Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-01
CONDITION OFOMAHA'ST
JObbsu Locking for Heavy Business During
Coming Week.
CARNIVAL ATTRACTS MANY RETAILERS
Cotton manufacturers say Crop IL NOt
a. Large as Expected-JcntheF
f. HIgher and shoe
Prices Advance.

II is the opinion OF the jobbers that a
large increase In the volume of trade in
most lines will accompany the Ak-Sar- Ben
win make the carnival time an occasion to
visit Omaha and order their goods In those
lines which ought to be seen In stock by
last week. The most important news Of
the trade is that Jotton manufacturers
have i'd decided s that the crop Is not as Large
feature Is that further advances have been
made in shoes. Leading groceries are quiet,
stening q yRRues on or BOTH fancy H head and
Japan.
shectings score an Advance.
The only changes to note in prices, on
the Omaha dry goods market are In cotton
goods. There has been an advance Of 1c
on all pepperall sheetings to basis of 24c
for four-duarters bleached: Other wide
advance is looked for in the price OF four
quarters bleached and brown goods. In
comparison with other lines prints are stlll
very cheap and some buyers look for higher
prices. Cotton goods of all descriptions are
strong and scarce in first hands and manu-
the cotton crop will not be 9s large as they
had hoped Notwithstanding all opinions
to the contrary, the renewal Of the demand
in, and at an earlier date than even the
most sanglTfne expected would be the case.
The request from that quarter for thr Sss
resulted in stiffening the whole market
on coarse cotton goods. China orders for
three-yard sheetings have been placed for
deliveries extending as far ahead as next
July and August, and the amount OF busi-
ness put through would have been OF q
much larger size, II is stated had the mills
been in position TO make the required de-
lveries. Local trade continues good and
many orders are being. taken for spring
goods. The jobbers look for a very busy
time during the next two weeks.
In sugar the conditions are more or less
demoraiized. While at present there are no
changes
week. raws have been UP and down all
week, in New York as abroad Local job
The demand is good for the time Of year
and the merchants continue to order go
that they may get their stock In before the
effect OctGoer Z, and which means an ad-
vance OF ~ cents per 100 pounds in Omaha
Whether there will be any decrease decrease II
not be more than 10 or is points.
tons ss as O'V Week ago. High prices prices have
tended to hold on the larger buyers, and
this is one OF the reasons why there has
IS that higher prices wifi rule. New York
has reported killing frost which will tend
largely to decrease the production, The
will be to ~ cents higher before the enc
pected to be about the same this week Re.
ceipts at Rio and Santos are heavier, for
two days footing UP 5000 bags, compared
with 5000 bags year ago.
Tomatoes Are quiet,
There is very little new to report In the
| canned goods line. Tomatoes have shown
| little easier feeling this past week both
in Baltimore and in Indiana, but even We
| pay for Missouri stock Jobbars do not an
\ ticipate any further decline IN the eastern
market, at least for the present. They be
teve that there have been more goods
packed, and that there are more In sigh
than certain interested parties would hav'
them believe, but there is no means of as
| certaining definitely what the amount o.
| the present pack is, nor the exact amour
| of the carry-over. Well posted OPERATOR
there will be more than enough goods Il
carry the trade until the LIST Of July, ant
by the LIST OF August. with good season
some few new packed goods might be avail
able. There Is no change in corn, excepting
| possibly an easier feeling In Indiana ant
Ohio, which to certain extent communi
| in good demand at recently prevailing fig
ures. Gallon apples are still high, with N
relief to be expected unless from Arkansas
| These goods, however, are not of a oharao
ter to be satisfactory to the western trade
being dark In color and with very littl
seem TO have gotten together and as a rul
! have advanced their prices from 10 cent
| TO is cents per case.
No changes in apricots or peaches haN-
taken place. The available supply is 4
very strong hands and doubtless the marke
will be not only sustained, but further ad
yanced should any active demand occur
Prunes are In very much the same position
hands.
new Prices on WaInuts.
Prices on new crop California walnut
were given out this week. There is a sprea
of cents a pound between No. 1 and No
and the prices are the highest seen 70
some time. California, however, claim
that the prices are amply justified by tn
shortneas OF the crop;
No prices on raisins have been put out b
the association and 1t may be week or te
days before these prices are finally ISSUED
Without question these prices will be name
as high as they can be. without allowin
any large Importation Of Spanish stool
The association men realize, OF course, tha
they are liable to have sharp competitio
from Spain II they make their prices
fancy seeded would have to go to the n
taller at about 10 cents per pound, and
so It will have a tendency to throw tn
trade on other kinds OF raisins.
There has been quite a stiffening Of va
ues on both head rice and Japans. Som
operators say that this is the result {
manipulation. 1t seems more probable tha
1t Is the result of an active demand for ne
goods, which up. TO the present time hav
been available In very small guantitic
With the return OF an active milling ses
son prices may sag little but we do nj
look for any material decline until aftt
the first OF the year, and II may develop
that time that the crop Is so short as
make lower prices out OF the question.
| The demand TOT maCkefel IL lmprOVln
and all supplies are very light; the situJ
ton Is strong. The supply of Holland he
ring in America has been Increased by
recent large arrival, but 1t has gone hmm,
dately TO interior account and prices ru
firm Goldfish is firmer.
= shoes Go stin Higher.
Leather keeps it's upward trend and new,
week goes by but there is an adyan'
in some grade or other. Local shoe JObbe
have been compelled to advance prices q
all heavy shoes. Those which were form
. erly sold at 81. so are now being disposed
at 81 go and Sl.65 and the 81 grade has bee
, advanced TO S2.10 and s22 The price hi
: not increased so much here, however, as
l other places st. Louis jobbers are selliI
at $.75 shoes which they sold at $3.50,
! the last two weeks notable advances ha'
taken place in certain lines OF shoe leath
) and the effect has been felt In the sh
trade The trade IL one from hand
| mouth. Local jobbers are unable to pla
; | contracts for all the shoes they want 4
! six months at current prices, as the man
! facturers will not run the risk. They D
: only on quick delivery,
|
Corn Palace ORA WIS Large Crowds.
MITCHELL. 8. D., Sept. S0.-(Speci
Telegram AFTER FIVE days OF excelle
weather for the corn palace. rain set
y this morning continuing until noon. T
! crowds had already started for Mitch
y and as a result there was no diminution
the volume of people who came to tow