Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Business as a Rule Entirely Satisfactory to
Local Jobbsrs.
VALUES HAVE TENDENCY TOWARD FlRMNEsS
Some Lines show Marked Increase In
Price, others Remain Stationary
Future Prospects Regarded
as Most Promising.

L.. 4N.fr
all lines are sthl BUSY scNIihs III '""
sprinv stocks and arranging them for re-
sbinme,t In a few cases they report that
- t.ut,ntrg ON their
they nave mace d t"o" ",e''''' a.,
advance orders, nut are pe'hB ue''EvU Wy
the rush of Immediate business coming in.
80 tho uav tho present
Huch ehcouraS'u W. W. 80 ura,hosying
S'd' 10 80, t"e -sut Lew, when
'bo yninme Of business transacted during
Ihe No'uine "a ' -, 49, ~ Tho
last mohtn Is compa''H WI" ,ma' ,ohrors
corresponding month of last year looperS
IN nearly all cases find that they are run
,i,v far ahead of last years figures. 1t
nm la' aneau = ~ ~ ,a, 90 ,,uch
~ thoushG thaI tiis slin - u, I'm Tho
due to INCREASED cohsutnnuom ~ ~
territory tributary 10 this city as II IL 10
ne EIo"lIt n"pTTi,". ,c,.cr bas bcen n
l1bblnH center' heIe 49, ,hnn1s Of This
time wheh zoe Wnpltsdlc " .g t6my
cry VIE CarISi,s a a. is =" 4, :, trtc mai tbcy
are TINS season. anu ! e ~ aiso '.uvtnrr H'
, menr, g Ibiy nc fbaaT% are doing at the present
time. lhelF increased puSin2 ,u"I,,t
tlem 10 carry more Com,Pnc'G n roS and
the. market Is, Consistently lnproNiHE ~
making. new trienhS. Inc teilIen'E ny. -
20 gradual! crowd out OF ms "stu ,bb ny
houses not representeu III t"is ~, 80 ~ s Inc
even IT consumption were ny mi -
at a rapid rate tnSre WUuIu HIr ,o
opportunity lot incaL Joo"i"s o"' "
enlargc thelr business. u,r &c.
Market conultlVhs are : onnb nricce
What they We're at last report tIo'sm -
IN nearlN an INES art very nm, u r a.
not very heavy last week; as the coi1
weather rather hau a ~tenuenCS 10 I'D
shoppers az nome. a montn vi i y traG5o
h,,t ~ tbis la "a I'm The season Seoole figure
that the winter is about over and that
they can 20 without many ihings that they
would not think OF denying themselves
earlier in the gear.
cr,rcr;cs Advance.
.a.s. ..t, WOW
wholesale SroCerS report tfaue sun ,,uN
ing along at a good rate. lhelr JHhuatS
stantial gain over last years tEures anu
Indications are taNorapie LOT the Sain prlrs
fully as large In the future. There We're
not very many changes IN me marhel ms
week, though, a Few INES nave auTanCeu
somewhat. Inc sugar market rs sun III d
DC higher than thcy were a Wv ga ni
Raws have also heen markeI ny DC "Iu
Indications are thought to be lfSofnole
for still higher prices. Coffee IS also IN "a
very strong position and especially IS ms
true of greens, which are som" nlsHeI
than they were a week ago; though roasted
~coffees are being quoted the sarna. Many
lines of canned goods are very nrnl, par
Some lines or smail FRUITS ana tomatoes ~
alsn 1uoleu d m,itc ~, oa6ms ron o. rn,noin tho
same. with the exception of domestic rice,
which is being held at q little tirmer prices.
Lamp chimneys have advanced 10 per dozen
during the last sixty days on account Of the
increased cost of labor and material. There
was little, If any, change in dried fruits
last week. as at this time OF
year t. very light. 1t Is thought mat as
soon as the spring demand sets III con-
siderablN higher prices VIII pc seem
especially on peaches AMI pruhes
phcuomennI Guins.
-. .o,,r,. 90
liaruwatS men rpJdaaN a. t %r" r 20
ahe TonIi.lo on, III t ~ r p,n ~ 81 ONO W
.psOiIteiE noIni,S ] S.,
~ Ia a. -, a,,I,.ns ,j,rip% .ie ,ronth
81 go "a = y, 1872 Jd "a % onmt
onS wbnnS JanIiarv Of 1SaS ie .,lSen INTO
'H' 'aN - 80 49,
49, - ~, T.. So. 49, b,I 49,,
larger than in tiS9S ,rh;s gain oTSnears n
he annrna "hinr tbe nniracnlons .nd 10
certainIv far hevond The exne Siaiions Of
even Tho most h6neful ones II is thoupht
however. thar this groyth is natural. ard
for that reason nermanent and iobbers
figure that this trade Is going TO continue
to increase lust so long as prosperity shall
last. In other words. thew do not intend
20 lose rhe hoid they nave on the business
branching out and covering the ground
more Thoroughly and mo- s,ti STA ctoriiv
There is nothing new to be said about the
ocndition Of the market as ysIIes are
Just about where they we've n week ago,
though there is the same feeling of firm.
ness and tendency for higher nrices
...m GO. - 49,
spring q Move Freely.
Dry goods jobbers also have a good word
to say of trade and report the best Jan
uary business on record, in spite of the
warm weather, which naturally had a
tendency to lessen the demand for winter
goods. \ good start has been made on
filling advance orders, and in fact spring
and summer goods are going out almost
as fast as they are coming in. R2..ilcrs
out through the country who failed to place
their ORDERS early in the season are now
exhibiting considerable anxiety to get their
stocks. so that travelling men are having
little difficulty in landing business. The
outlook for a big spring and summer bust
ness was, in fact, never more encouraging
than at the present time and jobbers fee
confident that their expectations will be
fully realized unless something out of the
ordinary happens to prevent. There is nc
marked shortage of stock so far as local
dealers are concerned, but reports from
eastern markets show that manufacturer
are running behind and jobbers who are
not supplied are ant to have difficulty IN
eSlunB Pl".hPt SntpIhenlS. mere atS III
is simplv n gradual stiffeninr process go,
ing on which IL not rand enough To make
a uuotable change.
hiGh' demand ior shoes'
Boot and shoe men seem to be less fortu,
nate han most other wholesale merchants
as they report January of this year hardlN
up with the corresponding month of last
year. The falling Off. where there has beer
any, is of course accounted for by the lack
of cold weather, which has materially les,
sened the demand for heavy foot wear
When spring and summer business is taker
into account, however, boot and shoe mpr
can also make a good showing. Without