Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-13
CONDITION OFOMAHA'S TRADE
10 Complaint Last Week on Local Whole.
sale Business,
BRISK MOVEMENT WITH ALL IoBBESS
Dry Goods Men Have Much Trouble
Getting orders from Factories
seasonabIe Hardware Active,
as Wen as staple Lines.

volume over last year. Fall orders are
large and numerous and current business
10 stimulated by the fact that the recent
warm weather has made a big retail trade
In the country. Perhaps fewer changes In
prices were made last week than In any
week for months. Though in general prices
are very hrm, few advances were quoted
The dry goods iobbers are having trouble
in getting deliveries from the factories and
are handicapped In filling fall orders, The
hardware and shoe houses are doing ex-
cellent business. Collections for the week
were fair,
seasonable hardware for spring and sum
mer. is moving in large quantities, the
good business OF the early spring keeping
UP we'll Jobbers report remarkable &C.
eSaSxdse m m TssH bs ,s SnS SsaPe mss-
mand are garden tools and builders hard
ware. An advance Of 3 per cent in wire
has been advanced 2 cents a pound. Brass
and copper goods are advancing and iron
and steel are firm at the figures Of a week
ago.
The shoe wholesalers have no chance to
complain this summer, as they did at times
last winter, Statesmen are meeting with
pleasing receptions in all sections and fall
orders are exceeding expectations, Current
trade Is holding up well, brisk business
being reported from the country on nc
ket continues firm and there Is practically
no prospect Of more favorable conditions
for the present year; 90 say tho jobbers,
the dealer can Just as well give his fall
and winter orders now as later, The pre-
dietion OF the jobbers that there would be
an exceptionally heavy run of oxfords this
spring has proven correct
Dry Goods Hard to Get.
Advance order business thus far with the
local dry goods jobbers has exceeded ex-
pectauons. Current business is light In
comparison with that of few weeks
ago, yet 1t passes the business of this sea
son year ago. The distribution extends
TO all lines of fall goods including ban-
kets, flannel, underwear, hosiery and dress
goods. Samples have been Withdrawn on
many lines of popular goods, as they have
been sold up. Certain lines of nap goods
are hard to get, and as the tobbers are
not sure of the time of delivery retailers
are ordering lines on which the jobbers
guarantee them delivery In many in
stances duplicate orders sent to the mills
cannot be filled on account of the scarcity
OF goods The market on all kinds of cot
ton goods is strong, as 1t is on raw cotton
tho week.
No changes were made last week in re-
hned sugar. Raws have been rather irreg-
ularl but the higher prices prevailing early
In the week are still maintained for spot
goods, Sales the latter part of the week
Tor June delivery were at a slight conces-
sion under spot price. RefneTs report an
active market and some of them are over
sold on some grades,
Cheese eased off a little early in the
week, but such good demand developed
thar prices reacted kq&c Local jobbers
look for a lower market within ten days,
The coffee market has steadied down after
the May liquidation and prices are firm.
Commercial grades are little scarceP and
the demand has been better in the last few
days.
Dried Fruits Very Firm.
Dried apples have again been advanced
l+d1zc per pound in the east, and stocks
are the smallest the trade has seen for
many years at this season Extreme prices
doubtless will be secured before the new
goods are on the market
order to take care of their trade on evap-
GRATED apricots A few weeks ago Chica go
began buying of Omaha and any other out
side point where there was surplus Now
Omaha is drawing on Kansas City, aud so
1t goes. Apricots will open up this season
very much higher than last year, as will
also peaches and prunes With a fair crop
of fruit available throughout the east, the
trade can hardly be heavy on dried
fruit as It was last season, and yet there
is larger trade TO supply. Peaches will
probably open at 1qlhc per pound above
the opening price of last season.
A remarkable advance has been scored
In ctron, due entirely to the fact of a
short supply Of the goods from primary
sources. Higher prices are not only pre-
dieted. but are named with confidence for
fall delivery,
Currants are in strong shape, with fur
Their advance predicted in the near future.
There are very few spot prunes available.
The prediction Is made that within very
short time will be seen Sc market on the
coast on California prunes. Omaha job
bers are inclined TO think that this predic-
Spot raisins are in very small supply.
Hardly enough are in sight to take care
of the trade until new goods come on the
market.
The rice market is very active, the millers
being very firm in their ideas, and II looks
as IL they, would be able to clean up very
shortly at their present asking prices or
higher.
heavy demand during the last two weeks,
! wit Fagnlt lOW-nTiCnd goods
are all cleaned up and showing an advance
of 2A to ~ cents per dozen. The demand
| from the retail trade, as well as from the
/ jobbers, has been something unusual. The
general impression is that corn Is going
to clean up pretty we'll before the arrival
Future corn has participated in this
stronger feeling; In fact, every low-prced
seller OF future corn has advanced his
| the packers are firm
Firmer feeling on spot tomatoes is very
noticeable In the larger eenters, some OF
price 21z cents per dozen during the last
week. 1t Is now we'll established fact
that there are very few tomatoes available
outside of the syndicates holdings, and
| they have recently been able TO sell some
! good-sized blocks to some of the larger
ketlng of their stock is quite limited.
! Within three months fairly good-sized
| blocks OF tomatoes, new pack, will be Of
tSTea 70 me sy6 d9r prompt shipment
| holdings before this time is a problem.
| They seem, however, to have the situation
! very well In hand and any reasonable de-
/ mand from the jobbers ought to take out
a large part Of their holdings.
There are very few peas available below
/ so cents per dozen from any source. This
means that II is difficult for the jobber
/ on the Missouri river to purchase any
| thing that can be made a 10-cent seller 10
| the trade Two months and a half must
elapSe before any considerable quantity OF
| peas Will be available Stocks are clean
| ing up nicely and new peas will come onto
/ a practically bare market.
| There are few California canned goods
which can come forward, The KNOWLEDGE
/ Of this situation is making better market
| for anything that is held in the hands OF
| brokers throughout the east, and doubtless
/ what little stun there is available will 20
/ out at full prices. Apricots certainly will
/ open very much higher than last season
/ Salmon is moving remarkably well, with
/ the demand unusual for this season OF the
/ year,
Drugs and Chemicals.
The market has followed an uneventful
! course since last week. Opium is moving
! only in accordance with its actual require
ments. There will probably be no change
! In price until the new crop Is marketed
| Quinine Is unchanged in price, notWith.
! standing the fact that at the last sale OF
| bark at Amsterdam there was a per cent
l April aggregated l,O43 900 pounds as com
pared with $4,000 pounds last year. The
| total for the first four months OF the year
! aggregate a little over 100000 pounds as
! against 43l2OOO pounds for the correspond.
| ing period last year. Citric acid Is still