Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Both Immediate and Future Business Up to
the Usual Standard.
SUGAR MARKET TENDING UPWARD
some Advance Reported I'm Cotton
Goods and Present Indications
Point TO n Continued Firm Mar
ket for some Time to Come.

year tobbers found they could oner no
future are also full Of encouragement
every one seems to be satisfied. From the
ing the lack of warmer weather and the
need OF rain is also beginning to be felt In
some localities to some extent, but still no
the general business situation is very salts
factory. Retailers are confident that In a
improvement in the demand for spring and
summer lines and as soon as that taxes
an Increase in their trade and also an i'm
provement in collections.
At the present time travelling statesmen
for local houses are devOting most OF their
attention to future business and according
TO all reports they are meeting with, very
clined TO buy early owing probably to the
fact that the outlook for future business Is
encouraeing and also TO the fact that prices
on practically all lines are very firm. with
the tendency upward rather than down
ward. To most retailers IL seems a safe
there is not much chance for values seek
ing a lower level, while they may go con-
siderably higher. The markets as a whole
are in very much the same position they
were a week ago, though a few changes
worthy OF mention have taken place.
slight Advance in Sugar.
Refined sugar advanced &c last week and
vance. The period of heavy CONSUMPTION is
now close at hand and still further ad-
vances would cause no surprise. Quite an
hNANoe0 ~ NAb NAAAnh Woo Ao9N
week as compared with the week before
and a steady increase is looked for from
now on. Holders of raws In New York are
asking a full &c over market quotations
and claim they will not sell for less.
In farinaceous goods the market on oat-
meal advanced quite sharply owing to the
high prices ruling on grain. Syrups are
also in a very strong position and higher
The canned goods market continues very
firm and particularly Is that true OF small
fruits. The demand for dried fruits is
much more satisfactory than IL has been
Of late and holders in California report
fancy Ss,D lines Dr Of R c%sf1 c,sPe eaTs and an apr sPGFie tSs
\ market is advancing on the low grades.
Primes remain about the same as they
owing to the liberal demand and light sup
ply, advanced k@isc during the week.
the raw sSqG aber the .n market PiSH pri' sisa iUi rope Is Is
very strong and a sharp advance is looked
So far as the business situation Is con-
cerned local Jobbers say that the demand
for all staple lines OF groceries, is very
satisfactory and compares very favorably
with the same period of last year.
Cotton Goods stin Advancing.
The market on four-yard cotton goods,
which has been practically the only weak
spot in the cotton goods market. frmed up
two weeks ago. 1t Is stated on good au-
thority that some heavy transactions for
export shipment haXe recently been com
siderably and leading lines are being held
more firmly than for some time past.
Other cotton goods continue strong and
advances in many lines, including we'll
known brands of staple prints, are looked
for by those who are In a position TO know.
Many leading houses are advising their
customers to make purchases of fall goods
as early as possible and 1t seems to be the
general opinion that those who buy Can
tons. Shakers, Domets and cotton blanket
will make no mistake, as a short supply of
turers claim that owing to the high price
OF cotton they will not make up goods in
Local jobbers state that orders for fall
goods are now being placed freely and that
trade shows quite an Improvement over
ket last week than during the preceding
week and orders both direct and through
numerous than for several weeks past. As
soon as warmer weather sets In a marked
Improvement In the demand is looked for In
both a wholesale and retail way.
ardw Moving Lively.
hardware market last week. There were,
OF course, a few minor. fluctuations, but
nothing worthy OF special mention. The
ton. with the demand fully up to the sup
ply, so that the outlook for firm markets
for an indefinite length Of time is as favor
The demand continues very active for all
seasonable lines and local houses had about
all the business they could comfortably
handle last week. They were handicapped
facturers, but still this market is well sup
piled in most lines. According to all re-
active retail trade in spite OF the fact that
farmers are very busy with their spring
tTiSSTPssdi f hssvy '9 ds@snG tR]S GI1s to e e fhc
spring.
Leather Goods n Little Quiet.
The leather goods trade has not been ex-
actly rushing for the last few weeks, but
.Sstill this is a between season period and
1ODDerS do not eXDeCt much immRdiat re
business. The only trouble seems to be
that the weather has not been warm
wear into demand. Women lines have
moved more freely than mems. but with
thought there will be an enormous sale OF
mems lines and especially of low shoes, A
few siHing-up orders are being received by
local jobbers. which Indicates a good brisk
trade a little later on.
on fall business and are meeting with good
success. So far the number OF orders taken
y in excess of the number booked up to
complaints to orer on that Score. any
The rubber goods trade is also quiet
very little rain so far this season in most
sections OF the country tributary TO this
market so that II may be said that the
rubber business Is at a standstill.
Travelling men are taking a good many
fall orders and are greatly encouraged
Situation. o though, iH Is t%Ssaes H IN I tSis im Tse
diate section OF the country than It is in
NHc TAT WEST n uaNeilnk man Tor one of
tho local houses who recently returned
from the far west stated that in the states
OF Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington
and oregon the mildest winter on record
was experienced, and as a result retailers
have a good share OF their last winter
stocks on hand. There was enough snow
In the mountains, however, to supply water
for irrigation during this summer. so that
ness this wear will be very satisfactory
Another feature which viii help out re-
tallers I'm those states Is the big tide OF i'm
mlETa Ntnn which has set In In s. -
that fact local jobbers figure that although
their fall business will be late that IL viii
nevertheless be fully as good as Il was a
year ago.
Fruits and
Fresh fruits and vegetables are now COM
ing on the market quite freely and as a re-
sun local Jobbers report a good Increase I'm
the volume OF business. All such lines as
radlshes, asparagus, rhubarb. wax beans
Ghu sreen peas are now being shipped 10
Hne country. StrawberrieS are coming from
Texas and Louisiana and are good enough
70 snip 20 the country. In view OF the in
DOWN as will be seen from the quotations
given I'm another column. Prices on the
old staple lines have not changed much
during the week under reYiew.
The egg market has attracted consider
able attentlon OF late owing to the eNcep-
uonaiy nigh prices ruling. Commission
men state that the production does NOT
seem 70 De as large as usual, while the con-
Sumption Is fully as heavy a. A. -, q