Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-18

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section of the trade is still booming.
There does not seem to be any trouble
getting raw material, but there is diff
f1culty TO secure sufficient help in man
ufacturing. The demand for saddlery
goods is remarkable. One big firm
sold % saddles this week, and yester-
day, received an order for 100 saddles
from the southern part of the state.
The call for baseball goods is heavier
than ever before.
LUMBER EASIER.
In the lumber trade, the car situation
Is reported easier, and shipments being
made faster. The prospects are for an
opportunity for dealers to stock UP for
the fall business. A representative of
one of the largest coast concerns, who
is now in town. states that high railroad
officials assured him that the car sup
ply conditions this fall would be worse
than any yet experienced. The rail
roads had not Yet been able to move all
the wheat in the northwest by one
third; and with fair wheat crop this
year. the lumber business will have TO
take a back seat for three or four
months. Local conditions, however, are
improving, with twice as much work in
view as in the last week. Contractors
seem more willing TO figure, as they
have q clearer idea of the labor situa-
ton. The shingle situation Is reported
worse than ever. The consumption OF
cement has been quite large. and the
local factory Is swamped with orders.
The new cement factory near Ogden be-
gins July l to manufacture at the rate
of 1000 barrels per day.
WHOLESALE DRY GOODS.
The wholesale dry goods trade has
been rather quiet the past week. largely
on account of the backward weather as
well as on account of special sales; and
then besides, 1t is between seasons.
However. summer goods are going out
with some rapidity. Agents and jobbers
regret that the present season Is
proving so unsatisfactory 10 the re-
taller in the movement of ready made
clothing for women, misses and chill
dren. May is usually regarded as the
height of the season for the sale of
washable dresses and waists; but this
year, the retailer is having something
of struggle OH his hands to interest
the consumer in spring and summer
goods, either in wool worsted OF wash
fabrics In cotton and linen. But for
tunately for the manufacturer OF suits,
skirts and separate outer garments, the
number of styles on which orders are
being received are limited In compari-
son with recent seasons, so the job
bers state.
japanese sleeve effect IN cloth silk, and
In wash fabrics, is making a hit and
department stores are selling quanu-
ties The trade also reports that the in
creasing use of the automobile makes
the business of furnishing garments
for automobiles general in its distribu-
ton. with the west proving as profitable
field as the east has been during the
past few years, Silks and ribbons are
reported in good demand. with ribbons
becoming scarce, velvet ribbons having
recently advanced 10 per cent. This
last is because this happens to be a
fashionable year for such goods. and
manufacturers are therefore taking
time by the forelock and advancing
prices, as they know that people will
buy anyhow as long as these ribbons
are fashionable. no matter what prices
are charged.
LARGE SALES,
Jobbers report sales OF plain and
fancy broadcloths panamas batlstes.
henriettas, mohairs, veilings, serges,
and violes from first hands for the
present spring have been large, and no
complaint over prices charged, The
retail trade is reported very fair, con-
sidering the backward season. White
serges, white batistes. Violes are finding
ready sale at good prices, In hair lines,
stripes and check patterns. Local re-
tallers claim they have M trouble in
getting ginghams as they order direct
from the mills In New England. and do
not depend upon jobbers for their sup
ply.
Carpets continue to sell freely. IN fact
the carpet and rug business IN now In
full swing. Advance in prices has
failed To restrict business, so that SELL
ers are sansulne that the present sea-
son will prove one OF the best on rec
ord.
CLOTHING MOVING.
The clothing trade reports business
as exceptionally good. and the whole
sale trade corresponds, the latter
handling goods for next falls con-
sumption, In mons wear, agents re-
port very little re-oTdoriug for fan
goods except IN plain ever coatngs,
such recorders being received mostly
from the west. Dealers report that
the fnal winding up OF the light
weight season for the current year in
the mems wear trade has been con-
summated, leaving very little stock
In the hands OF manufacturer, Fancy
woolens are reported as having scored
a record unequalled for the last 2
years Wholesalers report the cloth
ing trade for men and boys 10 not
satisfactory. While they have cleared
up the stocks Of summer goods they
are likely TO face hard fall, They
say that on the heels of poor spring
season the retailers have been cDnser-
Vatlye buyers, and the purchasing this
spring has been reduced heavily ow-
Ing 10 the retarded season.
SHOES IN DEMAND.