Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-31
Another Week Of Exceptionally Favorable
Weather Causes General Betterment.
THINGS FOR THE FARM ARE IN DEMAND
One Gratifying Feature of Implement
Trade Has Been second Orders
Received by Many
Dealers.


of the farmers being too busy In the fields |
to go to town for buying supplies. The |
shortage In cars Is again apparent IN some some
In this respect and complaint Is made that /
receipts and shipments are both subject |
been uniformly good and will probably |
improve as the season advances. Very |
heavy trade Is reported In hardware, the |
upon this particular line Of trade.
Haying tools, for which there Is usually |
In great demand during the last week and 7
the sales OF sporting goods base ball, golf, !
tennis and firearms, continues to rule as |
are In very short supply and nearly half |
OF the sizes Of nails are out OF stock |
Manufacturers are behind In orders because |
Of characterization of the trade expert |
enced this spring and, az a result, SCREEN
ing and poultry netting orders Will not De |
filed until next September in some In |
stances. Few buyers called on the trade
during the last week, but mail orders ana |
salesmen's orders continue unusually |
heavy and the spring trade Of 1907 Will be
one of the heaviest and most profitable
ever experienced by western wholesale
firms. Collections have been good among
wholesale hardware merchants, but the
shortage of cars continues to cause alarm.
Implements and Dry Goods.
implement dealers report most encourage
ing trade and there has been no change In
prices during the last week, although ad-
Vances we're anticipated in some lines
surprising feature of the trade has been
the receipts of q large number of second
orders for staple Hines, which condition
has been caused by the open weather in
all sections OF the northwest. There is an
active demand for seeding machinery and
the sales OF other machinery, as we'll as
vehicles has been, good. Satisfaction Is
Immediate and future shipments and col
lections are in good shape,
Dry goods have ruled strong, but no
vances are expected in staple prints Many
buyers have called on the trade during the
pre-Lenten season. Collections have been
normal and the general market situation
Shoe Collections Better.
Shoe jobbers report that collections have
improved considerably during the last week
after a period of some depression prior to
OF last year for the same period and better
conditions In this respect are anticipated
after the 5eginniBg OF the next st, discount cunt
tinue to hold firm and sales have been
very heavy, especially In oxfords and white
goods. There has been some difficulty eX-
perienced in securing stocks and eastern
manufacturers are uniformly behind on
orders. Second orders are being received
the trade In rubber goods has been slow
and little change is looked for in the latter
greater ,ss part part of the spring business in rub
bers Is over. A peculiar condition Is re-
ported with regard to the attitude toward
Retailers who have laid in heavy sup
piles of tan shoes, profess that the trade
In this line will be abnormal during the
chants in general take the opposite view.
The Jobbers Of Omaha, who deal largely
in little demand, but it tits is deemed possible
that wholesale merchants may have mis-
Judged market condition, i in In respect to
barrassing position If orders are received
to any extent.
Fresh Fruits Plentiful.
A..
ket in large quantities. Strawberries are
plentiful, but are being received In poor
condition and the choice qualities have
much higher in price and oranges are be-
coming scarce, owing to continued rains
and floods in California and much delay
in transportation. Lemons have advanced
8 and 10 cents per dozen and most
vegetables are scarce and are selling at
higher prices, although potatoes are
California pie plant is plentiful and cheap
and quantities of Cuban pineapples have
| been received. The supply OF apples is
decreasing, but the demand is unusually
| strong The first Florida tomatoes were
received in time for the Easter trade and
| Texas cabbage are beginning to be shipped
| TO the local market In increasing guam
titles and are being retailed at reasonable
There has been steady advance in the
market for raw S9FaTs, SS the ei NsW n nG6k
the last week and another increase OF at
least thirty points is expected during the
| next ninety days. The tendency on refined
| products Is easier, although prices have
been held well recently.
CORee and other Staples.
The coffee market is a shade easier on
account Of the May liquidation. now in
| progress, but only the undesirable grades
/ are being offered to any extent. Good
grades continue scarce and prices thereon
| moderate for this season OF the year, al
/ though better conditions were shown dur
! ing the last few days and business Will
probably Increase greatly within the next
Ths demand for cereals and syrups has
weather, which has had chief effect upon
oatmeal There has been no material
/ change In prices, however, and the market
Fancy groceries are only firm. The
! Lenten season has passed and the hsh In
( hsh and Holland herring, all Of which are
being sold In large Quantities MERCHANTS
have been advised TO carry good lines OF
Sliced beef has been subject to a good
advance and ali canned meats are strong
/ on recent increases.
some Good Things in Cans.
Tomatoes are in better demand. but with
/ out any material change In price, either
i on spots or futures. Spot corn Is without
Ee f Which would not grade as strictly
standard that are seeking buyers at low
ngures Strictly stanSsrS corn S ho CSnns1s
| are absolutely sure that prices VIII be
| considerably higher on futures than they
| sold for last season.
The market is very well cleaned up on
peas Very few spot goods are obtainable
| from the Gamers and nothing Is offered
| that could be made l0c seller. No item
| in the canned goods line has grown in
/ favor more rapidly than canned peas, and
! Justly so, because Of the care and the sue
cess IN packing. Retailers who have not
done so will ind Il to their advantage TO
give attention TO this line during the next
two or three years, getting good lines, and
| these lines firmly established with the
trade.
| Refugee beans are in very light supply.
String beans are almost out OF the market
| The few obtainable are IN the hands Of
| Spectators, outside OF Baltimore Canned
good as a rule are moving considerably
/ better than they have been
| The supplies OF red Alaska salmon are
/ very closely concentrated and II is daily
| becoming more diificult 70 secure just the
goods that are wanted in this line. The
/ holders are also much more Indifferent In
selling, the impression being that within a
| very short time prices will be advanced.
There Is very little change to report in
dried fruits, apples still showing a little
| WeakneEs while peaches and Drunes are
| pretty firmly held Occasionally there is