Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-24
FOCAL BUSINESS
Of CURRENT WEEK
Vas Been Very Good But Has Not
ssen Characterized by Marked
Features.
STORM STAYS EXTRA ACTIVITY
Gill Merchants do Not Complain of
Volume Of rrade-Good Tor Boot
And Shoe Men.

,-. weeks business situation has
..a marked by a holiday plugged into
ana middle, and the expectation was
W., n would have considerable OF an
'.,orsarence with the transactions Of
,he week. but this has not proven 50,
and the regular business seemed to
s~sso on as though there was no Inter-
ruption'
The local money market has been
unchanged: that Is to say. there have
r.sn no marked features. Deposits
have steadily gained, and there Is a
.oo, demand for business and leyIti-
mate purposes generally the tone Oh
ne money market is healthy. the bank
"sarlngs evidence an encoura cling
SroVth. and the outlook Is good.
REAL ESTATE MARKET.
The weather has been a dampor on
,be real estate market. and the fact
kat A third storm is scheduled for to-
jsv from the northwest, does not help
MATTERS any. Outside OF the paved dis
,rct the roadWays are on the quag-
mre order, and driving about under
sncb conditions is not attractive to in
yestors. They prefer to wait until
there Is better wheeling. However,
dealers report promising inquiry as
10 residence properties, and believe
there will be rush for houses in the
snring. They also point encourage
ingly 10 the fact that there Is mark
ed call now for store and warehouse
room. on the west side especially. since
The certainty that the railroads would
make the long promised move and
branch out there. Wholesale houses arc
realizing more and more the necessity
Of having spur tracks run to their es-
ADJUSTMENTS, as II saves an immense
amount of carriage, and carriage
charges aggregate considerable in the
course Of a year. where this convent
ence does not obtain.
The real estate men are arranging
through their association to enter upon
a number Of Improvements for the bet-
terment Of the city in number of
ways and will cooperate with the
Merchants and Manufacturers assoc
citation in furthering any improve
ments that organization may have In
view The week has been quieter than
usual In transactions. owing TO tho
weather, but If the coming week opens
clear and cold there viii be consider
able doing
HARDWARE REVIEW.
The hardware trade Is reported
booming, all classes and grades Of
goods are being called for, the dealers
FAY builders hardware. shelf hardware,
graders outfits. heavy harnesses, and
wide and varied assortment OF goods.
There is a good deal of interior work
being completed calling for hardware
layouts 50 the trade is busy with that
and with the construction men There
81 no more call for skates as the really
cold weather has evidently gone by
and the first Of the spring months Is
only four days distant.
IN DRY GOODS LINE
The dry goods trade is being held
back some by the weather. though
some merchants report business brisk
and IN fact considerably better than
what they could at this time Of year
expect Spring goods are being receiv-
cd IN large quantities. one merchant
showing today bills of lading for two
full cars OF spring stock from New
NUl ~ DN AUuNuNi WIN VI ~ 'hN -
all N the spring stocks will have been
received and unpacked, deliveries be-
ing reasonbly prompt from the east
on account of the absence of blizzard
weather on the plains and east Of the
river. Women purchasers are begin
ming to lay in spring clothes and are
buying suits and other wear and mer-
chants report general business as bet
ter than year ago at this time.
The clothing trade reports business
rs very good, and not at all affected
by the Washngton's birthday hiatus or
the weather.
GOOD FOR SHOE MEN.
The shoe men are In high feather
as the weather Just suits them, par
ticularly IN the line Of rubbers for
which there Is a stronger demand than
ever II Is satisfactory TO know that
prices will go no higher, either in
leather or In rubber. With more wet
weather coming, the local stocks of
rubbers viii be further depleted. 1t
will be only a short time now before