Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-12
business In the spring. and are laying
their plans to care for the rush.
WHOLESALE DRY GOODS,

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The Wholesale dry goods trade re.
ports a. good strong business especial
~ in the line of staple dress goods, in
| fact much more than usual This II
because people have been in the past
allowing their wardrobes to become de-
pleted rather than buy. until the time
has come when they found 1t necessary
TO buy, and the buying has come III a
rush. 80 the retailers are replenishing
their rapidly depicting stocks In tbs
general trade there is a. slackness in
the cotton goods trade due to holiday
reaction. and increasing conservatism
IN the primary market. Print cloths
are in STEADY demand. with some mills
well under orders through April and
all are busy Bleached goods remain
Hfm; on some of the finer cambrics
there promises to be a scarcity. The
demand for goods for January white
goods sales, has shown both wholesale
and retail stocks. pretty we'll worked
down, 50 it is harder to pick up bar
gains in fine bleached goods. Staple
prints are on Il higher basis. with dis
counts shortened and some leading
lines withdrawn, Re-ordering of fancy
ginghams has been steady, With best
Known lines being Withdrawn. All of.
the finer woven wash goods are now.
assured OF steady output for spring.
Fine printed sateens can not be had
fast enough to meet the wants of the
better class of trade. Fancy cottons
are working up, buyers accept adj.
yanccs. and goods are running short.
The anticipated development of fine
yard ctcpes has come along, and the
initial offerings of American goods OF
distinctireiy American styling ana
finishing promise to reduce materially
the profits of French manufacturers.
Inc co!ored cotton goods market shows
steadiness based on large orders re-
Gently placed. Checks, chambrays,
plaids. and the better grade of stripes
are wanted by wholesalers faster than
they can be supplied at the old prices.
Underwear trade is unsteady, but bust
ness has been better on the higher
priced balbriggans for spring. Wo-
mems lines for spring are well sold
with most of the large producers. Tho
yarn market is less active. short
age in silks is predicted, as the supply
of fancy weaves falls short of the de-
mand. There is heavy call for sat
ms: Linens are again marked up. with
importers buying heavily in foreign
markets. Burlaps are once more on
the decline.
RETAIL DRY GOODS.
In the retail dry goods trade dealers
report 1t dull in millinery, and In fact
dull lin all staple lines with an in
Verse ratio Of activity in silks. satns,
the art and notions and toy DEPART
nents. Everybody is buying Christ
mas presents, and forgetful of all othe.,
things So certain departments are
constantly on the jump, While in others
the clerks have lots Of time to think
Dealers are noting that while satin
costumes are considered more appro-
pirate for house wear, they are becom-
ing numerous on the streets. Satin
finishes cover a large variety of silks
this season, and are to be seen III
colored effects, co.e!es. rough weaves,
foulards, repps, shadow cords and taft
Fetas. Foulards are steadily coming to
The front.