The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-03
LOCAL DEALERS IN
HIGH GOOD RUMOR
Remarkable Week Just Ended
in Nearly All Channels
of Trade.
SALT LAKE HOMES
ARE IN DEMAND
Business PrODerty Is EniOying
Business Property Is Enjoying
Healthy Traffic, But Homes
Are Scarce.

In tho face OF uncertain weather, business
In Salt Lake CITY for the week just closed
has been excellent From every quarter comes
the sano good udngs, and the cause LIS due
wholly TO tho general prosperity prevailing
throughout the country. State ond city. Thore
has beon no big deals consummnted In the
real estate domain tho past week, but thero
has been considerable trade in dwelling houssh
Hones Of every description arc Ia demand and
the GALES OF tho past week oonsisted OF houDes
running IN price from 5000 to $1,000. with an
occasional gale running from 5000 to Sl'so-
Big Deals on Tap.
The outlook for big deals in real estate for
tho fururo very promising Nearly
every large dealer In the city has something
up his sloove which VIII drop out oetoTo long
some large Main street properties, II is un-
dcrstood Will change hands before long. Whilo
speculation has something 10 do with some OF
the proposed changes OF properties. tho main
object is for tho purpose OF erecting ne" ouilu-
Few Homes to Be Had.
The main drawback to the real estate men
at present Is tho failure on their part 10 SUI
ply thu demand for homes required by apph.
cants- AT least 200 now houses arc ,aes nevaea N
present. There are fcw Nacant houses IN
tho city, but all people nre not allko ana
az como want this stylo and somo that, theoe
few vacant houses are not enough 10 30
Nav Was Banner Month,
Tho Wholesale fruit and produce business
closed one of the largest weeks o1 It's history
Saturday night The demand for iruit and
produce has been enormous tho past week
Judging from the business now being trahs. @
that Juno viii DO the banner month in tho
history OF their busines In this city. RoeelPts 1
for the week, Notwithstanding tho pu@zhnE
weather, hayo gono away ahead OF those Oh
tho corresponding week last year
Big Stores Were Busy.
The largo department stores have had an
exceedingly good week eons,deIing , inc ortn5 Gtn
dtionS of the weather Business l reportcd
TO be steady In all limos being handled WIN
an Increase over tho corresponding week last
year OF 20 per cent This increase. IL must
be remembered is against odds, for tho
weather last year OF this umc was all that
could be desired, whereas this year rain has
marred about one day out OF three, Ciotn'n65
grodos and kinds in stock were dealt In
shirts hats ncckwear and outing apparel wero
In demand and experienced good sole.
Farm Tools In Demand.
Hardware men report very heavy week In
mnnd also milling machinery harness and
construction material. Railroad contractors
havo placed large orders for all kinds of sup
plies needed In thor line. Tho hardware men
arc working until lato into tho night In order
to MI orders, which are from four to hve
The demand for shoes continued throughout
the week. It is nip and tuck FOR tho local
sufficient supply Of footwear to meet the de-
mand TIE manufacturers are greatly rushed
being sent IN for shoes for San Francisco and
other coast communities
Lumber at Top Notch.
Lumber. which has been worry high for some
time will not, II Is reported. go any higher.
There is a great deal of building going
ON both in the city and in the State Tho high
price OF material whilo q drawback to build
ing has not affected 10 any great extent the
lumber wards OF tho city arc VOL filled with
all kinds OF building material, the demand Tor