The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-08
WEEK IN TRADE
RECORD-BREAKER
Business Conditions Show City
to Be at Height of Its
Prosperity.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
MERCHANTS KEPT BUSY
Elbow Sleeve Gloves and White
Shoes Are in Great
Demand.

Business conditions in all lines Of
trade for the week just closed show that
salt Lake City IS at the height of pros-
perlty. reports from every source bear
| out this fact. Receipts for tho week
were larger than for the preceding week
or the corresponding week OF last year,
| Several of the large Institutions paid
| dividends during the week, and In 1.
number OF cases extras were declared.
In the wholesale fruit and produce
| market there were received during the
week twenty-five cars of fruit and pro-
| duce from various distant points. Tho
| principal states OF shipment OF the
week were Texas and California juno
| was the largest month ever experienced
by the local produce dealers. n harvest
| was reaped by them and up to July
| forces OF men were kept busy a por-
| tlon of tho night AS usual after July
| d. business slackened up, thus giving
| the dealers opportunity to clear up
what they have on hand. The latter
| part Of July and the month OF August
is the quiet period of the year with
them.
Big Dry Goods Trade.
The dry goods people report big
weeks business. Large sales were OH
in number of the large stores. At
these sales, bargains were offered the
public in all lines of spring and summc
goods Rather than carry the stock
over and run chances of many articles
going out of style, prices were greatly
reduced Ladies' black and white ell
bow sleeve gloves continue to be In
great demand. and II Is impossible 70,
the local merchants to meet that de-
mand on account of their inability to
secure shipments from the manufac-
tureTS.
The feature OF the week in the shoe
field was the remarkable demand for
white canvas shoes. These shoes came
into popularity like flash and took
the manufacturers by surprise AS
consequence the manufacturers have
been unable to fill all orders received |
from the local dealers. 1t Is antici- |
pated that this shoe viii go out OF /
fashion with the same rapidity with |
which it came In. oxford shoes continue |
TO hold their own against the invasion
OF the canvas article, there being L. |
great many pairs sold during the past !
week.
Demand for Clothing.
Clothing and furnishing merchants |
experienced a splendid weeks business. |
There was no particular activity in any
one direction. Clothing of all summer
varieties found a good market. Outing |
suits experienced a good sale, All kinds
OF summer shirts and nockwear also
found good market
A new style of ladies' hat became
very popular In the millinery establish
ments during the week, This hat con-
sists of a broad front brim, a narrow
back brim and high crown. The hat is
trimmed to suit in feathers, etc. The
millinery business was generally good !
In all lines during the week, There was
n fair demand for Peter Pan" waists.
and 1t is expected that this waist will
m rit nd MI \
the rage next season.
In Wholesale Circles.
The wholesale grocers report business
for the week as steady and good. 1t
was expected that sugar would change
In price during the week, but up to a
late hour Saturday no change was
made. However. the change may take
place this week. Whether the price
will advance or decline is a question.
Canned fruits are going up in price
as a consequence of the shortage of the
fruit crop In California this year
Canned meats are receiving little de-
mand now. The only varieties being
handled are picnic goods, such as potted
ham, corned beef, etc. The Chicago ex-
posure is the cause of this situation.
Demand for Lumber.
The lumber dealers are laying in all
the lumber they can procure, In anticI-
patton of a shortage next fall. The
strike of the longshoremen on the coasr
Is keeping back shipments somewhat,
and yet there is a large quantity OF
lumber on hand. Prices continue to be
high. There now exists a 30 per cent
advance over the prices Of last sum-
mer, and there may be a still further
advance later on.
In real estate, several moderately
large deals were put through during
the week. The greatest activity. how
ever. was in the transfer OF cottages
and small houses, The demand for such
homes has continued from early spring
and Will likely continue until the colo
months. Building is going on all over
tho city and In the suburbs. In the
central part OF the city old buildings
are being torn down and new buildings
erected in their stead. At the rate that
the old buildings are disappearing 1T
will not be long before the entire CEN
trail section will be graced with large,
elegant stone and brick structures.
The latest quotations in local stocks
and bonds are as follows:
Stocks.
Amalgamated Sugar Co, pfd.. s es so
Beneficial Life Insurance Co... 100 90
Barnes Baking Co. Kaysville.. 127 90
Con. w. &c NJ. Co. pfd ds......,s. 119 90
Deseret % National bank -...... - 800 9SS,S
Deseret savings bank NIX .......:., .... $500 $500
Davis County bank ...s-..,s... 120 90 |
First National bank, Ogden 30S. 90
First National bank. Murray. ... 125 90
First National bank, Logan go. 100 90
Home Fire Insurance company. IT'S 90
Lewiston Sugar company ...... IL so
Lehi Com, e. Savings bank -. 122 90
National Bank of the Republic. 13S 90
Ogden Savings bank ....ss..... 210 90
Provo Com. & Savings bapk.... 147. 90
Rocky Mountain Bell Tel. CO.. 9l.0O
State Bank of Utah s.,....-.,,. 203. 90
Sugar City Town company go. 162. 90
The Utah Sugar company. pfd. 80
do common ..-..-...s....... 2.22h
The Idaho Sugar company .. 80