Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-21
CONDITION OF ONAHA'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
Point to n Continued Firm Mar
ket for some Time to Come.
OMAHA. April 10.

year iobbers found they could offer no
complaints and. as the prospects for the
every one seems to be satisfied. From the
country some complaints are heard regard
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
one is alarmed and all things considered
the general business situation 10 very salts
factory. Retailers are confident that In a
very short time there Will be a marked
Improvement I'm the demand for spring and
summer lines and as soon as that takes
place wholesalers will naturally experience
an increase In their trade N also an I'm
provement in collections,
At the present time travelling salesmen
for local houses are devoting most OF their
attention to future business and according
20 ali reports they are meeting with very
fattering success. Retailers seem to be in
clined to buy early owing probably, to the
Encouraging 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
proposition to buy at present prices, as
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 I'm Sugar.
Refined sugar advanced &c last week and
the market Is quoted strong at the adj
vance. The period of heavy consumption Is
now close at hand and stu further ad-
any WIN - 100 ~ - ~
increase in the demand was noted last
week as compared with the. week before
now on. Holders Of raws in New York are
asking a full 1sc 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
prices are looked for at most any time.
The canned goods market continues very
firm and gartieularly is tina. true OF small
much more satisfactory than 1t has been
Of late and holders in California report
as being practically Cleaned up, and the
market is advancing on the low grades.
Prunes remain about the same as they
owing TO the liberal demand and light sup
ply. advanced Aq11c during the week.
the raw fiber the market on sisal rope is
very strong and a sharp advance is looked
So far as the business situation is con-
cerned local Jobbers say that the demand
Tor all staple lines Of groceries is very
with the same period of last year.
Cotton Goods stiII Advancing.
The market on four-yard cotton goods,
which has been practically the only weak
spot In the cotton goods market, firmed up
last week and is now &c higher than it was
thority that some heavy transactions for
export shipment have recently been COM
pAGAC III ANltNNu liz IldI < COll-
Biderably and leading lines are being held
more firmly than for some time past.
advances in many lines, including we'll
known brands of staple prints, are looked
for by those who are In a position to know.
customers to make purchases of fall goods
as early as possible and 1t seems to be the
general opinion that those who buy Can
will make no mistake, as a short supply of
those lines is looked for. Large manufac-
aIraFa Rlnirn that nuytnH IN the htUh "A,
Of cotton they will not make up goods In
Excess OF their actual sales.
Local jobbers state that orders for fall
goods are now being placed freely and that
trade shows quite an Improvement over
last week. More buyers were on the mar
ket last week than during the preceding
week and orders both direct and through
travelling statesmen were larger and more
numerous than for several weeks past. As
Poon as warmer weather sets in a marked
Improvement in the demand is looked for in
both a wholesale and retail way.
Hardware Moving Lively.
There was no particular change in the
of course. a few minor fluctuations, but
nothing worthy OF special mention. The
general m9Frke is In a good; strong post
ply, so that the outlook for firm markets
Tor an indefinite length of time is as favor
The demand continues very active for all
seasonable lines and local houses had about
handle last Week. ' Tbgey ' %eTe 66 Sndica55sSS
to some extent by the difficulty ex-perienced
In getting prompt shipments from manu-
piled In most lines. According to all re-
ports received from the country there is an
f ssriEe set are t ysfS b bus spite wifi q the fSsi fact to that
work. Present indications point to a con.
tinued heavy demand throughout the
spring.
Leather Goods n Little outlet.
The leather goods trade has not been ex-
nRelV Euahin0 for the laaf fn.y r.,l. -
still this Is a between season period and
iobbers DO not expect much immediate
that the weather has not been warm
enough as yet to bring lightweight foot
wear Into demand. ,Women's lines nave
the first appearance of warm weather it is
thought there will be an enormous sale of
mems lines and especially of low shoes. A
few sizlng-up orders are being received by
local tobbers. which indicates a good brisk
trade a little later on.
on fan business and are meeting With good
success. So far the number of orders taken
this time last year, so that no one has any
complaints. to offer on that score.
The rubber goods trade is also quiet
very little rain so far this season in most
sections OF the country tributary to this
rubber business is at a standstiiI.
~IraDeilng men are taking a good many
over the outlook for future Sus finsSura ESa
situation, though, Is better In his imme-
diate section of the country than IL lie in
the far west. A travelling man for one OF
tho local houses who recently returned
rom the far west stated hat 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
retailers think spring and summer busi-
ness this year will be very satisfactory.
Another feature which will help out re-
tailers In those states is the big tide OF i'm
migration. which has set In. In view OF
that fact local jobbers figure that although
their fall business will be late that II will
nevertheless be fully as good as II was a
year ago
Fruits and Produce.
Fresh fruits and vegetables are now COM
Ing on the market quite freely and as a re-
suit local jobbers report a good increase in
radtshes, asparagus, rhubarb, wax beans
and green peas are now being shipped 10
khc country. Strawberries are coming from
Texas and Louisiana and are good enough
TO ship TO the country. In view OF the in
creasing suppl prices are, of course, going
down, as will be seen from the quotations
given In. another column, Prices on the
old staple lines have not changed much
during the week under review.
che egg market has attracted consider
able attention OF late owing 70 the eXcep-
tionally high prices ruling. Commission
men state that the production does not
seem to be as large as usual, while the con-
sumption Is fully as heavy as Il was a
year ago In spite OF the high prices. Stor-
- 1900 A~a