Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02
CONDITION OFOMAHA'S TRADE
Wholesalers and Retailers Alike Enjoy Era
Of Prosperity.
DRY GOODS HOUSE TRADE BREAKS RECORD
implement Men DO Not Get Money
from Country Readily-Other job
hers Report Collections Good
Some Changes In Prices.

Nothing out OF the ordinary happened in
Omaha jobbing circles last week, except
that the dry goods houses had the largest
and hardware houses had good business.
and the shoe jobbers report considerable
doing for the time OF year. Collections are
but the implement houses find money hard
10 get. This rs due to the fact that the
farmers are not disposing OF their crops,
retail dealers. Some important changes are
reported In the price OF hardware and
Inc ary goods trade, say Omaha jobbers,
was very good last week. in fact, the house
trade OF the last two weeks has been the
OF dress goods, cloaks, underwear. and in
fact, all descriptions of fall goods, have
been on a very free scale, and many large
western buyers who have not heretofore
depended ON Omaha for their supplies. have
visited the local Jobbers Cotton goods con-
tnue strong and in short supply, though
material. No quotable changes have been
made In the price of leading goods, but
manufacturers continue. well sold out, and
Will make no concessions.
Advance I'm Hardware Line.
Several changes of Importance. mostly in
the line OF advances, have been made in
hardware In the last week. Clevices went
up NC pound, and predictions are for
an increase on all similar lines OF goods.
Owing to the scarcity OF material spade
and fork handles advanced about 10 per
cent, Picks and msttooks have scored a
are expected to go higher. Indications
point to a heavy demand for poultry net
advance will be made All iron, steel and
tin articles are enjoying a heavier demand
than ever before, and hence 1t is not
strange that prices should go higher than
they have been. House trade has been
good, and statesmen are sending In a nice
business.
Sugar is practically in the same position
as last week, with the exception of little
nrmer FEELING on raws. The American
Sugar Refining company Of New Orleans,
advanced the price early in the week loo
on all grades, but the other rehners
did not follow and the price here is UNI
however, that prices Wi r' be higber men ne&t
. week. There was no market Saturday and
WIN be none Monday in New York, on ac-
are still several. days behind on filling their
orders, and trade will be heavy for four
Cheese is a trine easier. twins being
quoted NC less than last week. The
decline was doubtless brought about by
buyers holding off on account OF present
! high prices, thinking that lower prices may
RUE before long.
Low Prices ON salmon.
Prices on Alaska salmon for fall deliv-
cry were named last week by the associa-
tion. Although they have reported there
and a very marked shortage In the pack OF
Sockeyes. yet they have named price
Wnlch Is lower than they have named for
years. with the exception of the low prices
named last season. The price this year is
loo higher on red Alaska than the low basis
Of last season, and pink salmon is so high
that II cannot be sold at retail under 12LSc.
The medium red is only slightly lower
than the blood red. The consumption OF
salmon is heavy and II looks as II the
red salmon would all be absorbed on the
basis of present prices or higher.
The past week seems to have shown no
better results I'm the cast with reference
to the pack of tomatoes The feeling Is
very strong and many packers are buying
10 cover their sales. While weather con-
ditons are slightly better they are not
ideal BY any means. The result of the
pack Is not at all promising and while a
fair pack may yet be made, II would seem
impossible to make anything like a large
pack Of tomatoes In the east. Reports
from nearby tomato canners indicate that
the fruit has been sun cooked, some
packers Indicating that their output will
only be about one-third Of what they antic-
ipaIed three or four weeks ago.
There is no change IN the situation on
canned corn. except that some Of the
packers report that the late corn has not
nllsd well and they vii pack about two