Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-15
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Nothing Out Of Ordinary Reported BY the
Jobbing Houses.
SUMNER QUIET REleNs OVER BUSINESS
Activity Greatest with Dry Goods Men,
Who Are Busy Filling orders
for Fail GoOds-Hardware
and shoes Quiet.

=, Trade is quiet In most lines and none Of
the Jobbers report anything out OF the
SSsl e,na,,y' although all are doing a salts
through July and early August the volume
OF business Is not expected to be as heavy
seems TO be the greatest with the dry goods
houses, which are busy filling orders for
fall goods. Hardware and shoes are quiet
ana grocers are doing a normal business.
The implement houses have finished ship
ping out their harvesting goods, and a
great many threshers have gone. They are
now making contracts for fail business
Business In hardware is picking up rap
loly after the break caused by the Fourth
OK July holidays. House trade is quiet
Inc market Is steady on all classes OF iron
ara steel but changes are reported in
certain lines of goods manufactured from
me price OF registers for furnaces, and the
Jobbers have been compelled to name an
out on hay knives and some some st ryies are
quoted at 10 cents a dozen lower than prices
formerly ruling
Leather VIII Go Higher.
Leather Is hrm and It seems certain IT
Tlll go higher, though not for some time.
bhoe Jobbers never feel certain what the
price Of leather will be the next day, and
orders are coming In at a liberal rate for
summer goods. Trade has been quiet for a
time but revival is anticipated early
next month Retailers who were dubious
ABOUT getting rid of their stock OF tan
SHOES ma TINS line Of goods moving more
ANRANA9t hbh lhdl not WGdlher has
and they do not fear but that they viii
over. -
Sugar is unusually strong and the de-
mand good. Holders will not shade asking
prices, and II 10 a matter of great s4fprise
70 the joooers that an advance has not been
named In the last few days The demand
Tor the next sixty days will be enormous
on account OF the large crop of fruit all
over the country.
In cheese, Twins and Young Americas are
PdaCtlcsIIy the same price, with an extra
neaVy demand. Prices on these grades are
cheese advanced last week l cent a potind
consumption is heavy in all grades
49,. nee mas been rather quiet. Prices have
been a httle lower, though at present are
strong. The little change there has been
mas maze no difference to the retailer.
situation in Canned Goods.
no change has taken place I'm the mar
NET elther on spot or future corn Holders
~ spYS goods are very firm In their ideas,
corn this fall
,o IN tomatoes there is a slightly easier
Inc syndicate will hardly be able TO un-
loao, and also to the fact that the pros
a0ly improved. Jobbers do not however,
look for any very low basis of value for
iGtuTe tomatoes 1t now appears an Inn
the lateness of the season.
Inc situation Is serious in canned peas.
many HbapIy PACKETS an report that they will be far
very unfavorable season The best advice
loboers can get indicates that Maryland
Is 40 per cent short, Indiana and Ohio al
to 90 per cent short, with but a. fair crop
IN Wisconsin Many of the early plant.
ings OF Wisconsin peas are turning out
poorly, so 1t would appear as II a full
pack were impossible there.
Another advance in one-quarter oil sar-
dimes is promised within very short time