Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-15
CONDITION OF OMAHASTRADE
Few Features Of the Week Noted by
Local Jobbers.
WET WEATHER CAUSES SOME CONCERN
Advance of Ten Per Cent Named IN
Builders Hardware, owing 60 EH-
tensive observation-disclosures Mar
ket Develops More strength,


Few features are to be noted In the trade
OF the week. There have been no ad-
vances, except in a few staples, and these
are OF small moment. The largest was an
advance OF 10 per cent In builders hard
ware, due To the enormous building move-
ment all over the country Strength In the
cotton market IL another point OF interest.
Trade has been good with the local job
bers, but nothing out OF the ordinary, He-
tail trade Is reported little better than
a week ago, The dealers are concerned IN
the fact that the wet weather has made
late season for the farmers, ana they arc
anxiously watching for warm dry days.
Implement houses have been IN the thlok
o. the second order business all week.
seeders, drills and harrows have pracu-
eally all gone out and oultivatora are now
moving well, The wet weather has hin-
dersd the seeding Of small grain and the
JobbeTs expect In consequences q larger salo
OF listers this year than they have known
for long time.
larger than that of last, Country retail
trade, aa well as city, has been good,
Some of the retailers have almost sold out
their first stock In certain numbers of OK
fords and have reordered oxfords and rub
Der goods Leather prices are firm, though
the trade anticipates no advance soon, AL
JobberH agree that this will he an oxford
season. More oxfords will be worn this
summer than ever before.
Builders Hardware Higher,
Hardware orders are more numerous and
are moving well, lawn mowers ana garden
hose having enjoyed good demand. There
has also been a good late trade in screen
doors and wire cloth. Builders hardware
has been advanced 10 per cent. but out
side of this item, there no changes of any
consequence.
Orders on dry goods for current use have
improved In the last week, and house trade
also has been fair, The iobbers have en-
toyed a big advance business on underwear,
hosiery and dress goods, shirts and work
garments. Sales of domets also have been
good. The price situation on cotton goods
Is growing irmer every day, As the cotton
year grows to a close, the extent both Of
the crop In sight and the demand for raw
cotton becomes more clearly defined An
advance on plain goods of all descriptions
may be looked for says a jobber. Col
lections with the dry goods houses since the
first of April have been satisfactory.
salmon Closely Cleaned Up.
+ Not for many seasons has canned salmon
been as closely cleaned up from first hands
as II is at the present time. Pink salmon
is almost unobtainable. Medium red Is in
exceedingly light supply, and with a very
light supply of tirst-class red Alaska sal
mon. 1nere is in the hands of some OF
the packers, a fair supply of sockeyes.
The general impression is that the market
on red Alaska and sockeyes Will both open
up at considerably higher prices than have
on the coast, red Alaska has advanced 10
cents per dozen and soCkeyes are now held
at 10 cents per dozen over the opening
prices of last season. As the season is
just opening for the heavy consumption
of salmon, It will be surprising If red
Alaska fish does not advance to a point
| beyond the probable opening figure of 81.
| Never in the history of the trade has there
| been such heavy trade on red Alaska
| fish.
There is considerably better feeling in
! the line of tomatoes than has been noticed
| for some time. There has been some active
trading, taking up large portion OF the
| goods that have been available outside of
| the syndicate holdings, and the chances
! for the syndicate are consequently very
! much hotter holdings.
| One fact bears upon the situation which
| will prevent extreme prices ruling, II is
the market in July. On future tomatoes
| there has been no change, the market being
! firm at former quotations.
The demand for spot corn has been very
heavy, the amount going out being unusual
| for this season of the year. While the sit
uation appears a little better, there has
| been no change whatever in quotations, sc
that corn is still being sold by both Gamer
| and Jobher without any proht Many oil
ON one futures 5T named by some e Of the larger
Gamers. A few of them have already an
nounced their determination to keep thelI
plants closed for this season. unleF- the
| acreage is materially decreased the Gamers
| will see another season very much like the
present. All information, however, from
both label men ana box makers indicates
that the acreage will be materially reduced
| so that jobbers look for considerable I'M
provement before new corn Is available.
| Further advances have been noted In
dried fruits, particularly In gallon apples
gallon apricots, blueberries and blackber'
| Dried fruits are in very strong shape
further advances having taken place In
both apricots and peaches, and most pack
ers are holding for higher prices on prunes
The raisin situation, because of the very
close control Of the bulk stock, is attract
ing more attention every day. EvaporateC
apples have shown an advance of AGA
per pound during the last two weeks Very
few raspberries are in sight, and these are
very firmly held at extreme prices.
Great activity has been shown in rice dur
ing the last two weeks Advances have
been made by the weak holders OF from
l4c 20 &c per pound. Well posted operators
in the south say that further advances arr
sure to take place in the near future be
cause of the exceedingly light supplies
available.
Sugar Unchanged in Price.
The sugar market is in practically thu
same position as last week. No chang'
has taken place in refined, though raw'
are trifie easier, The volume or curren
business is about normal for the season
of the year There Is nothing now to in
dictate higher prices, say the 1obbers, unit
the heavy demand OF May and June comes
There are good prospects for small frui
crop, and this will Increase the eonsump
ton of sugar.
Cheese is firm in fancy Octoher-mad,
goods and stocks are reported exceedingly
light. 1t is I'VE or six weeks before tn
new grass cheese will be on the market
at considerably less than the fancy Oc
tober. Fancy brick and limburger ar
lower, while fancy Swiss is being held a
The trade is expecting an advance il
Japan teas. In Formosa the market i
steady, but the poorer qualities show
| tendency to weakness, Ping Sueys ar
firm and country greens are quiet.
! The coffee market has been In an I'M
settled condition, owing TO the big liquida
I ton in the May option. The statstica
position is unchanged from a week ag
and prices are the same on spot goods
The business is good now and the outlool
is bright for an increased trade.
Drugs and Chemicals.
Business in the drug line continues actv
and the market is In a healthy condition
Few important price changes have oc
cured. Citric acid is very hrm at the re
I cent advance and is quoted Al from IS 70
cents per pound. There has been Sigh
| decline in codeine, opium and their prep
! arations. The qulnine situation Is unal
, . tered. Notwithstanding the low price IN
demand is light, The former jobblng pric
on sulfOnal OF 80 cents per ounce has bee
, recalled. II Is now quoted at 90 cents
Glycerine is selling well az 1879 to u cent
in hfty-poGnd cans, Opium Is selling a
, from $325 TO $3.50; powdered, 81 TO "a "a
! There Is an active demand for Vanll
beans and prices are tending upward; Mex
a very strong position and prices are tend
: ing upward Gum camphor Is very firm a
$ll3 TO N.l5 per pound. Manufacturer
have not as yet named price on paris gree
for the season, but IL will undoubtedly b
considerably higher than last year OWN
10 the high price OF arsenic and blue Yitrio
Rlue VitriOl has been advanced to bh cent