Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-08
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Visitors Have Been Pouring Into Local
Jobbing Houses.
KING AK-SAR-BEN BRINGS BUSINESS
More Activity Than at Any Time for
Years-ShOes Go still Higher
Prices Are Quoted
on Raisins.

King Ak-Sar- Ben and his festivities have
been statewide attractions the last week.
and hundreds OF retailers have been IN the
city, calling on the jobbing firms with
which they do business. In the dry goods
houses the crowds of visitors has been
larger than ever seen before, and most OF
purchases. One of the grocery men said
he had not had so many visits in three
with the management, but finished by look
ing at the stock and making purchase
of some line of goods new to them In
other business also, they mad9 their calls
and bought. The jobbers were agreed that
the festival week was a very profitable
week for them, both in immediate sales
Dry goods jobbers say the attendance of
visitors at the offices during Ak-Sar-Ben
week has been greater than they have ever
known. Sales have been small, as the re-
taiers' winter stocks have not yet been
broken. Sales in the aggregate, however
business has been intertered with on &C
count of the absence OF statesmen from
the road during the week. Joboers say
western market and this was eXemplihed
by the loyalty shown by the people Of t the
continue strong and further advances are
threatened, although no quotable changes
have been made since week S ago; s G0le
October l have been In excess or expecta-
tons
Shoes show a continued upward tendency.
Local tobbers have been compelled to adj
vance the prices &c in the last week on
some lines of heavy goods. Nearly every
week there comes news of advances by the
manufacturers, caused by advances in the
price Of green and tanned leather Omaha
shoe statesmen have been of the road the
the retailers have been in the city. They
will be out this week with their spring
week especially the house order business.
A slight decrease in the demand for
| leather is felt as some shoe manufacturers
| are nearing the end Of their present run.
| At the same time other shoe men have
| taken their inventories and are now start
! ing on their spring run.
Coffee has been a little easier up to the
| last two days. but now the strength has
returned. owing TO the fact that reliable
authorities have estimated the primary re-
ceipts for October at l,45OOO bags. II this
| is so the crop is not larger than last year
when the Yield was small. SeVens are
ouoted al sac but Omaha people say they
| are unable to get the goods at that price
Sugar is still unsettled and prices are
| lower than a week ago. The point has
been reached where sugar beet refiners
\ do not care to make further sales. Several
have %1aSFaWH r dfEm th Tatss aT rom tbs
/ south and east took place Saturday, and
] this will have the effect OF putting sugar on
| a higher basis for the coming week, as the
| Increase in rates will advance the price p
| cents on 100 pounds The demand still CON
| fact that there have been no killing frosti
and the housewives still have fruit fol
] picking and preserving.
! Cheese owing TO the continued warn
weather. resulting in excellent pasturage
remains about the same In price. II there
/ in the heese-making districts OF Wiscon
| sin the make would have been cut dowI
materially and prices would have ruled. y
/ TO cent higher than now. The impression
is that higher prices are to prevail.
| Trade in syrup Is quiet. but prices arr
well maintained. Stocks In dealers hand
are small
! There has been no change in oatmea