good anu
money easy. Bank clearings have not peeh
showing up very well, owing, 1t is claimed
TO the efforts of parties who believe II 10
their interests to keep them down. IL can
be shown, however, with very little trouple
that the volume Of business this year IS rs
larger instead of smaller. This Is espeelaittg
true of the 1--we stock business at fooutil
Omaha from which branch the shortage III
clenrlngs Is said to originate. ,,. or,,
The present time Is ,6d apPafrenIy of naw enter enter
prIses and projects of various kinds are be
Ing talked up In this vicinity ,,l,sa me rag, in
omaha are doing wen is Of itself an induce
ment to other manufacturers to locate heie'
At Local Jobbing Houses.
The week Just clossd has been a fairy fairly
busy one for the tobbing groSerg coygorInS hUh the
antire line, and buyers have bought freely
OF all classes of goods, Reports ancamrap LIo6n
ing character indicating prosperous cohI,- s
tons for the present and goou ptoSpe'''
So far all reports agree that there eodds mas
been a very light pack of canned goo goouiS; is
The tendency of prices In od SohSeadsih goads have
been moving quite freely. There is a strong
market for salt mackerel and VIII wiIhin de- fne
n15ad aSvance The high prices now rulr
ing are based on the failure PpaSc PS coast 1t
the fishing on the New tyada hns,amIid Would have to
denend upon Irish mackereI for supply
hardware Unchanged.
No material change has taken place % our r.
ing the last few days In the ha'u ma Arm The
ket Howeyer' va1nes pof IS mills. owing to the
dissgreement between the mill men al a,ia ia
their employees regarding the rkef WsS on tin
Slnte. %it 'e 1p local hardware men. ho% nS%t
ever look for an early egSre Se.e'eiht that
,tt. Of the dispute sSe can as afford 9Sa to stand
out very long at a time when dect mere Is ST The
an active demand tnr ,,nae rne ip s exceedingly
sond which is somewhat remarkable as a.
Usually happens when such ma marx tbot the
yances have taken place IN Naiues 'r,rtaiIed ~;
consumption Is correspohuihSis |N
Dry Goods All Right.
Conditions mual to the closing days Oh
the half year have been noted IN the Sn, ury
goods trade. The demand mas has, peep Tra fliTp mar
ate but fully up to expectations. lns mo- me-
ket is in a good, healthy condition ana s, eass-
ern mills generally report falr puslmJsS puss.aiia,
A correspondent in speaking Of the w9oiem II
Goods situation, says that 1t is surprising
to note the amount of fancy heaSyWeis,i,' yt,,s,
underwear that has been man manuiacInGIbbft Ia npbt. bf
veight lines and considerable of 1t I'm
ported. 1t is said that this underwear, al
nations Of color harmonious and pleasing PIE SINS
RetaiIers predict large sales for 1t the COM
ing season.
Boots and Shoes.
Jobbers are feeling much better than a
renorts from some sections of the country.
Trade continues good for the season or the
fair amRgrt Of 81 course 6a present Ship
ments are light. The shoe market CON
tinues firm and there Is no prospect Oh any ny
easing up in the market for soihe tiihe "
No new developments are reported in lum-
sa Sef BUSINESS so IS of of fair proportion though
not as good as year ago, when there was
still good deal Of building e on fh accooma Country
are favorable for good fall trade
Fruit and Produce.
The produce market has been very even
during the week and changes have been rev
and far between. Eggs showed some weak
ness toward the last OF the week. but poul,,
try was in moderate receipts ana remalned
firm. Receivers are complaining ioudly OF
the swindle in new potatoes from the SOUTH
II would appear that southern shippers are
deliberately shovelng soil into the sacks
of potatoes so as to make them weigh heay-
Ter There has always been trouble on this
score, but this season 1t is worse than ever,
and 1t looks as If Nebraska would soon nave
al the soil in the south. The sidewalks IN
front of the houses hand. ing potatoes are
hidden by thick covering OF dirt a that
handlers are obliged to dump the potatoes
and resack them so as TO get rid of the sur
plus soil. The result will be to the disad-
% hnr orr n -
will soon be afraid to buy and stock VIII
have to be sent to market entirely on con-
signments.
Grain Men Active.
Favorable railroad rates in the east and a
good demand has helped out the cash mar
ket for corn. so that at the present time the
cash price is higher than the December op-
tion. Holders of corn in consequence are
she,ling 1t out and shipping it to market as
fast as possible. All the big elevator COM
panies and other large holders of cribbed
as fast as the railroads can handle IT,. A
good many hundred thousand bushel lots
were shipped out of the state last week.
Considerable old corn is still held by the
farmers. and If prospects for the new crop
continue good they will let considerable of
1t go. At the present time the corn crop
is reported by grain men as being In good
condition, with :argeiy increased @ aereage eatie
too wet in the eastern section of the state
and too dry in the western part, but for all
tha, the crop in most localities is looking
At south Omaha.
Business at the stock yards was in an en-
tirely satisfactory condition, not only last
week but for the whole month. Cattle re-
ceipts showed some falling off as compared
with some years, but the receipts OF hogs
were the largest for the month of June IN
the history of the yards. Large as the re-
ceipts have been they have been none too
large for the hog buyers, and al: last month
the market was active and the demand very
good. According to all reports the supply
of hogs in the country tributary to this
market is larger than ever before and the
prospects are that the receipts Will continue
very large for the balance OF the season.
At the same time a good many other mar
kets are showing falling off as compared
with last year In the receipts of hogs.
Prices on all kinds of live stock last week
were entirely satisfactory to the sellers.
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
Quotations for the Day on Various
Commodities.
NEW YORK, July 1,-FLOUR-Receipts,
% $50 bbls. exports 2l,6lO bbls.; market was