Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
CONDITION OF ONAHE'S TRADE
Orders for Spring Goods Continue Heavier
Than Generally Anticipated.
RRICEs SHOW VERY LITTLE CHANGE
Future order for Fall Goods Coming
I'm Very Freely and Travelling
statesmen Expect TO Break
Last Years ecord

There was a very lively wholesale de-
mand in Omaha last week for spring lines
and 1obbers reported more buyers on the
market than they anticipated. The bulk
Of the spring goods nave, OF course been
purchased, but at the same time there is
stu quite a brisk trade. According 20 ad-
vices received from the country, retailers
are not DeIng exactly rushed with Uusi-
ness. on some of the warmer days last
week there was quite a demand, out still
II cannot be said that spitns trace nds
hardly begun, so far as the retailer Il con-
cerned. lhe. bad condition OF the country
roads IL having a tendency TO keep people
away from town ana as previously re-
ported the slow movement OF grain is do
ing a good deal OF injury to the cary
spring trade. so lar as can be seen at
the present time there will be no im.He-
6iate, reief from the congestion Of freight,
so thai business men are beginning 10
think that the prospects Uf farmers IL
posing OF much of their gram this spring
are rather poor. Live stock, however, Is
being marketed quite freely and as soon
Rs the country roads get In better con-
dition the movement will be sun more
a good deal OF ready money, which viii
help out the situation to some extent. Be
sides that most farmers this year have
bank accounts anu taking the whole sit
uauon into consideration both Joobers and
retailers do not feel that they have much
real cause as yet Tor alarm.
The markets have huctuated up and dowl
to some extent curing the week under re-
lively few Important changes. Vaiues are
on the same hrm founuatoT they nave
been Tor some Tune past ana everyone
seems to feel confident that they viii re-
main that way for some time to come.
Collections are still rather SLOW and In
fact there Is more complaint on that score
than there has been in a gCo1 many. month
past. Retailers say that their ColtcuoDs
are slow and consequently they have to
previously mentioned in this column, The
whole trouble comes from the shortage
sugar About steady.
The sugar market is in very much the
same condition II was a week ago. The
demand, however, is showing considerable
which passed the senate on Thursday will
have upon tie early spring trade Will De
watched with much interest The dried
a week ago. Coast shippers. however, feel
that there must be some improvement very
care to further shade prices. AS a matter
OF fact local jobbers say that the demand
has been picking up for the last two weeks
being uone in this line.
Interest in canned goods at present CEN
matoes, with little business being done in
= futures. The market on spot tomatoes Is
/ change is not great enough to materially
AFFECT the Omaha market.
Tie rice market Is in just about the same
position II was a week ago, but "ery mt
tie ,hgh grade goods are now being Of
rered.
very strong, but prices remain unchanged.
other stapie lines handled by Omaha
jobbers are also selling in about the, same
notches they were at last report So far
as the trade situation is. concerned whole
salers seem TO have no fault to find. The
Of the year and the outlook for the future
Is considered very promising.
Buyers stil Arriving.
Trade with Omaha dry goods jobbers
was Of very satisfactory proportions last
week, as there were many more buyers on
the rnorLaf than could rpaSOnHhlV he eX-
pected at this season of the year. A num-
Der OF them were among the heaviest buy
for the week make a very coed showing.
This continued heavy demand comes as a
very pleasant surprise TO local houses, as
the managers have been saying for three
weeks past that practically all OF the heavy
buyers mad placed their orders. Trade in
owing to the fact that the weather has
hardly been warm enough to make busl-
ness very active. In a short time ire retailers callers
orders and say that unless something hap
situatlon they will go ahead of their rec
ords made last season. A good many OF
the merchants who have been In the city
goods at the same time they bought spring
lines, so as to make sure that they get
The dry goods market has not changed
materially during the last week. The ten
denoy OF cotton goods is undoubtedly up
ward, as those who are best posted say
that a great many lines are still not on a
parity with the price of cotton and that
the near future. There is still much talk
about the expected shortage OF desirable
lines on cotton Rh spC ~ sx anS t ioSb eems saS
that late buyers will surely be disappointed.
spring Goods Moving Freely.
y Hardware jobbers report spring trade as
now moving along at a very satisfactory
rate, In another week. or so they expect
10 do a very nice business. The greatest
dihhculty that confronts them is to get
the goods fast enough to I'LL their orders.
their orders, but so also are the railroads
slow about making shlpme nts. In this
connection a local Jobber said that a car
was shipped from the Pittsburs district in
January and did not arrive until a few days
ago, having been on the road over two
months. According to all reports this Is
not an experience, so that job
beers say they have a hard time to get
The market has shown very little change
during the week. Prices are good and firm
on practically all lines the same as they
have been for some time past. No one at
present Is predicting any important changes
FOR some time to come.
Rubbe Goods selling Freely.
Rubber goods OF all descriptions are stiIl
very popular. There Is not the rush, how
ever, that was experienced a week or so
ago. The demand, though, Is fully as large
as COQlQ De expected ana promises to COn-
tinue. Merchants are now blying fall rub
bers quite freely and have apparently
about given up hopes OF a break IN price,
as those who a short time ago refused to
place their orders are now the most lib
Leather goods are a little quiet, as this
Is a rather between seasoa period, but still
a good many merchants are coming to
town and placing orders to complete the
stocks that they bought Srlier In the
Fruits and Produce.
The demand for fruits and vegetables has
been quite active during the last several
days, but there has not been much change
In prices. Green stock is in larger supply,
but the demand has been sufficient to pre-
vent much OF a break in prices. Seed po-
tatoes are now on the market and are
quoted az I5QA cents per bushel.
Receipts OF eggs have been quite liberal
and as a result prices are a little lower
than they were a week ago. The supply OF
poultry has been quite large, but the de-
prices are nrm. High grades OF butter are
a little higher, but while there has been
some Improvement In tue demand for the
low grades prices have not shown much
ehan.e.
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKET.
condition Of Trade and Quotations on
staple and Fancy
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