Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-10

planning an aggressive campaign for
the spring, the idea being TO make
plain 10 the eastern mind the adyau-
tages of this city as place of resi-
dence.
HARDWARE LINES.
The hardware trade reports the week
somewhat dulet In actual sales. but
with such inquiries and other indica-
tons as to make it very apparent that
great building era Is expected this
year. There is considerable inquiry
after mining machinery. builders hard
ware and grading outfits, and the call
for leather harnesses Is such that local
manufacturers report keeping large
forces OF men NJ work. The call for
stoves Is quiet being near the end Of
the season, and stoves can be had now
at what purchasers will consider very
reasonable prices. There IS "A steady
call for carpenters tools and mechan-
ioal implements generally.
DRY GOODS.
The dry goods trade is beginning TO
wake up, Notwithstanding The de-
pressing weather. and marked down
sales OF 10 to SO per cent are having
their effect One large firm had a
musllns that were heavily marked
down and business for the week was
increased "a per cent over that OF the
corresponding week for last year
Then, the millinery trade is brighten
ing UP, as buyers return from the east
With latest styles. and well loaded with
all the lingo necessary In trade de-
scriptive. In the course of the next
two weeks the millinery trade viii be
fully on, and Easter hats all the talk.
There is quite call now for ladies
suits in advanced styles. and the local
dry goods houses are having n run In
that line
The clothing trade has been quiet
this week, with winter stocks mostly
disposed of at prices satisfactory to
merchants. Mems wear is steady. but
not very much doing.
BOOT AND SHOE PRICES.
The boot and shoe trade Is threat
ered with another rise In prices. as the
travelling men in this city from cast
ern manufacturing establishments re-
port recent adyices OF n coming 10 per
cent rise In all grades of goods on ac-
count of the continued scarcity Of
leather This IN turn. is due Il IA said
20 the decreased consumption of meat
over the country accustomed by the
high price OF meats. Salt Lake Is not
the only place where top notch prices
have been reached In meats, so people
are substituting, In measure other
articles in the provisions that cost less,
and there are fewer cattle slaughtered.
However, there Is no increase In prices
OF rubber goods, which Is some con-
ISOLATION.
IN THE BOOK STORES.
The book trade reports lively week
In general lines, and a marked demand
~" valentines. The Deseret News
book store management finds the
month OF January past 20 per cent
better than curing the same month of
1905, and that latter month was NOT
bad. All the stores are doing we'll In
valentines. and the improvement IN
style. design and Workmanship over
the efforts of pyevloas years is very
marked. There Is at present quite
demand for standard works and gem
efal reading, but dealers say hat as
coon as steady spring weather comes
there viii be a big falling Off In book
purchases.
There Is quite q renaissance IN the
sale OF surveyors and engineering I'm
PIGMENTS and drawing tools, many Of
the purchasers stating their intention
OF going Into southwestern Idaho to
work.