Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-29

sea son rather than attempt to sell at
present at a sacrifice, This is noticeable
especially in the line OF wash goods
Aside from open stock In some depart
ments, jobbers have not much to offer
in general assortment OF cheap mer-
chandise for buyers at midsummex
sales, Prices are reported high, and
because of the scarcity OF stocks, little
is to be gained by releasing below the
full market values. This Is true OF
hoisery, underwear white goods, mill
linery laces. etc. Wholesalers report
less call for fancy coItuns, though on
Madras lines. on fine, sheer goods and
in staples, including ginghams and
prints encouragement for forward de-
zephyrs and novelty shirtings, business
for next spring Is developing satisfac-
torily The mills are reported behind
on brown cottops, The large bag max
ers of Portland and San Francisco are
after car load lots, and are ready to
take goods at the open market prices
without concessions they have been ac-
customed to in the past. In hosiery,
the leading mills are offering only go
per cent of their possible output TO the
trade on a bgasis OF next springs prices
with western buyers placing large Or
ders, -
LINEN TOWELS SCARCE
In the retail trade, dealers report u
very fair trade. with purchasers buying
a wide variety of goods, There Is
scarcity felt in linens novels are
scarce, particularly linen faced towels.
Turkish bath towels are scarce and
high. Supplies OF damask table cloths
and napkins are reduced heavily. with
the importers giving no encouragement
for hopes of additional supplies at any
early date. 1t is claimed that linens
are really cheaper at retail than at
Wholesale, as not a few dealers are Of
fering goods purchased prior To recent
heavy advances. There is complaint
about late delivery of fabrics, though
1t is understood that this is due to the
inability of the manufacturer TO secure
sufficient supplies for yarns.
MILLINERs CONTINUE BUSY.
There seems To be a steady call for
ombroideries silks and dress goods,
millinery, and white goods, greater
than last year There is q big run on
shirt waists the year round. Suits
Jackets, skirts in light weights. with
shortage In silk gloves, for which there
has been a heavy demand this season.
CLOTHING BUSINESS BETTER.
The clothing trade Is reported a great
deal better this week on account OF
the improvement in the weather. Deal
ers say the bulk of the business Is in
two-piece suits, that is. the coat and
pants without vests, ms in warm wealth
CT II is more comfortable to be without
a vest. Straw hats are selling well,
with an increasing demand for hat
bands indicative by their color combin-
atoms of the partiality OF the wearer
for this. that or the other college. Then
a speciality is being made of elastic hat
binds. Sales of mems underwear are
also reported very satisfactory.
SHOE TRADE FAIR.
The shoe trade has been very fair.
with sales of mostly low cut goods
holding their own. Dealers are advis-
ing wearers of brown Wei Oxfords to
use banana peels in cleaning and
polishing their shoes, as this Is better
than the regular polish, as there Is
something In the fruit peel that rein
vigorates this leather.