The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-16
SANTA CLAUS IS BUSY
Great Holiday Scramble at All
the Stores.
MANY THINGS FOR SALE
-po7F 1O-CENT TOY TO So, 900
DIAMCND.


The holiday rush is on in the stores
80 salt Lake Yesterday was a de-
,t7a,l1v busy one in every store in the
,ffy where holiday goods Of any kind
are on sale. The streets were crowded
with shoppers all day long and they
were people who were buying goods,
fro. Many of them were from the coun-
rr,- or from different outside points,
and their idea no doubt was to get the
nrst PICK Of the Christmas goods and
~ avoid the rush that is certain &c be
m ali next week. Merchants with one
accord stated thai trade was opening
mn much better than last year, and bet
fer than ever before IN the history of
the city. The statement is general, too,
that the people as a rule are buying d
better class OF goods and paying more
money for their presents than has been
fh. rule in other years. The fact that
people are buying so freely is taken
as proof that money must be plentiful
i'm Inc community as prices this year
are higher than they have been TOR
years past, especially on all staple
goods
Loads of Toys.
The toy shops are, of course, the
great attraction and have the largest
crowds. and never before did the stores
of salt Lake present such a variety or
such heWidering supply of things
10 rIease the little folks. One store is
handling $4,000 worth of toys alone.
and others that stocked up heavier
than ever, besides carrying over large
Quantities from last year, are already
sold out Of some Of their most popular
lines. and the rush Is just beginning.
Ali Of the Old standard toys so we'll
known 10 young America are on hand
again. while many new ones are Just
making their first bow. Among these
are many mechanical toys that appeal
with great power 10 the fancy of the
boys. A bucking, balky, kicking mule.
driven by a clown, is one Of the most
popular new toys of the season; the
automobile IS on hand in various forms:
complete galvanic batteries with mo-
tors and all sorts and sizes OF gTapha-
phones magic lanterns and railroad
trains occupy conspicuous places.
Outside OF the toy department the
handkerchief still holds the first place
among holiday shoppers; il was never
before presented in such great variety,
from the muslin rag UP TO the dainty
lace luxury, a single one of which costs
as much as a good COW. One firm is
handling "a. 0o0 handEerchiefs this year,
and this viii furnish some idea of the
number that viii be sold in the city
for holiday presents.
The bric-a-brac is especially attract
i've this year and people can find very
neat odd and tasty presents in this
line for a very small amount of money,
and no enc need ever know that they
are cheap. either. because many of
them are made in imitation of the
finest china, ivory. lockwood. wedge
wood. Venetian glass and other fine
wares. and it would take an expert to
separate the genuine from the imita-
1iOn in very many cases.
Books and Pictures.
The book and stationary stores are
also popular Centers for hOlidsy buyers.
In these stores there is nothing that
Is having such a run this year as the
topiey prints and limitations of them
in all degrees of quality of black and
white. The Gibson pictures have lost
some of their popularity Ut GibsOns
or pillow covers are dered the
right thing. In books ere is noted a
tendency TO buy d bvtter grade of
books, standard sets of the favorite
authors II good binding, rather than
the cheap volumes that people have
been content to buy in recent years.
The popular novels of the day. many
}f them dime novels for $3.50, are hay
ing a big sale.
Diamond Dealers Fooled.
People who can afford to spend large
sums of money for their presents can
md more than the usual number of
attractions this year in the jeweiry art
ana furniture stores, and many very
expensive articles have already been
purchased A young man was in hunt
seSleTaaE or diamond ring for his
wife He looked, it was said. as
though he was worth about 80 cents.
ana some OF the clerks were inclined to
have fun at his expense. They changed
their opinion Of him. though. when
-hey discovered that they had no ring
IN their stocks that suited the taste of
ms gentleman. After looking at every
me ring IN the city he discarded them
al and bought Q diamond that one Of
.Le jewelers. had put away in his safe
; or this he paid $3.50 and left his or
der 10 have il set in as fine a ring as
could be gotten up The stone was
not large, but very fine.
Business Conditions.
Outside OF the holiday trade there
was little in the business situation dur
L- the week to distiL Euish il from
-at OF the previous week. Collections
nave not been up 70 expectations thus
lar This month and many of the jobbers
Of the city have become very. conserva-
-E9 III letting out goods. The sheep
men who year ago were getting 20
--htS for wool and built upon that
-'lndatlOn are not the haDpiest people
10 the business world at this particular
Tine The dismal weather of the past
week is said TO have had d bad effect
upon collections. too, as it has certainly
mao upon the sale of heavy clothing
ara underwear. The trade in these
.-..-s mas been a disappointment uD 10
this time
NO change is noted in the condition
D. the local stock market aside from
d continued strengthening in some of
me- stocks especially the sugar locks
.Ei-H sugar sold during the week for
'-''. d. ah Sugar at $3.50. I. G NJ. l.
e. Siat and DeseTet Savings 1T Sl49
! mere was no shrinkage in the price Of
Any Stock on the local market.
me bank clearings for the week
snow up TO good advantage Yester-
+es tle clearlngS were 1884 334. 81 com
atel with $463.276.71 for the CORE
f,4Ins day Of last year. For the
y --E just closed the cleaTings were s..
'>'.1''.hl, compared with s.. $50. O90. 50 for
NE corresponding week Of last year.
ne total output of sugar for the year
q. ne LehI factory is given out at IL
~ 900 pounds from SO. 423 tons Of beets
ms would make the yield IC-13 per
.--l. The output at the Ogden factory
"as 100000 pounds