Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-20
CONDITION OFOMAHA'S TRADE
Large Demand for Goods, While Collections
Are Excellent
WEEKS BUSINESS is SATISFACTORY
Corn Crop e. Assured and wheat
Yield IL Biz one-suRar steady,
but coffee Advances
shoes Higher.

shoes Higher.
General conditions in omsha's trade ter
ritory this week have been very satisfao-
tory Rains have practically ensured an
enormous corn crop, while latest threshing
reports indicate that the wheat crop IS as
large as estimates made at cutting time.
The demand for articles from Omaha's
wholesale market has been good and pros
lectons are unusually good for the time
OF year.
Coffee continues to advance. The frst
Of the week an eastern coffee seller Of.
tered sevens to local house at sac. The
last OF the week he said he was selling
where they are, in the opinion Of local
dealers, Prices In this country must add
vance vance or those at the primary markets
the former will be the case.
Sugar has been steady, with no material
hners are largely oversoid and are from one
to two weeks behind in filling their orders.
The. demand is very good in this section
couraging for an increased business from
now on. II is expected that the railroads
rate differences. This would affect the
price Of sugar hc In the upward direction.
and taken with the fact that the next two
months will be a large consuming period.
no lower prices are expected.
Chees is about the same as a week ago.
Young Americas, II anything are little
easier. The demand is stili heavy. The
market this week cannot be foretold. but
It Is expected that not much lower prices
Is for stronger market I'm the fall.
Tomatoes Score Advance.
The early part OF the week showed q
remarkabie advance in Indiana future to
matoes. These goods were quoted at the
END OF the previous week at soc per dozen
to be %e a s4S m at
SIC, (. o, b. There seemed TO be no middle
point between soc and Sc. This is Just
Is now quoted at SOC T. o. b., which IN
either case means at sT14c cost on the
in Missouri at figures somewhat under this
basis. 1t is entirely probable, however,
that they will advance TO a parity with the
tomato growing district is that the setting
| OF fruit in the early part OF the season
some districts and rain and han in others.
Many districts now report the fruit setting
heavier, but It takes II six weeks to ma
six weeks from this time would bring the
first OF October, and usually before that
some OF the Important districts experience
siderable chance to be taken by any ono
who is figuring on marketing In tin any
tomatoes that are just setting. The sltua-
ton altogether looks very gloomy and dem
onstrates the fact that the carry-over Is
so small as to have no influence In holding
There is no change whatever in the
canned corn situation, the market being
made the growing crop look better, with
| better prospect for making good average
Week by week It is more clearly devel-
| oped that the pack OF peas is much less
| than was anticipated early. and that the
quality of the goods is not up to usual
| standard.
Prices Quoted on Salmon.
Prices were made this week on new
sockeye salmon; The basis established is
| loo per dozen higher than was anticipated
| three or four weeks ago and puts the
| goods into the zoe class, both the tails and
mats The basis established leaves spread
OF s5c per dozen between sockeye tails and
| red Alaska tails, which by most operators
is considered too great. 1t is quite gen;
soon show an advance. with reference to
the sockeye pack it is reported that II
the entire pack will have been sold.
| Dried Fruit Market.
The dried fruit market has been in such
shape that II is almost impossible to quote
taking peaches as fast as they are offered
and reports would indicate that they are
paying nc per p Sd more b toT he IG 5osss
operators believe that still higher prices
viii be seen on this commodity As the
very hard to find. Prunes, both for fall
! delivery and spot, have advanced during
i9O4 are e' Very hard to find and when ofrsred
are selling at from lc 70 nc above prices
which were quoted in the spring. in fact,
|
| dried fruit line but Is In very strong posi-
ton. II is reported on good authority that
the shippers ,o are paya ri
| New York state than they have recently
sold for, delivered at the river This means
is reported very much short OF last season.
| Evaporated apples are in very strong posi-
ton being firmly held at full prices.
In mackerel the market has advanced
in sympathy with the advance Of SOC a
barrel at GloucesteT Telegrams from
Ash %itS sales Of some lots Of
extra fine quality at $500 barrel. Hold.
pou on o the on sRofe Prices aTe rm
in herring Goldfish is firm. .,
Prices continue to be well maintained
active. Receipts are light from primary
markets At New Orleans receipts are
light OsGagsS Of r@ s6od T6e ssoD
Shoe prices still continue their upward
march Shoes which used TO sell at the
jobber recently at sl15. A few days later
he received word that his order would not
eaS SeseP 81 shoes as yet have not
any difference in price 20 the consumer
Retailers prefer to stand the loss the an
lower grades, on which there is but small
profit made they must raise their price
with the advance in the leather market.
Of leather from America. An order came ~.
Goo that b5DS SSgnt sd Few leather ai5 3t
could not be filled. A local jobber pre-
| diets that in a few years Japan VIII DO
| making shoes for all the oriental nations.
Stocks OF leather are lower than thsy
! ever have been, and this accounts Lor me
| hIRb price Shoe houses are busy shipping
| ont fail orders of which rubbers are con-
| siderable pRrt The local manufacturing
| houses are enjoying a good demand from
| Colorado and Wyoming for rldlng ana
| hunting boots.
big Dry Goods Trade.
| Omaha dry goods houses have eKpe-
! rienced the largest trade in the last tnIee
! weeks there has ever been In this marker.
| The order trade, too, has been good, poth
| from statesmen and direct from customers
! especIally on prints and cotton goods, An
| announcement has been made by the Amer
| foam Print company that II VIII advance us
various lines z 10 y cent August q. The
effect Is that present local trade IS stiInu-
lated New business Will be cents Ior
indigo blues, grays and mourninBs, shlIt,
ING has advanced 4 cent 10 a basis OF ~
| cents Well informed retailers are sup
| plying their wants before the advances
| take place. The announcement was mace
! I'M New York Friday that leading bleached
and brown goods would be marked up y
| cent an around. Some buyers think this
| will be an unhealthy advance even consid-
ering the high price Of cotton.
Hardware Activity.
large tonnage of nails and wire, plates
and pipe Is going forward at the present
time There is an immense consumption
/ OF these materials. Builders hardware 10
! I'm great demand and the different varieties
/ and kinds that the jobbers offer now are
| so low In price and fine and handsome In