Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-27
CONDITION OF ONAHA'S TRADE
Dealers 10 All Lines Enjoy an Excel
lent Business
WEEK BREAKS RECORD FOR Day GOODS
Country Merchants Toy In stocks BE-
for" Advance In American Prints
Leather Prices Are Withdrawn
hardware Trade Good.

froapNrfH Tor fall business re the very
tho dry goods houses. owing To- the fact
Luat ths pri"" ut American prints advanced
ftiaay. me country merchants hurrying
20 town tu lay ln their supplies before that
Time. Present business Is reported salts
factory iu all lines and the general price
tendency seems 90 be higher There are
rev declines Ia any line, and no lmme-
qlate prospect OF any decline OF Importance
Wholesaiers are busy sending out fall or
Last week a large influx of country mer-
chants was noted In Omaha. They were
In TO buy dry goods, having been driven to
market By the news that there would be
an advance on prints and kindred lines
as result the week was a record breaker
MIN the dry goods jobbers. Mail orders.
statesmen orders and house trade all were
enormous. Bleached and brown cottons
also are scarce and higher, although some
Of range with the present price of cotton
Trade Is good in all lines Dress goods,
hosiery underwear and cloaks have sold
Leather Prices Withdrawn.
Stocks OF raw leather seem to be about
depicted although some manufacturers say
the Leather trust is responsible for the
terial All quotations have been withdrawn
py eastern manufacturers and they do not
seem to have any idea Of the height which
leather Is going to reach. owing TO the re-
cent heaNy advances Omaha shoe iobbers
nave been forced to quit handling some
lines Jf mems heavy shoes Retailers are
writing to Omaha now asking Tor imme-
dlate shipments OF their fall lines some
OF them were unwilling to receive goods
IA ~ July Most Of the fall goods have been
The market on cofrees is. If anything. a
shaae easier than last week. Sevens then
were strong at &c, and now they are selling
at Ssg9c. More coffee is reaching primary
markets now, but the shipments since July
! are still 10000 bags behind the SHIPMENTS
Tor the same period OF last year The
stock Is in the hands Of spectators, and it
rs SAID II they can keep control a month
7. HEH lob
sugar is practically unchanged, as far as
refined is concerned, though raws are a
little easier, both in London and New York
II Is not probable that any change in sugar
In this market will take place as long as
the heavy demand continues and the retin-
eTs are from one to two weeks behind in
hlling their orders. The question of freight
rates was not settled at the meeting in
New York August g. though It is under
stood that some sort OF agreement has
been reached, but final action has been
S o. Th until meeting to be held August
~. The demand for sugar at Omaha
houses is very heavy.
Syrups are Higher.
Syrup is very strong refners refusing to
NIL orders at less than listed prices in any
Guahtlty ana freely predicting higher
market IN the near future.
, Oatmeal is in very strong position. 1t
mas advanced approximately 5c on barrels
in the last week and on five-pound pack
ages about zoe a case.
Cheese is tending higher, Young Americas
having ADVANCED 1sq4sc and twins about
4
low point has been reached and higher
prices may be looked for. The make thus
corresponding period of last year
sardlnes are easier, with $50 f.: o. b.
of y mustards are noted.
The market for salt mackerel continues
hrm under strong advices from the east.
freely made, and It is difficuit to buy at
the inside figures. In herring, receipts of
n QTp Of iyn
The tomato market as reported last week
has been fully sustained and sales have
timore is asking as high as soc (. o. b. for
three-pound tomatoes for Immediate ship
ment. Eighty-five cents, however, fairly
represents what can be done for delivery
within the next two or three weeks. Pre-
dictions are made that tomatoes in the east
will move up to 81. The next three weeks
An advance has likewise taken place in
gallons, but apparently they have been in
Any prices based on the present market
east Will surely not meet with the favor OF
the retail trade and at the start there will
be hesitancy on their part in taking hold
Of the goods.
There is no change in corn, either for
spot or future delivery.
Peas are gradually being marked up, as
the shortage already reported is becoming
emphasized The present is a safe time to
buy peas, according to local jobbers.
FURTHER changes have taken place in gal
lon apples in Michigan and New York and
up. Under the most favorable conditions
!. ON TINS time on only light pack of gal
lon apples can be made,
Big Surprise in salmon.
The trade was hardly prepared for the
prices which were named on sOckeye sal
mon last week Bookings nevertheless have
been heavy and the belief Is expressed IN
Of the pack has been sold No figures are
AZ the present obtainable. AS packers are
willing to guarantee their price against
their own decline TO date OF SHIPMENT, II
would indicate that they have every conf
1ence, in the market being sustained,
surprise was sprung on the trade this week
by the Alaska Packers association when
hey named the lowest price on record, so
salmon They had a carry-oveT of pretty
arge dimensions and they determined TO
unload this on the jobbers This is the
reason for the price. on the basis of this
price red Alaska salmon can be retailed
Wo for % cents at a good margin.
very heavy because of the unheard-of price
md II goes without saying that the con
OF red Alaska salmon must be
1ery greatly increased If the retailers give
he consumer the benefit Of the reduction
n price.
withdrawal of Canned Goods.
Many of the California packers have
withdrawn entirely from the canned goods
market, taking no orders OF any kind until
hey are assured that they will be able TO
make something like fair deliveries on con-
racts already taken. Those packers who
re offering gallon pie peaches have ad-
dHCeu . Genus per dozen on peeled yellow
raWford and lemon clings. In a general
way the market can be said To be l0gl6
ents per dozen higher on all grades OF
wo and one-half-pound peaches.
Changes have come so rapidly in dried
ruit during the last week that il is almost
impossible to quote the market. All the
hanges are In the nature OF advances.
Apricots, peaches, prunes, raisins and evap-
rated raspbeTries have all had their share
n this advance. The entire country EAST
{ the Rocky mountains seems 10 be short
both peaches and apricots at the present
line, although liberal stocks will be I'm the
ands Of johbers 10y the 10th Of next month.
Il the present time II H. very difficult to
II orders with any satisfaction to the job
eT.
No prices have vet been made on new
Bsins by the association. Some outsiders
ave offered an occasional car. but these
feTings can hardly be said to establish
he market Prices doubtless will be made
ithin the next week or ten days
situation in Hardware.
The general hardware market has held
p very we'll during the summer there be-
IL a noticeable absence OF bargains which
m usually be picked up In the duh period.
steady flow OF orders has been a feature
the western market for the last two
onths and this continues. Numbers OF
quiTies are being received by the large
ade IN the west and the outlook for a
lcouraging, Reports from various sec
ons OF the country Indicate that retail
crchants are not oyerstocked and that
ia demand from consumers Is large Man
aCturers are cudeavOring 10 prepare
emselves for the large business they ex-
,ct In the early fall and II Is questioned
neither they Will be able 10 take care OF
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