The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-03
BIG WEEK FOR
HARDWARE men
Real Estate Market Strong and
Agents Are Securing the City
for Rentable Houses.
DRY GOODS PRICES UP
CONTRACT FOR GOULD DEPOT TO
BE LET THIS WEEK.
DRY GOODS PRICES UP


Tho immense trade received by local
,.sravyare concerns proved the feature Of
~ mast week in commercial circles here.
lna.iers declare no February In the his
- If the business in Salt Lake has
.sro,gbt an equal amount OF orders. The
fS.eNIrg mn OF the Nevada roads is re-
rop.It7ie for the heaviest of the orders
90 tbe hardware men have been on the
anu for ten days getting out their or
dered stock. e.. 49, -
- demand for money has eased off
somewhat though cledIlhss sho" eoii-
sS5ersbie advance.
~ zeal estate market has been excep-
.,.a1lT active, due largely to the an
tly .-1aer,ent of the HagenbaFth and Cliff
Hahssss on Third South street last
Rl-saE several apartment houses and
.-aces have changed hands at good val
te - .,ed the demand for residence proper
- ~. hos increased Rentable houses are
itsocoTnlne more scarce than ever and rents
- being advanced in several parts of
- Practically every agent has a wait
~ list of renters. In spite of this con-
5.s;r there promises 10 be as much. If
III more. moving this spring than ever
1s,-a Van companies are already pushed
Fto keen I'D with their orders Work has
49, started on the Gould depot. Grading
y" as,,e n,shed with a score of teams and
aNaNEH
Janot site are being removed Contracts
go the construction of the building will
~ let in Chicago some time this week.
A Campbell. Of Salt Lake, Is bidding on
the building
e. mercantile and residence structures
tbroughout the city. The Utah Savings
srd Trust company's building ON South
Main street is being pushed as rapidly as
.Dossihle Samuel Newhouse received word
WEDNESDAY. that a New York firm has
fssn liver the contract for erecting the
5wo Nevhouse siyserapers. the New
bansp and Boston blocks. at Main street
end Exchange place. Mr.. NewhouSe says
he IS advised work win be started at once
iMr. Newhouse VIII leave Sat Lake 1or
tEuroDe next week.
More lumber is coming in. owing to a
martial relief of the freight congestion on
western lines and little trouble is an
ltiripated this spring in getting big lum-
BIER orders through.
Brick men are catching up on their or
sdsrz. The anticipated strike of the
plumbers has had little effect on the
building market as yet. though tie-up
,af this time of the year would prove
serious for property owners who have
lplanned extensive repairs to their prop
critics The projected buildings an
nounced for the year will not be ready
for plumbers until the trouble between
the master plumbers and the union has
been settled one way or another.
Dry Goods Prices Advancing.
The situation is unchanged in the
wholesale dry goods market a. Wood
ruff manager Of the wholesale dry goods
department OF the Z c. NJ l.. returned
from the east last week and reports that
.1n spite Of advancing prices the mills are
away behind on orders and are working
night and day to catch up. Another raise
is expected by local 1obbers in all lines
lof ralieoes- Prices on silks are advane-
ing and an advance is expected in velvets.
Milliners are preparing for Easter Sun
day. and from the advance goods dis
played in the shop windows some stun
ming creations viii be seen on the local
streets this spring The buyers for the
retail stores have returned from New
York and report that even with freight
conditions infinitely better than they were
month ago there viii be further delays
IA getting spring stock through 10 Salt
Lake. The retailers, particularly the
'eothiers. have experienced rather a poor
week, owing to the inClement weather.
Stocks and Bonds.
Commercial stocks and bonds have
moved slowly the past few DAYS. though
there is good undertone 10 the market
The latest quotations are:
Amalgamated Sugar Co.. preferred. s % 90
Beaeficial Life Insurance Co. 49,. 100 90
Barnes Banking Co., Ksysville 140 90
Con Wagon & Machine Co, pfd So. us 20
Common .----...-. ....-------....-... los 90
Commercial National Bank -.-...... $50 90
DeSeret National Bank ........ 9q7 %