Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-28
CONDITION OF OMAHAS TRADE
Active Demand Experienced Last Week fer
All ssasonabls Goods.
PRICES FIRM WITH UPWARD TENDENCY
JObbers and Manufacturers Making
Big Preparations for Entertaining
Retailers that Are Expected
20 Arrive This Week.

Omaha jobbers and manufacturers in
practically all lines enjoyed a very liberal
patronage last week. The city was full OF
many IN town as during any previous week
this year. a record breaker, however, is
Looked for this week, as jobbers already
chants to assure this being the heaviest
week ever experienced and a good many
Jobbers and manufacturer have called in
their travelling men from Iowa and Ne
braska and some from more distant points,
so as to be able to look after the wants OF
buyers, with promptness. Jobbers say
that there is no %mistaking the fact that
trade and that they are very confident for
the future. They all tell the same story
tories being the best they have ever seen
and that farmers and all classes Of people
are In better financial condition than ever
placed show a big Increase over those
placed a year ago would indicate that the
What has been said before from week
TO week, regarding the firm condition OF
the markets on practically all classes Of
goods still holds true and the tendency is
undoubtedly In the direction Of stronger
prices. The demand is Of such liberal pro-
mills are being run at full force, II seems
TO be almost impossible TO. turn out the
goods fast enough and jobbers are com
planning Of the difhculty they are having
In getting their orders filled. As long as
that is the case there is little cause for
looking Tor lower prices. In. groceries,, of
course, prices fuctuate up ana down with
the seasons, but even there most lines
are tending upward rather than down
ward, In spite Of the big crops.
Advance in Dried Fruits.
Wholesale grocers report the volume Of
business as being OF very satisfactory
proportions in all lines and in fact they
their orders promptiy One Of the notice
able features Of the market was the &C
tivity In certain lines Of dried fruits. In;
peaches. Unoer the influence of this big
demand fancy a%pricots. advanced from .5c
to lie per pound and high grade peaches
grades, as has been previously intimated,
y small Evaporsted apples also come In
stock has been advanced %qlc per pound.
Southern stock is not participating to such
an extent. but still even that Is hqsc per
pound higher than IT was a week ago.
The canned goods market is also very
trade on corn. Some time ago IT was re-
ported that eastern Gamers were short
on standard grades and as a result they
plies; A shortage all over the country has
developed and In ~onsequen Iowa can
ners experienced a very liberal demand last
week, which has caused them 70 ADVANCE
their prices loo per dozen, and II Is thought
that still higher prices Will rule IN the
also excited and practically everything. Is
baihs taken as rapidly as offered. Balu
more CdllltTS are stliiuk a. piiNNS NNLaA
TO $.09 LAID in here, or, In other words,
that is the jobbers' cost. .
The sugar market is a little easier and
particularly Is that true of graduated. The
large consumptiv demand still continues
and probably will for the next few days.
lower prices for some days, although the
general prediction is hat a lower market
will prevail next month.
The cheese market continues active at
the last advance and everything offered Is
being freely taken. Stocks, 1t is claimed,
are light In warehouses. The export trade
is also improving and as a result Of this
exceptionally good demand both at home
and abroad still higher prices are being
The nut market is active and an advance
of Mc FER pound on soft shell nuts is re-
ported: The rest of the list is strong at
The coffee market has shown no patNeu-
lar change since last report. II seems TO
a narrow margin. without any quotable
gain in either direction. The tea market,
are being looked for. In fact jobbers say
they would not be surprised TO see the
market practically, c~ornered and much
higher prices prevail. According to reports
the Japan crop was damaged 30 per cent
by frosts and indications point to a short
age everywhere. II is claimed that not a
pound of early picked teas can be bought In
Japan.
Active Demand for DRY Clouds.
Dry goods jobbers had a very heavy trade
last week and In fact they had fully as
many visiting merchants as at any time SO
far this year. The orders placed were very
liberal. so that the total Volume OF bust
ness transacted was exceptionally large,
Travelling men are coming in for carnival
are sure to come and In fact jobbers eX-
pect this week to go far ahead of anything
they have ever experienced. Big prepare
lions have been made for looking after
visiting merchants and tobbers feel conf
dent that they will be able to wait upon all
that come without any delay.
So far as the market is concerned there
IL not much to be said that has not been
reported previous to this time. The market
continues strong on all cotton goods and
johbers are stu experiencing considerable
OF many desirable lines. There have beer
no quotable changes worthy of mention,
but still there Is a tendency to harden
prices all along the line. and the genera.
Impression is that firm prices will continue
for some time TO come.
No Change I'm Hardware.
All seasonable lines of hardware continue
TO move out at a very rapid rate. 80 tal
this season local houses have had the besi
trade they have ever experienced and pres
emit indications are favorable for the in
crease over previous years continuing. Tn,
greatest difficulty that Jobbers have to con
tsnd with is the scarcity of goods. Tool:
and builders hardware In particular are
scarce, but jobbers say that the demand
this fall has been something phenomenal
Other lines. though, are nearly as scare,
and as a result merchants are anticipating
their wants as far as possible so as not L
The market has not changed material,
during the week under review. Practically
all lines are In a good strong position anC
so far as can be told there Is no reason fOI
expecting any weakness to develop for SOM
time to come.
Leather Goods Continue Firm.
The leather goods market continues yer,
firm and manufacturers are either asking
little mere money for their lines or els
aking 4 little out OF. them TO make up 10
the high price Of leather.
So far as the local situation Is concerne,
wholesalers report trade very active an,
look for a brisk demand next week whel
the city will be full OF buyers. They ar,
rushing out their fall shipments as rapidll
as possible and most OF the houses ar,
nearly through with advance business.
The rubber goods trade CONTINUES activ,
both on footwear and clothing. With
normal winter there seems to be but littl
doubt but what more goods will be sol,
out OF this city than eyer before.
Fruits and Produce.
There was a liberal demand last week 10
fruits both from the city and the country
There has not been much change In IN
prices. but IL Is evident that the seasoI
Tor peaches and plums Is rapidly comm.
TO a close. California and Colorado are fur
nishing this most OF the peaches, thong
there were a few Michigans on the marke
last week. In another column will be foun
the prices at which the different lines O
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