Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-11
CONDITION OF OMAHA'STRADE
Merchants Place Orders Here Who Hav,
Done Business Elsewhere.
GOOD EFFECT OF RECENT EXCURSION
Much building Going on over the
Country, which Helps Hardware
Business-SuRnr and Cofrce
Markets Are Irregular.

Good effects Of the recent trade excursion
IN the south Platte country are being noted
uy wholesale dry goods houses. Several re-
tall merchants VINO have never done any
business before in Omaha have placed taIr
orders here within the last week. Two Of
them had been hitherto buying their stock
at st. Joseph, They said that their ac-
uuaintance with the representatives OF
Omaha houses who went on the excursion
had lent them desire to further inVcsti-
gate the advantage OF buying their goods
in Omaha. All seemed well pleased with
the treatment accorded them by the local
dealers The wholesale mon are jubilant
over the fact that the excursion has had
such good results, which, they say, cannot
now be estimated.
The week has been the best in a long
time for house trade in the dry goods
business country merchants having found
busy, TO get to the city to lay in a part
OF their fall stock None of the orders
have been large for they are never very
large just at this season of the year. Ac-
cording to the retailers, the country trade
is very good. 1t has been better all spring
than than last year and the prospects are that
years business than has ever fallen to
the lot of the dealer The healthy condi-
tion of the trade is causing the retailers to
place advance orders for fall goods very
freely. both house orders and orders
through statesmen The wholesalers say
that the prospects for fall trade are i'm
proving daily in every direction.
The wool market Is exceedingly strong.
Within the week there have been advances
demand for wool and the scarcity of it
have increased the price OF that article.
The price has also advanced on all blcaChed
and brown muslins. Prints are unchanged,
but firm at the prevailing figures.
Features of the hardware business indi-
cate that building over the country is be-
ing done on a much greater scale than
for years. The Lee Glass-Andreesen Hard
ware company reports that its trade in
nails hinges, glass, window stops and
other builders hardware is considerably
larger than IL has been at any time In tho
last last fifteen years IT is the rule both II, in
towns are laying in large supplies Of
builders hardware and it IS evident that
vicinity all summer and fall and conse-
quently a satisfactory trade.
Business in hardware Is away ahead in
volume of that done during the correspond
ing week of last year. The spring has been
better one all through one firm reports
go Psf ean fos her
very satisfactory and much larger than
last year.
and golf and tennis goods, are in big de-
mand. They are held at the same prices
which ruled last year There Is hne
trade in other seasonable goods, includ-
ing refrigerators, screens and Ice cream
freezers.
few dealers are ordering their bindlns
twine, but the rush will not come for some
time vet, as most merchants wait almost
to the time Of harvest. The trade In twine.
however. and the prospects for n big de-
mand through the season has caused an
advance Of y cent in the price of sisal
rope. which is made OF the same material
as the twine.
The sugar market has been in rather an
unsettled condition during the week. B3tn Thi
is a very unusual thing for this season of
the year on the eve OF the largest con-
sumption period week ago raws were were
strong, Foreign markets are respnnslnle
for the present condition and 1t Is claimed
that the decline in raws is caused by a
lack of demand for the refined article. THIS
&c mo- q
the United States for the week, especially
in the south, was unusually heavy The
predictions are that notwithstanding the
fact that the fruit cropp will be much 1nai
Of sugar consumed all season. Jobbers
here look for steady trade from ,sOll June tbo 10
to Jg 0 o. Tcq II may az Of n2t being sS 50 able to @
cure the sugar promptly 1t looks now as
though the bottom had been reached for
some time to come at least; .,
The coffee market is irregular and options
are fifteen to TWENTY-FIVE points lower, al.
though there is little change IN the SPOT R%t
market Desirable roasting conees, In tho
Brazil grades, as we'll as the milder cof-
Cheese is quoted Hd1sc lower than a week
ago All the old cheese is gone with the
exception of the Swiss, the new MAKE or
largest handlers are of the opinion, that that
the market has pretty nearly reached bot1
tom. This depends largely on the demand
for the next two or three weeks.
In general the grocery business has been
90 tisfa ctorv The volume of business mas
been big, the tone healthy and COLLECTIONS
Fish on The whole are high. ,Thefe arc
some new maCkerel on the market at 10Y
prices but they are Of a quality which IL
is not desirable TO purchase. They turn
red very quickly Mackerel caught last
fall are better. being much fatter ana OF
course bring better prices. Holland herring
has advanced and the prehhiGt0n tbo IS new new
higher, prices yet vii hold before 'ne "e"
''srfe The d demand IN nd for fancy goods is large
This is the season l1d for ncncS rarry ana good
stock Olives. olive oil and sardlnes arc
in especially good demand. 49,, -,
There are no changes In the prices on
| wodenware The demand has been good
Canned goods are a strong market Tho
strength that developed IN bHId G"fH df MS week
| with n further tendency to advance IN
both articles. California canned goods have ave
been doing remarkably wei, sh%wtnEf erSt of NE NE
,yoor Prices for fall delivery have been
| received from some California packers;
| Cherries and pears are held higher than last
| wear. while apricots, lemon-cllng peaches
| and plmms are slightly lower. r
| salmon Is in very good REQUEST ine
first car Of Columbia river fish has Just
oFTfs The general trade in canned goods gt, has as
| bean Satisfactory II doubtless VIII be
| greatly Increased after the stra"herry sea-
s'mp mried fruits continue to move satisfactor;;
| uI peaches. apricots and prunes' as wen
| as seeded raisns, are In good repueS,' 80
! Apples are also selling We'll w VIII tbo Pancv
| u-.aSnos Tho advances in rice have been
| nnaintained and while there are Inor. oI-
| ferings than there have been' yet tuero
! a. i1Tbn aatber trade continues slow, with a
| so1I scattering orders for immediate denV-