Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-08
harnesses and sadlery goods generally
is strong and healthy
LUMBER FAVORABLE.

is strong and healthy
LUMBER FAVORABLE.
The lumber trade reports "A favor
able outlook one large dealer says
that last Thursdays business seemed
more like that of three years ago than
anything in the last four months This
is particularly true OF outside trade,
indicating the return of confidence in
the smaller communities, and people
are beginning to realize that they may
eat, sleep and live as well as they ever
did. The lumber traue papers report
gradual resumption of business, with
placement of large orders at the mills
by dealers. One big concern in the
middle west has just ordered 200 car
loads of stun from the southern mills.
1t Is interesting to note that the west
and south compete sharply in Kansas,
Nebraska and Iowa. The interstate
commerce commission has ordered an
earlier flnal argument on the railroad
rate question, so 1t is now hoped that
decision Will be reached by April. The
commission gave more time to the
hearing of this cause than in any 9TH
er case, the time being eight days,
thus showing the Importance the com
mission attaches to the case. Shingles
are maintaining a steady price. es-
pecially so in the wholesale market.
Local dealers are divided in estimate
of the increase of business for the cur
rent year. Some think ii will be so per
cent of what 1t was In 1907 some put
the figure at so per cent. while the
more optimistic say they would not
be surprised IL 1t exceeded the busi-
ness of last year People are reported
taking advantage of the surplussage
of labor and lower prices of materIai:
but dealers say there will be no cuts
in lumber this month. The trade is
somewhat embarrassed in window sash
and glass, on account of labor compli-
cations In Kansas, which have brought
production 10 standstill.
SPRING BUSINESS OPENING.
The local wholesale dry goods trade
reports spring and summer business
opening up well-100 per cent better
than II appeared IL would be two weeks
ago. There is good output of sum-
mer outing fabrics, ginghams, mercer-
lied goods. etc. Jobbers call attention
to the fact that where mercerized goods
have been thus treated in the warn.
they stand washing without losing any
of the fine merceri2ed effects. Jobbers
also report evidences of more active
trading in fine and fancy cottons for
retail spring trade. However, buying
of fall lines Is not UP to the mark, and
the desire to anticipate on yarns, knit
goods, fall dress goods, mapped fabrics,
linens, silks and other merchandise usu-
ally sought In advance at this time,
mas not given much encouragement to
most sellers. One cause for delay is
that many retailers We're late i'm taking
inventory, and with revision in D ices
meeting them at every turn they have
added reason for holding off. Print
goods are not occumulating, for market
reports tell OF 10000 pieces OF Fall River
L. hatf II I...a
fair idea of the character of the
movement in these lines, Mills are half
sold out for February and March. so
that even with 20 per cent curtnii-
ment, there should be no heavy accu-
mutation, even though buyers continue
to hold Off The movement In bleached
cottons is stimulated by revision in
prices. While some lines of brown cot
tons have been dropped by tobbers
mills have not followed 10 the low lev
els, and In many Instances will not fol-
low. The revision on many lines of
bleached goods has been 10 per cent
greater than OH brown goods. and there
is little disposition by agents to offer
enough to make jobbers' holiday. The
trade In staple printed fabrics still
lags, with the best demand for mer-
ceriZed lines for dress purposes. job
bers say a significant feature Is the
failure OF high colored plaids for spring.
which appear to be a drug. Patterns
are appearing as usual In fan lines OF
rotton dress goods, worked out In dark
browns and blues. Stripes are offered
quite freely In these lines also, but
principally In blucks and browns, or
dark blues and browns.
SLOW IN FINER LINES.
New business liz coming along slowly
on the inner lines OF printed fabrics.
| The opinion is offered that before the
spring season closes, there win he
plenty OF the inner printed goods avail
able at attractive prices The trade m
linen ana SILK finished plain white fab
RIGS ~ better than In more common
goods, with an Increasing disposition on
the part OF western buyers To kocr
away from sheer fabrics. The linen
finished goods offered this season In
plain goods principally will be offered
In fancles next year, All-over Jacquard
effects are promised In odd patterns
demand for swisses and embroidered
effects In whites, ana the goods II
stock arc causing no uneaslness
| SinEhams are sun good sellers
with present prices for spring Sc
fancy cottons II Is believed that trade
viii be good for two months. Agents
handling silk filling goods are confident
that they win move out their stocks IN
the next 90 days. In fancy cottons the
status is rather mixed. and uncertain
SO for the next two months there a
likely 10 be a general scurrylng In the
trade for anything available In the
fancy line, whether imported or domes-
| tic.
SILK TRADE DOUBTFUL.
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