Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-07
CONDITION OF OMAHAS TRADE
Weather Too Warm and spring-Like to
Please Retailers,
COLD OR STORMY WEATHER WOULD HELP
Jobbcrs Talk EncournHinEIy Of Flu
turc of Trndc-wouid Not surprise
Anyone ~ This Proved II
MISUNDERSTANDING season.

The last week did not bring about any
very important changes I'm the business S'l-
uation at this point. The warm weather II
greatly interfering with the movement OF
all kinds Of winter weight coming a""
iobbers report trade IN those lines very
light Retailers out through the country
also say that the demand for winter goous
Is light for this season Of the year an"
consequently they are not sending IN ile
usual number Of duplicate orders me
time when spring business VIII be the NUS
important factor is fast approaching now
ever, and iobbcrs and retailers are holh
confident that then they Will nave plenty
to do. Many local jobbers say they never
had "a better line Of advance orders I"r
spring goods at this time of year ana tor
that reason are looking for a nice run ~.
business. The markets were unuSuaIy
steady last week, almost no, changes Oh I'M,
portance being reported. The tehuehCE ui
practically nil lines, however, Is upward
rather than downward and predictions arr
being freely made that higher prices WIN
rulo i'm the near future. Local retailers
found trade rather quiet last week IN com,
parison to the rush of the holidays, put AZ
the same time there was, "a very lhlr W.
mand for this time ot the year anu ~
complaints were heard.
Good Grocery Demand.
Wholesale erocers report the new year
as starting out in very good shape one
jobber said he had To work ms men wv
.a9ITnJ nbI,b ia connecting rather unusual
AZ tbis limo Of The wear. 1t seems that
retailers stocks are pretty well broken
~ IN AZ thn nregcnt time are for
vp"mtiSe,1iw "vorv line that grocers carry.
The market Is very firm all along the
Inrcod si,cc IA, first Of the wear. Sugar
is a little higher than it was q week ago,
me aaNanCe pSimG gu"t|br n rrSGe iBeans
iounuS, n,Cui",uE v ,rn no rSSo,nt this tine
luNe aE,lI a"E",J'I' Tborn il No change
neins It PEI onsL'l, rand. or dricd
70 ItPoli III ctIuTi LII Nv ,,or,, arm
IIuitS, 2ltn1usn omo UwiinLt 20 to faynr-
a 'hio rn. tigbmr Vic. TTha coffee market
- sun nuN III, rs %m" n m thr,n v,eaks
ABOUT &c hiEivI' tn,a ~ |"9 onn nm thnt
nEo, Io,.e ,lr 40 a1va mood frIIv
il"cT; pul Utnui SL"W I, to"g ,bo,,Tb tba
~. "a - mw rm nS nr5 higbor nrices
IlarkSa Is YIN Sr' snrs n nsnocia1y on tbn
are peims lUoNeu l"ri fap ~ 90 Srti cIee IN IN
ne" vIo5. 0mrae a. bnUo hoor ,Jvonced
we Wpo"c'""'e ""o H"N' '''' "N'"IN
~
a.. tsr,a.. -, tbo, b,,.o also
~iiaru"nlc i"pIr,S say tn r mitb thnm
naio d go, 'SLa a %" 10 Grst U,ootr ~
Was ulus"1.S hedNs lpi Nv niSt 49,
tns HthI; L"eIG SttIhS ~ w ~ III
,Hr reaaiers nv wv w, ~ oas S' Jonond. ~
IlitI, 1917 ~ NJ .n r ut " : q do,ns,,
AZ
d mlcu puSihesS. rNSiS ome - pronSS
u prosperous season; as tnc,I IL "Pp"ienlS
IT, 1p ,eaI w. MnE pF"u lUu'T =, ~ 10 w conntr,,
tmere Is IIcHIS o. moMuS al ohJ coGhrty
~ tn"mi,S nnlttoN' 1nrntS' nI ~ ra
TTinSn'S W." a. a. nI, ~ La"itb,,
men, 700 NE hlathTL - ~ suon 1t nedttHS
'pnu!ti,l tnat ltltI,ers w Io' mcsi'anS
1pH"I ouSnfS ,oe'@nS' oouTnttIH. 'nne,' az
t W. OF GGh'qFncG ior ,mg dI'4 ~ ana Say
years " record were re broken. e''" last
Look for Big Demand.
rbo ,o,o,a cor ar, nooa, lac. ,,oo,, u,,
not very heavy. Orders, of course, are
coming IN an me tlInt, sSpecially ior some
lines that were depicted by the christmas
trace, put at me same llne the nunlper
or uupllcate orders received Is haroly as
arg as ~ SiouIu DC ne WaLm "eatnSr
Is the only excuse given; spring goods
however, are SelllnS rapiulE ano an I'M
mense demand Is looked Tor later In the
season JopPers are ALREADY Settlng thelr
spring lines In shape, ready for inspection,
ana a large assortment IS promised. Ihcre
were no very important changes IN the
maIhet iasL week, alunousm mere was me
same sth1ehlhS process Whlch mas been
SolhS on Tor many months past.
Liberal Orders for shoes.
Doc. I'D H. - 80 o,.o aotrr .,
hoot ana Snoe men are also uolIs II
ntti" complalning about What they can the
uhSeaSohapIe "Calhsr, fhup9erS anu arc
and ana h ."S s Shoes a. are ~" even ;" s "rlrTiG a. AZ
nuu 'eaNS Sho.9 ~ cnen suP5niIuou2i -
80 ~" nv ~" ~ ,nnnIa LIN "a 80,
weaiher warm thS propIe VIII not liVest
n mn WITH Hbnt +hoy honnc ~ W. iESo y
HLoIs WIN witt tneS haplI,eH 10 nave. TOR
ma reason very Few nupIlcaIe orders are
Dsl'S lI.1iNcu Inu no"o az Sh'ecteu ultlt
nc Wca'uor c"anSIs' oprlns BUSINESS
mnn AVE., ord ~ 80 r,or o'n arJar az" in,t
men are lah9lnE more orders every day,
=" no GompIdlHins Is hehru on ihal score
u.Vrt!ums are IN SooG SnapI anu ProSIScts
~ lunurS nuStbesS inVIIhpIe' lmrleulate
business pelns tne ohly thlhs lacking
Inc nae nrk"t Is anoGI &c lower than
eral, with indications favorable for their
REMAINING 80
Fruit and Produce.
rr,;t aud rroduoo r,o, t,a .,aI .
III no MetN' ne CltS 'Iaus was nght