The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-17
BUSINESS GOOD
ALL THE WEEK
Strong Feeling of Confidence
Prevails in All the
Branches.
Most TRADES EXTENDING
RETURNING TRAVELLERS RE-
PORT CONDITIONS GOOD.

This has been q good week in all lines
of business though some inactivity IS
looked for in this season. The striking
feature is strong feeling Of confidence
which prevails in all branches Both
wholesale and retail dealers report that
conditions are much better than during
the period last year. Collections con-
tinue good and money is easy IraV-
elers returning from the country dis
tr-icts all reDort that business in their
lines is most promising. Salt Lake as
distributing center seems an assured
fact They also say that conditions IN
the smaller towns were never so salts
factory.
Wholesale ErOcers report business eX-
ceptionalIy good There has been
considerable extension in this line and
many of the more distant points not
formerly touched by Salt Lake firms
now furnish Il considerable business.
Real Estate Conditions.
with the exception Of one or two
sales there have been no large trans
actions in real estate during the week.
All the dealers say that they are well
satisfied with business conditions.
Many small properties have changed
hands largely for homes and there has
been also some speculative buying and
changes for investment. Altogether the
real estate business was never in a
more healthy condition. Some OF the
sales recorded have been to outside
purchasers but the strong demand Tor
small home properties is strongly IN
dicative of the steady growth of the
citv. There are several large transac-
lions pending which will doubtless be
closed in the early part of the week
The wholesale dry goods trade Is re-
ported in equally good condition with
other lines. Cash receipts have been
heavier than is usual at this time o.
the year while there is little change u
the credits. Dealers in this line 40
not seem to he reaching out for ne
outside business opened up by the IT'S
co disaster but apparently are colte1t
TO keep their old lines The dry soods
men were almost the only dealeS VINO
would give little or nothing IN ne way
of discounts to the visitors eTTectto Oh
the Manufacturers and Merchants eX-
cursfon. Heavy cOnsignm nts nave
been received from the cas- curing the
week. largely of delayed goods
Retail dry goods stOrs nave been
receiving many new liTes or summer
wear and have been dong a very large
business in the lighter good7-
Going Ate Trade
,,,,n- the wholesalers who are go
IN ,f+er fnter-ujuntain trade are
hardware mon. Fhey are getting a
,-o-,- lar-oo nero ntage and are doing
rearl,- doubia asst years business in
e0T,a lines TIE firms here are now
bor,zrfrqr mos Of the trade in the
TeiLrboTfng oates and are firmly hold
ind -Fa7r gound against eastern con-
= -,,... f., tho leather trades
,o-'eir--e out there has been no dipin-
,.5,v,-5r ne amount of business on that
s,.o.,rt on the contrary there is a
etro9g demand particularly among the
shoe zen though eastern manufactur-
ars I-ive been away behind on filling
ordes-
timber conditions remain unchanged
+b,ugh there is some complaint from
daIers that orders have not been filled.
there is no scarcity in the yards, how
ever. and prices remain the same.
Wholesale fruit and produce dealers
SAY that there has been a great de-
|mand almost i'm some cases exceeding
1.-The supply. Oranges have been very
scarce and lemons are scarce and high.
California fruit has not been so Dlen-
ItifuI as usual and there has been no
difficulty in dispOsing of all shipments.
IIdah0 potatoes continue to come into
the market i'm small lots but there is
hot a great demand for them since they
were replaced by the Utah product
Hay and grain prices have remained
stationary. though there viii be de
Icided change. There is some anxiety
Hest the lucerne crop should be shorter
than was expected, il having been re-
part Of the state. The new hay viii be
In this week
Utah Stocks.