Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-05
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Excursion Into Black Hills Proves Most
Successful One.
FALL MERCHANTS MEETINGS HAVE BEGUN
Many Country Retailers Now Coming
10 Omaha 10 Lay in Fall and
Winter stock, stimulate
Ing Local Trade.

The first Of the fall merchants meetings
is on now and numerous country retailers
have already visited oma ma; ana me eH tsi,
in the floor trade Of the various local
houses. This meeting will continue until
August Is, and beginning at that time there
Of the month. In early September there
will be a third. The railroads have made
a low rate of one and one-tfth fares to all
merchants who wish to visit the city. In
addition to this, and not interfering IN any
way, the Omaha Jobbers and Manutac-
turers association Will refund the rare OF
any merchants whose purchase is large
enough that per cent Of it equals the
fare.
What has been the most successful trade
excursion of the season was made by the
Commercial club July 25 to Is in north
towns on the Elkhorn from Valentine west
and on the Burlington as far east as
Broken Bow were visited, and all of them
gave the Omahans hearty welcome. Tho
jobbers feel, all things being equal, that
the merchants of this section had rather
trade with Omaha than any other city
Improvement in Dry Goods,
Dry goods houses have been enjoying an
excellent business the last week, the &C
tivity being especially pronounced in floor
trade which is stimulated by the presence
in the city of the country merchants, mere
for the fall buyers meetings. No changes
in price have been named. The dry goods
men are shipping out fall orders at rapid
business runs along at a rapid rate for
the hardware men, though, aside from the
heavy business, the market Is without fea-
lures, as prices, except In comparatively
unimportant cases. have remained uu-
changed. IL is the season OF the year when
no particularly heavy demand IN any one
good In all. Statesmen are sending m many
orders, and open orders are numerous.
Slack Trade I'm shoes.
Boot and shoe jobbers find themselves
busy with shipments Of fall goods which
ara
Current trade has been light and excep-
tionally small for the last week or ten
seems 10 have been almost entirely shut
on. In the last few days, however, there
has been an Improvement in mail orders
until better trade is enjoyed. The leather
I market holds firm at prices which have
| been ruling for some time,
Tomatoes, both spot and futures have
| eased up a trihe, but during the last two
/ or three days some very hulllsh talk has
/ gard to the price on futures. The east IL
/ still being visited with excessive rains
I which have the effect OF causing blight Il
/ the blossoms because of their failure e
/ fertilze. Thursdays weather report shows
/ one and one-fourth inches OF rain In the
| Maryland-New Jersey district. Spot gooNi
| but are pretty close TO Il, so that Their,
! Is not much decline In sight IN spot goods
and the dealers can safety carry a limited
There is no change 70 report either OF
| spot or future canned corn. The demans
| Is very good for this season OF the yea
| and the market Is wen sustained.
The last week has shown an advance o.
| lOc per case in both quarter oil and three
| quarter mustard sardines The situation q
! in very much better shape, the packers evi
! IDENTIFY being able TO control prices as wei
| as production.
No change is reported in salmon prices
but the demand is exceedingly good ant
| covering all grades.
| The market has advanced on spot Calf
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| prices Of futures. Most Of the packers ar
entirely sold out on cherries. apricots AM
Z lemon cling peaches. and are Offering gallon
4 goods OF all grades very sparingly. Tn
! future trade on California canned good
has been phenomenal. The question nov
! Is. how much OF their sales The packer
4 viii be able to deliver in full.
| The market for eVaporated raspberries :
/ still higher. all REPORTS Indicating that fur
Their advances are in sight The crop {
| much less than last season. The demani
for dried fruits generally Is very satisfac
| tory. considering the season NJ the year
| Arricots are ~ 0t'osllv out ~ the ~'7rkai
l and prunes. with the exception Of the YER