Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-21
CONDITION OFOMAHES TRADE
Volume Of Business for Last Week Heavier
Than for Some Time Pas.
TENDENCY OF PRICES STILL UPWARD
Well Informed Dry Goods Buyers
very Confident of Much Higher
Prices Ruling on Cotton
Goods I'm the Near Future.

Trade with Omaha jobbers and manufac-
turers was In normal condition last week
tor the hrst time since May /. Labor
diiculties and unreasonable weather have |
done much since that time to upset bust
Etss and consequently no line Of trade has
been In normal condition. Last week, how
ever, everything moved alcng in the nat
ural way. The weather was satisfactory
and everyone enjoyed good lively trade
on all seasonab!e goods Retailers out
through the country did much toward max
flood OF sizing up orders to local jobbers |
and also improved collections very percepu-
throughout the season, has been the way |
In which merchants have met their obliga-
tons In spite of unfavorable weather.
been time when they had fewer bad ac- |
counts on their books than they have this |
at any time.
In very freely and wholesalers report that |
they now have on their books more orders |
The upward tendency Of prices and the |
favorable outlook for future business, to- |
gether with the scarcity of goods, Is the |
explanation generally given for merchants |
placing their orders earlier than usual.
There has been about the usual number
of price fluctuations during the week under |
review. 1t will be noticed, however, that |
the great majority. Of them are upward
and those lines which have not been ad-
vanced are nearly all quoted very firm,
with no prospect of any weakness.
sharp Advance In Canned Corn.
Wholesale grocers report business for last
week as being very heavy and, In fact,
have experienced in long time. The mar
ket held up In good shape and, in fact, sew
was canned corn. The market on spot
corn was in rather an excited condition, so
much so in fact that prices were advanced
15c per dozen. The scarcity OF the arti-
Gle, 1t seems, developed all at once and
from Kansas City and other points where
the Hood damage was so great 1t was at
goods was so urgent. 1t is claimed that
corn could be sold In Jobbing way at
$lOO per dozen. This applies to standard
Iowa goods. On future corn the condi-
tions are very far from favorable, and as
result prices have advanced 219q5c per
Future tomatoes are also firmly held at
the recent advance and spot tomatoes of
good regulations are commanding full
prices The entire line OF canned goods
In fact Is In good demand and the better
class of goods are selling unusually well!
The dried fruit market is quoted active
Prices are firm, but there have been no
quotable changes since last report
The rice market is still advancing
Everything IN the line Of Japan or head
rices are selling as rapidly as offered.
The demand for sugar is exceptionally
heavy for even this time of the year and
subject to delay in shipment The market
is very firm, but prices are the same as
The tea market Is stn reported very
quiet and unchanged.
Dry Goods Very Active.
Local dry goods jobbers report house
trade for last week as being better than
at any time since April l. The activity
extends to all departments According to
advices received from the country retailers
also did better business last week than
they have at any time this season, and as
a result their stocks are rapidly going to
pieces Jobbers confident that they
will do nice sizing up business during
Well informed buyers are protecting
themselves against further advances in
cotton goods Attention Is called to the
fact that the price of cotton is nearly 50
per cent higher than II was six months
ago, but that leading lines of staple goods
have not shown corresponding advance.
That being the case, those who are posted
manufactured articles be avoided.
No quotabe changes on leading lines
have been reported during the week under
review, but at the same time the tendency
is undoubtedly upward, and desirable goods
are bound to be scarce, owing to so many
SO long as crop conditions remain favor
able jobbers, are looking for q record
should not be very good they say they
will do good business, as short crops do
did a few years ago. That being the
case. both retailers and wholesalers are
looking into the future with a good deal OF
confidence.
Hay Forks in Big Demand.
4 AldfuWaAS JoppSls aiSo iNpol puSihSS
4 very satisfactory. All seasOnable goods
are in brisk demand and particularly is
that true of hay forks and that class of
tools. A big hay crop and also a good
N%crop of small grains Is reported in all Sec
tions which is bound to create large de-
mand for ali harvesting tools and ma
chinery, such as mowers, reapers and har-
vesters.
other lines Of seasonable goods and STAPLE
lines are moving quite freely, that job
bers are doins satisfactory business.
The market has not huctuated to any
great extent during the week under re-
view, Prices, however, are firm all along
they have been all the spring. Local job
bers still say they are not ooing near the
volume of business that they could If they
only had the goods. The supply of nearly
all seasOnable lines runs out long before
the demand has been met.
Better Demand for Leather Goods.
The warm weather of last week made
shoes, and especially low shoes, sell much
better than they have at any previous time
this year. Merchants have Complained all
was making the demand for low shoes eX-
tTemely light, but complaints OF that
character are no longer heard. The way
IN which sizing up orders came in last
week would indicate that retailers were
now doing rushing business.
Rubber goods are of course very quiet
There is practically no immediate demand
fore the advance went into effect June l.
Good supply of Fruits.
The variety OF fruits now offered on the
market is the largest II has been at any
time this season. and the demand is re
ported as being very brisk. The straw
berry season is nearly over With, There
are few home grown berries left, anC
aside from those there is nothing but HooC
Rivers, which are selling at S3.UO per box
The quality far has been unusually
good, Black and red raspberries aud alsI
blackherries are all on the market. Thi
quotations will be found In another column
'lifornia fruit has also put I'm ap
lnCe and peaches and apricots ART
g at N.25 and $3.50 per box respect
In the vegetable line there has beer
very little change. Potatoes are stil
selling high, although the supply OF new
stock is increasing Mississippi tomatoes
are down 20 500 per four basket crate an,
home grown caulihower is worth 75c pc
dozen.
The demand for poultry was fairly good
but receipts were heavy. AS a resul
the price OF hens broke to S449e, whll
spring chickens have been going down unit
they only worth about l7c, Butter ha
held frm all the week and packing stool
is quoted al l4is4lbc. Eggs have a so he'll
up IN good shape, the supply and deman
running about even.
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKET.
Condition of Trade and Quotatfona an,