Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-09
CONDITION OF ONAHk'S TRADE
Spring Buyers Arrive IN the City IN
Large Numbers.
SUGAR MARKET A TRIFlE LOVER
Cotton Sc Quoted Strong and "a Sc
ThOuEhf Price VIII Go 20 Ten
-Cents-Brown oottons Ad-
vance Five Centa.


The sobbinE district Of Omaha was
crowded last week with buyers Of Epring
Boooa- The dry goods houses In particular
were well patronized. but TN the boot and
uhoe Jobbere, hardware men and in fact
a. wholesalsrs had a coed many %yisitors
mprlng than ever before, but the number
that have arrived thus far have exceeded
customers come back. but many new ones
nave given Omaha q trial al the expense
of ChicREo and other eastern markets as
well an Of those farther down the river.
Those who were here for the first time eK-
pressed themselves as being greatly sur
carried by Omaha houses and the old Gus
toners also remarked on the improvements
made gtnos last season
50 far as values are Coz cerned there have
oeen few important changes during the last
several days. A few lines have huctuatsd
changes were OF miner importance. IL is
evident that there Is a firm undertone 10
and that the demand is SUFFICIENT to main
tain present values for some time 10 come.
COLLECTIONS continue in. good shape and
on their books. They have cleaned up their
winter bills in exceptionally good shape
ana Tor that reason are fall Of confdence
for the futurR. Retailers. however. do not
seem 70 DC abusing their credit. but are
buyirg conservsuvely and are trying not
trade.
Sugar Market a Little Lower.
Wholesale erocers had a good word TO
say reeRrding the condition q trade last
week. In mnking comparisons with the
last several weeks and also with the cor
responding periods of previous years they
md that they are doing fully as much
business as they could reasonably expect
The market as a whole rs IN much the
same oondlton Il was a week ago. Sugar.
hews~eB ~ a trihs lower. the decline which
TOOK place the first Of the week amounting
10 &c per hundred pounds. The market II
now rather unsettled and II Is thought that
II win remain that way until the tariff
question Is out OF the way.
There IL very Itttie change IN the canned
Booos market 50 far as spot stocks are
arm an along the line. Packers. though.
are getring their ideas up on futures and
are stiil putting forth the argument that
u is imposEiele for them TO secure acreage
from the farmers even at an advance over
the prices paid last season.
In faFfnaceous goods beans are un-
changed, but oatmeal is q little higher.
owing TO the fact that stocks are being re-
duced- Corn Eyrups advanced sharply last
week and ttili higher prices are looked for
Both slsaI and manila rope is being held
AZ firm prices and II il predicted that an
In fact AZ 10 claimed that the finished prod
uct IL being sold In this market for less
than the actual cost Of the raw material
Strong Cotton Market
Omaha dry goods jobbsrs enjoyed a very
nice uaaf last week and IN fact y was one
this city. Not only were buyers numerous.
but their orders were large. TRAVELLING men
also met with good success on the road.
80 that trRde as a whole was very satisfac-
tory TO Omaha hon SEES
The most Important feature OF the mar
ket II the strong tone to the cotton market
Large operators now say that they lo0k
for f0c catton - a result Of this lrznness
Sna tsers 4 no IIanesr ans dnubt III SsSee
mtnde Of those best posted thBt the market
viii rntain iSs present strength throughout
A marked shortage n reported IN gfng-
hams CT both plain and fancy varieties and
oeiivsraes OF hieh-praced wash fabrics are
The season Is now close at hand when
Onnffa yoebeFs win start cut after fan
business Extensive preparations have been
under way for some time past and whole
salers say that they are going to make as
carried last .fsn as. they have made this
year IN the Assurtrneuts of spring goods.
have had this Season they feel 5usriaed in
future
Hardware About steady.
There Is nothing particularly new 10 re-
Pert o rssaroinf me hsrG~aFe re-, Tarast al
notches they were a week ago and the
market may be quoted firm and active.
shape and Omaha houses report trade as
being much better than II was q week ago.
viii he In still better demand Il the near
future. as the late buyers cannot postpone
ordering much longer. 50 FAR this season
than ever before during the same period
last year and Il Is the general opinion that
unless something unexpected happens the
balance win continue IN favor of this year.
Coed Demand for Leather Goods
Boot and shoe jobbers also have a good
word 10 say regarding the condition Of
trade, A FOOD many buyers have been IN
i iRs az ord deas pSfk tr sRe nSS men PlibS sT. b@ee.ss
meeting with exceptionally good success,
and as a rssalt gobbers are well pleased
are EsffinE snxious and those who bought
earlier in the season arV filling IN their
which viii soon set in. Merchants as a
rule IRE very confident regarding the fu-
lure sna think haiS that their spring and sum
Tbs rubber goods trade 10 hardly as good
~ IL was q week ago. Retailers say that
they are not selling nearly as much stock
a. they were a week or Ten Says ago. AS
ine Is selling 70 some extent. but there has
not been enough rain 10 create mach Of a
demand In thai line. If there should hap
they would sell an immens amount of
clothins. a. stocks IN the country are by
no means heavy.
Frnfts and Produce.
Thete was some Improvement noted last
week In the demand for fruits and vsge-
tables. WhOloEalers always notice that as
boon as the weather q moderate enough TO
enable retailers TO display their goods on
the that trade improves. The
EoodH, hoWeVer, that can be displayed are
fathsr limited In number. so that 5obbers
are looking forward to the time when the
supply OF green goods win be more liberal.
30 far a. prices are concerned there is not
enuch Change from q week ago. Just about
the same lines are on the market and they
are selling in practically the same nOtches
they have heen for some little time past
The eGg market has attracted consider
eble attention OF late. Receipts increased
rapidly last week and prices as q result
broke The market Is nov quoted rs un-
FetfAed and commission men are advising
their shipper TO buy on 3 wide margin.
The reoeipts of poultry were very HRht
kast-Wsek. bat the demand was also Of
moderate proportions. 50 that the market
I'D not any more than hold steady.
The butter market showed some weak
ness toward the close Of ths week.
OMAHA WHOLESALE Markets.
Condition Of TRADE and Qaotations ON
ssaaRle ana Fancy Proaaee.