Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-07
CONDITION OFOMAHES TRADE
Fall Business Now at Its Height and Bet
ter Than Anticipated.
SEVERAL FLUCTUATIONS IN GROCERIES
Cotton Goods Market very Firm with
Tendency OF Prices Upward and
Buyins More Brisk Than
Ever Before.

IT distribution OF fan goods may nov
be said to be At its height. Omaha Jobbers
and manufacturer In fact enjoyed the best
trade last week that they have had In
many months and some of them claim TO
have broken all previous records. At any
rate the city was full Of buyers. all the
fall trade their orders were naturally OF
liberal proportions. IL is very nouceable
that a good many new merchants are ar
irving on the market this fall. Some OF
them are buying opening stocks and others
are simply new to this market, one joboer
last week were men who had never bought
In Omaha before to his knowledge, whlch
ne takes as a good Indication 9 9db 5he sF cen-
ter. Not only Is house trade OF large pro-
portions, but travelling men are also meet
Ing with good success in picking up orders
on the road, so that jobbeTs are having
about ali the business they can COM
The markets continue good and firm, with
q very healthy undertone.. lt Is eVldent
owine 70 the exseptionsily heavy demand
being experienced all over the country.
Several lines have been marked up during
tically no weakness in any important class
Of goods.
shape and the credit men Of the dinerent
1obbing houses say II has been a good many
years since their accounts have been In as
good shape as they are this fall. Not only
that, but owing to the prosperous business
that retailers have been doing Tor the ids1
as big risks as they have heretofore. TAX
ing everything into consideration the gen
eral opinion Is that the business situation
IN Omaha and surrounding territory was
never in as good condition as at the present
sugar Market Firm.
The sugar market is practically un-
changed so far as quotations go. Prices,
however, are very firm and the demand Is
for the next ten days or two weeks, as
there seems to be an abundance OF fruits
and vegetables. Rehnerles are oyersold on
some grades and the New York market
closed strong and active, with a posslplnty
ever. is not looked for on the missouri
The cheese market is very strong and at
heavy. That is particularly true In the
south on account Of this being the cotton
picking season. The export demand Is also
IMPROVING and as a result all offerings are
being freely taken. Another feature whlch
is ihhuepcing the market nrogxcin Is s sne IseS DUR 9l
ing the last ten lays or two weeks. Ac-
cording to reports pastures are crying up
and Il Is expected that the make from now
on will gradually decrease, and so the gen
eral prediction is that the market Will rlle
higher in the near future.
The coffee market is a trihe easier than
It was q week ago owing 70 me re iSect
coming from south America 70 Ihe hvt
little damage.
In canned goods interest centers around
corn and tomatoes. 1t seems that the pack
ers Of corn are getting rather nervous
about the situation and many. Of them are
ICIublnk ". ldhG any "a
they see the results Of their pack. They
claim that a considerable portion OF their
s ssiFsss and Tf 4 lo oessrG SoS as Ss II ins any sA eSanse
In the market would be toward nisheI
prices. owing to the fact that late corn ,ass
no small acreage would be made prae-
tically worthless in case Of a sharp frost.
Very much the same conditions are nouce-
able In the tomato situation. With plenty OF
warm weather, during, september there
would be a good pack of western tomatoes,
A heavy frost. however. would cut of a
large portion. Of the ANTICIPATED pack.
peaches nsS nrS Save me%F% on On the market and
are moving out nicely, TO the trade; Lne
better than anticipated for early ship.
ments. The coal strike seems TO be havlne
as they hesitate to name prices on futures
that will lead TO business az the prssSn.
man;s and me hest spples are now com,
Rolled oats advanced CSC per barrel las,
week and there was also an advance OF
zoe. on nve-pound packages. -,
New head rice rice Is sp said inc TO he sh0wi has W !
strong advancing tendency, showing ira
supplies are IN ecmpoTStiyeiy ro ne" v asnaS
Louisiana does not show as good qualt,
as that coming earlier from the MISSISSIPPI
hardly be effected even II abundant. sup
plies OF the western Louisiana goods shoulS
shown do not promise as good quality IA
last season and the color is also on. a.,
AL huNaniAh6 NNhNNhNt
Domestic sardines are stronger than the!
Mere Ter case a S9 Sas a sseen sne est an sSsSn's on tn h
other hand, three-quarter mustards ar
In regard to the condition of trade, whole
sale grocers say they are enjoying a yer,
Mere business %s. 4 rood a d EsaiF Of as spes ss ihvs S S%
ing, owing to the fact tina the countr
mas sport ou sneSly w sTrhS, cow YEAR Sno howeveT' tn
trade IS normal and almost entirely 70
Immediate use, and therefore the marke
Is in a much more healthy condition.
Cotton Goods Very strong.
There is a very decided strength to tn
market for low grade cotton goods, som
brands OF brown goods were advanced Z
fate. There has been no Change IN bieac
goods. but higher prices TOR some lines ar
or nI ths %aT a5S t Ss.I s ! ssy Plsin Of ens fsns
domets are very hard 70 obtain. In fac
mile are now running In spring lines, :
that 4 is d%iticult e secure pattern taPriS
SsSSss s sS'Hs se RSSsHV market fRsa may be said to :
Business with Omaha dry. goods jOOpeI
was never as large as during last Wee
orders were unusually liberal. Travelin
statesmen also took very satisfactory, order
fSd t tnsd eii IN fset 4 now soSs1 al It's i height an
3obbers look for an exceedingly heavy d.
have sold more goods than ever before an
II Is now certain that this year will be
record breaker.
Local houses are already making preps
rations for spring business ana on aecouI
OF the large crop OF corn In sight, a Yer
brisk early spring trade Is expected.
Heavy Demand for Hardware.
Hardware jobbers are also enjoying a ni'
trade and IN fact are working oVertin
shipping out fall goods. This Is OF cour'
the time when stoves and ali tina ella
OF goods move freely and all the 1obOel
agree that the demand this fall Is exec
tonally large,
a week ago. All lines are In e good stro.
position and there seems no reason I.
looking for any very Important huctuatiol
In the immediate future.
NO Chanse In Leather Goods.
There has been no important change du
ing the week In the situation IN leath
goods. Jobbers are still shipping out the
advance orders and are also taking a lar
number Of new orders. A good many
their customers are coming TO market al
placing liberal hlling-in orders. With an
thing like normal fall weather Jobhers lO
for good, brisk trade throughout q
fall and winter months.
Rubber goods continue In exceptional
good demand for this season or the ye
and rubber clothing In particular is selli
we'll Jobbers say that the way merchan
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