Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-21
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Firt Of Spring Merchants Meetings Genes
This Week.
REDUCED RATES AND REFUNDED FARES
Jobbers Preparing 20 Receive Many
Customers-Advanc I'm Roasted
Coffees-New Prices on
Print. GO Into Eject.

Conees-New Prices on
Prints GO Into Eject.
This week there will be the hrst Of
series OF spring merchants meetings. tie
duced rates have been put In erect oy the /
railroads and the jobbers will refund rail-
road fares of those whose purchases are
large enough that per cent OF them EQUALS
popular in the past and the local wholesal-
ers are preparing to receive large NUMBER
Of customers this week. They have taken
from the road a part OF their force Of trav- 1
cling men, who will try to make things |
pleasant for their customers and assist IN |
Collections continue good, indicating that |
the people in the country are settling their !
report good business, except in some lines |
which require cold weather to make good
demand.
Raw sugars are a little easier, but re-
| fined is unchanged. The weather in Cuba
has cleared up and grinding is progressing
! favorably, that in the course OF three
! or four weeks there will be a good supply
of the new crop, weakening prices on raws,
and consequently working to the advantage
of the consumer of refined. Some good
| sales of Cuban have been made to this
country for January, shipment and the Fell
| ruary offerings are large. Already there Is
a sentiment for lower prices among the re-
| hners. One large concern has quoted prices
a trihe lower, but other companies have
The cheese market is strong. though trade
Is not large Stocks OF the prime, prime articles c,
higher prices to rule before the winter is
over.
Roasted Conees Advance.
Chief among the features of the coffee
trade is the fact that Arbuckles and Lion
coffee have been advanced nc per pound by
growing decrease in the visible has com
PEELED them to do it. 1t is thought the ad-
vance s, IS a permanent one: The coffee IN
Arbuckle is said to own the bulk of II.
Prices on green coffee are unchanged the
liable estimate OF the worlds visible sup
ply shows that on February there will be
a decrease of the visible from January
| of $4,000 bags. A little more favorable
weather prevails in the state of San Paulo
and interior receipts Of Santos coffee are
Inherent from last year and the American
consumption is much larger. Local trade
has been coed.
New Prices on Tomatoes.
During the past two or three weeks the
transactions In tomatoes have not been
as heavy as shortly before the first of the
year; The high prices at which the goods
are held make the jobber hesitate to in
vest unless he is in need OF the stock. 1t Is
generally understood, however, that the
in the hands Of iGSS0ers rs
the syndicate which controls by far the
' largest part of the surplus, put out prices
: delivered in Omaha. Whether many trans
actions have been put through on this
the Information MHO that any change from
these prices will be to higher basis. In
a view Of the extreme prices which are rul-
v attracted some little attention. rhe fac
tory price. however, is so high that they
HSd not DOZEN be offered to the o tTsds rTd fS
= reasonable profit. In other words. they
q would have to go through this. territory
e little business has been done in the ter
k ritory tributary to Omaha At points east,
. however, where the freight rates are much
s lower quite little business has been put
It through on future tomatoes.
In view of the fact that spot peas OF
"a standard grades are sure to be cleaned
&c up long before the season is over, future
l. Wisconsin packers are entirely cleaned uI
X on futures of standard grades. Prices
= :. son and the trade promises to be good
n. No interest whatever Is taken in future
corn. In fact, Gamers have thought bes
to keep out of the market. Spot ctTr
is present rate of consumption increases, a:
le a strong market in the near future. "
lie Not for years has the stock of salmon
e been so low in the hands of the packers a.
Il It is at the present time. The stock of pinl
!" salmon is reduced to a few thousand cases
and this is held at price that would max,
n 1t necessary to sell at 81 per dozen (. o. b
n the river. Red Alaska salmon is also IL
very light supply so far the Gamers ar
lie concerned. While the jobbers are well sup
is Piled with this grade the price is as Low
~ the normal and higher prices are conf
N IDENTIFY expected.
Aprieots, peaches and prunes are all II
I'm very light supply, the market firm or ad
- vancing on each item. The market OF
IN syaporated apples is slightly easier in Ney
IN York state, but there is such light suppl
that they will all be wanted at good roun
, prices.
~ Advance I'm American Prints.
IN AZ predicted in these columns last week
tie American prints have been advanced nc
is yard, to a basis of 61zc for blues mourning
= and grays and &c for shirtings. Competing
HI lines have also advanced and the jobbers
or price will advance on January 80 A bi
ly business is being done on these goods by a
- tobbers, and in addition TO the adyanc
orders business, makes Omaha jobbers bus
sc Indeed Other cotton goods of all descril
r. tons continue strong, and the utmost conf
d market. The dry goods men look for
a large number of buyers this week, on &C
We count Of the reduced rates which will b
- In effect.
on Although the price paid for hides has bee
re little lower for a week, easiness ha
ey been shown in leather, and If anything
there is a tendency to yet higher prices
Consequently the shoe dealers have nc
ng yet been able TO make any reduction O
IT. their goods, and it is said prices recent
a quoted TO them by eastern manufacturer
IN evince added strength in the shoe marke
he Business has been unsatisfactory. TT
ire little cold weather there has been has M
been Of long enough duration TO clear ava
the stock of the retailer and the who'll
hrs salers have derived little benefit, as far
shoes are concerned. There have been son
BOOu orders Tor TuDDerS, ana a talr QeInaT
All for overshOes. Rubber goods are now Il
ess same price they were at this time la
oI year. but an advance of 5 per cent
scheduled for April /.
Co. Glass, Oils and Turpentine.
=" Jobbers predict that window glass W
no advance soon. The makers say they ha'
ka been selling at cost for months, and the
re have scheduled meeting for this Wet
- for the purpose of forming selling ass
tly citation. The plate glass market is FRI
and probably will be firm for the rest
in the year, as the factories are sold Z
-, ahead. Turpentine is quoted at 74c "a
his iinseed oil az 44c ana boiled at 46c. Cart
ian lead is nc and southern 7Sc.
r situation in Hardware.
my The hardware trade has continued heay
Solder is up lie a pound. and fruit ]
a.. rings, both rubber and wax, are slight
W lower. Beyond these items, there has be
lch no change of note in prices There is
the abatement In the demand for builds
- hardware, which indicates that buildi
"" over the country tributary to Omaha
not stopped because Of winter.