Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-04

taken In hand. The most successfui
dealer IL he who knows just when.
where and how TO cut down prices and
what goods are TO be given away.
Large amounts OF money are saved
or lost In this way.
SALES GOOD IN QUILTS.
The clothing trade reports no special
features Sales are good IN mems suits
and underwear. Children's suits too
are going we'll The stocks OF sweaters
are reported about gone, specially tho
jacket variety which have taken the
place of the old fashioned cardigan
Jacket. The wholesale trade is quiet
ms yet.
SHOES SATISFACTORY.
The shoe trade reports satisfactory
week, the demand for rubbers continue
ing strong, on account of the weather
The jobbing trade reports improving
conditions, as business is holding up
In gratifying shape. 1t IL always eX-
pccted that the last three weeks In
the year will he the dullest of all in the
wholesale trade; but the recent depress-
ed conditions are being eliminated,
and iobbers who lately contaminated
their orders are requesting delay of the
recalls. The prospect is that in few
weeks there will be rush on the man
ufacturers by those who delayed or
dering at the usual time, and the shops
will be deluged with work, with every
body wanting to have their orders iilled
at once. However, they will have to
take their turn. The winter weather
has improved general business con-
sderaEly; then, there has been the ac-
tivity in the trade customary about
holiday time, making it incumbent on
the iobbers to see that their stocks are
ample enough. Travelling men report
good sales OF spring and summer lines,
though supplementary orders have not
been SO frequent as might have been
desired. 1T is believed that the aver
age of orders is booked high Dealers
and iobbers report that in spite OF
temptation in some quarters to offer
cheaper grades of shoes. it has been
almost impossible to build up any such
business, as people have been educat-
cd to believe in the worth and in
creased duration of the high grade
shoe, and it is difficult to secure poor
leather from which to make cheap
goods.
The month just passed was not a
bad month for the trade after all. in
any quarter A Chicago leader finds
IN it, the biggest week in the history
of his business, and New York deal
ers report an increasing trade. There
Is no loss of faith in the reign of the
oxford shoe for the next season; and
it is claimed that the high Napoleon
top boot worn by women will help
the sale of OXfords. The Napoleon
boot insures dry and well protected
ankles with attendant good health, and
have taken well with the fair sex;
besides it means better business for
the tanner, manufacturer, the jobber
and the retailer. There is a falling
off reported In the manufacture OF
spring feathers, colored calf having
superseded it for spring and summer
wear. Shoe shipments from Boston
have been about the same as for a
number of weeks past. The previous
week 1895 cases were sent out, as
compared with 69,327 cases the pre-
ceding week, and S9,465 cases last year.
The shipments for the year so far
have been 4,611,563 cases, as compared
with 5,010454 cases last year; 4,910,-
033 cases in 1905; 4,543,6S0 cases IN
1904 4,9OI60S cases in 1903; 4,277,642
cases in 1902.