Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-03
CONDITIONS OF OMAHATRADE
After Comparative staSnaticn in All Lines
Business Revives
IMPLEMENTS JUMP INTO FRONT RANK
Indictment weather Tends 60 DHmPen
Ardor of visitors, but General
Market shows Greater
strength.
IMPLEMENTS lump INTO FRONT RANK


After a short period OF comparative stag
nation in all lines Of trade excepting, Pos .
sibly, that Of implements, quick reactoin
set In during the early part of last week
and wns continued throughout the week,
Notwithstanding few days OF bso We "a, nii
lines reported that trade had been exceetS
ingly brisk during the last week althougt,
Wholesalers in securing shipments, both In
coming and outgoing, on account OF an al
legged shortage in cars. ,-.,
The inclement weather experienced
throughout the state during the latter part
of the week had the effect on the local
trade of decreasing materially the number
of callers and buyers and, in this degree'
lessening the trade in many lines OF mer-
THE implement trade received considerable
stimulus by reason of the early opening OF
spring and the consequent desire on the
part of farmers to begin activities In pre-
pairing the soil for ullage after their long
winter rest and made the demand ex-
tremely good for early shipments. Business
in buggies was reported better last week
than ever seen in Omaha for this period OF
the year and all general machinery for
planting corn and small grains was very
active.
shoe Trade Unusually Brisk.
The shoe trade was reported to be unusu-
ally brisk during the week, the trade rum
ming we'll with rubber goods to the 'front.'
with an exceptionally large demand. The
boots was for goods costing more money,
the very expensive lines being particularly
subject to a strong demand. The 1oobers
are busy at present in getting their tal
lines. 1t is reported the boot and shoe
manufacturers have raised prices all along
the line, in kid goods and patent leathers,
as well as heavy goods. The raise amounts
TO from to per cent on all goods ana
was made by reason Of the recent increase
Of the raw material, hides havi VIM q. oe cen
manufacturers. The prices on rail- Boods
are, therefore, being marked on the new
basis of prices and the general tendency is
upward on all lines OF goods. Shipments
are being made on lines OF spring goods,
there being heavy run on oxfords but no
demand whatever for tanS with the e&oep-
| ton of high cut tans.
Hardware shipments Slow.
Spring shipments of hardware were de-
| layed during the last week on account OF
! weather conditions being unfavorable To
the rapid and free movement OF trei LInds
which held firm, with occasional advances
| in minor commodities. Wire cloth Is very
difficulty in getting wire to cover orders
booked. Nail manufacturers are finding
difficulty in keeping tobbers supplied on
account of an alleged car shortage ana
but few customers called on the trade last
week on account of the few days OF bad
Dry Goods and Staples.
The house trade of local dry goods job
bers has been good during the week not
withstanding the Indictment weather. Ihe
market still continues large for cotton
goods and advances are made daily. Ameri-
| can indigo blues were advanced 10 cents
Monday and grays and MORNINGS are stil
| 5Ih cents but higher prices are looked for
| in these lines. Collections are reported as
| being very satisfactory. -,
| The sugar market declined early In the
week and at present the price is nominal
although raws are reported as having al
| yanced one-sixteenth and spectators are
reported as having made heavy purchases
| of Cuban raws The general impression 10
that the low price has been reached ana
! that any change now will be an advance,
| as il is only a short time until the large
consuming mouths will create heavy de-
Cheese was reported to be very firm and
every indication points toward lower
range in prices. Stocks are exceedingly,
light and some grades are almost irnpos-l
sible to obtain. The volume of business
during the week was very satisfactory ana
| shows marked increase over the cores
bonding period Of last year, the outlook be-
Ing encouraging for the future. ,,
Coffee was strong last week and nearby
uDtions now show advance of cent per
fSund. The crop is nearly in and a de-
crease in price Is looked for as well as a
decrease in the worlds visible supply until
July j. Jobbers are reducing stocks until
! fall. when the new crop comes In: trade
was reported good and bids fair 20 De IN
probably rule steady for three or FOUR
| months. Desirable grades are scarce ana
0g M Changes are reported for the week in
the cereal market. Prices rule firm with
continued strong demand
spot Canned Goods.
The interest in spot canned goods ,i is in
creasing week by week, ana s tne D ortia,,s
Perhaps the scarcest article In the canned
goods line right now is condensed milk milk.
| 10 take care of the business presented; in
fact most Of them turning down business.
| There seems to be no RELIEF from TINS IN
sight; at least until the return Of good pas
ture , ...,. 49,.
is somewhat easier There seems to be-
considerable pressure to sell, both e and rs,
particularly the latter. The lines, however.
are not large, and II looks as II at reason-
| able prices there should be no carry-over
into next season. While this situation 10
true with regard to Maryland, there is a
! slightly easier feeling noticed In the east
ern markets, yet the Missouri river job
bers did not advance their tomatoes 70 a
might. therefore, be a further decline OF
215 to 5 cents per dozen before they would
get down to the present basis that the river
jobbers are working on. Such a decline
does not look even possible -
Some of the most reliable tomato Gamers
of Indiana packing districts report that
the conditions surrounding the pack OF
1907 are daily becoming more unfavorable.
The difficulty TO secure acreage; the great
difRcuity in getting a sufficient amount Of
| reliable help; the greatly increased cost ot
tins, cases and solder are elements Wnicn
| a packer must take into consideration ana
some of the very most reliable are retus-
ing to accept business, excepting at an ad-
vance OF at least cents per dozen above
opening prices.
| The announcement is made by sardlne
interests that prices on domestic sardlnes
| will be advanced g cents per case on
| March 10 and that three-fourths mustards
will be advanced 10 cents per case on the
| same date. ,, -.
| There is not much life to the dried fruit
| situation, and yet the supply or almoss
| everything in California fruits Is 50 small
| maj II Would appear as II everything in
sight could be marketed on the basis OK
| present values.
| No change 10 report IN the rice market.
| Extra fancy head Tices are practically un-
obtairable and extra fancy Japs quite as
| scarce There is an Oversupply or Inferior
| stock not at all suitable 10 the northern
market but really desirable grades are
meeting with ready sale at full prices.
Fish About the Same.
Prices on fish are about the same as last
week The demand is extremely heavy and
every prospect Of continuing So All grades
! of smoked fish show unusual activity. and
4 Is now, almost impossible 70 obtain any