Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-28

a''" NAA' HANNaAA AiAA az AAANNtAANA -
which means quiet time The ma
tority Of houses are strengthening out
their books, adjusting claims making
collections. ana preparing for neSr
years business. The trade expects a
materially decreased demand for COM
struction timbers On this territory the
coming year, and a moderate demand
for other classes OF building material.
on the whole a fairly good year is anti
cipated. the equal Of any one of the
past two or three years. judging from
the present outlook.
THE Wholesale WORLD.
The Wholesale dry goods trade Is
quiet with houses preparing Tor the
annual inventory. Spring goods are
arriving, Ia mixture OF patterns tho
popular preference running rather TO
plain Colors than TO fancy or flower
work, although there Is enough OF the
latter closely approaching the Dolly
Warden yariegated patterns To- suit the
highest fancy. Freight deliveries are
now much better than a few months
ago so there is less and less cause for
complaint with the railroads Jobbers
report that the continued delay I'm re-
turn To normal banking conditions in
New York is having depressing Cf-
feet on the cotton goods market.
thwarting many plans to prevent re-
action III NalNeS likely TO SUN IlILueI
hamper the spring trade. Curtull-
ment of production has been urged and
manufacturers have been considering
how they may slow down without yio-
latiug contracts, and with a view 20
aiding customers. Handlers of finish
ed goods are doing what they can 20
hold prices firm for the next six weeks
on brown and bleached cottons. In
other quarters. as hosiery, knit goods,
ribbons, silks for dress goods, etc,
the disposition has been towards mod
Grafton I'm reductions. IL is feared in
the trade that a failure to sustain
values on fine clothes may cause dis
aster. in shlrtings and waistlngs
there are fair sized stocks IN the hands
Of jobbers, but nothing that can be
called heavy stocks Of fancy cottous.
The trade I'm prints has not been active,
with low values.
NEW STYLE IN GINGHAM.
In the line OF ginghams, customers
are now being told that they must
limit their orders to 30 per cent Of
the volume Of last season, n they
expect TO secure reasonable deliveries.
A new style has been brought out
called utility ginghams" selling at
popular prices. and there is every rea-
son 10 believe the popularity Of the
fabric win continue indefinitely. The
American goods are now up 10 the
best foreign standards. There ars
small silk orders, as buyers are NOT
operating freely in spring lines: but
there is an improved demand for vel
vets. Colored and black taffetas ard
considered about the best property in
the market for both spring and cur
rent use. silk petticoats are mucn
In demand.
WAS HEAVY CHRISTMAS TRADE.
The retail dry goods trade reports
such a rushing Christmas trade as was
never before The stores have been
crowded all day with people buying
mostly small things such as kniok-
knacks, all kinds of linen articles, art
soods, paperties, gloves. umbrellas,
canes, neck wear, candles dress goods
etc. but not SO much In the line OF
furs. millinery or the more costly
lines The manager of one large de-
partment store says that In any one
of the three days preceding Christmas
there was more business done than IN
the three days preceding the Christmas
OF 1906
CLOTHING FAIR
The clothing trade reports a very
fair week. with goods boz all lines go
ing off at a fair and satisfactory rate.
This report includes trade In neck and
underwear. and ln hats. In the whole
sale trade the general tone OF the mar
ket Is stronger. but ~ Is still too soon
to begin a campaign on the fall OF
1908 lines OF suitiugs and overcoatings.
The better grade Of WOolens ana
worsteds win not be opened until The
FIRST week I'm January by large manu-
facturers. Many mills are closing
down their spinning and part Of their
weaving departments. Wholesale cloth
q .H.. u Hs.e
out for spring orders say that prior
To the financial disturbances every re-
tail dealer WAS rCadyto place norman
orders. But now they are sending Ia
cancellations OIL a large share OF their
spring orders.
RUSH FOR RUBBERs.
The shoe dealers are washing their
hands with invisible soap and water"
with satisfaction and f. quiet joy be-
cuse on the follcltous advent Of "sea-
sonablc weather" There De- "a rush
for ubbers that "a keeping clerks
busy. depicting 40 "a considerable de-
gree the stocks already in hand. The
change is particularly gratifying 40
the trade. as until the last week the
shoe and leather trade. so the jobbers
report. has been am unwilling passen-
ger in the Industry coach which has
been slipping down the hill But
within tne last few days encouraging
reports ou business conditions have
been received by the trade Snow
and cold in the east have stirred
things up there notably an DHlcago
and qt Louis and now the heavy
shows NJ winter have struck salt Lake
bringing loy and gladness to the local
shoe and rubber trade. Spring pros
meets are promising, ao the travelling
men say. while the current retail
trade Dr. away ahead m Tact year,
hlgh grade novelties being found
good holiday properties
Some retailers have had io Increase
their sales forces 20 meet tho rush N
customer. "a condition that ~ report
ed t,plcal throughout tho country.
canvas shoes are still the talk for
spring
HOW SHOES RUN IN COLOR.
An interesting compilation OF tho
sales 81 this class of goods the past
season. made hy one manufacturing
nrm indicates how the popular taste
has been running OF $4,000 pairs
handled. 10000 we're pink 1900 ~
Hight hlus n 900 we're gray 5000
red, $500 a champagne color, 400
lavender. ?. 900 brown 1900 Alice blue,
200 Ola rose, with darker blue ana
greens ln smaller quantities.. The or
dcrs FOR next season indicate an In
creased demand Tor canvas shoes of
brown shades.