Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-23
OMAHESIRADE
Jobbsrs Pleased with Wheat Crop and
Corn Prospects.
YEARS BUSINESS TO BREAK RECORDS
CottOns Keep Advancing and Lines
are scarce-CoHee Attracts In
terest-stin No Run of Sock
eye salmon Reported.

eye salmon Reported.
Omaha jobbers see in the large wheat
dications that their fall and winter trade
will be the largest they have ever ex-
have plenty Of money and the first six
months OF the year i.stVc broken the rec
ord for trade. July shows a marked inn
. ssSEel'Sn' over the same month Of ''''
Trade is very active with the grocers
season SsIet with tbe hardware ana shoe
dealers Good fall orders are being sold
by the dry goods ,jobbers. In hardware
goods. although the summer is we'll ad-
vanced, Naturally lawn mowers have had
their day, but other hot weather articles
are stu selling. In all lines the dealers
are grauhed with the collections.
Cotton Prices Up.
Local dry goods jobbers are kept very
busy filling advance orders. Some delay in
promptly. The scarcity Of ali descriptions
OF cotton goods makes the market strong
May advances have been made during tie
past week. Goods are on a basis fully 10
per cent higher than they were two
higher than they were at the opening Of the
present month. In the last thirty days the
prices on brown and bleached cottons have
advanced 10 to l21Rc All the new values
that have been announced on gray goods
bleached cottons and heavy coarse cloths
are being rigidly maintained. No advance
In American prints has yet been made, al
though general change in those lines and
competing ones is looked for.
Numbers of buyers have reached the
market and few large fall bills have been
sold. Collections good.
Shoe dealers do not have much 70 say
during their quiet season. They are busy
shipping out their fall orders and are sat
ness. Some light orders for sumner goods
are coming in from retailers who pur-
chased small stocks in the spring. Leather
holds nigh, but the last week has shown
no real advances, although there is a tend
ency to withdraw concessions already made
Sugar and Coffee.
The sugar market remains unsettled
Prices are lower than week ago. The
condition has been brought about partly
by lower prices. on the raw material and
have been IN effect for the last few days.
Jobbers look for better feeling as soon
as rates are adjusted, as the trade is on
the eve Of a heavy consuming period.
They would not be surprised to see prices
Cheese is firm, with an actual advance Of
Mc on all grades. The demand has been
unusually heavy a fact caused no doubt
prices win be maintained for some time
at least
Owing to the scarcity of coffee sevens
have advanced A@bc in a week. The move
ment Of the crop has been disappointing
so far and this years business has not
the, way from Brazil when ordinarily at
this time there are three or four times
in two weeks it is predieted that there wi viii
be exciting times in coffee and higher
prices. The Brazil markets are slightly
easier, but the prices are still too high TO
permit Of buying on cost and freight
basis. Toward the latter part of the week
there, were reports that offers of Brazilian
coffee had been made in Europe at slightly
lower figures.
Anxiety for salmon.
The general tone of the salmon market
tinSed u reports Of " no S' run Of $40 socEeye
salmon in Puget sound. Jobbers are show
ing a disposition to accept the possibility
ing their attention to Red Alaskas. few
salmon have made their appearance in the
late even with a heavy run the packers
would not be able to make the pack esti-
mated earlier in the season. There is a
: marked firmness on spot ohinooks, particu-
larry fats and halves due to the certainty
OF a short pack on the Columbia river
No reports regarding the Alaska pack have
come in. but this does not cause any un'
Gallon apples are in very strong posi-
ton, owing to the small amount OF goods
o of the pooi OUTLOOK FOR apples this fail.
lrmiy ' held. The disposition now is for al
tsrs are looking for a still further advance
owing to decreased acreage in the east and
very unfavorable crop outlook. Advice!
from Utah convey the Information that thu
growing. crop has been damaged by blight
some advices say fully, 60 per cent. Blu
with their carry-over 1t is entirely probable
that the packers have enough to care fo
'their trade,
interest is noted. Pears are very firm an'
: Rpricots steady.
=. California Dried Fruit.
- Eyaporated apples continue to adyano
positive information that the crop will fur
nish less than % per cent Of the quantit
easier on evaporated apricots, because 0
the near approach OF low.priced goods
DRIED peaches on me coast asa are nela l. q
week. The extreme hot weather continue
for moro than week in California and 70
shade. II resulted In cooking the apricot
on the trees and caused the fruit to ripe
cSrs the fruit ana consequently there wi
be a shTinkage IN the output OF Dire
fruits. at least those Of rrst-class Thi
Will undoubtedly make II necessary to ao
vance prices in strictly high grade good
but there will be much more low grad
prupes have advanced, both spot and II
lures.
Telegrfms from the coast confirmed III
earlier reports that the raisin packers al
bidding the high figure Of slzc for raisin
IN the sweatbox: So Ear no large buyin
are taken to confirm reports that a stron
competition IN packing quarters exists. m
outlook for the 1905 crop is reported favori
Rice is unchanged and the demand
good. No change In the conditions govern
Ing the growing crop are reported
The oatmeal market Is strong, but the
have been no changes in price for the wee
Syrup Is unchanged.
Regarding lima beans, a large New YoI
dealer says: The stock of lima beans
the coast Is now practically cleaned u
There may be about 5000 bags scatter,
around through the bean district, but th
amounts 70 nothing. Last year at this tin
the carryover was 1900 bags Condition
for the new crop are favorable and q
acreage is large, The crop will be lat
however, and there viii be no Septemb
shipment"
Canned beans are likely to be higher. B,
weather in Michigan and other bean-grol
ing districts will eurtail the crop.
81. Louis General Market.
ST. LOUIS. July 21---WHEAT-Futur,
lower, cash. strong No. red cash, e
Vator, nominal; track. SSl5490c; Septemb,
SSbqS6e; December Sl%e; No haI
SSG92c
GoRN-Firm. cash. lower; No. cas-
57c; track, 0slsc; September, $3.50; D
cember, 45~c.
OATs-Oniet. No. 2 cash. s2ISc. trac