Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
CONDITION OF OMAHES TRADE
Business Unusually Brisk for Mid Summer
and Better Than a Year Age.
FEW CHANGES IN RULING QUOTATION;
Prospects for the Future Were Never
90 Good and JObbers and Retail
ers Are Making Preparations
for Their Fall Trade.

ally prosperous conditions which exist IN
the entire territory tributary to this mar
ket IL thought TO be the cause for the I'M
usually heavy consuming demand for this
Of life, but luxuries as well are in greater
demand than ever before and the prospects
for the future are stlll better. Wholesalers
now think that It will take something out
81 the ordinary to prevent them from max
trade. TTavelIng men who have lately
come In from their territories say they
1sysr saw snythibng iise the re-; confidence th1dSIaS I'm in
country. They say It is because OF the
prospect of a bumper crop of corn which
pendent and prosperous condition than has
ever been known. Not only is there to be
turned out well and besides that ali kinds
Of live stock is bringing more money than
kinds are selling higher than ever before
As a result money. will soon be pouring
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In comparing their future business with
that Of a year ago local jobbers see a big
paced an order SO far has increased his last
years order by several hundred dollars.
IL that continues throughout the season It
cannot help but make an enormous differ
ence IN the total amount Of goods sold out
have the Increase 10 hgure on from their
new customers and also from the hundreds
Of opening stocks that have been sold and
VIII be sold In the next two months. TAX
ing everything into consideration local job
bers think they have good cause for fgur-
This markets have been unusually quiet
the past week so far as fluctuations of
ceptions staple goods are selling in the
same notches they were a week ago and
RITesea9ts r rnai mslGsts are are s LaySrf a,ms 10 TOT co e0n-
and Wholesalers report very few bad ac-
eounts.
GrSceries About Steady.
Wholesale grocers report trade as being
very liberal for this time of the wear and
cay that sales are running c99nnsidersbiyy
Sugar is selling in the same notches 1t was
week ago and the demand is fairly
The bean market took another upward
jump last week, the advance amounting to
b916 cents per bushel: Oatmeal is also
higher, the market being quoted Is cents
per bushel higher than II was a week ago.
be said, as practicaily ali lines are in the
same position they were a week. ago. To-
matoes are stu attracting considerable at
tenuon. but, no new Developments have
Dried fruits are still quiet, with prices
syrup market. The same may be said OF
both coffee and tea. In fact, the grocery
market as a whole may be summed up by
quoting 1t active but steady.
House Trade Increasing.
For this early in the season dry goods
jobbers enjoyed a very nice house trade
last week. they have been predicting for
rive unusually PSSt early srS' and ladi the 9UyS pastN w ten DAYS Az.
have borne out their predictions. Mer-
points. but from the far west. from the
Dakotas and even from points we'll up into
% sn6I%o1. o Eyer Iyraa now points 60 az
eight weeks, but. jobbers are prepared.
They have their fall STOCKS in shape and
toners TO come in and make their seleo-
tions Owing to the big, trade expected
every department, so as to be we'll equipped
for looking after the wants Of their
Mall orders are also coming in very
Freely, owing probably TO the warm
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their stocks of wash goods, and other thii
goods which moved 50 slowly earlier in III,
get as good prices as they did a short Tins
Advance orders are now being shipped
working their men overtime. Retailer,
want their fall goods unusually early, sc
as to get them displayed and attract tn,
attention of their customers.
Both the cotton and wooden goods mar
kets are in the same position they were
week ago. Prices are firm all along tn,
nmg ang IL Is sun being predicted tina
place before the season comes to a close.
Hardware Active and Unchanged.
There is a good demand for all lines o.
seasonaple hardware and wholesalers re
port their sales as being much heavier thar
ihey were a year ago at this time. There
is no special feature to the trade, bu
simply an active demand for all stapl,
The market is also very unlnterestin,
owing TO the lack of fluctuations either vi
OF in fact the market has held $
half as many change sheets as usual ant
the few changes that they did make wer
however, is what both wholesalers and re
tailers like, for they can anticipate thei
wants without fear OF being caught on
downward market. When gOOdS are "a
hard to obtain as they are now II Is neces
sary for jobbers in particular to look IA
ned TO have the market hold steady.
No Change I'm Leather Goods.
Leather goods men are stil busy shippin
out their advance orders. They are gettin
a good start on them, but their sales ar
be some time yet before they win hav
the orders all filled up to date. Travelin
men are stLll meeting with good success Q
the road and very few complaints regard
ing the general situation are heard. Their
was quite a mail order business last weel
Tot While the orders were small, they WEI
The rubber goods trade was not as goo
frssueS StA rains al E was 9 foo TO sh@' as sR Wen ~ 3
midsgmmsr, bat the dryer and warms
rally. FAN business, though. is in ven
satisfactory condition,
Fruits RRd Produce.
There was a God demand last week Il
frnits and vegetables. ~-lhcrta peaches a
slil the most popular sd c.. truit a
they are selling very freely. Stock 10 no
arriving from Arkansas and Is pronounce
as bEtng even better than that from Texa
four-basket crates are selling at 500 ar
six-hasket crates at Sl50. Berries are no
practically out OF the market. Watermelon
are In big demand and the stock now {
the market is unusually good for this tin
OF the year,
In vegetables there has been very litt
change. Potatoes are sttll arriving vel
Freely, and good stock is quoted at a5c y
The receipts OF poultry have not be,
very heavy and the market has held mr.
all the week. The quotations will be -four
IN another column.
The butter market on the contrary h
sased on a little owing TO heavy receipt
Dealers say they never saw 50 much butt
At this time OF the year and think it
caused by the good condition OF pastures
The egg market held up IN pretty 10,
shape all the week. Receipts were n
heavy and the loss on was greater than
has been up 20 this time. Commission M,
say, though, that Il will be sim worse
the weather continues as warm as Il "
last week.
81 Louis Grain ana Provisions.
ST, LOUIS, July 26-WHEAT-Lows
No. 2 red. cash, elevator, 67@c; track. ne
Gh0&ci July, 6l$c: September. 6I&G67h
December, @ha&Ne; No. 2 hard. new, 6