Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21

tiolnSs IiOWtNST, lnlS IL not TO ne
taken as indicating that 1905 win be
n weak season for dress goods for the
season of 1907 was phenomenally sue
cessful. BY comparisons with nor
NAL seasons. spring buying has been
fair, and so evenly distributed that the
mills are still running on orders. One
class of goods taken i'm large volume
for spring delivery is the self-colorcd
striped broadcloths while repeat or
ders on panamas. volles, and Examines
are still being received from travelling
men. Late business can be handled
by dress goods mills to better advan-
tage than last year as few are run
ming full capacity. while fall orders
are not being received fast enough to
keep their looms running beyond
June l.
IN SUMMER SUITS.
Western houses are reported buying
novelty lines in summer suits, while
retailers generally find that curtail-
ment in purchasing power has resulted
in cutting down on household goods.
But In wearing apparel there has been
no slackening In the demand. Cotton,
linen and silk dresses for summer are
TO be in fancies more than staples. Last
year the summer was the white" sea-
son; but the coming summer, colors
and fancies will predominant The flare
skirt il the popular model for the cur
fall styles. Short Jackets and SCENTS
fitting coats for spring, are not selling
on duplicate orders, and the business
is below that of the average for the
past five seasons. Manufacturers OF
cloaks and suits are pushing for or
ders on their staple lines. There Is not
much call for prints. Ginghams are
being disposed of close to cost, with
fair movement among the jobbers.
Bleached cottons are slow. White
goods sell, If cheap. Hosiery buyers
are reported demoraliZed, owing to too
much pressure for business. Trade in
silks is fair with retailers looking out
sharp for snaps in attractive offerings.
Rough silks, louisines and foulards are
the most frequently asked for, while
black silks and plaids seem to be lag
ging, Thin summer silks of japanese
origin are generally not good this sea-
SON. Ribbons are being cut In al
quarters, which is troubling the manu-
facturers. They made the seasons
goods from high priced raw silk, while
now the price has fallen materially.
There are recorders on linens, with job
bers steadily getting rid of thel.
stocks.
LOOK FOR GOOD SEASON.
The local retail trade has done Well
this week which began with spring
openings in n number of the stores.
with promises OF further displays in
the same line next Saturday The local
dry goods windows are more or less
ablaze with vernal flnery, and the fair
sex are out in force Investigating and
inspecting. Buying is opening wen in
all lines. so that the trade is antlcipat-
ing a prosperous season. Indeed. in
one big department store, il Is claimed
that business is an Improvement over
that of last year at this time. The de-
mand for gloves has increa sed remark
ably in the last week.
IN MEMS WEAR.
In the mems wear trade, jobbers re-
port all lines selling at lower values
than for years, yet buyers are not plac-
ing orders with any freedom. on lines
of plain worsteds, leading clothiers have
placed fewer orders than In any recent
fall season. The mills face the alterna-
tive of closing most of their looms in
definitely this spring and summer, or
running on a smaller margin Of profit.
If there are no labor complications the |
manufacturers say they can meet buy
ers IN the matter of small profits; but
nothing can be done until the cost Of
production is reduced. However, 1t Is
the belief In the trade that fall business
cannot he brought up 10 the average
by price cutting. so prices are being
firmly held. 1t is claimed that buyers
viii have to concentrate their orders on
q limited number of styles. All fan
lines in suits and overcoats are likely
TO be figured down closely, and makers
of popular priced suits and coats are
considered as sure to attempt making
prices on lower lines than those OF last
year. To do this. they are selecting
manipulated fabrics, and some low
grade woolens and worsteds offered at
attractive figures IN many quarters. De
livery of summer and late spring orders
on suits and light overcoats is progress
ing, with some buyers asking FOR de-
ferred shipment. Linen and cotton suits
for boys are In demand for the lobplng
trades for late spring delivery The re-
tail trade reports conditions improved
over those of last week; more goods are
going out
CARPETS AND RUGS.
The carpet and rug trade is not an
ticipating much activity this spring
although there IL a slight improvement
on certain rug lines. Buyers have been
i'm the east looking over goods and
placing moderate orders for early deliv-
cries; but the buying seems to be UNI
even so that certain lines OF gooos are
hardly touched at all, while in Others
there Is a scarcity. Some of the mills
that started out 10 make Administer
rugs Tor tine current stsinblt nave HaN
a strenuous time in disposing OF their
goods, as the demand for Administers
has largely fallen off from what II was
last year. II is reported In the trade
that quite a cut has been made In oil
cloths by Chicago houses, owing 10
decline In the prices of raw material.
There Is no business In carpet woods.
as the mills are not ready TO look at
samples.
SHOE TRADE GOOD,
The shoe trade Is in good condition,
Dealers report OXfords as selling read
lily, with tans In great demand There
Is also strong call for heavy soled
goods ON account OF the cement pave
ments which are said 20 wear out thin
solos faster than Is desirable There are
quite a number or travelling men In
town who report no decline In prices
and steady maintenance OF good
quality In goods.
SUGAR ADVANCES.
The manufacturers OF refined sugar
In Utah, Idaho and Colorado, have
been greatly oheered during the last
week by the news Of strong advances
In the market along the Missouri river.
where a great part Of the western
product rs marketed. These advances
amounted 10 30 cents a hundred In one
week. and seem 10 be due 10 the Short