Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09
CONDITION OFOMAHA'S TRADE
Dizziness Of Thanksgiving Season Natter
Of History.
CHRISTMAS BUSINESS RUNNING HEAVY
All Articles, Especially for Holidays,
Being shipped Out I'm Large GUAM
tities-Many Lines Very DIM
cult TO obtain.

The dullness Of the Thanksgiving season
is over ana business is swinging along now
at q rate that eclipses anything ever known
I'm December. Travellers went back on the
road Monday after being at home a few
days and began sending in large orders.
Christmas is the watChword now, and
the trade Is largely of holiday character.
Holiday dry goods, toys and fancy gro
cerles nuts and candies are being shipped
out IN large quantities and the lObbers de-
clare the volume Of business, IL II keeps
up until the holidays, will be the biggest
ever known for the season. Visitors at
the market are few. for they are busy at
tending TO their retail business. Collec-
tons are reported very satisfactory.
Another advance of 10 cents per 100
pounds in wire nails was one OF the chief
features of the hardware market. Another
prominent feature was the heavy sale Of
| silverware for the Christmas trade Some
| slight advances have been made in tinware
and copperware Business IS running along
with heavy volume, increased by the do
mand for holiday goods for quick ship
ments.
Heavy Dry Goods Trade.
Much activity was evidenced during the
week in dry goods, seasOnable goods hav-
ing been in great demand. Prices are
cotton EOOds vide sheetings having scored
an advance of cent. All cotton goods
| are going from first hands at slightly
advanced prices, though in many lines the
retailers have not marked the goods up.
! rms week they expect to be compelled to
name sufer prices on many of the staples.
As far as winter goods are concerned the
trouble in getting shipments from the east
is over, for the winter orders from the
country have now practically been filled.
/ now the Jobbers have to look forward to
| a repetition of the same eXasperating con-
dition as regards goods for spring and fall.
| immense orders overwork the mills, whose
operators are very Chary about promising
| TO deliver goods at any specified time The
sale OF goods for spring shipments Is re-
! ported good by all local jobbing houses
! Shoe Jobbers reported better business than
| Tor the same week in a number OF years.
! Ihey expect good trade until the holt
| days when the statesmen will come in OF
! Ihe road. Retailers are ordering so heav-
| ily that It is difficult to get goods to sup
! ply the demand, and on spring stun they
are spending more money than usual, ask
ing for better grade of goods The leather
! market is firm and there is no indication
OF any impending drop IN the price of foot
| wear there is rather a suggestion that Il
may be higher before many months.
Cheese Mounting skyward.
The sugar market is practically I'M
changed. Coffee dropped of about u cent
ana the market was rather unsteady for
| several days.
| Owing to the decreased November output,
the heavy home consumption and the for
eign demand, cheese is steadily advancing
ana the price in the last month or two has
gone up several cents. 1t is now at the top
notch of the season, though IT is very
likely several new nOtChes will be made
before the close OF the year.