Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-14

crease in rents. but property owners
at present. are not much affected by
f. one citizen Of m oderate income
SAYS he has had his rent raised from
$50 10 S27 within IS months, al
though no Improvements have been
made in the place. The cases Of Cal
laway. Hook q Francis. and VIII
Gray have already been referred to in
the News" The rent OF the Peo-
Tles Forwarding company In the
Mhittingham block. on West First
South street was raised from $40 10
S125 month recently, and il was not
so very long ago that the raise Of rents
In the Dooly block brought out walls
OF anguish from tenants. one list OF
houses for rent will occupy perhaps
two inches in a local newspaper the
list Of furnished rooms win MI over
o column. The explanation is that
people are paying such high rents
that they are forced 60 take roomers
10 help piece out. And some Of these
room-renters are following tho OK
ample set by their landlords In chafg-
ing rentals that are considered ABB
normal III not outrageous. The
spirit of greed and grab seems 20 be
i'm the air. and the butchers aud gro
Gers are by no means alone In this
field OF endeaNor. According 20 pres
ent appearance. the small salailed
wage Garner is being caught between
two millstones for he is the one 10
suffer in the final movement In the
melancholy melodrama. Tn the mean
time. the talk continues of stu FUR
cher advertising the town and bring
ms more people from outside than
ever. with no place To put them.
LUMBER TRADE.
The lumber trade reports the mar
ket duh. with stocks on hand heavy
generally, and dealers buying SPAR
ingly. This is occasioned by older or
ders being recently hlled. shingles
are sim. and higher than ever ana az
the California trade has opened up
again this is calculated 10 make prices
even better than ever The brick men
are ready 90 furnish an the brlek
wanted on short order. II is estimated
that 8 500 coo brick we're sold from the
local yards during August
HARDWARE OUTLOOK
The hardware trade reports business
velv fair with steady confidence in the
markets. The run OF seasonable goods
h satIsfactorv. such as stoves and
ranges OF all kinds harness and sad
dleiy and particularly fan sporting
goods OF many varieties. There VIII
b. a great demand for shotguns win
complete hunting outfits as the VIVA
fowl are plenty This is olso good
golf qua lawn tennis weather Whieh
creates "a strong call n this On 'cuoh'
WHOLESALE DRY GOODS.
I'm the wholesale dry goods trade tlle
local iohbers are not doing much be-
vond receiving goods ordered TOT
spring lines. WITH some recorders TOT
dc ram trade Generally, the month
BE- proving good for cottons which ore
stronger than in August, ana ~ h
claimed that prices are higher man
no cost Of cotton warrants. Many
grades OF fabrics are well sold ahead
and COLLECTIONS are reported as COM
ing in with very little urginf. II m
claimed that there Do mo- chance ~
mills catching nap with ihelr ORDERS
on llcGcho1 fabrics within the mex.
three months as there is strnng can
Tor hlaacnrd 500 Pei ~ au grades Tor
fho Darliost spring delivery Dam-
hrica are hcli at top prices Tor any
delivery this side OF june next. ana
tho same is truf of The situation in
muslins. satean sheets ana pillow
cases IN leading brands. ln colorea
cottpns al buyers have made hari
laht 90 gct concessions for forward
rouuircmfute Prices ON these INES
are reasonable al compared Win those
ON fancy ana hloachod lines There ~
reported "a supplementary call for