The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-03
BUSINESS IN ALL
LINES IS GOOD
Jung Opens With Rush Among
TMost Wholesale Dealers
of Salt Lake.
MAY BE PHENOMENAL
CITY's CLEARIN6S INCREASE
AHEAD OF DENVER.

The bad weather interfered with bus
mess somewhat during the first few days
Of the week. but June opened with a rush
and dealers in almost every line report
better conditions than at this time last
year. The bank cIearings are reported
exceptionally good for the month. Depos-
its are increasing in the banks and the
money market is reported as easy
Wholesalers say that they expect June
to be almost a record breaking month for
Salt Lake firms. Among other things.
the Six States excursion has already Gre
ated a considerable amount Of inquiry
from outside firms and individual con-
Germs are sperinE no effort in Tea chinE
out for this inteTmOuntain business.
Wholesale ErOCeTs report trade excel
lent in all lines OF their business. Flour
is A tTifle easier. but sugar is decided
uncertainty. II was expected that there
would he another change in the prices at
the coast YESTERDAY. but no notification
OF further reductions was received in the
local markets. In all other lines there il
& good movement with tendency toward
easier prices.
Dry Goods Trade,
The numerous sales out the city and the
opening have made business fairly good
in the dry goods trade. despite some sd-
verse conditions in the eastern mar
ket which have interfered with ship
ments. Business was rather curtailed at
the frs, IF the week. but as soon as the
fine weather came il was soon made up.
Hardware and furniture dea lers are per
haps the busiest people in town at this
time Of year. The latter are doing an ex-
ceptOnal business IN house furnishing
This coming month viii in all probability
be the best they have Vet had in any
year. Many families are coming in
which makes business for the house fur
nisheT. With the fine Wea Their hardware
and farm implements have begun to move
rapidly. Most city firms report an ex-
IraOrdiuaFily good season.
The leather market has been sitter IN
SEmpa thy with the eastern market. and
prices are, II anything. trifle higher
Eastern firms ara slow N filling orders
and most Of the shoe firms are complain
ing in this respect Trade. however. con-
tinues good There IS not likely TO be anv
real reduction or prices on any lines Of
leather goods for some time unless there
Is a radical change Of conditions in the
east.
Lumber Prices High.
Lumber prices have advanced almost to
the limit. There is little likelihood Of
their going any higher and a reduction Is
looked for soon All the CITY firms ave
well supplied and prices must come down
n lumber continues to come in.
Despite the high prices Of lumber
building operations are brisk. There will
he many new buildings erected during the
summer Among these are said 10 be
some apartment buildings for which neCo-
tiatiOns are now in progress both for
sites and for erection. Some business
firms are preparing to add to their pres
ent premises and there are many small
homes being erected.
The real estate market vas affected nv
Tt weather and the past two weeks have
n zen rather duh in the matter Of large
F5'ies Many tTansaC tiOns in small lots
for building purposes have been recorded
and there has been 2 good general in
fairly good, though there have been no
large tranSa CtiOnE-