Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-22
CONDITION OF FOMAHA'STRADE
Market Gradually Livens Up After Recent
Midsummer stagnation.
IOBBERs EXPECT STEADY IMPROVEMENT
Country Merchants Keep business
on Good BASIS, Having Accounts
Well Cleaned Up-Some Notes
Local Wholesale Market.

Local Wholesale Market.
The Omaha wholesale market has grad
ually ivencd up after the dead quiet which
closely followed the Fourth of July holi-
days and jobbers now believe IL has reached
point where there will be an increase
Of business from now on although for a
Business is remarkably good. considering
that this is the middle Of what Is known
as the duh season. Cheerful reports have
been received from the country merchants,
which indicate that they expect the fall
business to be the largest in their history.
That the retailers are keeping their ac-
counts pretty closely cleaned up is indi-
Gated b. the fact that the jobbers are
having no difficulty I'm making collections
The implement men are making contracts
out in the territory from one weeks end
to the other They find that there will be
good business in wagons, corn shelters
and hay balers. Present shipments from
the implement houses are light, being con-
lined largely to buggics and late hay goods.
lhough the movement Of threshing goods
continues.
Collapse of Tomato Trust.
The week has shown the final collapse
or the attempt of the tomato syndicate to
control prices. From day to day the price
has been dropping, until now spot goods
are on basis of about Sc a dozen over
futures. The latter are also affected and
nave declined &c dozen, so that now they
The jobbers do not know whether or not
10 expect a further decline. The weather
IN the east is favorable for an immense
CROWN OF vines, but Is too wet for the very
pest results with the fruit
In corn there is no change. either spot
or futures. The Gamers are hopeful that
hlBher values have come to say and do not
intimate that prices can be shaded They
are holding for full prices
sugar Is practically the same In price as
Il was a week ago, although several slight
declines and advances were noted. The
demand is heavy and the market firm. The
syrup and molasses market is withoutN fea-
market Is frmer.
Stocks OF coffee at Rio and Santos await
lns Shipment, are said TO be much smaller
than last year, and consequently a con-
tnued Steadlness In the market is antici-
pated. The market is steady and there are
from the country has been good.
u,tthiI hthhGither t tadyance is promised on sardines
ton well in hand and are able TO control
prices and production.
With very few exceptions the rice mills
are cleaned up on Japan grades and prices
are on very firm basis. Local jobbers
predict higher prices on thess grades
Prices on California Fruit.
Last Monday prices were received by the
Omaha Jobbers on California canned goods.
Tor fall delivery. Prices are somewhat
higher than last season on many items
while on only one or two are they lower ,
Apricots run from 20 to so cents higher, ac-
cordlng to grade. Cherries are about the
same as at the opening last season, though
slightly advanced on some grades. Peaches
are 10 cents dozen higher on yellow
Crawfords and 10 cents higher on lemon
cllngs. With most Gamers pears are
practically the same as last year. orders
already placed for goods indicate that the
packers are practically sold up within the
week. Already many lines have been with
drawn or are advancing, and reports from
all oanneries are to the effect that there
first week after the opening of prices
Prices on spot goods will of course be
affected by the advance Of future deliver
les.
From every quarter comes the news of
light yield of peas. The growth OF vine Is
enormous, but the yield is lighter than
usual, in many cases not more than 90 per
cent of the amount estimated some time
ago. Higher prices are bound to rule on
Early purchasers are TO be congratulated
II they have made contracts with shippers
who will fill in full
The market on future dried fruits, par
ticularly prunes and ra!sins, is somewhat
easier than ten days ago An enormous
amount has been sold for early delivery
and It will tax the capacity of the packers
TO make deliveries according to contract.
Peahes are still held at high figures on the
coast and there Is no disposition Ion IN THIS
Is general that present prices for peaches
are unwarranted by the situation, either
east or west.
Building Movement IL Large.
Hardware men keep pretty busy in spite
Of the fact that July and August are poor
months. Builders hardware, as formerly,
continues to move with more freedom
than other classes Of goods, showing that
the building movement is keeping up over
an advance of 80 cents a hundred pounds
on blacksmiths wrought iron anyils Some
more on account Of the general higher ten
dency than anything else.
The pleasant feature OF the dry goods
trade is that deliveries from the mills are
being made in a surprisingly satisfactory
manner giving the lobbers a chance 10
hll orders on time. Considerable difhculty
ago House trade has been fair with the
local jobbers and collections good. orders
for sorting up on summer GOODS g, are coming
quantities of goods are being shipped out
OF Omaha daily, all jobbers being ex-
tremey busy filling orders on fall goods
AS far as prices are concerned, the market
is featureless cotton goods being held at
the same figures which ruled a week ago.
with the shoe Jobbers.
Shoe men state that the shoe business
is better than usual for the dull season, a
good many recorders a9s 6en9s TSere are iUF
few orders for rubber goods, but they are
far between Statesmen VIII be sent on
some lines show slight advance, while
the general tendency Is higher.
Paints, Oils and Glass.
Conditions are very favorable for In
creased prices in window glass this fall
and winter, and an advance OF b per cent
has already been decided upon, TO take
effect August /. This was decided on at a
meeting OF the Western Window Glass Job
bers' association held IN Chicago this week.
The market Is firm, due to the fact that
jobbers' stocks are less than normal ana
are practically out OF glass.
There is every indication that glass will
stay up for number OF months. LAnseed
oil Is S9c for boiled and &c for raw. Tur-
pentlne is CSC Carters lead is nc and
Southern Is 7ssc.
Cotton Market.
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