Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11
,SNNDITlONOF TRADE
9si4thy Condition in All Lines Char
4 aotsrises the coal Market
SCARCITY OF COTTON GOODS THE FEATURE
Several Substantial Advances in Metal
and WOOdenware Named-Hun-
dreds OF Implement Dealers
to he Here for Convention.

Bpsiness on the local market runs along
In a eady, healthy way, entirely satisfac-
tory b the local jobbers. There is no
boomHln trade just now, but the majority
I, corresponding time Of last year. The lead
ng feature Of the market continues to be
~ scarcity Of cotton goods, though some
cAnges in price in hardware attracted at
tention a few days ago. Collections are
The managers Of the shoe houses say
they are having a good fall season; TTav-
cling statesmen are sending. in good orders
and a glance at the order blanks show they
are buying the better grades Of goods. No
advance has been made on leather, though
the market continues firm and higher
prices would not surprise any one.
Jobbers in dry goods still complain that
they have great difculty in getting goods
from the factories, and consequently they
are little slow in filling orders sent in by
the retailers The situation in this respect
the stTingency will soon be over. House
trade Is reported better than is usual for
ing through travelling statesmen for spring
business Is heavier than in 1905 Raw cot
ton is firm, but yet unchanged In price
Implement Convention This Week.
AS far as house trade is concerned, bust
ness has been at a standstill with the i'm
plement t0bbers for two or three weeks.
The retailers have not been visiting the
vention, which will be held IN Omaha Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday Of this week.
There will be hundreds of dealers here this
week and the jobbers are preparing to en-
terrain them at their places OF business
Business 3 has been lively at the hardware
cellent and the demand for builders hard
ware keeping up in remarkable way.
SOme advances have been named. especially
in woodenware, I'm which washboards and
washing machnes and many other articles
may be named4 Tin plate IS higher by SOC
to t2 a box; galvanized and black iron have
scored slight advance; corrugated iron
~ up also and zinc has advanced. Wire
Apd nails remain unchanged in price.
Evaporated apples have taken a sharp
tuNn for higher plane, the advance in price
I'm New York state
Prunes have shown a further advance Of
hc, with further advances in sight
Raisins have again been marked up, par
ticularly seeded. These goods are in very
active demand because OF the fact that
shipments have been very late and iobbcrs
have been dividing with their neighbors in
order to take care Of their, trade;
fact, nc, after losing &c about ten days
Peaches and apricots have again been
moved up 15Gt1c per pound.
From present Indications California, on
january /, will have the lightest stock Of
lprunes and Taisins the highest stock OF
canned fruits Of all kinds and the lightest
stock Of canned salmon that Il has had in
twenty years.
Situation I'm Canned Goods.
NO change has been made in the market
on tomatoes during the last week The
compiled by the Baltimore Canned Goods
exchange, shows that while the pack was a
less goods on hand now than there eve were at
the same date last year. Various estimates
on the total pack of the country have been
l., made, and for the most part they agree
AZ that the pack was somewhat larger than
49, season. Final returns. however, may
opinion, however, that there will be very
little change in tomatoes before the first
The corn market Is in little better shane.
Sales have been made at an advance of
3nc over prices recently ruling, so that
the situation appears stronger than II has
Canned peas are. practically cleaned up,
the hands of the packers.
The pack Of both string and refuge beane
season Of 1905 Cheap string beans beans are are
closely cleaned up IN Baltimore and sales
have been made this week at an advance
OF loo per dozen over prices recently ruling.
Jobbers, prices Will accordingly have 10
De married. uD. as the n 'sourt river de-
ply OF this grade.
Cove oysters are in very strong position
The tobbers are buying from one another
to cover their requirements. New goods
are Just being shipped out Of the south,
distribution. OF these goods. and the entire
west is dependent upon the south very
largely for its supplies.
Sardines have come in for a further ad.
vance OF lOc per case
Drugs Pnd Chemicals.
Drugs are still in good. demand. Til,
Roluino OF business during the week
showed a decided increase over the CORE
Spondng period last year. Changes have
not been very numerous, but have all beer
IN the nature of slight advances. The toni
OF the market Is strong Opium is higl
abroad but there Is no change on this sid,
ediy strong, The late Amsterdam sale o
bark resulted in higher prices. Bus
mess continues steady In alcohol 10
- Doth grain and wood, Anthony has ad
Nanced IN sympathy with the rise In metal
For the same reason blue vitriol continue
ba haau q
advance in codliver oil, IL having beef
Nnafked up during the week 50 per barrel
ADVANCES have taken place in OIL pepper
mint, oil hemlock, oil cassia, oil cloves OF
DaeIgamot and oil lemon. The genera
tendency for nearly all essential oils Is up
ward, Jalap root is higher In price owinl
70 scarcity. Golden seal has advanced rap
laly. All sorts OF prices are now asked
the regular price In this market Is 81 pc
pound. Camphor Is very scarce, but nOini
hally price remains the same.
Paints, Oils and Glass
The glass market remains firm ana IN
demand for all lines Is heavy. especiaI,
Tor small plate glass, this being due 10 Ia
fact that plate glass is being used YER
freely for residences instead Of the double
strength glass, which had been used ex
tenslvely IN the last few years. Linseed o
mas taken jump OF 2 cents, the boile
being 40 cents and raw IS cents LEAD /
ne same as last week Carriers being u
cents while Southern Is as cents. The de
Indhu Tor paint continues to be very RoOf
the mia weather enabling painters 10 cor
unue their work outside.
Foreign Financial.
LoNDoN Nov lOS-.Money was muc
wanted IN the market today and the sur
plies were limited n{eco,,,tg -