Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24


dealers are anticipating their wants in
lines where prices will 90 up. As a reflex
Of the country trade collections have been
better than usual with the jobbers.
Ihe shoe men are still waiting for cold
weather, when they expect to make up for
lost time. Prices are still tending up
ward. Local jobbers say they expect TO
see shoe manufacturers get together soon
after the opening of the new year and
agree on an advance larger than has yet
been made. Ii is said that on the basis
Of present prices for hides the manutac-
turers are doing business on too small a
margin ma, and 4 hides advance advance. more they
class OF shoes which cost SIS laid down
In Omaha at the recent advances. These
shoes were formerly sold at wholesale at
90 cents. Yet Il is said they have not
kept pace with the advance in leather.
Rubber goods are in small demand slons
with shoes. The fall has not been wet
enough to clean up the stock which re-
tailers had already on hand.
Leading Grocery staples Quiet.
The grocery trade is very well satisfied
with the years business. Holiday trade
has been sustained , until the last oay'
No changes have taken place IN tne
sugar situation, prices being pLactGaiiy
hardly probable that there will be a
change in the next few days. No quota
tons will be made until Tuesday on ac-
count of the holiday cessation of the mar
Prices on cheese are about the same.
Most retailers have secured their STOCK
before cold weather and consequently the
volume Of business in this staple Is growing
less with tho wholesalers.
There is some strength in conee, based
E made teib BY Of the Brazilian Brazilian government such
news comes every year however, the bIH-
zilians all being sellers, and, naturally pulis
on coffee. Sevens are up "A cent since a
week ago, being now quoted at Si4 cents
The market is firm at present uuotatonS
Local wholesale trade has been good unit
porting firms OF Brazil have estimated the
growing crop at much smaller figure thar
that Of last year. One has made the croI
of Rio No. 3 at 10000 bags and the otnei
$50 900 bags.
Managers of the fish departments, ir
Omaha jobbing houses are advising theil
customers to place orders for fish at once
on the prospect for a steady advance or
| the smallness of stocks. They say there !;
absolutely no prospect for lower prices anc
every indication that quotations VIII y,
| considerably higher before spring. Family
| white fish has advanced materially in th'
last two or three weeks and Is still going
| higher.
BuIIish Feeling I'm Rice.
Rice is attracting considerable attention
just now. A local firm has just sent out {
letter to the trade WHICH shows the posi-
ton of. this article: The domestic croI
was only about half that of 1904 and tn,
| carry-over also only about half that o
/ 1904. In all, about 3.750,0OO bags were avail
1
by 100000 bags for seeding purposes. Since
| the average consumption OF rice for thu
| last few years has been in excess of 4,50l
600 bags, the reason for expecting higf
prices can readily be seen. The situa
ton makes 1t necessary to look to for
eign countries for at least 100000 bags
and at present imported Japans are Offered
at a basis of 1ic TO sc above domestic
Japans. Jobbers confidently expect to SCI
an advance of Nc to sc. in Japs early II
| the new year. The trade in rice locally
| during the last month has been unusually
| heavy.
| Dried fruit continues strong in all lines
| except raisins. Jobbers have had no news
| from the recent meeting of the Growers
| Packing company in California and arr
! kept guessing as 10 what was done.
There is no change to report in the canned
| goods market. with the possible exception
of tomatoes, which have advanced abou
| 8 cents dozen in the eastern market.
| The trade In fresh fruit has been larger
| than was ever known before, The warn
weather has permitted shipments to b,
| made in box cars whereas they are usually
| sent by express, adding so much to thu
| cost OF the fruit that retailers cancel theil
| orders when they learn they cannot ge
the, goods by freight. Last year the frui
| tobbers lost lot OF business just before
| Christmas on account of freezing weather