Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-21
CONDITION ONAHA'STUADE
With Good Weather the Month Will Be
Record October,
WEEKS BUSINESS BEATS LAST YEAR
Advances Named In Dry Goods and
shoe Prices Way GO Higher
This week-ReRned Sugar
on Ten Points.
WEEKS BUSINESS BEATS LAST YEAR

Business thus far in october has far dis
tanced October of last year, which at the
time was thought a very good month.
Trade runs along with the same heavy
volume as long as good weather continues,
and IL cold, wet period does not come
this week or next the month will go on
record as the biggest october in the his
tory of local jobbing circles. Home trade
was not so good last week but generous
orders were sent by mail and through the
medium Of the travelling statesmen. Dry
| toyed a good trade hardware men were
| kept busy and grocers and drug men say
pected. In addition to this, no one had any
thing to complain of in the way of col
! lections.
goodly number of retailers TO the city and
they bought generously. 1t is expected that
| Just as many, and perhaps more, will visit
! the city next week on account OF the Horse
| show.
Dry Goods Advance Again.
All lines Of staple dry goods are firm,
| due partly to the unparalleled consump-
| tiOn and partly to the recently made higher
| price of cotton. The jobbers say their busi-
| ness last week was about % per cent heav-
tailers In the territory are enjoying the
| same current measure of prosperity, ac-
| cordlng to the reports of the jobbers. The
| vanced Z of a cent, and the same increase
| has been named in the price of brown
goods. Prints are in small supply and
| hosiery are sold up and are exceedingly
| hard TO get. The jobbers report satisfac-
tory results for the week in their collec-
| ton department.
Higher Price for GLASS.
| The window glass market continues
strong Factory prices have been raised
bSeTs viii fn be 20 Obliged ceR to rs Pfce
the factories. Plate glass is also firm
mand is good for both kinds of glass. Local
| shops are very busy manufacturing art
glass for residences and churches. Oil is
unchanged. lipseed boiled being IS cents.
while raw is S6 cents. Turpentine is still
| quoted at q cents Carter's lead is still
| pleasant weather has stimulated the sale
| of paints.
| Tomatoes are without material change
since week ago. There has been no weak
| ening TO speak of since that time the only
place In the country showing any weakness
being Baltimore and a few scattering offer
| ings from Indiana. Even the lowest OF
these would make the goods cost in Omaha
| $lO5 and that very Indifferent quality.
| Corn is without change. vet the pack
| everywhere through the country is admitted
| to be considerably below that Of last sea-
/ son.
Cove oysters have come In for consider
| able attention spot stocks are getting
very light and tobbers are buying from
| each other to take care OF their REQUIRE
! higher than last season -Four and Ave
| ounce oysters will cost too high to allow
II
| Fight and ten-ounce have opened 20 cents
| per dozen above last seasons lowest price.
The market on prunes and raisins has
| gradually stiffened up until raisins are now
| held at 1hc per pound by many shippers
| over the opening price.
CIlrrants are firm at tho advance. with
! no prospect for lower prices before the
first Of the year.
New prunes and raisins are coming for
shipments very uncertain because OF
| the very conditions which confront the
packers on the coast. With these condl-
| tanned on all of these coast articles until
after the holidays.
Rain in the south is interfering with the
| harvesting and threshing of rice and ship
ments will be delayed.
sugar Down Ten Points.
Refined sugar on the Omaha market Is
quoted 1Oc lower than a week ago. There
refined are firm at the present asking prices
and little change, If any, is expected In
| the next two or three weeks.
Cheese is nc to Rc lower than a week
ago. The stormy and cold weather in New
York has caused the closing down of many
of the factories there. 1t is said the make
of October cheese this year is smaller thar
for several seasons, and consequently deal
ers are expecting higher prices to rule this
exceedingly heavy and stocks are lighter
| than usual
Coffee is steady and there is a good de.
mand all over the country. Withdrawals
from stock being very heavy The stats
tics are OF beartsh nature, but the stock
is I'm strong hands and no immediate lower
prices are looked for
Teas have not been in heavy demand
during the last week. The market is in a
strong statistical position Souchong Cey.
lon teas are in limited supply and arc
steaSily growing firmer Jabans are also
firm
Hard to Get Hardware.
hardware market, while eXcessivlN
fir md advancing continually, is not
whul may be called in first-class conGi-
ton, because of the increasing Difficulty
In getting some lines of goods. The manu-.
facturers are very slow in making some
deliveries. The demand for all staple stun
Is growing and constant, and prices ma.
turally, are advancing. Bar iron has adj
vanced about 10 cents per hundred weight
Solder has also taken a jump of s4-cent
expected to go higher. The market /,
what might be termed very hard" anC
there are indications for further advances
I'm the near future.
JObbers May Advance shoes.
Under the firm situation in leather. loca
jobbers say II may become necessary fol
them to make an advance in the price Of
shoes this week. If the price is advanced
this week, then they do not expect to max,
any further advance. but one is bound [,
come soon, they say. The leather mar
! ket continues firm, with prospects of higher
! prices. AS a result. shoes generally ovel
| the country are little higher on all grades
10 the retail trade. but Omaha jobbers have
not yet made the advance.
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