Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-12
CONDITION OF 0MAHA'S TRADE
Retail Merchants Are Freely Attending
First Fall Meeting.
AUGUST BUSINESS BETTER THAN USUAL
House Trsde in All Lines Good and
Collections Satisfactory - Hard
ware and Grocery House,. Have
Better Trade Than Expected.
AUGUST BUSINESS BETTER THAN USUAL

he,ail merchants have attended the first
tail meeting IN Omaha in considerable num-
more have come than is usual for the irst
week. This shows a disposition, say the
Jopoers. 70 visit the big stores as early as
possible IN order to get first chance al the
seIectlon OF stock, The meetings will con-
tinue through the larger part of August ana
the first half of September.
Although August as a rule is a sIov,
month In jobbing circles. and although the
trade this month is of course smaller than
IL VIII be later, yet the month Is called n
very good one by local jobbers, for the
reason that trade Is so much better than
usual In August. House trade in ali lines
mas been good and collections have been
satisfactory. Dry goods houses have had
an especially good trade while the hard
ware and grocery men say they have had
more business than anticipated
Dry Goods Trade Improved.
Dry goods house trade is much improved
ana sales In the aggregate have been much
Of other years. The distribution has ex-
tended to all lines of seasonable goods in
ciudlns hosiery blankets, tannels, cloaks
Tor cotton goods continues strong, particu-
larry In the line of bleached goods. The
market In medium and heavy brown goods
mas neen strengthened by the export bust
ness I'm that line.
The fall shipment of shoes is going out at
q rapid rate from tine local boot and shoe
houses The time IL here when few orders
OF summer goods are expected, and the
merchants, most of them have bought their
tuppnes Tor tall, yet in spite of that trade
has been fair.
a., VIII ship Fall Hardware.
The hardware market experienced very
little change this week so far as prices
were concerned.
An advance of 25c to soc is noted on log
chains. House trade was fair. The orders
from road statesmen were better than usual
at this season of the year Guns and ann
munition are being shipped to retailers In
large quantities All orders for lanterns
have been shipped, and iobbers say that
the demand for lanterns this year has been
heavier than ever FAN goods, ordered by
the retailers, will be shipped in about two
weeks. although some stoves, coal hods and
= such goods are moving toward the retailers
now Hardware tobbers say that the re-
taller who gets his goods early will be
lucky, as the wholesalers are experiencing
some difhculty In getting goods from the
mills at this time.
The market on rice is strong, with 5000
demand. In the southern part of the
United States rains have delayed the har-
note quiet conditions all along the line.
The stock OF old teas IN the hands of
tobbers IL said to be light. The marke |
for Japan teas, new crop. basket ared. is
strong, as there is demand for choice
& and high grades Congo teas are strong,
with the new crop attracting more atten-
The oonse market is steady at the re-
Gently made higher prices. The opinion
, of local jobbers is that II America Is not
able TO buy In the producing sections
within three weeks there WIN be scarcity
market In Brazil now Is too high for the
Americans TO do business
Cheese is firmer and prices are ruling
4 70 n cent higher than quotations OF a
week ago. A still higher market Is sntici-
pated by the Omaha jobbers.
Sugar has been very strong. Raws have
been steady the last week, while there has
been an advance in the price OF all grades
OF refined OF 10 cents per 100 pounds. Every
indication points 10 another advance within
q short time. Reports from all sections OF
che country tell of much greater de-
mand than last year Several retiners are
heavily oversold and the probabilities are
the main question in the next six weeks
viii be one Of supply To meet the heavy
demand
There is no change in the situation on
mot or future corn, and 1obbers hardly
anticipate any during the next week or
two until IL Is demonstrated that the re-
ports OF a light yield We're true. There is
irm feeling. with no disposition on the
part of any packer TO shade prices IL Is a
we'll known fact that Maine will be very
FAR short OF illing it's orders, and this will
throw an unusual demand for higher grade
Goods to New York State.
The tomato situation In Maryland Is pc
cular The heavy rains which referred
10 last week are still annoying them, and
10 = very large extent preventing the RAPID
dsvelopnlelIt OF fruit, which is usual at this
time OF the year. Tke srowth OF vine has