The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-25
|erchants Are Well Pleased
With Business of the
Past Week.
'USH FOR LAWNM0WERS
SHOWS SUMMER COMING
Operations Are Caus-
ing a Heavy Demand for
Hardware.

rNsh Tor lawnmowers, grass shears, gar
ven rakes. floral tools flower seeds and
be like, which indicates that people
re preparing for the summer time and
~ the approaching G., \. Il. encamp.
ient at the some time Wire screen
Noth for doors and windows, poultry
>tftlng. summer lap robes for carriage
se, hammocks, refrigerators and even
e cream freeZcrs were found n large
1are of the general trade. Baseball
lpplies have been called for at rate
>1at shows that every one is prepar-
riE to play the national game and the
emand for balls. bats. uniforms. gloves
md, in fact. all sorts OF paraphernalia
- that variety has been unusually
rye.
>, IN short, the cry is Spring spring,
fnfle spring, which the accent on the
ring and a seasonable demand for all
~}rts of goods which 90 with the time
year has constituted almost a feature
n the week s. trade The statement
t<at business is good applies, also. TO
9th wholesale and retail trade. Not
s1ly are the people buying largely for
dividual use, but dealers III the coun-
~ arc stocking up for the summer
>tade. The demand for cutlery of the
rrt which is used by the sheep and
title men is commented upon as
>owing which way the wind blows and
Indicating that sheep shearing is now
v, full swing and the work being ear
ed on in sections of the state nearer
this city.
l1The unusually large building opera
ions of the spring have created a
,eady demand for builders hardware
I'D supplies. Automobile supplies and
rItomobiles have sold well and the call
ar gasoline and coal oil stoves has
1,en heavy.
Clothing Trade Dull.
THE very things which have stim"
,-ated general trade, however, have APP
.}rently given a slight setback TO the
z9fhing trade. FAIR weather has slim
2ated the demand for spring and sum
.'.Bf goods in general, but there has been
vet no need of purchasing clothing
the strictly summer weight. The
.ature of trade in the department
9ores has been the sale of millinery.
bril-, May and June are regarded as
best months for this sort of trade
nd The women are evidently prepar-
for the coming warm season IN the
IT line. in spite of the fact that
n ring house cleaning should be ABOUT
" 6r, the trade in rugs, carpets, drap-
-;6s and tho like has been heavy; Ihls
accounted for on the ground that
nv people moving into new homes
refitting the houses and that large
Qsinbers of new residents are coming
skto the city.
IAs might be expected, apparel for
lIys and girls has sold well. The de-
8fnd for veilings by the women has
20 been heavy on account Oh .ne
sntinG on the excellent call for low
oes, Especially the new'style bronze
mns. Curiouslv enough, the demand
I spring hosiery has not been great.
e explanation being that the weather
egs been trifle chilly; and it is ex'
s"ctcd that the demand VIII start IN
III in short time. In women S
sI6thing, there is a great demand for
LIGHT colors, evidently indicative, OF
Heipated summer time, and SHIRT
lists and similar garments have sold
usually well.
Collections Are Good.
Collections for the week are report
excellent 1t is said that there IS
nerally hopeful feeling among invest
! everywhere, The banks are loan.
large sums Of money for assistance
the numbers of large enterprises
,ich are being undertaken The de
don of the new Utah Hotel company
erect a huge hotel at the cor
of Main street and South Temple
81 produced an excellent elfect on 10,
trade conditions. 1t is sald. and
,ney rates have had tendency to
'engthen.
C,ommercial stocks and bonds have
4 fairly well and there have been
GOOD many small sales recorded dur
the past week. The Deseret Ma
nal bank paid dividend OF per
nj during the past week, amounting
S15.000. Stocks which appeared 20
In best demand were those OF tho
nsolidated Wagon and Machine COM
nv Utah Idaho Sugar company s pre-.
rad the z. c. NJ. I. and Beneficial
fs insurance company Following are
latest quotations for local stocks
bonds:
Stocks and Bonds.
,aleamaied Sugar Co, psd .,,...s 20 90
10 common -'''''' !see' ~ ~
neflcial Life Insurance Co. l6e.o
rnes Banking Co., kaysvile 49,. $500
nj Wagon 6, Machine Co 100 90
snrnerclaI National bank 5000
aeret National bank ,.,-...... 2sg,Vo
eres SAVINGS bank ...,.... SIS 90
~ 70 hank Pennington 80. 40 90
ID National bank Ogden .--,-. 3oi 90
sd National bank Murray ....-- 1i0 90
at National bank Logan -.-... 2O0, 0O
mo Fire Insurance Co,,.,.,es,s W