The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-30
BUSINESS IS G0OO,
SAY BUSINESS MEN
Salt Lake City Is Holding Her
Own in Excellent
Fashion.
q THIS APPLIES TO BOTH
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Real Estate Deals Cut Con-
spicuOuS Figure in the
Results.

good all over the city," is the comment
made by business men, when asked con-
cerning business conditions here during
the past week. Notwithstanding the
unreasonable weather, the call for all
kinds OF goods has been excellent, with
the possible exception of garden hose,
which was rendered unnecessary on ac-
count of the dampness of the atmos-
phere. A notable feature of trade, al
so, is tho number Of large real estate
deals closed during the week and which
seem to have put every one in good
humor and to have stimulated trade
conditions in this city and tho surroud
ing towns.
The sales conducted by dry goods
stores have stimulated the business in
shlrt-waists Tor ladies' wear, and helps
out greatly the demand for muslins, silk
waists, kimonas and goods of that sort.
With the advance of the season, mil
linery has suffered falling off, al
though the call for light weight and
straw hats is said to be causing a strong
holding up in tins line of trade. Laces,
trimmings and embrodcries have sold
better than for some time, evidently in
anticl patton of quiet days on the front
piazza in the canyons during vacation
times,
The advent of Decoration day has
caused a great demand for flags and
bunting in the national colors. These
viii he used for decorative purposes,
especially, and are also used by the
boys and girls in the Memorial day par
AIDES. Business in carpets, rugs, drap-
cries, and, in fact, house furnishings of
all kinds, continues good. Shoe and
4rn1 do hna s-tY tod
slderably by the wet weather and by
the number of sales,
In Hardware Circles.
In the hardware trade the feature
of the week has been the demand for
screen doors and windows, wire cloth,
poultry netting, field fence and hand
garden tools of all kinds. With the ap-
proach of having time, dealers in coun-
try towns are stocking up against the
expected demand for haying tools and
for rope. The retail trade in goods of
this sort has not been especially large
as yet, but Is expected TO increase
largely within a few weeks. The de-
mand for paint and glass, especially
from the outlying districts, has also
been heavy,
AS might be expected. the call for
builders hardware has been heavy on
account of the number Of new homes
being erected. This is in keeping with
the call for house furnishings, many
of which arc required for refurni shing
old homes, although good deal goes
forth to furnish the newly erected resi-
dences. An index Of the season is the
trade In harness and saddlcry, includ-
ing whips, robes. and everything which
forms a part OF the light driving out
fits of summer. Attention is called to
the recent activity OF city and county
authorities for the regulation of speed
p of automobiles in the call for speedo-
meters. There has been an excellent
trade all through the week in automo-
bile supplies. including tires, inner
tubes. carburettes. wind shields and the
like. but the call for speedometers has
ouistripped that for all other supplies.
u Sporting Goods Trade.
Sporting goods trade has been well
represented by the sale of fishing tackle
and tennis goods. Baseball goods con
time strong, although the fact that
the season has been open several
weeks and the fact that many of the
clubs have now secured their supplies
has caused slight falling off in the
trade. Photo supplies have been in
large demand, as an indication that
summer is on the way. and the call for
films and the developing Of "snap
shots has been unusually large.
Financial affairs have been strong.
General business activity has increased
confidence. and this has been followed
by a general tendency TO invest and to
borrow and loan large sums of money.
Large dealers. both Wholesale and re-
tail, report collections good.
Stocks and Bonds.
Following are the latest quotations
for local stocks and bonds;
Beneficial Lie Insurance Co... ITO. 0s
Barnes Banking Co. Kaysv!lle 80, 1l5 on
Con Wagon &, Machine Co....... l09 80
Continental National bank :. ..... 120 90
Deseret National bank .......s.. 800 90
Dcscrct Savings bank s.......-... $50 90
Davis Co bank, FarmiDgton -. l40 90
First National bank. Ogden. t.. 307 %
First National bank, Murray .,-,.. 40 90
First National bank, Logan .s<s.. 200. 0C
Hone H 9 5rsnt GFs lnsuFsnce cd co gsS gsS q :!
Lewiston Sugar CO. =. .......... IL 90
National Bank Of the Republic. -. l52 40
Ncphl National bank .........-.. 100 90
Ogden Savings bank .............. 275 %
3 Pingrcc National bank, Ogden. -, 200 60
Provo Com. { Savings bank 49,, $50 90
Rocky Mt. Bell Tel. Co..,..,.... SIS 90
salt Lake Security 81 Trust Co, -. 1I0 90
State Bank Of Utah .-.....,.... go. 90
: State Bank OF Brigham City. $50 on
Sugar City Townsits Co-,.s.s,... 100 On
Thatcher Bros. Banking Co, Logan $50 Oo
Utah Banking Co. Leh 4 a. Fork $50 OC
Utah Idaho sugar Co.. Did. ....,- 2 0O
Utah Idaho Sugar Co., COM. -. 2.95
Utah County Light & Power Co. ] 20
Utah Hotel Co :..:.....,.,...,. 100 .OD
Utah National bank .............. 12i 00
? Utah Savings s. Trust Co...,..-. H. 90
walker Bros bankers ........... 250 90
Western Loan & Savings Co... LOG 90
lions Savings Bank &; Trust Co. 400 90
H. G. NJ. ] .....,.......,........ 206 90
u. G. Home Bldg. & X. T.. Co. pfd ] 90
IL. c. Home Bldg. &; Il. II. Co. com / 90
ii BONDS.
Salt Lake CITY Railroad ..,...,....,.103
. ,Sunptor Valley Railroad .,......, .i03
:. Utah Co. Light &c Power Co.., -1o1 q