Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-28
CONDITION TRADE
Despite Fad Weather, Volume Of Fslss
is Very Large.
HORSE SHOW BRINGS COUNTRY DEALERS
House business, Consequently, Runs
Exceedingly Good, While orders
from Statesmen Hold Up--Few
Changes Noted tn Prices.

The Horse Show is not altogether a mat
ter tpleasuro with those Omaha 1obnera
who are members OF tho Horse show esso-
citation, though at first thought IL would
seem TO be. They say that many dealers
irom the state have come in for the SHOW.
and on this account their house trade mas
been increased immensely. This increase
IN trade was in spite Of the fact that the
IrSt three days of the week were unfaVor-
able in the matter OF weather. Dry goods
houses report n much larger business than
a year ago, shoe men say their trade was
DIlsh, hatuWtare sales were heaNy anu ln9
grocery trade ran along with It's usual
heavy volume. In addition to the house
trade travelling statesmen sent in liberal
factory.
The dry goods men are we'll satisfied with
the seasons trade so far House trade has
months, and there is no diminution in the
number OF orders sent I'm by travelling sales
mem ms Inc distribution of goods extends TO
all lines and most OF the popular lines are
In strong hands and hard to Get. On &C
count Of the light supply of goods and the
high price Of cotton, goods OF cotton make
are very strong. The 1obbers are placing
toir advance orders with the manufacture
ers on bieached and brown goods. The
on bleached goods lately, though a rise In
price In primary markets IL noted. Spring
advance order business is good.
Last week advices received from Belfast
an 1other linen centers have announced
further advances and a hardening OF the
situation In the primary markets. Retailers
are becoming anxious to secure deliveries
Of goods on order. Importers are urging
manufacturers to make quicker shipments
of all orders.
The Hardware Market.
Inslstent. activity is prevalent in ell
hardware lines. The continuance of open
weather in the middle west has pre-
vented any marked falling of in builders
hardware and fall goods. Retailers ali
over the country are anticipating a most
active season, commencing with the first
tall Of snow and they are completing their
nNsnn n t1r for
hand there is an Unsuitable demand for
wire materials, With crops harvested
the demand for open and woven fencingS
nails, MEETINGS, etc, Is far beyond the
productive capacity OF the country. Job--
bers everywhere report low stocks, but
with a car shortage In evidence, labor
scarce and raw material greatly IN arrears
cope with the situation, Deiiveries will be
slow all through the winter, ayd jobbers
and retailers are advised to lay in as
will permit. This applies with equal force
to all forms Of hardware, as to wire ma
terials and other iron and steel products.
Paints, oils and Glass.
The glass market remains the same az
last week in all lines. Prices are firm
and an advance is anticipated at any time
on account OF the advance recently made
by the factories. The demand continues
boiled being sSc; white raw is Sc. Turpen-
tine is quoted at 73c. Carriers lead IL
sLlll ihc, ana southern Is fSacs The paint
trade In some of the western states has
fallen on some on account Of the recent
storms The, sales of brushes for. next
spring are the largest ever experienced
by local iobbers.
Both house and road trade in shoes has
been good. For goods for spring delivery
orders are coming in freely from travelling
statesmen. The wet spell brought a large
sale of rubber goods, as many country
merchants had neglected to lay in sup
ply and had only what was left over from
sprirg Leather Is firm. No advance has
been quoted lately, but a higher notch is
likely to be reached at any time.
Coffee eased off * cent last week. Bra
lillian stock is arriving freely now and
there is some prediction that the market
will soon suffer a further decline
Sugar remains unchanged in price, as
far as refined is concerned, though there 10
a tendency to easiness in the raw market.