The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-21
FINANCE And MINING
The Present Status of Trade in
Salt Lake City.
BIG ORE AND BULLION OUTPUT.
Lead and Silver Both Inclined Downwarls-
News from Many Of the
Utah Mines.

The streets and stores have been crowded
with buyers, however, and there has been
every indication that phenomenal holiday
trade was being done. To get at the true
status of the business situation, the writer
yesterday called upon the business men
named below, and propounded to each the
query: slow does business compare with
the same period of year agoH'
First in line came Z. c. M. /. Mr. Weber
was absent, but Mr.. Carlson said: 1--WE
cannot give you the exact figures to
date, for the reason we have been so busy
that our books are not up as they should
De. For the first week of December, our
sales this year were over 81, 900 in excess
Of those of the same period of a
year ago. | think the two weeks since
that time will show even heavier increase.
Collections are remarkably good, both city
and country. We have not the slightest
reason to complain, and do not believe
anyone else has. When our business is
good, we take it that others are not suffer
ing. AS to the tightness of the money
market, or the panic, or whatever you like
to call it, / think too much has been made
Of it. believe with one eastern authority
who said if the leading papers of the
country would make the simple announce
ment that business was normal, the scare
would be over in few days. AS whole,
the year has been most prosperous one
indeed.''
F. Auerbach g. Bro-Sales exceed those
of last fall, but profits are cut down by
competition.
Ern-0n INarOy, G. ~
is on the increase. There has been no de-
crease in collections. Our November
showing was very fine one.
Utah Stove & Hardware Co.-There is
no question but what the trade of the ter
ritory is better than year ago; we are
doing one-third more
Geo. Dunford-I absolutely know moth
ing about stringent money market. Trade
compares very favorably with year ago.
find that nearly all of my customers come
with $40 gold piece for me to change, which
does not look like a panic
Simon Bros.-Our business was increased
fully 80 per cent and is in f1ourishing
condition. There are cities with double
the population of Salt Lake which are not
doing as much business to-day.
d. o. Calder Estate-We are selling so
per cent, more musical merchandise now
than we did at this time last year.
Geo. A. Lowe-Our business is larger
than last December. Country collections
are as good as usual
c. r. Sayage-Sales nearly double those
of lSS9-nearly all cash, too.
johnson, Pratt & Cove never kick if
any one passes by, because we are dom
much better than year ago. Some of the
bloated pond holders may have squeezed
themselves little, but we are not WORRY
ing on their account
Spencer Clawson & Co-Our business is
away ahead of last year Country colIec-
tons in some instances are light.
David James & Co-Our books show a
big increase.
&. H. Parsons-My holiday trade is so
per cent greater this year than last
Remington & Johnson-In our line trade
has held its own.
Walker Bros & Fyler-We are doing
nearly double the business which we did a
year ago. Money is letting up and collec-
tons are fair.
Barratt Bros.-Business is 80 per cent.
better with US than it was at this time last
year.
Mullett & Cove are doing 25 per cent.
more business now than wear ago
Sharp & Younger-Fully 100 per cent
more.
John Mcdonald & Sons More than
double our trade OF last fall
Utah & Montana Machinery Co-There
is no let up in business. We have no
trouble in collections.
Schoppe & Co.-Twenty-fi per cent. is
about the increase in our business. Collec-
tions are good, especially In the smaller ac-
counts.
Lipmali, Wallerstein & Cove are doing
more than double the business Of wear
ago; in fact our business is even better this
month than last month
j. p. Gardner-The money market has
not affected US.
r. X. Thomas-About the same or some
what better than last year. Our business
is entirely cash and we have no trouble in
collections.
A c. Smith & Cove are doing more
business than last year, in fact we never
dld as good business as we are doing to-
Gay. Collections are fairly good.
Geo. NJ. Scott g. Co.sTwenty-f1v ner
cent. is low estimate for increase in our
business. November was the biggest
month we ever had.
Spencer & Kimball - Although the
weather is too fine for our line of trade, vet
our sales are in advance of last fall We
are well satisfied.
Noble, Wood Il Co-Both Wholesale and
retail trade has nearly doubled with us.
r. Alf-Business has shown decided in
crease.
S. P. Teasdel-Our business is % per
cent better collections are fair
n. Young Il Co.-Business remains about
the same. The entire holiday trade will be
as good as last year. Collections are about
the same as usual.
Sears, Liddle & Co.-Business has in
creased one-fourth with US. Collections are
not harder than they were year ago.
Dinwoodey-Trade is much better than
year ago. We are shipping out more than
car Of goods every day
Bast-Terry Mercantile Co.-Business has
increased with u.s.
l.. Hollander-The poor man never was
peter on. am doing go psr cent. more bus
mess now than at this time last wear or
any year before.
M K. Evans-I think l am doing more
business now than year ago, but am sell
ing on closer margins and do not make any
more money.
Coailer q Snelgrove-Taking everything
into consideration, our business shows an
increase. IL there is any stagnarion in
trade, such business as ours shows it fast
u NJ. McAllister 81 Co-Away ahead of
last year.
p. w. Madsen-No complaints. business
has increased every way
John =, Cutler d Bros.-In some lines
our business is away ahead of last wear:
out In others, the weather has been sfor
nlnst'' US. On the whole, we are more than
satisfied.
Barnes, Lewis & Co.-Our expectations
at the opening of the year have been mere
than realized.
Little, Roundy & Co.-Our cash sales are
In advance of last year. Collections are
very fair, indeed and we have not the
slightest fault to find.
Lead and Silver.