Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-18
CONDITIONOF OMAHA'S TRADE
Gold Snap Did Not Last Long
Enough.
JOBBERS PREPARING FOR NEXT FALL
Statesmen VIII BE out soon with New
and Large Lines-sugar In
Weaker Position-Brisk
Trade In Hardware.

Omaha wholesale men report a good bust.
ness for the week. although the cold spell
did not help them as much as they antici-
psted. II is so near spring now and the
advent of cold weather has been deferred
SO long. they say, that II cannot have
strongly marked effect on trade. unless low
temperatures should continue for some
time Conditions on the whole have been
good.
The jobbers are beginning to prepare for
summer and fall business. The statesmen
Of the dry goods houses are soon to go on
the road with their fall lines. They are
carrying remarkably extensive line of
outing fannels, the patterns being Of deli
cate and varied design. and deemed the
most handsome ever put out by the mills.
All lines OF business are expecting a rec
ord-breaking summer and fall trade.
Jobbers say that the Omaha prices of
shoes are still below what would be war
ranted by the quotations of the primary
markets. Prices have been raised to such
an extent in eastern markets that Omaha
people are paying the highest prices. in
years, the advance being especially marked
in cowhides. The snow of last week was
especially pleasing to the shoe men, as II
OFF part of their stock of rubbers and
gives the Omaha jobbers assurance of
fairly good for the week.
Fall Lines Dry Goods.
Prices in dry goods remain about the
same as last week. Jobbers are busy pre-
pairing their fall lines for the road. and
them. Prices continue Arm. with deliveries
from the mills uncertain and somewhat I'M
satisfactory. Business was good for the
week, with good collections.
Turpentine has advanced PFC since last
week, being now quoted at 7515c. Window
glass is little stronger, this due to the
tobbers' meeting in Chicago a week ago.
resulting in a slight rise in prices. 1t is
thought that prices will later be further
advanced throughout the country The
plate glass market is unchanged and the
demand strong. The price of skylight glass
has advanced lc square foot.
Trade in paper has been a little less than
for the previous eek. No change in prices
was sustained.
Jobbers in hardware are busily preparing
Tor the spring trade and are sending out
prices on hammocks, bicycles and sporting
goods. Wire fencing is selling rapidly and
brisk trade has been experienced in
huskers' mittens for fall use, orders be-
Ing, received for placing at the factories.
Fall stove orders are also being placed.
vance of those of 1906, but IL the great
coal strike is called jobbers say that the
of fuel supplies and stoves may be hard to
get.
Sugar in weaker Position.
Trade in groceries has been good. One of
the big refiners OF sugar has lowered the
price Be, but no change in the selling quo
tations has yet been made Raws are 1-l6c
considered weak Coffee is unchanged since
last reports. Flour is steady at the same
prices. Tomatoes continue to be the fea-
ture in canned goods, with high prices
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Drugs and Chemicals.
The drug business is fairly active. Moth
ing unusual has occurred in the way OF
price fluctuations. Opium is a trife lower
and is quoted at $3.25a3.35; powdered. $40Od
43 Quinine is firm. The low prices have
stimulated the demand for this article
There has been a slight advance in tartar
emetic. Arsenic has advanced &c per pound
during the week. Bees wax is higher
Camphor is very firm at $1,000
$l.O5. Carbolic acid also is very
firm. Menthol is slightly lower
American saffron is selling at $1.60q165
Oil peppermint is firm and it seems more
than probable that prices will go higher,
owing TO reports from the producing dis
tricts of damage to crops. Oil chronicle
has advanced 1Oc per pound. Bromdes are
trife lower. Oil peppermint is now quoted
at $3.00d350 oil chronicle, 15qS5c; oil
cloves, $l00d1.25. Grain alcohol declined &c
per gallon and is quoted in barrels at $751;
less the usual cash discount. Turpentine
oil market is In a strong position, with no
change in price.