Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-04
CONDITIONOF ONAHASTRADEI
Local Jobbing Market Evidences Very
Little Feature Of Moment.
BUSINESS GOOD, BUT NOT RUSHING
Retailers Report Heavy sales and
VIII soon Have to Replenish
Their StOcks-COttOn Goods
Dimcult to obtain.

Omaha's jobbing market was without
feature last week. All houses reported a
good business, but not phenomenal; house
buyers were few collections were good and
noted The condition Of the market is
healthy and everybody is satisfied In the
country the retailers are doing splendid
business, which means that they will soon
come back to the market to repienish their
stocks. II any condition OF the market may
be called a feature, 1t is that cotton good
in popular lines are very scarce in the dry
goods houses
Though cotton is nrm jobbers believe
there will be no changes in price In Gotten
goods for perhaps two weeks, II then. It
is very difficult to get goods from the mills
and for that reason the jobbers are unable
to offer to the trade some of the most
installments, as the goods arrive. Retailers
report an excellent trade, so good that fire.
quently they cannot wait for the travelling
statesmen to call on them, but make known
their wants by letter. The jobDers Will
take invoice in December and fer that rea-
son are trying to clean up their socks
Winter stocks are more depleted than they
have ever been In the early part Of Novem-
Der. Soon after invoice the spring goods
will begin to come.
Builders Hardware Moves.
The heavy demand for strictly winter
goods IN the hardware line that was ex-
pected has not set In yet but when the
first snap of real cold weather comes the
retailers will send in their rush Oruers
hardware continues in the same large
volume that has characterized the entire
year, and reports from the country mol
winter, unless very cold weather should
prevail for several weeks at a time. Wire
nails are me wing freely Ne changes In
price Of much consequence were made dur
Ing the week.
Business with shoe jobbers is very good,
being fully up TO the trade of this period
last year. The pronounced scarcity OF
heavy feathers has tendency to prolonB
the season on heavy cheap and medium
pleasant Vet for retailers to have what
could be called rush, but still there Is
good demand for the goods. Both Job6ers
for better grades Of footwear, especially
boys and youths lines.
Paints, oils and Glass.
There Is no change whatever In the price
Of paints, oils or glass since our last issue
The glass situation is strong in all lines.
Paint business Is very good. Inc demanuI
however, Is expected TO fan on when COG
sSc for boiled and Sec for raw. Turpentins
Is 7Sc. Carriers lead is 7he' while Southern
sugar is quiet, though some Of the job
bers declare refined will soon work TO
slightly lower basis The raw sugar mar
II c Gomez is about nc below the price quoted
last week Lower prices are expected as
there is said to be lot OF eoae s,,s on sRs
market; The bsr PETER % gs graoeS' however, -
The marked has eased up a little on
tomatoes, as buyers have taken care OF
awaiting developments with a hope OF
buying in at a little lower basis, Ihe
future OF the market Is not exactly cIeaL,
but it Is believed that the present prices
win be fairly well sustained. Staustlcs
are being gotten together on the pack, Dut
these VIII probably not be sgsiapbIe oD sht 70
tomatoes '' Vas Throughout the United
TbeTe are only here and there any pack
ers that feel Obliged to sell corn, anu
usually this is because OF the lack OF
storage facilities. Where packers are nxed
to store their goods they seem to be well
content to let the market take It's course;
believing that ultimately the market Will
take sn'I because Ss Of the TACT that canned
corn is really the only cheap canned Vese-
Io6bsTs report a very heavy consump-
ton OF salmon for this season OF the year.
AS compared with meats, canned salmon ~
an exceedingly cheap article OF toGei one
Cheap as compared with meats. This COM
parison is having considerable 20 90 Win
the increased consumption OF TINS "hVAS-
some food product.
Oyster Prices Are High.
One-ouarter oil sardines are again booked
for an advance, which will doubtless take
place not later than November 10, possibly
Teady made another advance Of 10 cents.
The market is well sustained on cove
oysters. The difficulty In getting help has
Advanced the cost Of material OF all kinds.
The partial destruction OF the oyster beds,
the complete destruction Of the oyster meet
I'M some localities; all Of these have com
bined to advance the price ana JobDers
believe that they Will be held without any
trouble through the season.
The market on dried fruit is very strong,
changes being made from week 70 week
and from day to day, wit sometimes
startling rapidity. Raisins have come In
for a sharp advance as have currants'
peaches and prunes, the advance on the
later being &c per pound. Peaches are
very FIRMLY held at the advance and the
amount in sight Is very light The great
dificulty IN getting goods from the Pacinc
coast Is working a hardship on all Of the
trade. II Is almost impossible TO get any
thing according TO early contracts cars
are hard 10 get; II is very dtncult 70 Sc
cure the labor; cartons, labels, boxes, all
are very slow IN coming IN. and the result