Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-06
MEAT PRICES MAY
FOLLOW LUMBER
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Marriott's Shop, it is Said, viii
Soon Announce a New
Schedule.
BUTCHERS AND GRoCERs.
They Will Hold An Election of
Officers at Annual Meet
ing Tonight.
The Last Two Months Have Witnessed
Big Slump in Grocery and
Meat Sales.

Today apparently marks an Increase
the ebblng prosperity tide is leaving in
Its wake commercial seas too shallow to
sail with q heavy cargo of profits. A
break In meat and grocery prices is
looked for TO follow the slight break in
coal and the break In lumber, an
nounced Saturday, Butter dropped to-
day to 80 cents from SO.
In the case OF coal and lumber, the
solid front Of prosperous times was
broken on the retreat, and the firms
cutting prices did so one by one In the
case OF groceries and meats, 1t is j. NJ.
Marriott who is said to be about ready
to announce radical changes in sched-
ules and prices. Inquiry among other
butchers ana grocers develops the fact
that they have not heard OF any move-
ment for lower prices, ana expect to
continue present schedules.
Some weeks ago IL was learned by
the News that Mr.. Marriott, on figur-
ing up his November ledger, found
shrinkage for the month OF several
thousands of dollars in the total of his
business. He then decided on change,
but postponed ii until after the holt
days, Ii was reported and today when
a News reporter asked for IA list of
prices at that shop a clerk said II was
not worth while printing them. as new
prices would be out in few days
An effort 10 verify the proposed
change from Mr.. Marriott was unsuc-
cessful as he could neither be located at
his place OF business, his home, or at
the Commercial club, where II was re-
ported he had gone
MEETING SOUGHT.
The Butchers and Grocers' associa-
ton meets tonight TO elect officers FOR
the coming year Unlike previous meet
ing of the association, this one was not
heralded in the public prints, and il is
probable that no report Of its philan
thropic warfare against shortwelghts
and peGdlers who wiokedly give them,
will be announced tomorrow morning.
Mr. Marriott has heretofore been an
ardent advocate of this association
and spoke up in its defense during the
recent agitation with II for .cantering
point. Whether his prospective move is
with the backing of the association or
is to be made independent of II, is not
yet known.
CLOCK PRICES DOWN.
on Main street one of the changes
forecastad in the News" to begin with
the new year. is making itself felt
The gilded clock In front of the Lich-
enstein JeWelry company. which has
Wed with the older landmark at First
South and the one In front Of Parks
as the public indicator of the time, was
stopped this morning at 10 minutes to
10, NO one connected with the firm has
now sufficient interest TO wind It up
again and the firm name across It's face
VIII soon disappear. Inside an auction
eer tells loudly the merits of articles
of jewelry that go at the highest figure
bid, while the Lichtensteins have told
their friends of an intention to move
to Seattle.
In short time the Lichenstein store
will be occupied by the Romney Shoe
company, who will abandon its pres
ent premises to make room for the j.
VIII Grey Clothing company. which will
leave the Auerbaoh premises 1t now oo-
cupies.
MILLER STORE LOCKED.
The small Christmas sales In jewelry
were the feature OF the shifted desires
In holiday spending, and by the same
tokens, no other Jewelry store cares to
take over the Llchtensteu stock.
and To-Day another jewelry store is not
open for business. 1t is the Miller es-
tablishment on east Third South street
The Utah Association OF Credit Men
may take over the business, and an at
tempt TO verify a report 20 this effect
was unsuccessful this afternoon, as the
place was locked.
ANTIDoTE DUE.
For the landlords OF Main street
property. who have been boosting their
rents during the past year an antidote
has been arranged by the county assess
sor. 1t is to add II little item of 20 per
cent TO the value of their assessments,
on the ground that II the buildings
produce an Increasing amount OF rev
enue they should also produce an in
amount of tax
The trimming OF sail through de-
creasing the number OF clerks employ
ed at various stores continues 10 be a
OF current business, Fifteen
were paid on at one large Institution
Saturday evening.
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