Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-15


lines OF spring garments which are be-
ing offered at lower prices than for
many years In goods of that grade The
latest novelties include the Greek ef-
feet IN wraps and dresses-close repro
auctions of popular models of Paris
for this winter and spring. Complete
costumes for spring are shown In o.
large variety Of styles with trimmings
superior TO those of last season from
dressmaker's standpoint The call for
early delivery OF tunlc wraps has been
accelerated by the report that on tho
continent this style of garment Is all
the go. to be kept at the front by all
the leaders Of fashions. At present.
the retail trade is asking for shipment
of suits cioaks. coats. Jackets, and sep
arate skirts due them for spring de-
livery, TIL, suits and cloaks shown by
leading department stores include lines
Of imported and domestic goods
which are selling well, Japanese mod
els for the spring are selling well. The
trade Is anxious to show summer goods,
and there Is no talk of retailers cut
ting down their orders on cotton linen.
or SIX dresses for the coming summer.
on white goods lines the suit trade is
receiving substantial orders.
RETAIL TRADE.
In the local retail trade. there has
cialties and special sales, goods being
cut down from $3.50 to s275, with odds
and ends worth $3.50 TO 81 being reduc-
ed to IS cents. There has been a rush
for gloves, the demand being for tans,
which the ladies consider will At In
well with most any shade or color of
dress. The silk counters also have
done we'll particularly in foulards and
rough effects In all colors, with blue
and shades of broS7ls predominating.
In patterns, stripes and border effects
are proving prime sellers. Some of the
border effects are pleasingly striking.
Taffetas are, as ever, holding their
own; so are nlessalines. Dealers report
good sales In skirts, suits, etc. and
the receipt of advanced spring styles I'm
varieties of goods, and an excellent de-
mand for all kinds of linen goods
Boys clothing and girls dresses are
being much called for. Next week win
come big sale of carpets. metal beds,
portieres. lace curtains, and similar
lines.
SPEAKING OF CARPETS.
But speaking Of carpets. the whole
sale trade reports the demand for
carpets and rugs as improving slowly,
with the principal interest ranging
around prices which buyers appear to
think are too high to permit of FREQ
buying DtSlueS, money is NOT dS lltu-
tiful with the consumer as IL was, so
the purchasing can hardly be expect
ed to reach former proportions. There
is q belief in the trade that prices viii
fall before May. The fact that stocks
in retail hands are reported to bel ow Is
being used to hold the market where 1t
is today. The strength Of the market is
ascribed by conservative members of
the trade to the fact that manufactur-
ers are not accommodating stock. as
well as the fact just mentioned about
low retail stocks being on hand. The
demand coming to hand is far short of
the quantity of goods now being turned
out. And If this state of things contin-
ues for another month. there will be
some big auctions to get rid of ac-
1t is also noted in the trade that
the chief sales of carpet woods have
been supplies owned by banks and
small holders. Then. the weeks re-
ceipts have been smaller than usual.
MEMS CLOTHING.
Jobbers in mems wear believe the
TALL trade will redeem itself as som
as the clothiers and cloth mer see
an improvement in their branch of
he trade. There are smaller orders
on all classes of mems wear for the
'all at present than have been placed
IN recent years. lHe sltudtloH 10
further complicated, the jobbers say,
by the, clothiers and cloth jobpers
wide selections of fancy fab
rics in woolens and worsteds in the
grades UP to the all-wool fabrics.
Some mills that have taken orders
Tor low grade woolens from clothlcrs
who make cheap suits and overcoats
are finding that purchasers are not
living up to their contracts in spring
orders on suitings; and 1t is remarked
In the trade that to get clothiers to
take goods In their usual manner Is
on easier money accom-
nodations at the banks. Fabrics well
styled for spring are being re-ordered
by the better grade cloth
ers, but there Is wide difference be-
tween last years and this seasons
output Serges and Thibets are the
two best selling staples. and in the
fabrics in fancy lines, the neat worst
ed are proving excellent sellers. HOW
ever, retailers over the country are
that although the wea-
Their conditions are better, they do
not find the consumer ready to buy
heavy weight overcoats or suits unlees
the goods arc offered at sacrifice
prices. So ths better class of retail
clothiers feel II incumbent on them
to inaugurate early sales at prices
greatly reduced from the regular
llHuItSt III olASi W wv bc'SSt
while in the lines of lower grade
suits and overcoats the reductions are
quite marked. Not a few retailers
fear they Will have to carry over
quite a stock of heavy weights mo
the next winter season, all OF which
Is not pleasant for the wholesaler To
Travelling men report
two piece suits in serge or homespuns
are meeting with greater favor than
the tropical worsteds or the crashes
that were leaders last year. Well
posted jobbers claim that the cloth
iers are holding down their 1908 fall
orders because they believe trading
viii be short and that the retail deal
ers win not be In shape TO take their
normal quantity of suits or overcoats.
They prefer to pay more for their
cloths In the end than to contract for
them now, and being compelled to
take them In event of the market be-
ing dull. Pacific coast buyers have
been looking over the eastern mar
kets, for sprirE and summer speci-
llities In oYereoats, vests. trousers ana
fancy worsted suits. The local retail
clothing trade reports business just
fair, with the heavy weight winter
goods being largely closed out, and
the medium weight spring goods al
ready appearing on the tables. There
Is something ~ a sale In army Ia
tigue hats, although the price has
now been put up 10 s2.05 owing 10
Their being made OF a better guilty.
BOOTS AND SHOES.