The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-12
BUSINESS WAS
SOMEWHAT DULL
Temporary Decrease in Bank
ClearingS Due to SpeCuIa-
ton Last Year.
REAL ESTATE is QUIET
SEASONABLE DULlNESS AT
FECTS ALL LINES OF TRADE.


fact that last year at these dates there
was a considerable amount of mining
speculation, coupled with some large
transfers that may have swollen the
amounts of the clearings. On the whole
the week has been a good one for the
time of year. There was the seasonable
dullness, as was TO be expected, but
business was rather better than the
same period last year. Money is fairly
plentiful, the stringency of last week
having passed over. Rates are easy
end deposits are steadily increasing.
credits are reported good and cOllec-
tons easy.
In Real Estate.
II has been a dull week in real es-
tate circles. There are some deals
pending but the number closed was
small. The real estate men are all
preparing for big fall business, and if
indications are right there will be some
thing doing in dirt sales before winter
The only transaction of Importance
during the week was the selection of a
site on Third West street for the new
plant of the Salt Lake Public Service
company. The general demand seems
stiil TO be for small houses and dealers
have no trouble getting rid of all this
kind of property they have to offer
Some of the deals pending involve out
side money, which buying may have
some effect on the market
Grocery Trades.
Retail grocery dealers report a poor
week, but still say that they are salts
fed with business as compared with
Year ago. There Is a good steady trade
but the warm weather and the fact that
many people are away from home with
the seasonable inactivity has made
things quiet. The retail dealers are
making great preparations for their an
nual outing at Lagoon. This will not
be a Salt Lake affair. but will be at
tended by dealers and their friends from
all over the state.
Reports received this week of A good
crop of tomatoes have somewhat re-
neved the uncertainty among the JOB
bers concerning canned tomatoes. The
wholesale grocery business was never
better. Travellers are coming in with
reports of good crops and good times all
over the state, as well as the neighbor-
ing states. parts of which Salt Lake
jobbers now consider their territory
There is more buying than ever before
and collections are reported easy. In
fact, 1t seems TO be prosperous time
WIN Iit NohIiIJ lTdutT-
Dry Goods Active.
Wholesale dry goods men are busy.
This Is the time of year when they are
selling for the fall trade, and they are
doing more this year than ever before
leading wholesaler said yesterday
that the small country stores are taking
more goods and of a better quality than
In any former season What is good
enough for the city girl is now none
Zoo good for her country cousin. The
country department stores have been
forced to carry the best class of goods
and report a demand for such. Goods
are coming in from the eastern houses
in better shape than formerly. The
eastern men have been compelled TO
recognize that the west is their best
customer, and are making greater eff
Jorts 10 please than in former years
There are some changes, notably in tute
products, which will be much higher.
Wooiens are somewhat scarce, but the
scarcity is not expected to continue.
Haberdashery Prices Cut.
The Strengthening of mems goods
about town continues, and il looks as
II the dealers We're determined To get
rid of their summer stocks at any price
All OF the stores have their sales. which
appear to have been we'll patroniZed
Fail clothes are just coming in, but are
not being pushed. Browns and blacks
appear to be the leaders. A good fall
trade is looked for by most merchants,
who have been buying accordingly.
Leather Trades.
Word has been received of another
advance In the price of shoes All lines
of leather goods are high at present
and the prospect of n further advance
is not pleasant Dealers report a very
duh week. 1t is now betwixt and be-
tween seasons, so that there is little
doing.
Drugs Are Selling.
Utah druggists say that business is
better this year than it ever was. The
wholesalers are doing some pushing
into territory that was never before
supplied from here There has bae1 an
unusual amount of buying Of light arti-
Giles known as druggists sundrias. The
drug house travelling men carry much
more in the way Of notions than they
formerly did. and have been doing a
big business in these lines in the mining
camps where before they sold little or
nothing.
Building Looking Up.
is much better. The brick manufac-
turers are beginning to catch up with
the demand and there is a prospect
that building operations may go on
his fall unhampered. Then, again,
. there is a likelihood that the trust play
be compelled TO lower the price OF
lumber ell of which makes the outlook
more hopeful. The hardware business
has suffered somewhat from the ceSSa-
ton Of building operations, but this
also is picking up. It has been stated
that with fair conditions there will
be more building in Salt Lake this iall
than ever before in its history. The
demand for small houses cannot be
supplied. There are but few houses in
the city untenanted. IL is stated that
a local firm will soon begin the erection
of a large number of this class of
houses for rent.
Comm IssIon Houses.
The wholesale fruit houses have been
doing rushing business. A glance at
the crates of all kinds piled at the
depots for shipment TO the outside
towns VIII soon convince one of this.
Fresh fruit of a good quality is now
quite as readily obtainable In most