Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-14
Both Have Been High During the
Week With Still Higher
Tendencies.
REALTY is REPORTED SLOW
voch summer Building Noiwlthstand-
ing the scarcity of Brlck-Gcn-
eral Trade Review.

Tho mast week has been a rather
ori,t one on account Of its being mid
',rrsr. with vacations the order Of
,,s day However, in some lines trade
is.s brisk as ever. Banking circles are
fairly active. with money easy, and in
tsrsst ranging az about per cent De-
po.its are generally larger, consdera-
b.y larger than a year ago at this
fre one explanation Of this is tina.
DID,. local demand for money is quite
Urbt and sheep men are paying on
Hcir Indebtedness which is being de-
ra.ited In the banking institutions.
Bank clearlngs still keep up. ayerag-
ing Wen above the figures Of a year
9lo. though once IN a while for the
d1v. the figures will fall below that OF
tda corresponding day Of the previous
year. Banking conditions In This city
are IN a healthy condition.
SLOW IN REALTY.
SLOW" Is the term applied to the
condition OF the local real estate mar
ket for the week past However hui
man nature Is hopeful, even buoyant
and the salt Lake real estate man Is
sangune for the future and looks for
better things a little later. But this
is the time of year when there is not
much doing and speculation is affected.
Ike other things, by the heat. So the
real estate men are caring for the
smaller things during the hot weather.
expecting larger things when Il isn't so
hot. There are quite a number OF
transfers, but they are mostly moder-
ate and don't excite much attention.
However, a Chicago man named Ru-
dolph Ortman has just acquired half a
block IN the northwest part Of the city
for the erection Of a plant Tor the man
ufacture OF railway supplies for which
q Is believed there win be a large local
market. Then So feet front on South
Temple street. between Fourth and
Firth East was sold yesterday for 500
per foot: and IN general Il may be said
that local realty remains firm with
steady tendency to higher prices.
SCARCITY OF BRICK.
The building trades are badly handl-
capped by the temporary scarcity in
brick, as was noted In Thursdays
News" but contractors are pushing
ahead as far as they can with the
supply 10 be obtained. Judging from the
plans talked about IN architects Offices.
there will be large and valuable addi-
lions to the buildings already existing.
\ California man proposes 10 eXpend
$27 900 on a new rink and auditorium on
Richards street, a new manufacturing
plant is proposed FOR railway supplies
in the northwest part OF the city. the
tew Gas & Coke people are pushing their
Eseat plant IN the western part Of the
town, a large addition is TO be made 10
the Telluride building, business struc-
lures are TO so up ON west Third
South street. and other schemes are be-
ing planned. As 10 the number Of new
moderately sized houses going up, their
name is legion.
The lumber trade is active and Is for
tunately able TO supply all demands for |
the present,
DRY GOODS ACTIVITY.
There is activity in wholesale dry |
goods Circles-in the sample rooms |
where forces OF clerks are on the /
jump preparing sample cases and |
trunks for the use Of drummers who 1
are about 10 go out on the road and |
judging from the looks Of the heaps /
~ samples being assorted and distrlb- |
uted there Will be no lack OF variety |
Of goods for the fan markets In the
retail trade, the heat Of summer IS be- |
ing felt in the usual stacking up Of /
steady trade IN general lines There .
IS a demand though for white hosiery |
20 match the white canvass shoes and |
paras0ls now so generally affected. and |
in fact the call for this hosiery is so !
strong that dealers are finding il diff
cult TO M orders The glove trade .
also continues with undated pace |
that Is in the fashionable long gloves; |
and the scheme Is now 10 have the I
gauntlets and gloves proper separate. /
the two buttonlng together. Lingerie .
hats are still I'm demand and the open /
work waist remains a constant guam
tity The Introduction Of soda water /
and candy In the department stores IS .
claimed 20 be a success. Ladies ike 10 /
indulge while making other purchases
SHOE TRADE LIVELY.
The shoe trade is as lively as ever
Prices remain stif1 but that does not /
appear 10 make any difference-thc /
goods sell Both the wholesale and the 4
retail trade tell alike the same story /
The demand for canvas shoes Of vari- 4
ous light colors but principally white /
breaks all records II has been such /
that the factories have not been able |
to fll their orders with anything Ike
iromptness, and goods have been sent \
west IN large quantities by express
N1t only IN the cities Is the demand 4
PARTICULARLY heavy. but out in the
country 70 has been steady and strong,
Tho farmers ~ the middle west have /
paid of their farm mortgages and laid /
up money IN The bank 50 that both /
mon and women are able 10 affect city
fashions. One shoe firm IN this city
alone has sold this season 1000 pairs
~ white canvas shoes Dealers fear
that the recent beef exposes will re-
ducc so the consumption Of meats as
90 seriously affect the hide market and
hy furtherinC the scarcity In hides
force up further the prices Of leather.
WITH THE CLOTHING MEN.
The clothing trade remains firm IN
an Of us lines. Straw hats are IN
strong demand. and mems wear Is
selling steadily. There Is quite a call
for soft collars which are considered
Just the things Tor the hot weather,
and the demand Tor light wash, four
in hand neckties s. considered unpre-
cedented.
HARDWARE BOOMING
Tho hardware trade IS booming
local dealers report that Il Is i'm
Inf /
any one line Of goods. The demand
g. inccssant q seems 90 come from
everywhere. Builders hardware. shelf
hardware. mining machinery imple-
mcnts ~ al kinds. tinwarc harnesses,
Eadlery. everything Is on the 60. one |
firm saws that " one Kind Of harnesses
alone u Is selling at the rate ~ $50
sets per year Another reports that n
al Of tho facilities were az hand. VI
coo 900 worth Of bushes could be done |
an Salt Lake iu fhe harness and sad I