The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23
WEEKS BUSINESS
IS sATISF FAC10RY
Reports Show That Salt Lake
Is Rapidly Forging to
the Front.
"MAY" SALES THE RULE
AT MANY BIG STORES
Trade in All Lines Is Brisk,
and Dealers Have No
Complaints.

prominent broker of the city char
,+or;1es trade of the past week in the
following manner: Progress IN the
;mnrovement cf industrial conditions
&c more favorable than at any time
since the country received ITS setback
during the fall Of 1907. AS soon as the
tariff question is disposed of by con-
oress, then, probably, even more
marked improvement will be shown.
s.Business locally is fair. May sales
arc the rule at many Of the stores,
which help 10 make retail trade better
Bankers state that there is good de-
mapd for money at prevailing rates.
Building activity continues, and many
roxv homes are being completed, These
arc rented OF sold almost Immediately.
THE outlook In agriculture is good
Our business men, as rule are opti-
mistic in their views and expect an
active, prosperous year.
shown continued improvement all along
the line, and the statement, "buslnoss
is rood heard on all sides, covers
the situation pretty fully. If there are
any features in trade generally 1t is
in strictly spring goods and summer
things. The sudden demand for fish
ing tackle from among the people OF
the city indicates that the fishermen
are getting ready 20 capture the sport
i've trout. Kodak supplies of all kinds
are called for i'll great quantities, as an
accessory TO the vacation outfit
In Great Demand.
Automobile supplies and sundries
are in great demand. Baseball goods
Ill Jc str
the week s trade in both wholesale
and retail lines. There has been an
unusually heavy demand for wire goods,
such as poultry netting, wire fencing,
barb wire and the like, Evidently the
house cleaning season is not yet over,
and the demand for lawn mowers, gar
den hose, garden tools, flower seeds
and garden supplies Of all kinds has
been strong. Summer is in the way,
too, as evidenced by the demand for
ice cream freezerS and refrlgerators.
Sporting goods, especially tennis rack
cts. balls, nets, and the things which
belong to all phases of summer out
iDgs, show constantly growing sale
Dry goods dealers report heavy de-
mand for strictly spring goods also, and,
linen dresses and three-piece suits for
women and girls show great prepara-
tions for warm weather, Shirt waists
cry is already running to straw hats,
and there is fairly good demand for
gloves and fancy hosiery. The long
gloves are sold in large number, al
though there are indications that the
short variety will form heavy por~
tion Of the trade later III the season,
Low shoes of the Oxford type and
summer wash goods show q strong
trade, House furnishings have con
l1n a. q,
trade. both in the department stores
and in the stores devoted essentially
TO those lines. This trade is men
toned often, although it is not es-
pecially significant, except as an in
dication that there is little letup In the
demand for furnishings for new homes.
and with the tremendous amount of
building being carried on this demand
might we'll be expected. Rugs, carpets,
drapcries and all kinds of furniture
form large portion of the trade.
Call for Clothing.
The call for lightweight clothing for
men has constituted the strong fea-
ture in clothing trade. Hats, suits.
shoes and lghfweight underwear are, are
called for In great quantities, showing
that the warm days of the past week
have caused the masculine portion of
Tie population TO "walle up and get
busy.
There is no change in the excellent
financial situation. Bank cleariugs
nave continued to exceed the totals of
year ago, varying from 10 to 80 per
cfat each day. with a heavy increase
at the end Of the week. The approach
OF the period of wear ago when nor.
nal finerclal conditions had become TO
DC inc rule, has lowered the percentage
Of excess, although the showing is a
good one up to the present time.
Brokers report an excellent amount Of
money on hand for loan purposes, with
plenty of takers. Collections in most