Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-20
OF OMAHA'S TRADE
improvement Noted Over Prevailing Quiet
mes Of lrete iirg Week.
IosstHs AR; IN last, tUYSs GOODS
Receipts OF Dry Goods from WILLS mere
Satisfactory Than Expected, hut
Some Lines sim slow
Rubber High.

An Improvement over the auietness OF
last weeK is noted in all lines of the local
Joonlng trade. ana a Eraauai Increase in
The Noiume OF business from now on Is eN-
ptct,d Very few visitors are on toe mar
net now, as they Will walt until the time
OF the sptinE merchants meetings. wnen
low rates viii b. In eneCt ana when for q
part OF the time the jubbers will pay the
lare OF those whose iare equals not more
than per cent OF their purchases. A good
many OF the Omaha jobbers are now in
eastern markets buying goods and studying
the tsll situation. Receipts Of dry. goods
IRON the mills are much more satisfactory
tnan was anticipated. and the local houses
tallers. nice business ~ being done BY
the shoe men, who expect to be kept busy
goods delivered early. Hardware men say
business Is showing an improvements
teilai change is mad" in The more stable
sizes Some sizes, however have declined
while others nave advanced. New prices
are noticed on medium priced revolvers, the
advances ranging from to 10 per cent
Hardware dealers look for big business In
house trade during the first week IN Feb
luary, when the Nebraska Retail Dealers
association will hold its annual convention
IN Omaha.
strenth In Rubber Goods.
Rubber companies have advanced prices
5 per cent over January l. 1906 which means
the same figures that have prevailed since
May OF last year. Local Joobers say even
that another advance ~ bound to come.
/ outside of this price change, there Is little
] feature TO the boot ana ShOe TRADE. lftatnef
| remains Arm. with all advances maintained.
/ New business is not very brisk for the
reason that the travelling men are not on
the road, the time being between seasons.
! Some lines of dry goods especially bal
/ briggan underwear. are arriving more
promptly ard in larger quantities than ex-
pected, but the jobbers are experiencing
great dlihculty in securing other lines.
Muslins and sheetings are arriving slowly
ket continues stin, with Indications point
ing 70 higher prices Owing 10 the cost OF
recently bv the MAMMA cturers oIelotbs
wero marked up at the beginning of the
year and remain firm. Trunks. suit cases,
telescopes and all leather goods handled
by the dry goods houses, are up Samples
for the fall lines OF good are being re-
ceived and the travelling men viii be put
House trade has been fair. Collections
have not been entirely satisfactory.
widow Glass Advances.
The. window glass situation has stinfened
considerably In the last week and an ad-
vance OF per cent is noted. The plate
glass ,,, situation is firm although nts no change
mand for mirrors retailers buying more
heavily than ever. Turpentine is quoted at
43c, while the raw Is Ale. Lead is the same
as last week. Carriers being NC. while
s sSy5hern b. !; s sS Lead is almost sure to
Raw sugars are quiet at home, but a
little frmer abroad. Local Jobbers predict
heavier shipments from Cuba San Domingo
and Porto Rico, and say there is nothing
to indicate higher prices. but It would not
6era was 81 slight sSt drop in Soee but not
price.
ward shoot and is ranging Nc to Nc higher
than week ago. Stocks are growing
owing to the foreign situation, dried
currents are firmer. Prunes are easier on
account Of very free offerings. and rlisins
change In other dried fruits for the week.
III, IN canned fruit there is eonsiderable &C.
consequently firm. California peaches are
!, firm. being in light supply. There has been
no change in tho other items OF the list.
changed The market is quiet ana stocks
In New York are small with light demand
2 The demand for tea is good. Prices are
strong on all grades and nm advance IL
expected ,a BY some Of the jobbers.
demand Just at present on account OF the
close approach of Lent. Most lines are
: considerably higher than they were at this
: time last year.
Drug and Chemical Market
!; The month of January has opened VT
c well for jobbing druggists and condition.
4 The new pure food and drugs law, as II
becomes more thoroughly understood, Is no
so IN much r OF q Susnboo as dealers antio.
= OF things drugs must be pure, and Their,
|, Is probably less aduiteration in this line
!, than any other. IL Is only In the com
: moner articles OF crude drugs that adui
y, erations could be made effective. The lead
= ing articles that enter into prescription
> and are compounded as medicines are no
usually adulteIAted. 1t is a pretty seriou,
thing for a dealer or manufacturer 4
adulterate an article on the administration
Of which improper doses may mean the If
u or deoth OF the patient Therefore. II 4
= generally understood that drugs for dis
pensing purposes are pure. II does no
?. lessen the work Of the jobber, however, Il
Q assaying and labelling HIS goods to conform
~ with the pure food and drugs act. Tn
10 general impression Is that iobhers ar
pleaHed to adapt their business to the i'm
proved methods. II Undoubtedly means Al
10 ir1nruvement. for many fake preparat ton
- will he out of the market and many fakir
80 Will he put out OF business,
The lnadin1 articles In the drug line ar