Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-18
OEDITlON OF OMGHGS TRADE
neral Business Outlook Much Better
Than It Wa q Week Ago.
BAR FIRM WITH UPWARD TENDENCY
ID orders stiII Coming In Freely
bad Local Jobbers Have more on
Hand Than Ever Before NJ
This Time Of Year.

rms time OF IenEs
The business situation as a whole In
maha and surrounding territory may. be
I'D TO be In a much better condition than
was a week ago. While there had been
few rains previous to last week, still
y here had been no prolonged rains such
for that reason both retailers and jobbers
ere getting a little anxious, but their
binds were set entirely at rest last week.
nst day or two have had a good deal to
Ay regarding the favorable outlook for a
bcord breaking summer business and
very one seems to be in an unusually
\ ression is that all that is needed in this
tpuntry is good crops and now that every
ling points TO q very favorable yield of
q kinds OF grain. there is no room for
I1mplalnt. According to reports received
+ ||om the country, retail trade up to this
4|ne has been very satlsfactory. especially
q the better towns, and merchants stocks
30 getting well broken. Hot weather will
|ow make summer weight goods move at
rapid rate and jobbers are predicting a
rom this time on.
FTraveling men are still meeting with
Is t tpoSs that ;an many nae merchants who
ave been holding back up TO this time Will
ON be ready 20 place, their orders
There have been only a few fluctuations
D prices during the past week. s a gem
ral thing quotations are in Just about
ma the situation is best described by cali
IhE practically all lines firm and active.
California Prune Crop Injured.
Wholesale grocers are considerably inter
|gted in the reports from California, to the
meet that the Rrune crop is seriously
inc OF the directors OF the Cured Fruit
hssociation made a tour OF. the large
The blossoms have been dropping badly
hnd II is thought that, taking the state
|ma n whole there will he about OOo-fOurth
8 said there will be no crop at ali, while
that orchards viii be spotted. II con:
ditions are as reported. II viii be the most
Sro%srS. rS SsaT general sTsS l hnSwn to 4. Df thas
the unreasonable weather Of last year Is
causing the blossoms to drop According
exist in those states as In California.
pther hand, are reported as record break
ers. and in fact all kinds of California
Fruits; With the exception of prunes. are
vorable for exceptionally large crops.
The sugar market is practically the same
ever having taken place either on Jaws raW
or refined: The demand however, is Inn
Proying at a rapid rate and as the small
mediate future; T. Is predicted by some
mo1ts Il viii R0s'i be so % m nnTw a 'H question Rfa5
Of price a. i viii be Of supply.
va N dri to s 6TS.'s extent exaDE fast weep sPple Stocks SS,
coast yery, rapidly and fancy grades are
quoted higher than they were a week ago.
Eyaporated ,raspberries, though, are a
There has not been much Change in
canned goods, but stocks Of spot tomatoes
are well cleaned up and as a result the
h cheese market still remains very
high owing to the fact that consumption i
higher than they have been 81 this season
Regardfns the condition OF trade. local
wholesale Rrocers say that the demand for
all lines OF ~seasonable gooda is unusually
heavy and that they have about all the
business they can comfortably attend to.
More Buyers Arriving.
A week ago the dry goods market was
reported as very quiet. and while the same
thing 10 true, comparatively speaking, there
is more doing h there was a week ago
with dry goods jobbers, so far as fmme.
diate business is concerned. but 1t is said
that there Is good reason for believing
that the quiet time is close to an end. The
latter part of last week more buyers ar
rived on the market h for some llttl'
as a result Of the rains. Thesy Sy predictet
q wonderful Improvement in retail tran
i iaS% n0 orders Ter anu TRRa s%Siff sui men n0s sSy T ths.
broken and that 1T will only take a few
hot days now to reduce stocks In gooC
shape and send merchants to town To-
more goods.
Fall orders continue TO arrive in yer.
satisfactory numbers and IT may safel!
be said that there Is not a jobbing hous
In the city that has not more fall orderl
than ever before at this time of the year
and In fact some of them say they hav
more now than they had on July 1 of las
The market is in practically the sam,
condition II was n week ago. Cotton good
retain their strength and there seem 4
partment. As previously noted stocks ar
not accommodating In manufacturers hands
t to issf Tor eS q break eSS is' Da.S 90 q sSi @s sss. SRp0r
rfrdwAre Market Firm and Active
There has been no change worthy OF men
tion in the hardware market since las
report. All lines are quoted firm, and .
peeting any important changes for som
time to come. The market as a whole
In the same healthy condition 1t has bee
The demand locally continues very salts
factory and all lines OF ~seasonable good
fas this spring the volume OF bushes
transacted by local houses Is far IN exces
iE&sscsions remain very ssatisfactoTy. W
Rubber Goods I'm Better Demand.
Rubber goods men naturally felt the e
feOts OF last weeks rains TO quite an e1
tent The order; they reSeiy h16ns we're o,;,
GOOD many maekintoshes. slickers, rubbs
Boots and In fact all kinds of summe
FubberS sold quite freely. The rains ais
helDed retailers to clean out the stock
they had on hand and put them In
position to buy more goods. q.
leather goods continue to move Quii
freely for this time OF the year, and Jobbei
are wen pleased with the trade they haN
had up to this time. Hot weather will. !,
course, help out retailers and increase "a
numbsr Of sining-up orders TO a marks
Fruits ana Produce.
The demand fer fresh fruits and veg
tables last week was the best OF "
season. but In spite Of that fact prte,
on nearly all lines took quite a drop
view OF the more liberal receipts; ouou
lions on most lines are now getting dow
TO a reasonable basis and an impfox.
demand IL looked for from. this on. w
prices that are being quoted ana the IN
that are on the market VIII De round
another column.
In the way OF fruits California cherrE
and gooseberries Will be noticed among u
new lines on the market
he Gag market has NOT nuetuateo vei
much during the week and Is duoted ado
the same as 4 was a week age: PohIu
has been in Hight receipt and, prices ma,
been hrm. Butter In. particular mas pc
are extremeiy high. While an inerease
the supply OF butter Is looked for In I
near future, II is thought that prices "
rule much higher than last year and IN
there will be no serious break for 9