Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10
OF OMAHISTRADE
Jobbsrs Pleased with Large Volume
Business
DEMAND FOR CHRISTMAS GOODS BEGINS
Cold snap Benehts Dealers, but Trade
Stacks Up Asain-Hardware
Men very Busy with sea-
sOnable orders.


for Christmas goods, The grocery trade
notices increased number of orders for nuts
and fancy goods, and the hardware men,
already very busy with the large volume
Of trade which has continued all fall, are
overwhelmed with orders for Christmas
goods, such as skates and sleds. Business
has been satisfactory with the dry good,
dealer and more than pleasing to the shoe
trade. The recent cold snap has been a
benefit to both shoe and dry goods Jopbers,
but the warm weather which followed
caused trade to slack up a little toward
the last of the week, Dry goods house
trade was light probably more than any
thing else, on account of the fact that the
retailers came to Omaha two weeks ago to
take advantage OF the clearing sales.
rS No chang, change Is reported In coffee prices
creased 5000 bags for November, against
an increase of 10000 bags for November OF
100000 bags less than for the same month
last year, and receipts thus far for De-
cember are much lighter than usual. There
was large movement In october, how
ever, and the total crop marketed to date
is about the same as for the corresponding
time OF last year. Europe has been a
heavy buyer of coffee in the last week
and American purchases have not been so
large. Nevertheless, the United States has
the lions share of the Brazilian output
thus far. The market is very dull and
there is no change in prices. The Russian
trouble has caused some uneaslness, as It
has In all the markets Of the world, In
grain and stocks
ScdFcAty OF Nbnneu OyHNerA.
There is very little new to report in the
canned goods line. Tomatoes have strength
ened up little in the east, as have also
peas and gallon goods of all kinds, Canned
corn is apparently gaining In strength and
gaining friends. As the retailers are max
ing push on this article, the consumption
seems to be increasing and the demand
from the retailers consequently increasing.
The supply of oysters still is very linn
tied and tobbers are trading with one an
other TO take care Of their orders. 1t
tor 4 NNuul
mand.
The market continues exceedingly strong
on peaches, apricots and prunes, with very
little prospect of any change from that
situation, New York state apples are very
hrmly held, with no prospect Of any reduc-
these goods that it looks as if it were pos
sible for all these goods to move out at
present prices or better.
California walnuts have been shipped
very slowly and few nuts have come into
the river markets. Some few have been
received, but many of them have proved
the crop should have been well distributed,
so that 1t looks as il there would be CON
siderable carry-over of this item.
The rice market continues strong and
higher prices are predicted after the first
OF the year. While Jobbers are not con
vance, they are sure that with anything
ike normal demand present prices will
De very easily maintained.
Millers are going a pace in values and
they are freely predicting higher prices
me demand is unusually heavy. x new
feature this fall has been the largely in
creased trade in bulk goods. Sales OF
heavy.
Improvement in Sugar.
Sugar shows an Improvement over last
higher. It Is thought barely possible BY
the jobbers that there will be further ad-
vances before the first of the year What
most entirely upon the receipts OF new
sugar in January and February. general
impression seems to prevail that lower
prices may be looked for In six or eight
weeks. The demand is fair for this time
OF year.
Cheese is practically in the same posi-
and the demand is good, as 1t was a week
ago.
The last month of the year shows a con-
siderably stronger feeling in Japan teas
than has existed for some time. Stocks in
nfst hands IN Japan are practically cleaned
up and buyers must of necessity pay big
premiums, especially on early May pick.
The cause of the strength in tea is the
fact that the cost of labor In the tea
growing countries has increased materially
in the last few months.
Syrups enjoy strong market and a
good demand. The fact is that the jobbers
than the figure they would have to pay TO
replace their stock. The present condi-
tions cannot continue, for when the job
bers are forced to repienish they will have
to pay higher prices and make higher QUO
tations to the retail trade. The demand at
New Orleans is active, with both dealers
and baking interests buying freely of de-
sirable grades at firm prices. Low grades
are In, good demand.
Dry Goods and shoes.
House trade has been quiet with Omaha
dry goods Jobbers for the last week, but
U.uei business mas been good, both from
travelling statesmen and direct from retail
ers, so that total sales have been quite sat
strong. and since the government report
appeared-Monday-ea day has recorded
further advances. Bleached goods OF all
descriptions have advanced h4Ac during
the last week and courtyard brown goods
of the best grade is now held by the job
beers at 6lhc. An advance In staple prints
their wants freely in this line. Collections
are reported very good.
Statesmen from eastern manufacturing
companies called on the local shoe jobbers
this week, and. although the latter antici-
pated high prices. they were surprised by
the figures quoted on goods LOT neSI Iali;
prices of hides now, not being able 70 tall
back on their old stock of leather, for II
has been used up. With gradually stinen-
vancing on shoes. Jobbers have selected
and ordered large part OF their stock Tor
Trade has been excellent since the recent
cold snap up TO Thursday when II Tell on
a little A few more cold days say the
tobbers would cause another and con
tinued demand for shoes on the part OF the
retailers.
Hardware business FIOuFishtnE.
Hardware business. while II has been OF
phenomenal proportions all fall, has been
exceptionally large the last week One
wholesale firm started 10 invoice but after
two DAVIS work gave II up as orders came
so fast that the shelves were almost cleaned
IN after the workers. Sleds and skates
have been In large demand and sheet and
corrugated iron and builders hardware
have heen sold I'm large quantities. Judging
from the reports OF retailers over the state
there is no cessation Of building. either IN
country or towns, on account OF approach
inc winter Some retailers are LAYING IN a
large supplv of builders hardware an
ticinating a large demand in the spring and
summer.
Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. s-COTTON-The spot
rrarket closed nuiet 30 points lower; mid
ding uplands, i2lOc; middling quiz lzSSc'
NFW ORLEANS. Dec 9.-CoTToN-The
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