Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-19
WHOLESALE DRY GOODS

The wholesale dry goods trade re-
ports no special features locally the
past week, although there is steady
output of goods in seasonable lines.
Jobbers generally report trads as in
creaslng slowly. with cotton fabrics
experiencing better market than here
tofore. with demand for immediate
shipment. The defect&o of the new cot
ton crop on prices is causing less con-
Germ. Merchants and mills Will not
accept prices for spging at the under
cost level Of the past three months,
and commission houses say current
values will not be much deviated from
except in certain lines Where prices
are being held until the jobbing sea
son is further advanced. The bulk of
over by September; but this year..
wholesalers are looking for a
steady movement all through the
month, The demand for bleached goods
is steady for spot delivery. Sales OF
silesas and sateens for delivery during
the next 60 days are reported as heavt-
cr. Heavy gray cottons have been NOV
ing slowly in the absence OF an eX-
port demand. The output of print.
cloths Just about satisfies the demand.
Duck of nearly all kinds Is plentiful.
Ginghams are on firm basis. with
supplementary orders for the finer lines
already under way. Printed wash TAB
RIGS for spring are being ordered SLOW
~. There Is a moderate trade in fine
goods with some Improvement in the.
call for printed fanneets and white
wasting fabrics Bordered Percales are
taken quite freely by retailers, while
staple prints are still selling best in the
sideband patterns. Printed shlrtings
are selling rather than most of the
other staples, such as indigoes. Staple
cotton towelings, linen finished. are in
nc at tnt)
&ish towclings. and some of fancy
odds and ends that have selling
slowly most of the year. There is an
uneven demand for knit goods; spring
underwear lines drag, but hosiery Is
somewhat improved. In silk lines. IN
dica tons point to a successful season,
with domestic silks pushing for
eign lines. III fact American manu-
facturers have made such extensive
strides in silk manufacture that I'M
portations from abroad are steadily
falling off. The mills are bringing
out more extensive lines. of fancies and
novelty ideas than has been the case
in many seasons. Lines are being
added TIC most every day. on chiffons,
taffetas, in soft and lustrous effects. in
the newest shades of copper greens.
browns, blues and tans. Linen goods
are moving briskly, and there Is a
better demand for both spot and future.
burlap shipments.
RETAIL TRADE.
In the retail trade. the feature of
the day and date is the fall openings
in which the local dealer and window
dresser are putting the best foot for
ward to make the finest display in.
millinery, ladies' suits. gowns. cos
tunes. yard fabrics, trimmings, laces,
embroideries. lingerie, hosiery, shoes,
etc. This is the turning point from
the summer to the full fall trade which
is likely to continue in steady swing
until the winter Christmas trade comes.
The quality of the fall styles Is said
to be of higher standard than usual.
The windows about town are hand
somely arrayed, some of the combi-
nations displayed being hardly short of
stunning