Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-22
OF ONAHAS TRADE
Jobbsn We're a Little Short Handed on
Account Of the Excursion.
MOST SATISFACTORY TRIP YET TAKEN
Very Good Demand for SeasonabIe
Merchandise Reported from All
Department. of the Job
hing Trade.

The Commercial club excursion on Thurs
w ana Friday caused many vacancies
In the Jobbing district. and those
no were left behind had their hands fun
keep up with the WORK. Even with ell
bands present there would have been work
oierably busy week In that section Of tie
tity. Orders for all seasonable goods have
cen coming in freely and encouraging re-
nTts only are met with The c1ol
Gather has PROFESSIONALLY had r rathsr
hepressinE eject upon the demand fgr
some lines. but the effect has not been
marked enough TO cut much figure In the
totals.
|places yesterday and the biz stories which
hey had 10 tell regarding the prosperous
conditions prevailing IN The country through
which they Journeyed would hu several
volumes. Richer than the Nile valley.
The finest section Of farming country 20
epithets used in describing the count Y.
But what impressed the travellers the most
was the unmlstakAble feeling o. coma
OF the towns visited, q confidence based
on a knowledge OF the actual conditions
prevailing among the farmers and stock
men OF the surrounding country.
A. 20 the benefits 20 be derived from The
trip, all seemed agreed that they would lie
manifold JObbers were glad to meet Their
customers at their own homes. and or ne
other hand, country merchants app area
20 be pleased at the notion hat omaha
3obbers regarded their business as worth
coming after.
Demand for Vegetables.
The grocery jobbers. according 10 all re-
ports, have been very busy during the
last week, which is nothing new. as that
season. As one Of the jobbers put II, w
would be worked TO death II We mad any
thing more 10 DO. as We are working fun
time all the while, and overtime a portion
Of the week This. too, In the face OF the
fact that the abundant crop Of homegrown
vegetables in all sections OF the state has
cut down somewhat the demand for many
lines Of canned vegetables. The pros
pertive large crop OF small fruits u also
having some effect upon the demand for
certain lines Of Cann-d and dried fruits'
but the experience Is that whenever the
demand il cut down by reason Of there
being a large home supply. the demand Tor
some other line OF goods Is increased
enough 10 make up any deficiency there
salmon packers are beginning, to talk that
there will be a shortage IN the suppl OF
Smeller pack. IN the face OF q greatly m
creased estimate as 70 the size Of the de-
the coast will not greatly exceed 100000
cases. while the estimate OF the CONSUMING
demand n PsssS OF on t rs oS experience OF ms
AdyiceF from Baltimore packers say that
the weather conditions have been. very w
favorable. both for maturing and growing
pens. berries and other small fruits. The
arrivals OF fruits and vegetables al the
cauneries show plainly the effects ~ drF
weather. some are talking high prices for
small fruits on this account
Hardware Changes Little.
This situation as regards iron and steel
goods changes but little from day 20 cay.
about a scarcity Of iron. but there is sp-
parently enough on hand TO Keep the mus
going, and 50 far no real shortage mas
good trade doing in. hardware. As noted a
week ago. builders supplies are m active
demand, owing to the considerable amount
OF construction that is going on in trib-
utRry territory. In fact. all lines OF goocs
usually found selling at THIS season o. me
year are going into consumption NJ a fairy
rapid rate and there seems 70 be no cause
for complaint.
weather Too Cool.
The dry goods people would ike TO see
more seRsonable weather especlAlIy sne
light summer goods are not going INTO
consumption as rapidly as they 4nshI pS
the weather so cool people delay buying
hot weather goods, such as light underW ar
light dress goods. thin hosiery, etc. Inc
jobbers. too. feel that with more favorable
weather their business would show up pei
ter. as II would increase orders Tor I'D
mediate shipment. Fall business, on me
other hand is very good for this season
and prospects were never more faVOrable.
Everyone in the trade trade f Is p {Ss Tes4 s vpT
experienced in the history Of the dry gooos
business in this city.
cles Va 10 the effect that a giant button
trust Is in process Of forming In me east
What will come OF II remains % bS 70
Not Much Change.
This has been an uneventfui week amone
the shoe houses. There Is a satisfactory
business doing. but II has been. n good
deal OF the everyday sort Of business
without any special features 70 distinguish
Il from the regular routine OF trade or
ders are coming in quite freely ana re-
ports from al sources are encouraging
Fruits and Produce.
Down in the produce district there is
- 3D. lind ~ uranNh2F That IL
being ladled out so freely Of late. AT TINS
season one of the main stays Of the run
trade are lemons. which are moving very
slowly, as might be expected with the
weather so cool They want lemonsds
weather. A shortage IN warm WeaLhSl
NosfIS seem TO be general over the whole
country. as sdyices from California say
that orders from the east are eoming II
yerv slowly, and they are praying Tor q
hot wave 10 increase the demand and tht
prices, which are not quite up 70 growers
Ideas.