Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-13

steadily behind. Prints are to be
married up, with standards reaching
10 cents, or close to il. While fancy
goods nave scored sharp advances, sta
pies nave moved along gradually. and
present prices In standard prints and
Seapie gllghams are not properly pro-
portloned with other ia brcs
Jobbers report bleached goods and
me white goods are making another
advance, so that new valuations will.
pc MADE for future delivery ON
inner bleached lines prices are firmer
Tor delivesies for October than for Sep
TENDER delivery. This Is due TO cotton
CONDITIONS affecting all of the fine goods
minis II being hard 10 secure cotton
Two of the largest southern cotton
mills have ordered their eastern agents
TO sell no goods at any price until Il
is clearer what cotton Is to do
CALLS EXCEED PRODUCTION.
,Johbers continue to report calls for
checks, stripes, twills. woven plaids
denims, tickings and Jeans in colored
cotton goods. in quantities that exceed
possible production. In fact the gem
eral status of colored goods is better
man for several years, Sharper COM
petition has developed between domes-
nc white goods and imported cottons
imam In many years. Domestic mills
have been quick to run prices up. and
on lawns. linens, swisses and nainsooks,
imported grades are often available at
prices advantageous to jobbers job
bing houses are well satisfied with
sales for the first half of the year
The volume of goods has been larger
and prices have been remarkably high
er. But Salt Lake wholesalers regard
askance at the advance of 10 per cent
IN cottons within the last 10 days. There
as no change In silks, velvets and rib
bons. Prices remain firm. There will
be an advance in hosiery for next sea-
son, but no further advance this sea-
son. as orders for present consumption.
And 1t may be observed that goods for
this summers sales were ordered last
November.
NUMEROUS RETAIL SALES.
The feature of the week in the retail
trade has been the annual summer
sales. These have brought out the wo-
men in regiments so that the retail
stores have done land Office business.
The sales have not been restricted to
any special departments, but all have
been thrown open. OF course at
such times there are many things
bought just because they are cheap
and are not of immediate necessity.
Parasols and gloves are always in
demand. and of the latter it Is difficult
to keep anything like enough in
stock particularly of the Isle thread
variety. Dealers report tailored styles
in suits as predominating this year.
with broadcloths as the fabric in ame-
thyst and purple tones. The most strik-
Ing feature in suits is the deyelop-
merit of the cutaway coat to be worn
with a separate waist. These garments
are very carefully finished, generally
with braid trimmings, and form an at
tractive ensemble. In high style effects
in complete costumes the trade is still
undecided, and not until the latest re-
suits from Paris are shown will this
division of the trade show any marked
Improvement. Buyers for the Salt Lake
stores Will be starting east next week
for Chicago, New York and Boston
TO purchase for the fall stocks. so that
In so days an extended line of the same
ought TO appear in the local show
windows
CLOTHING HOPEFUL.
The clothing trade continues hopeful.
The advent OF settled warm weather
has steadied business, and made II
more reliable The trade report that
indications point to n strong fall bus
mess on suits and overcoats for men
and youths With the medium weight
fancy worsted and fancy wooden suits
as leaders and at high prices Manu-
facturers are reported as making up
goods in IA and Is ounce fabrics In
place of the heavier 20 to "a ounce
goods, as retailers can dispose of them
in the spring or for early fall. In Of
fering lines OF fall goods. most OF the
manufacturers have kept prices close
TO last years ranges. and as the price
Of cloth has advanced considerably on
goods now being shown, retailers re-
alize that they are getting the benefit
of low prices.
OXFORDS THE THING,
The shoe trade is still exuberantly
hopeful. Dealers report there has been
nothing before the present like the de-
mand for white Oafords, so that the
market has been pretty well played out.
Then the demand for tan goods has
been such as TO make dealers feel APP
prehensive as to the probability of Sc
curing future supplies on Immediate re-
orders. Everybody wants oxfords, and
everybody Is getting them. But deal
ers say that IL colored feathers are TO
be as popular by another season as
they have this season. there Is likely
to be special shoe disease called 'col-
oiitis," az the feminine section OF the
public appears TO be going more or
less daft over golden brown feathers.