The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-17

cluded a general line of Eastern canned
goods, such as peas, corn, etc. Dried
fruits arc still scarce, but large ship
ments are expected daily Sugar is un-
steady at the present time, owing TO
the rivalry between the Western Sugar
Refining company and the California
Hawaiian Sugar company. Lately the
product has commanded lower price
on the local market than AT New York
Beet sugar sold Saturday for $50 and
the cane variety at $40, with a 10
per cent rebate for cash.
The coal situation in some of the mi
ming camps is beginning 10 menace
some of the wholesale grocery dealers
Some of the dealers received notice
Of the week cautioning them not to
make heavy shipments to that point. as
the mines would probably have to shut
down on account of the coal shortage
The wholesale business in gents fur.
nishings continues active, but a con
siderable falling off in orders in anti
cipated this week, due to the fact that
the. statesmen arc coming in TO spend
the holidays at headquarters.
The stock of winter goods is almost
exhausted and prices in this branch of
the business are steadily advancing.
Banner Retail Trade.
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banner week. Saturday was undoubt-
edly one of the greatest shopping days
in the history Of the city. In fact. the
business was so strenuous that it kept
the managers of the business houses at
their wits end 10 see TO II that their
customers were accommodated. Do
your shopping in the forenoon is the
advice they offer, and if this advice is
followed during the coming week, so
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can be attended TO before the afternoon
rush begins, the patrons of some of the
larger stores will not be justified in
complaining if they do not receive
proper attention.
Holiday goods of all kinds are in de.
mand. The rush is on pell-mell for
everything in the line of gifts. Thou
sands of dollars worth of toys, framed
pictures, art goods, .iewelry, toilet
chased every day. But among the most
popular commodities are ribbons and
ndkerchiefs, In the language of the
merchant, ''the ribbons are used in a
hundred and one ways in making
Christmas presents. The sale of dress
goods, silks, etc. is remarkably good
for this season of the year The de-
mand for,, waists, suits, wraps, etc, is
also excellent. There is now big de-
mand for gloves, but the arrival of big
shipments will prevent the possibility
Of shortage in the supply. The week
also witnessed the sale of large ouanti-
ties Of boys and girls wearing ap.
parel.
Different Lines.
The shoe, hosiery and underwear
trade has also been excellent. owing
perhaps more TO the condition Of the
weather rather than to the approach
of the holidays, The sale OF gents
clothing has been larger than ever be
fore at this time of the year, and
haberdashers anticipate a heavier trade
trade was rather quiet during the
week.
On account of the operations of
shoplifters. the larger retail establish.
ments have found il necessary to EN-
ploy private detectives In order to pro.
feet themselves. Most Of the larger
stores have several Of these detectives,
10 mingle with the crowds from morning
till night and arrest parties whom they
catch in the act Of taking goods with
out paying for them. The merchants
give their assurance that all parties
caught in the act of appropriating goods
Will be summarilv dealt with.
Week Stock Market.
The week s stock market had abund.
ant evidence of strength, although
prices remained unchanged, II is
thought. however. that from now until
the dividend periods arrive further
advances will be made, Following are
the quotations:
Amalgamated Sugar Co. pfd .... 500 80
Amalgamated Sugar Co. com o.. 10. 90
Beneficial Life Insurance CO.. 9s 90
Barnes BanISing Co. KaysvilIe " 1so 90
Con. Wagon q Mach. Co. pfd .... lis. 90
Con Wagon & Mach. Co. com. i0S 90
Commercial National Bank ...... $50 90
Deseret National Bank .......... 295 90
Deseret Savings Bank ............ 500 90
Davis Co Bank. Pennington -. l2T 90
First National Bank, Ogden ...... 3lO. 90
First National Bank. Murray. 1870. 90
First National Bank. Logan ..... 1870 90
Home Fire Insurance Co, ......., lI3 00
Lewiston Sugar co. ........... IL so
National Bank OF the Republic. $50 90
Ogden Savings Bank ............ 235 90
Provo Com. & Savings Bank. 80. $50. 90
Rocky Nj. Bell Tel. Co. ,....... IS 90
State Bank OF Utah ............ 202 90
sugar City Townslte GO. ..,...... 10 90
The Utah Sugar Co, pfd ........ 9S5
The Utah Sugar Co. com. ....... 2.S5
The Idaho Sugar co. ......... SIS
Thatcher Bros. Bank. Co. Logan 136 90
Utah County Light a. Power CO.. O5
Utah National Bank .......... 100 90
ltah Savings &r Trust Co ........ 100 90
Utah Banking Co. Iehl ......... ia 90
western Idaho Sugar Co.--... g55
western Loan and Savings Co.. l05 90
Zion savings Bank a. Trust Co. 2l0 90