Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-16
CONDITION OFOMAHA'S TRAD
Business for Week in All Line
Reported Good.
PROXIMITY OF CHRISTMAS HAS EFFECT
Near Approach of Holidays Causes
slack I'm Demand for SPRING
Goods-StIR Prices Not Ex-
pected TO weaken.

pected TO weaken.
Business in all lines Tor the week wat
good the latter part Of the week showing
the near approach Of Christmas by Slack
enlng in demand for goods for spring de
livery. Mail orders and orders from tray
cling statesmen have been large, but the
house trade has been light. Prices though
no advances OF moment nave been natneu'
are stif, and there Is no indication OF weak
ening.
One Of the largest orders for hardware
was placed last Thursday with the Wright
Wilhelmy company by the Illinois Gem
wire fencing from Pittsburg.
Without doubt II will soon he hard for
| the retail hardware dealers to get just
come scarcity Of goods. as there has been
| In the dry goods market. The factories In
| the east are overloaded with orders and all
| orders are being accepted subject TO delay,
| the cheering information being volunteered
to the jobbers that they may not be filed
All we need now is little snowy
weather. so the demand for overshoes will
set in, and we shall be happy" said an
Oms Ia shoe jobber the other day
! Statesmen for the shoe houses report a
very good trade, even though the retailers
| are exceedingly busy with their Christmas
rush, and the outlook is good for a contin-
uance of the lively conditions. A picking
pected Immediately after the holiday sea-
son Is over. Owing to the near approach
or christmas the house trade was very light
last week.
Eject of Food Law.
One Of the effects on drugs and medi-
cines Of the national law will undoubtedly
be an Increase I'm the sale Of original pack
age goods as protection to the retailer.
After January l all standard drugs will
have to bear labels showing that they fully
comply with the standard set by the United
States Pharmocopoeia. There Is no CUES
ton but what the pure food and drugs law
is a good one and WIFI eventually protect
handlers ~
alike Just now It works a hardship on
Job6ers who do an Interstate business. Bo-
eaiN II VIII not AFFECT wholesalers or re-
tailers. Any goods in stock can be sold
inside OF the state without bearing the
pure food and drug label up to October l.
1901 It Is to be hoped that the Legislature
pure, food law, will make II conform as
nearly az possible to the national law
which is complete in detail The names OF
some articles in the drug line will have to
goods will be thrown out entirely.
, Ihough raw sugars are Irregular, ruling
J lover iate In the week than for some
price. The stock of raws in New York is
light, the holders Of Cuban raws believing
! harvest Of the crop in Cuba is we'll under
> way, and the output Will be much in excess
the south. II is estimated that to the pres
ent time 100000 bags OF raw Cuban sugar
have been contracted for by the American
Lehners. The estimated output Of thu
! Cuban GU 0ad mills for December and January Ia
: There is no change in the cheese sjtua-
ton, the high priced continuing, New York
: dealers say stocks there are very light.
r The coffee market is weak, but the decline
IN price applies to the contract grades and
). not TO the old crop coffees Of good roasting
e qualities. Dealers in package coftees have
l. not made any changes In price.
$ The Canned Goods Market.
> Ordinarily jobbers figure on the tomato
!, market being very quiet and featureless
Ept ig E,ip
strength daily and advance OF from
I 6p1ae per dozen has taken place this
at loo higher than they were three weeks
strength and sales have been made at 800
! per dozen higher than prices recently ac-
, ceptable to New York state packers.
l The canned goods market as a rule. how
), ever, is quiet, with comparatively few
o goods changing hands. Very little EFFORT
!. has been made yet to sell future corn ana
prices have not been very generally named
= Opening prices are &C per dozen higher than
q last season, and this advance seems to be
y justified by the advance I'm material alone.
10 Opening prices for future tomatoes have
10 also been named, and these prices are from
n Of last year
It In future peas a large amount Of trading
81 has been done and many packers have now
q withdrawn from the market, having sold all
70 that they feel safe In selling until the
Ell goods are. in the tin. The demand, we
understand has been unusually large.
ID The market on dried fruits has been with.
D. out any startling features during the last
s. week. Raisins are beginning to become
al more plentiful, but without any accumula.
In tion OF stock Peaches, apricots and pruner
ID are held firmly, with no appearance Cd
ic lower prices.
10 This season has been disappointing one
,h on California walnuts. Many OF the goods
Mt which have been shipped have been Of very
III poor quality, and consequently very dis
r appointing not only TO the jobber but the
o. II is difficult to get hold OF a strictly first
.; class walnut from any source, whether i'm
l. ported or domestic
as Paints Oils and Glass.
TX Plate glass is moving freely and window
O: glass is also selling well, as contractors ar,
e! rushing work In order to have buildingi
I, enclosed, Prices on glass are unchanged
but remain firm, with indications pOintinl
u to slight advance before long. Pig Leaf
Of an advance in the price OF white lead
although local Jobbers have not yet mad
an advance. Carriers lead is still quoted a
| TIC while Southern Is 7%c. Turpentine re
IN mains at 73lkc. Linseed oil is unchanged
boiled being 43c and raw is 4lc. Paint trad
rs on account OF the cold snap.
ng Mills Behind Their Orders.
1t Is the same old story with the dr.
to goods men. They report goods for curren
~. delivery difficult to obtain and say the out
vi look for spring Is not encouraging. In Ger
tain lines the question Of buying IS NJ
longer one Of cost, but ability to obtain tn
goods at any price. Agents OF foreign mill
have booked large orders for March deliy
H., cry most of them being for sheer material
in wOrsteds. Print cloths are firm. Tn
y fall merchants meetings have closed an
last weeks house trade was quiet Sales
men will come In of the road this week 10