Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-08
CONTEMPORARIES TRADE
Lu1 Of Several Days Duration in the
Jobbing World.
FOURTH or July CAUSES QUlETNEsS
Less Activity Expected from Now on
I'm Shoes and Dry Goods, but
Indications Good in Hard
ware and Groceries.
7oURTH OF July CAUSES QUIETNEss


Indications Good in Hard
ware and Groceries.
The Fourth Of July caused a temporary
lul in the johbing world, the fact that Il
came in the middle Of the week causing
an especially sharp break in the usually
generally were on the road for three days,
at least, as there is little use of trying to
% business the day before and after the
Fourth. Dry Goods and shoes probably
Will be quiet for two or three weeks but
groceries and hardware show no signs Of
any let-up In volume of business.
Reports from country merchants are OF
the most encouraging nature. They are
TO the effect that crops are IN the best Of
wheat will prove much larger than antici-
pated some time ago.
shoes and Dry Goods.
Although this is the dullest season OF
business is fair and statesmen are sending
In quite a few orders. The demand for
summer shoes continues good and the job
bers are filling many orders for sorting up
purposes. Leather continues frin at the
same high prices and tobbers are prepared
for other advances at any time. though
changed for several weeks. An improve
msnt Of business Is expected in August.
The dry goods houses OF the city made
heavy shipments OF fall goods last week
TO the country retailers. Large consign-
ments Of fall and winter goods are being
s se by them and are fast being
buyers in the market last week, but mail
orders were good. on account Of the
the reason that the statesmen were given a
rev days offs Fourth OF July trade with
country dealers is said to have been ex-
Quiet Rules Hardware Market.
House trade in hardware was quiet and
orders from the country were only fair
me me Fourth OF July holiday being respon-
sible for the temporary iull. Prices on
most articles remain unchanged, but
changes have been made on a few articles
AN advance has been quoted OF to 10 per
CENT IN plumbs and levels, according TO
grade, and rules and squares have had an
advance. Union planes are quoted 10 to is
per cent higher than recent figures. Last
week saw good run Of ice cream freezers
ana retrlgerators. A large sale OF sporting
s9 Sosso Is developing remarkably early
m oUne tba rs strong t Jo6bers paying cent
article: The new crop is coming on the
market MAJ and It is estimated 100000 bags
points. This is about normal
sugar IS strong and retiners are freely
predicting higher prices. Withdrawals are
heaVy and the demand is good.
SyruPs Highest in Years.
syrups are advancing ana further rise
Is expected in the near future. Prices on
syrup are now CONSIDERABLY higher than
lney nave been for several years.
Last week one Of the packers who was
financially interested in some of the to-
malo syndloate's holdings became alarmed
at the situation and demanded that GER
tam Things De done, Certain Things which
he wanted done were not done, and he
thousand cases OF tomatoes, with the re-
SUIT or breaking the market in the east Is
cents per dozen. The other markets in
terested In the syndicate's holdings were
hastily called together and plan was out
| lined by which the tomatoes would be
| offered only through one central selling
/ agent, and IN this way the market
sleadied. This break has not materially
affected the price Of Omaha jobbers, Tor
time followed closely the eastern market
| and even on this break they could not buy
SaWs Sasn 70 s sell at less price than they
| days. The tomato syndicate made one OF
the biggest attempts ever made to control
great and they have certainly failed OF
their ultimate object, 1t looks now as II
they would be compelled to carry over into
| market.
| ton as last reported. The prospects
| throughout Maryland and the east are con-
sideIably improved. and while the acreage
Maryland and Indiana.
Spot corn is pretty well cleaned up, 90
far the packers are concerned. While
here and there are some small lots, there
are no heavy blocks. The packers are
to hold rather than to sell at the prices
now being offered Packers are also aa
isndePenident about making a contracts iS Sa
same impression that the prices will rule
higher little later in the season, and as
they lost so much money last season they
feel like taking advantage Of the oppor-
| tunity that they now have on futures 60
there is no disposition to let go of future
corn except at an advance of ~ 70 II
cents above the opening prices. Everything
would now Indicate that their hopes viii
be realized
California Canned Goods.
Never in the history OF the trade have
spot peas been more closely cleaned VI
than they are at the present time. II Ii
Prseteaiiy inp0sslole 10 oesni ar an SSbher,
are therefore urging of their betetr, grade
of goods, which are usually worth the
The ESe't Condition Of the growing crop has
not materially improved. and the prospee
pack 81 peas is 70 better t1an nave
to D secure supplies for their contracts, In
diana packers nave n bs sis9 Dsen 0V Wet estaS
lished fact that the pack will be short
i Under these conditions II Is very diinenl
to get the Gamers to name prices petor'
their goods are in the tin
The demand for California canned good
} Is exceedingly good, Usually by June an !
nourced their prices for fall delivery sey
eral conditions have interfered with m
~ naming OF PRICES W " NAS kAN~~AN 1890
Ii would appear that the present condition
has been brought about partly oy th
jealousy OF some OF the dried fruit packer
on the Pacific coast Last year one OF IN
heavy California caned goods packers wen
into the dried fruit business on hehV!
a scale This action on the part OF this can
ming company resulted In the loss Oh p9Sl
ness as well as proht, 10 some OF "a
: heavy dried fruit shippers, because Of IN
fact that the market was bid up on them
and forced them 10 take considerable losse
. in hiling some Of their contracts ~ wa
OF retaliation for this the dried fruit pack
ers have quietly circulated the Information
that the growers would get pretty near.
their own prices for peaches this year
making IL exceedingly difhcult for Gamer
to contract for their supplies, resultnl
. also IN the growers asking eXorbltant price
for their green stun. linden these eonol
lions the packers have refused 70 eontrse
prices We simply give this ns story ~, 70 8
trns The general Impression Is that q
q crop OF peaches on mi, the no, ~e'b
much heavier than II was last year and tina
cInnsd reaches will open at Is 10 ~ cent
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