Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26

and It is unfortunate that California wall
nuts arc not available in time for the
Thanksgiving trade
Gomez has developed better feeling in
the last few days. Receipts are smaller and
IN market has settled down to a steady
basis II there are TO be any changes at
all, IL looks as though they would would, S oe
Of the congressional session calls attention
70 the question OF an import tarif on coffee.
II the question is brought up in congress
II means higher prices, whether the bill
Is passed or not. At present coffee Is
quoted at the same figures ruling "a week
Dried and salt fish are very firm. but no
advances over prices Of last week have
been named. There is plenty OF the lower
grades Of fish, but the better grades Of sun
fish are scarce and command fancy prices.
Most dealers prefer to carry but small stocks
Of these, not because they expect hsh 70 , &c
by the price. OF lower and middle grades
of FISH, the stocks are fairly large and the
DRY Goods Clearing sales.
Omaha drygoods houses have been busy
with clearing sales the past week and
have sold a large amount of seasonable
goods at reduced figures. The number of
Visitors from country towns has been con-
siderable. Yet trade on the whole is
rather quiet, as the farmers, on account
of continued warm weather, which per-
mits them to be in the fields have not
bought very heavily of winter goods at
the country stores, and the retail mer-
The C,0 market is very firm, especially on
cotton goods. Agents have named an ad-
Pepperaii wide sheetings Reports from all
markets indicate that there will be no
lower prices for some time. All grades
Of merchandise are scarce, and especially
cotton.
Among the Hardware Men.
A good trade is now coming to this
market on seasonable hardware. Mail or
ders are well assorted and run into many
different lines of goods, showing conclu-
sively that the retail merchants are hav-
ing an unusually good trade. Statesmen
are sending well assorted orders for all
kinds of hardware; many holiday goods
are going forward, especially in the cutlery,
fancy and sporting goods lines. a large ton
mage OF staple goods, nails and wire meT-
chant pipe, sheet steel, black ana gal
vanized steel is going forward in large
quantities for this time of the year. The
slight indication of winter has induced a
large number of orders for snow shovels
and hand sleds. Those who did not buy
their stocks early Will not be served as
promptly as they would like. All jobbers
have fair supply on hand OF snow
shovels, but the factories are short on hand
sleds These being short season goods II
parties do not order early they cannot be
Many orders are being booked for black
and green wire cloth and poultry netting
for next seasons shipment Duplicate or
ders are coming in for lanterns, stove
boards and food choppers, showing that
the trade that bought early have had a
good trade on them and are now replenish-
| Ing their stock. Trade in all lines is quite
satisfactory.
Prices. for the most part, are steady and
even, in fact there have been some ad-
vances and the trade is looking for fur
| Their advances on many goods before the
| end of the year. Jobbers believe mer-
chants would do well to place their or
| ders for shovels. spades and steel goods
such as steel and maleable garden rakes
| manure forks and field hoes, that will be
wanted early in the spring. If these or.
/ ders are not placed I'm advance customers
cannot be served promptly.
Sugar has been very strong. Raws have
| advanced steadily during the week and
| are 3-16 cents higher than a week ago
| Refined sugar has advanced 10 cents pei
| 100 pounds. The impression of local job
| bers is that higher prices will rule be
| tween now and the first of the year. SpO
| stocks of raws are very light, and thu
| new crop will not be available in larg,
| quantities until January or February. II
| the meantime holders of raws expect L
| realize considerably more money than the!
| have been making lately. Sugar, say tn,
| local jobbers, will be a safe purchase OF
| the present basis for a supply of a month
| or six weeks.
| Cheese is practically where 1t was weel
| ago. October-made goods are all out o
| first hands and Novcmber-made IS not a
good in quality. Indications are that prices
| will be considerably higher on fancy Octo
| ber-made stock before the new goods CONF
| in the spring.