Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16
COyDITIOSO OF ONAHAS TRADE
Spring Business Continues Active in Prao-
tically All Departments.
sUeARsELuNe AT sOTTON NOTCH PRICES
Cotton Market strong sud "a f. Freely
Predicted that Price WIN
Advance to Ten Cents
Before October.

ADVANCE 70 - l.
Before October.
Omaha jobbers in nearly all lines report
trade for last week as being exceptionally
large: a a general tnins ~ Imnasde M
bulk Of their purchases, and for that
reason ioe6ers always look fqF a Big so aS9p
and they have received reports to the
sect ii ' he. city 3 s0G 9Sis m 2esk. ms 81 ihsS are
looking for a brisk demand for me next
pleased with the amount Of goods they
have sold up to this time, and. In fact say
that they have broken all prsvio1s III Savs
which visited this section Of the country
has had a wonderfully good erect upon
their winter stocks IN good shape in the
majority OF cases, which not only gave
nut them in the best Of spirits and in
creased their confidence in the future
more ,.beral than they would have been
II merchants had not sold out thelr VIII
ten stocks In so0d shape; :, Al. snr,nz
trade has been the large number or new
customers, and the great ma!otlIy o5sIrnse
or those who have until this year had the
idea that they had 70 60 east IN ordsr
hesvy buyers patronized the Omaha mar
ket this spring than ever before ana as
they Expressed themselves A6 ONAn6 WI
pleased with the stocks carried in this
city, 5obbers feel reasonably sure or Sc
curing their trade Permanently IA, hssn
the large number Of opening stocks that
have been sold within the last three
have started in business in the territory
tributary TO this market and have come
HsrS Jon Iorne 'I s9o thai large opening stocks
were seldom sold IN Omaha, but that ~ no
longer the case. In fact. jobbers say they
have every reason for feeling well pleased
with the way business Is going this spring
and IL anything Ike aysrags crops are
that fan trade will show an enormous in
So Ear as the market quotations are
concerned there have been rev important
changes within the last week Nearly all
OF any weakness for some time TO come.
Collections are good and but few business
ADVERTISEMENTS among retailers are being
Sugar Exceptionally Cheap.
wholesale grocers report the volume of
business as being very satisfactory for
this season Of me year there being an
goods, The market last week ~fuctuated
but very little. and. in fact, II could be
Change at al. The sugar market Il
practically the same as il was a week
ago on both Taws and refined: It lis H
Ssdni.eiy decided. but when that is finally
Six6er prices viii prevail. Quotations are
y SOC per 100 pounds lower on refined
sr ana ~ 1ns ssct YER pT,ces are mS% at one
of the lowest points ever reached
position but no anotable change has taken
place during the week under review. Tes
Is in Just about the same position it was
There has been little If any change In
dried fruits but stocks are reported a
t ss11 ~eonsumpton has hardly been a.
heavy u in previous seas9ns owing I,
2 throughout the country the greater par
The cheese market is stin advancing owinl
to the scarcity. II will probably be thirty o
forty days before new goods are offered
s sSop 9Tin ssa 70 n aee h 1ead prl Silf Fl br Ing octo
In fafffaeeoss goods. oatmeal decline.
the hrst of the week, but later on IN
market armed up and the week closed
little higher than the preEiou4 week Syru
Is also somewhat higher than X was
II is Expected that both canned oyster
near future. stocks are light in packers
hands, and, as II will be several month
that higher prices viii prevail
Cotton Confines strong.
Interest in dry goods circles sim center
around the cotton market Large operator
are watching the market and studying cor
s sIsiS1' Ss SsF1 possssSs 1 iRat L iae Is Pr eStfoH vi
be seen before the new crop comes on IL
HsrEst. ua Ths siTens sec II tne m eGSSfn mnl
lines and as a result manufacturer al
III holding their lines az very nrm price
ssnSs asa. but sun 3obbers say that
viii u-ndoubtediy advance as soon as pre-
ent stocks are exhausted The gener
ogotations are exceedingly cheap. and me
chants who are placing liberal orders no
Win Be well nxed for the summer traS
di6acuitT IN getting desirable lines OWL
to the fact that mills are wen old up a,
product for several months TO- come. Z
long as that = the case with the leadi
sor ySiaes 10 70 any lower fer some III
10 come, while the chances are very fave
Locaiiy the trade situation is very sat
factory too al concerned. There were ms
more buyers IN me city han thss
thai were in placed heavier orders tn
they ala the week before. For that reas
psreneed this spring. Jobbers are in
esipt Of advices stating that there win b
fst this week, 20 thsy are sure OF a &
tinued heavy demand TOR the next few as
81 n Immediate business.
Preparations are being made for send
on, trsvslinS men with taii 5amplesi >
By the nrst Of April L Is expected q
All the men will be on the road. since
eatIara cleared up their last winters ste
IN good SHAPE. ID n thought that travel
men WIN meet wth good success from
start.
spEtag Hardware Moving Freely
Hardware jobbers are now experienc
an active demand for spring lines b
wire. poultry netting. steel goods, build
material. ~refKigerat0fs, and In fact all n
OF seasonabie goods. are BOW moving on
rapid rate. The demand compares Y
fayOrAbiy with last year, so that 3obt
Are in the best OF SPIRITS
There Il nothing new that can be
OF the market, as all lines are in pl
tfcany the SANE position they were a y
aRo. The situation Is best described
calling the market drm on AL lines :
bers are skill complaining OF the dine
they have in getting goods, but that
been the case Tor 50 long a time that
no longer an unusual condition
abbera sell slowly.
Ths rubber goods trade has. OF eou
been rather quiet Of late, owing to
lack OF the proper kind OF weather.
bers. however, say that Il viii take
few days Of stormy weather 10 make
demand assume very satisfactory pro
tioBs. A storm which only lasts for a
or - - not OF much value. but a '
OF rain makes m~ackdneoshes ana al Il
Of clothing and footwear sell at a 7
Leather goods are IN as good deman
could be expected al this time OF the }
hut there Is no special feature 70 the n