Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-30
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Business for the Week Satisfactory to
Jobbers.
COUNTRY DEALERS AFTER FALL GOODS
They Are Pleased with CrOps-suEar
and COHee Are Articles of In
terest 20 GrOcers-COt-
ton Holds Strong.

terest 60 GrOcers-COt-
ton Holds Strong.
Trade continues with Omaha jobbers as it /
weeks business being larger than for the |
Same period u last year. Country mer-
4 bis prosperous condition Will continue |
fthrough the year. A good wheat crop has |
offered, and the outlook ' for corn is fine
sugar holds the center Of the stage with
me Mnoiesa,G sroeeps ConSe Is aiso At
dry goods people the main feature is the |
high price of cotton, and such a scarcity |
deliveries. Hardware snd leather are quiet |
In hardware circles, 4 Is said that an ad- |
goods higher at retail this fall.
Omaha shoe manufacturers are lamentng
the price they have to pay for leather.
Sole leather Is exactly 90. PEI cent higher
than It was last year. Local houses are
in the midst of their fall shipments and
will not be through shipping for six weeks
vacations. They will resume work about
the middle of August for short trip, and
Sugar II Unchanged.
For a wonder, sugar has remained UNI
changed In price through the week. though
1Obbers expect a change at any minute.
saaboaT wa 10 Missori r Ts noints ana M
is probable that the cut will be extended
to points west Of the river. The freight
and the gulf roads has had a demoralizing
effect on the market Stocks are low and
the iobbers are afraid to buy any large
quantity of sugar, thinking 1t possible that
prices may sink lower.
Roasted coffees are up u cent, and all
Comees are strong Sevens are 81 cents a
pound now and firm at that figure. The
crop movement so far at Rio and Santos
has been comparatively small. The Brazil
markets are steady and few firm offers
being made on too high basis to at
In cheese the tone is very strong on fancy
grades and firm on other grades. Dealers
are taking SO many large sizes size. for storage rage
been greatly reduced Heated stock Is
causing some complaint and prices for such
are merely the result of negotiation.
Run of salmon Begins.
The run of sockeye salmon, twenty-five
days overdue, has begun on Puget sound.
The FISH have appeared in the straits of
4 Fuca In large numbers. It is considered
somewhat uncertain whether the appear
ance of the fish is a squirt" or the advance
guard Of the great body of salmon. on this
\ lousy awaited. 1t is believed that this late
appearance Of the run will operate against
that not I'ore than 100000 cases will be the
pack this season, this estimate being based
on the capacity OF the canReries during the
curtailed period of operation. Allowing
two weeks before the present run can reach
the traps in the sound, 1t will be August 10
the duration OF the run is problematicai,
the uncertainty is a considerable factor to
be reckoned with. Thus far the news has
had no effect on prices. There is a heavy
demand for salmon, especially Red Alaska.
The demand is good FOR all kinds Of fish,
but especially for family whitehsh, though
there has been no change in prices. The
catch so far has been only about so per
prices prevail in Holland herring than last
year The catch this season Is short and
die OF September. The old stock is Just
about cleaned up kilograms from Glou-
cester report a free arrival there and at
Boston of fresh mackerel. Salt mackerel is
steady. Norway SIS are a little firmer and
there is a fair demand for the Halifax fish.
"Drawn" Cans Unsatisfactory.
The sardine. trade is very active The
trade generally is expressing disapproval
OF the lightweight drawn" cans. the full
weight sardine cans having given satisfac-
'--tlon in all instances. The low prices on
these drawn" cans have made such a
heavy sale that the company packing them
has been flooded with orders and has been
forced to withdraw from the market
canned tomatoes have been gradually
marked up until now they are Is cents
u dozen above the lowest point. In Mary
land there has been very hot weather for
ten days and the tomato crop is suffering.
Gamers anticipate an active market next
fall with the foreknOwledge of the lightest
buying of futures in many years. The new
packing season for tomatoes opened in
Baltimore last week in quiet way. The
late advances in prices are well sustained.
The demand for California canned goods
has been heavy, peaches particularly being
In great demand. large number of pack
ers have refused TO accept orders for
peaches alone, and very few are offered at
caused large pack OF low grade goods.
Dried Fruits Active.
Almost everything in the line OF dried
fruits for fail delivery has been on the
boom for the last few weeks. Peaches
were the first to interest buyers and under
a continuous "emand and consequent ex
element, choice and standards advanced
- cents pound from opening prices
Apricots are up whit peaches and very few
are otIered at all. The market can be fairly
represented as y cents pound above open
as encouraging as 1t was some time ago
Inc demand has been heavy, and the mar
lset has advanced u cent on Santa Glars
and u cents = = Italians Spot raisins are
firm and stor are light. There has beer
merger OF Ae growing and packing in
terests on the Pacific coast ana its devel
opment rs being watched closely. Spo
evaporated apples continue higher and th'
nSaxSnee IN the iast Ten days amounts Z
raislns for the same period has been nearl!
a. much.
The fancy goods trade has been unsuaIl!
heavy. Sardines, French peas and mush
rooms have been in good demand.
A steady and quiet market prevails in rio
and the trade is on hand to mouth basis
Japans are in good request The growing
crops in Texas and Louisiana are doinl
Movement of Dry Goods.
House trade with the Omaha dry good
Jobbers has begun In earnest This, take
with the advance order business, is making
all houses busy The distribution extend
to all departments. Sales OF underwear
blankets hosiery, dress goods and all sea
sOnable lines have been larger than at an
time heretofore. Collections have bee
satisfactory
Cotton goods continue to hold strong
The expected advance on American print
has not been made yet, but II an advanc
In blues Is not made soon, many people wi
be mistaken They are held az the loves
price IN five years. All the cotton good
are marked up and the raw cotton su
holds at about IL cents, Bleached an
brown goods scarce In working tn
level OF cotton goods to its present heigf
mills have been assisted by the enormou
demand that hus come from export quar-
terss Had IL not been for the steady an
profitable work that the mills had In coars
ooOtton goods, Il is admitted that price
could not nave been put up, or having bee
momentarily advanced they could not haN
been maintained. AS Il is now, mills assel
that prices will not go down below today
level for several months at least, III
question OF delivery Is becoming moi
serious than that OF the price, as the mani
facturers are so rushed that they are so
In getting the goods to the tobbers.