Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-29
CONDITION OF ONAHA'S TRADE
Weather Conditions Have No Little In
fuenos on Current Business.
TOO COLD AND TOO WET FOR SOME
SObbers Preparing to Invade Iowa
Next Month In Force-Markets on
Most Lines show strength
Rather Than weakness.

Continued cool weather and an excess Of
moisture is not doing trade any good and
An some lines II Is unquesttonably cutting
down the volume Of sales. Advfces from
the country Indicate that crops are all
needing warm weather. especially corn,
OF poor color. At the same time the excess
OF moisture has caused a most too rank
growth Of straw, 20 the detriment OF small
grain. SO far, however, the situation 10 not
regarded sufficiently serious TO have any
noticeable Influence upon trade, as it is
still early enough in the season for the
remedying OF such damage as may have
The cold and wet weather is. neverthe-
less, having a direct bearing upon trade in
certain lines, such as summer wearing APP
Psrei ana not weather goods or all KINDS.
Retail dry goods people report smaller
sales OF summer dress goods, etc. Tent
and awning people say that their business
is not what IL might be with the weather
more seasonable. People are not inclined
10 go camping at the present time, nor do
they feel the necessity Of protecting build
ings with awnings. For the same reason
the sales Of summer sporting goods are not
as large as expected. People are not going
TO the seashore and mountains as early as
usual and the demand for such goods as
travelsr require is not as marked as last
Sellers Of mems apparel complain that
clothing is not going out as last as IL
ought for the reason that the weather Is
too cool for summer suits and consumers
are still clinging to their winter weights.
In spite OF all these drawbacks, however,
business in general is good and trade in a
most healthy condition. General conditions
are so good and there is such a strong
feeling of confidence that total sales show
Up very large. People who a month ago
were predicting that this would be the
banner year with the Omaha jobbers have
not changed their minds. The only thing
that cen be truly said is that " the weather
conditions we're more favorable the show
Ing would be even better.
One thing which has acted as an offset
against the weather is the abundance OF
money IN the country. The extremely high
prices at which cattle and hogs are selling
has placed the farmers in such a good
linancial position that they can afford to
y freely ana reports from country mer-
plying their wants without stint. In this
respect the situation in the country haa
livestock have been going steadily higher,
50 that good fat beef cattle are bringing
over $40 per head or as much as a good
ply In this state, are advancing in 4 like
proportion. so that as regards ready money
the country tributary to this city has never
been In better shape.
Jobbers Prepare to Travel.
AS a result of the general feeling of salts.
faction over the outcome of the last ex.
cursion into northern Nebraska the job.
beers are clamoring for more trips of the
same kind and plans are now being per.
fected for three more excursions, one each
month for the next three months. 1t is
thought that one excursion a month will be-
about all the average business man will
feel Ike. spending, the time for. The frs,
Tip VIII be over the Chicago, Burlington 6
western Missouri, to be taken some tim
during July, the date to be announced later
The South Omaha Live Stock exchange viii
take part in II with the Commercial club
IT will be the aim of those having the mat
ter In charge to so arrange these trips a!
TO cover the most important nearby terri
tory reached by the Omaha jobbers.
Most Markets steady.
The week just closed has not been YER,
productive of changes in the way of marke
values. Most lines of merchandise, oWinI
4 n thH GfnnhU DANA nj n Ill anaffAV 80 Il
country, have maintained a strong position
with few fluctuations. Whenever there II
any talk about future prices It is nothinl
unusual to hear predictions of higher levels
being reached.