Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-13
CONDITION OF ONAHASTRADE
Business Not Remarkably Brisk in Local
Jobbing Circles
COUNTRY DEALERS TAKE INVENTORIES
Some Statesmen Have Not Gone ON
Road since NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Meetings VIII Begin soon,
Bringing Many buyers.

Business has not been very brisk In the
last week, for the reason that most OF the
country dealers are busy taking inventories
and are not displaying mucn interest IN
buying. Some OF the 3obbers are also
closing their inventory work. ON account
of these things house trade was rather
quiet and the salesmen did not send in
heavy orders. Greater activity Is expected
In the implement line business has been
much more satisfactory than in others WIS.,
tors are more frequent now on the lhp.eule
for the shipment Of goods. OWNS to the
prospective continuance OF the car SNORT
age. the jobbers are advising the dealers
| to get their goods in early or they VIII
have to run the chance of not getting theh
until after April /. No doubt a large NUM-
| for many Of them were seriously handi-
capped last year by the car shortage.
! in sugar, there is decided irmness ana
/ better demand. Cheap raws will not be-
| gin to arrive on contract until next month,
and jobbers do not anticipate any change
in price until that time. -,...
In canned fruits and vegetables no ehange
| is reported, prices being stin and showing
| no Indications OF declining. There is no
feature TO the dried fruit trade.
the cheaper Grades are concerned, but
there is a tendency to irmness in the bet
| ter grades.
Dealers Think of Lent.
Lent begins February 10 this year and
| retail merchants are beginning 70 order
their stocks of fish for that season me
cents per half barrel, and the prospects
are the price will be higher yet, instead OF
iG nS :to a@ aTa he ERt Supply
| Goldfish and almost everything IN the lne
of fish Is moving out readily ana Sot 3IDoeIT 5
| any Item OF the fish trade within the next
sixty days. The jobbers look for a larger
One week has passed by without any
change to higher level in any important
item of the hardware trade II Is saial
in certain staple lines. Jopbers are pre-
pairing for a big years business and Look
for a heavy demand until well into the
summer. There will undoubtedly be
scarcity of goods and higher prices IN
many lines fG d, sne 'Il n sn orders
Jobbers of shoes have about hnlshed
their Inventories and have been unmolested
a big business for 1905. New stocks are in
some cases on the way now. Prices, II Is
a number. of years. Leather is stea,oy
without change. There is no Indication
that the prices prevailing will weaken.
Dry Goods Trade Quiet.
Those retailers of dry goods In the terri terri
report enthusiastically on last year
business. House trade is quiet "a. as
statesmen for the local jobbing houses went
out on the road last week, but others Will
not be out until MONDAY OF TINS we *;
years books. which, by the way, make the
best showing Of any for long time. A
fair attendance OF dealers to secure goods
for the spring requirements is expected on
the market this week, and the spring mer-
%da e t tckGts Shs for the rst
meetings being good for the inbound trip
next Saturday. 4 Is thought that many
of the dealers will be in the market fire.
Guentiy to see that their shipping orders
are executed as quickly as possible, lot
they fear that the jobbers, on account
| Of off Of
The white goods market Is already snow
ing signs OF distress from delayed DE-
cars are not out of the finishing works,
and in some instances not yet out or the
mills, says the Journal of Commerce, New
York regarding the situation in white
= goods at first hands. Unless quick change
comes about in the next four weeks
who are now annoyed are the men who
/; placed their orders months ago and who
b. bought largely
Drug and Chemical Market.
, This is the season of the year when the
wholesale drug business as a general thing
| is at a standstill. Customers are buying
only to supply their actual necessities
| Travellers as a rule are of the road,
visiting their families and enjoying the
!, vacation season Wholesalers are taking
stock There have been but few price
changes and nearly all of those have been
in the nature Of advances. Qulnine Is
firm opium strong, glycerine active. The
!, general demand for goods in this line
the year. The advance on quinine noted
last week has been fully maintained and
| higher prices arc looked for. The ruling
4 price in lOO-ounce cans today is &c. Re-
u hned glycerine has been advanced nc per
, pound and is quoted in 5O-lb. cans at l419c.
. Japan wax Is firm at from Is to zoe. Car
, ! Donate ammonia is a trihe higher and
large contracts are being booked for the
l. current year at an advance Of Nc over
/. last year Oxalc acid is firm at from
l2c TO Ice. OIL lemon is a trifie easier, but
Is Is still quoted at N.D TO $l5O. We note a
decline In oil peppermint. II Is quoted at
800 to So HSte h IN o stiii Dot
i've demand at slight advance over last
weeks quotations Prime bourbon beans
Worth NO from $50 to to TG M Matc 3
:; sulphuric acid in carboys have both been
2 advanced In price since the first of the
year and are quoted az E Am per 6GGIm1
governing the market for linseed oil. There
;; is absolutely no demand. The seed mar
Ie ket. however Is steady and prices for oil
:; cake are Arm.
+ Paints Oils and Glass.
:: The glass market is firm and goods
=; are moving freely because of the open
g winter. The demand is better now than II
has been for many seasons at this time
n of the year. The weather has also per
& mitted painters TO do work on the outside
= and as a result paint has been moving
p very freely. Turpentne is now quoted
s. at 76c. Linseed oil remains unchanged
boiled being 43c while raw is Ale, The
" market on linseed oil shows a weaker
~ tendency and a slight drop In price may
= southern being quoted at 7Sc, while Car
Ia ter's Is ne. An advance In lead is al
N most certain TO occur by April and re
r: in a supply now Art glass is moving
I'd better than ever, many buyers and other
having recently become aware OF the fac
that Omaha had one Of the most up
T. to-date industries Of this kind in the coun
try.