Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-03

heavy and undated. The agricultural
machinery dealers report very heavy
trade along all lines seasonable at this
time OF year, particularly In binders,
hay raSes, and harvesting machinery
generally.
PRICES ADVANCING.
In the wholesale dry goods trade job
hers report a stronger cotton market,
as the fall needs of the trade become
more apparent. The June trade of the
retailers proves to have been better
than was commonly supposed in the
primary market. as Is shown by re-
ports of duplicate orders from the larg
er eastern houses for summer merchan-
disc. and for replenishment of staple
stocks. Jobhers continue to quote adj
vancing prices. but say merchants are
going ahead with greater caution, and
advances are often the result of some
buyers anxiety to be covered for the
actual needs of his trade. There Is
much activity in print cloths which are
being bought into July of next year.
TO supply current needs second hands
are being paid premiums to release
contracts. 1t is estimated that three
fourths of the mills having wide looms
available for goods of print cloth yarn
construction have 80 per cent of their
output under order until June. 1908,
including southern and eastern mills.
Innings are active also. and higher. the
demand for sateen Innings being unusu-
ally strong. Higher prices have been
paid for small lots, and wherever man
ufacturers can begin deliveries this
year, they can virtually name their own
prices on some constructions. Thus far
this year, the actual consumption of
staple prints has been above the nor
NAL, but the price has been attractive.
Gtnghams are likely to advance, as 1t is
difficult to supply the demand at any
figure, and there are many orders now
on the books that cannot be filed for
months. Some agents say they will
announce no new prices on ginghams
until September. but jobbers say they
will be forced to name higher Prices,
regardless of the agents, if prints are
to be advanced TO cents u the east.
Fine cotton goods are stronger than
they were 4 week ago, and contracts
running ii.to the middle of the next
year are now bringing the highest
prices in the trade. The Tonnage avail
able for any fine or fancy goods deliv-
cry IS now limited, and piece goods are
pretty closely sold up For next springs
white goods plaids and checks and fine
piques are being ordered freely. Dim
tiles are strong. The really new feature
Is the increasing call for stripes. most
of which are wide and without corded
effects. Erocade stripes are being
shown on foreign cards, and some mills
In this country have started TO make
them.
SILK COMING BACK.
The silk fabric, ribbon and notions
trade is reported quiet by local job
bers. with the claim that silks will go
M oh hut h1t th..Nv
ly to fall in price later. The Japanese
government has not met with the
success 1t had anticipated in monopol-
izing the raw material markets, which
has alleviated further apprehensions
In that line. Manufacturers are there
fore induced to proceed with sample
lines for spring with more confidence.
1t is predicted that another season
will prove the banner season for silk
goods in this country. II Is claimed
that the fair sex has tired of cottons,
and is returning to the oIieen fabric
Salt Lake jobbers receipts of fall
goods as very satisfactory. so that they
will have larger stocks to begin on
than was anticipated. Manufacturers
are reported catching up with their
long delayed orders.
RETAIL BUSINESS Salts
FACTORY.
In the retail dry goods line, the sum-
mer trade is practically over, and buy
ers are all east purchasing extensive
lines for the fall and winter trade.
Retailers are satisfied with the sea-
sons business, aside from the late
spring which abbreviated the summer
trade materially. Special sales have
been the order of the day. and from
now on, every effort will be made to
run off present stocks In order to avoid
carrying over until next spring, by
which time the fashions may have
undergone such material change as
to decidedly affect the value of the
remnants of stocks for 1907. Linen
dress fabrics are reported scare and
high. Towels continue scarce, the re-
taller experiencing much trouble in OBJ
tanning the necessary goods with
which to fill out depleted lines. Crashes
are considered exceptionally good
property. and any buyer who secured
stocks late last year can make quite
n handsome profit.
FALL CLOTHING ARRIVING.
The wholesale clothing trade reports
business all that could be desired, with
new fall and winter goods arriving
with rush. There are but few chang
es in styles reported, the pants being
wider at the hips, and the coats of
the frock-cutaway style. The prevail
ing colors will be in browns and grays.
! In the retail department, dealers are
starting on special sales TO get rid OF
| the summer stocks, so that suits are
selling now at pretty low figures, hats
| and underwear included.
LEATHER MARKET STIFF.
The shoe trade reports business still
| excellent, Notwithstanding special sales
| which got rid of a lot of Junk" and
! cleaned out old stocks. The demand
| for canvas goods continues, and is like
| ly to run for two months yet, with
| every promise of being very heavy next
| year. The demand in tans has fallen
| OFF, but will be especially saleable in
| 1908, in the darker tints. The leather
| market is as stiff as ever. Dealers re-
| port a growing demand for common
| sense" shoes, with broad toes and low
| heels. and lasts TO conform with thC
atural lines Of the foot.