Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-24
CONDITION OFONAHASTRADE
Jsbbsu in All Lines Are Satisfied
with Conditions.
ACTIVITY IN HARDWARE AND SHOES
Features Of Market Are Advances I'm
shoes and Groceries, Together
with Unsettled Condition In
the sugar situation.

In the hardware and shoe business the
trade has been increasing enormously the
last week, country dealers having peen
grocery jobbers also are satisfied with the
volume OF business. The features OF the
market are a higher price for shoes an! ana
some lines of groceries and the unsettled
condition Of the sugar market.
Sugar has been very unsettled. Ih n,,S
refined Though It is hard TO predict the
outcome, the impression prevails that the
short time. The demand is large, every
thing considered. There probably Will De
a large movement until October 4 Whe en-
restored. II will mean an advance OF &c
per 100 pounds at Omaha. Prices at present
are lower than they have been in many
Cheese has reacted again and quotations
are NC to NC higher than they were
no lower prices and there is a possibility
Of further advance between now and the
middle of october.
Conee n Tribe Lower.
Coffee has been slightly lower for the
week, but at the weeks end sevens were
quoted at SIC which is about the same as
last week. There is much talk Of an Inn
think there is a probability of its coming
to pass. This is proven by the fact that
the. trade Is altogether on the spot goods
troubles, which have hampered the move
ment in Brazil, have been settled, and
y
receipts. Coffee dealers who bought
largely last year and the year before and
hsve hGldovsTl are WORKING gRiT their sto Rfs
and Santos TO the United States are so
small.
weeks on bulk goods and on glass goods
there has been material advance. First
quality olives in 1Oc and 25c packages are
In sight for several months.
There is very little news to report In the
canned goods market. Tomatoes, both
three-pound and gallons continue to hold
their very strong position, and gallon ap-
pies are pretty nearly out OF sight; Very
the market is stlil easy with very little
interest taken, either by jobber or retailer.
Salmon is in very good demand, red Alaska
being particularly attractive at the prices
recently ruling.
Raisins VIII Advance.
The California Raisin Growers associa-
ton. or rather the joint association Of
growers and packers, is now in session and
Il is expected that prices will be named
on both loose and seeded raisins before
9gy se sboVe the basis Of
last years prices and possibly higher than
anything ruling recently. The statement
IL made that the outcome Of the raisin
crop is very disappointing in quantity and
It is accordingly expected that prices will
The market continues strong on both of
these items, except for inferior goods, which
are not in favor in this territory, no matter
what the price. PruneS continue strong.
Raspberries are pretty nearly cleaned up,
with the market very strong for any that
are now available Evaporated apples are
tte Il any o hope of lover pr hsss
1t Is expected that prices will be named
on California walnuts within the next week
or ten days The crop is said to be a third
of what was anticipated early in the sea-
son. Should 1t be even so per cent of the
for high basis of values. iTardshells are
portion o., the trade through this territory
ness OF the California crop and knowing
that their own crop is short, the French
dealers have advanced their prices about
1c per pound. 1t looks now as II strictly
first-class walnuts would sell for Is or 1f
cents pound In bags when the new crop
becomes available itf H-ths no
Sea Foods Are Expensive.
Dried fish are very expensive and jobbers
express the opinion that they are to be
higher yet. The catch is much less than
dealers that the merchant can make nc
mistake by laying In supply at today's
market. kilograms from Gloucester about
advance in spot mackerel. Goldfish are firm
Not only FISH, but. all sea foods are high
people who like those things had better
eat all they can in the next two or three
years, because they are going to clint
people The consumption has been grow.
ing enormously and the production does
not increase, but is rather less. Shrtmps
are very hard to get.
Excellent Shoe Trade.
Trade is very encouraging In the shoe
business. The market shows a higher
tendency all along and there have beer
weeks. In the last week there has beer
an advance of 10 cents a pair on some
INES OF heayS shoes hoes T ho ADVANCE vance IN N
line of goods controlled by the packers
There is a scarcity now of light hides, more
mari Its hides and skins show the strength
of q ,r position by an occasional life of q
fraction OF a cent, which gives the tanner
lower cost raw material are futile at the
present time, The situation bears the
strongest resemblance TO trust control with
out sufhcient evidence to prove II in it,
entirety
situation In Dry Goods.
During, the week, the Omaha jobbers ex
both in house trade and in orders from
Ialesmen. Travelling statesmen also have
taken some good advance orders on .spring
sell freely and the trade is anticipating it,
wants on some lines of wash goods in
At the factories II is stated that the en-
gagements for late fall. for all classes OF
goods are heavier than in four years. This
Is significant of the confidence OF the gen
eral trade in the market conditions, fol
prices are on proportionately higher
level and the volume of the new cottor
crop is as problematical as at any othel
time Underlying the whole market, it Ii
stated by the large factors, Is the inheren
strength that Is given by stocks being
short and the mills unsupplied with raw
material for future operation. Until the
mills have caught up with the demand OF
coarse cottons, print cloths and the fine
classes of cotton fabrics, there is not likely
to be any shading OF prices Another
strengthening influence OF the market is thu
indicauon this week OF the resumption o.
the demand from China for American
cotton goods. Stocks are being gradually
reduced In that country and those mer
chants who had no sympathy with tn,
boycott soon will be buying. No chang,
Of prices for the week took place on thu
Omaha market.
Healthy Tone In Hardware.
The record OF September is already as
sured 10 the hardware trade as an excellen
month characterized by large volume OF
business In some sections exceeding ever
that of previous good years. In man!
directions the effect of the large demand
Is felt, and not few manufacturers hav,
difficulty In making shipments with SUI