Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-16

Nothing Is being sold by iobbers In
the building line as yet, and only mod
erately so In the retail department.
This Is, OF course. expected at TINS
time OF year, when the weather Is ca
prIcfous, flckle and chanse0ble- But
by another month where there is some
show for settled weather. there will be
a heavy demand for builders hard
ware. Dealers report also strong
trade in sportsman goods of all Kinds
from jobbers and wholesalers TO retail
ers in preparation for the coming sea-
SON. There Is considerable inquiry Tor
cement and structural material, but
as vet, no orders arc being received.
Ho wever, il Is evident that there Will
be an unprec edented demand for ce-
mene this spring for concrete WORK
which has become more popular man
ever for general structural work.
Builders and dealers say that II tine
present manufacturing plant in TINS
city was doubled it could no nj ore than
supply this demand, The harness and
saddlery department OF the hardware
trade reports business heavier IMAM
ever, the production being limited only
by the supply of material and men 70
make up the goods II has been found
difficult to secure enough hands 10
make much Of a show in filling orders.
The retail hardware trade Is slow tor
the present, But when the roads airy
up and teamiag Is easier both brtnch-
es of the trade promise to be extreme
~ lively
DRY GOODS,
In dry goods, the wholesale trade stII
finds II almost an impossibllity to get
gin CHA ms which have within A rev
DAYS advanced full cent yard, or lS
per cent. When the demand In this line
can be supplied is still matter OF
uncertainty. Manufacturers are some
what AT sea because OF the seemingly
general policy of retailers through
out the country who are ordering on tho
hand 10 mouth plan. so that stf1all or
ders are fast becoming constant
quantity, and what 10 expect next Is not
exactly understood Then manufac-
turers are busy distributing goods on
back orders for staple products, which
are being gradually cancelled as the
onen wea Their facilitates freight hand
ling and trains are running freer.
Just at present there does MOI seem TO
be any such thing as accumulation
Of stock In most lines There continues
to be an enormous consumption IN the
cotton market The primary market is
re ported pretty We'll cleaned up clean
Ell in fact than for many years at this
lime. The crop has all been moved to
the seabOard where II is awaiting
shipment to all parts OF the earth
Some handlers think there is likely to-
be am acute condition m the textile Ia
brIc market before the season is over
IL rot a famine, IL retail dealers persist
In their uncertain methods of ordering.
EASTER OPENS
In the retail dry goods trade, the To-
cal houses are preparing for an Easter
opening the coming week, when there
win be fine displays of all kinds of dress
goods and millinery. which means
crowded stores all the week and an I'M
menae trade Large cOnsignments are
arriving from eastern iobbins houses
of silks and dress goods, as well as a
wide variety OF other products III the
dry goods line Including ribbons, gloves
and millinery galore The trade also
reports a strong deman nd I'm shirt waists,
In gloves the demand is running 10
champagne. white and canary yellow
DULL IN CLOTHING
The clothing trade Is reported dull
during the week, owing 70 the cold ana
uncertain weather, which has held pacH
| purchasers of spring garments. The
trade rs likely to be quiet for the next
two or three weeks, or until more set
| He'd weather is In evidence, however,
hats are selling we'll
DEMAND FOR CANVAS SHOES.
The shoe trade still reports booming
| times with The demand coming IN
| strong for oxford and low cut shoes
generally Local dealers are receiving
| large consIgnments OF the above stSAes
| with kids, patents. gun meta htisii
| and white canvas shoes. The demand
for white canvas shoes promises 10 DE
I'm urecedentea, phenomenal THIS was
20 evident last fan that factories gen
orally made special runs ON white can
4 vas goods, SO that the country ought
! 10 be pretty Wen supplied this spilns
when the warm weather approaches.
Prices are stiff, Win an upward len-
dency. Leather Is firm,