Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-27

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HARDWARE
The hardware trade reports that rhs
month has been a. good one In fact
business has been very satisfactory.
and IS per cont better than it was dur
ing February, 1905 An lines of goods
are being called for. a pleasant feature
being that the demand ls regular and
steadily Increasing. Collections are
good. The general lines being called
for are wire of AN kinds, nails fenc-
ing, tools of aN kinds garden imple-
meuts Of every variety. hose, forks,
shoycls, rakes sheet metal goods. etc,
especially galvanized iron. one promi-
nent local firm has Just received an
order for four car loads OF sheet iron
nom Idaho, the value of the goods run
ming from s.. 800 20 $1,000. AS the par
ties ordering formerly ordered in small
lots, this change 90 car loads IS en-
Couraging. The mining machinery
trade ls about 10 per cent heavier
than it was year ago.
LUMBER TRADE.
The lumber trade reports conditions
practically unchanged from those OF
last week except in shingles The
northwestern mill operators feel that
they have not been getting enough 10
pay them for the cost Of production,
So prices for this line Of goods are
bound to advance materially beyond
the figures that have obtained ia tho
past.
DRY GOODS.
In the local wholesale dry goods
market jobbers report 81 "a quiet week,
largely ON account OF the very bad
roads which have cut on travel ma
terially. However. in the general mar
ket there has been "a brisk demand for
cotton goods. with many shipments
requested ahead of time Goods orr
dcrcd for March 4 and March 10 de-
livery are wanted now. and promers
Of additional business have accOm-
panied many such requests. Heavy
goods are less active than the finer
lines, and yarns are more irregular
than fabrics Underwear and hosiery
are fairly active. but agents stlll find
m difficult To- sell freely except the
best known brands OF fall goods Sin-
Gle mllng duck and very heavy drill
ings continue 10 drag. The table OIL
cloth trade has placed some large Or
ders within the past few weeks, and
there is "a marked nrmness I'm staple
numbers. Most heavy wide sheetiug
mills have orders ahead 20 care for
their product Tor some weeks Den-
inns continue slow, with prices close.
Awning duck Is in less demand than
for many seasons on coI0red cOttoua
for fan thore is q stronger market
Print cloths are quiet the large print-
ers having supplied tho immediate re-
quiremeuts. on leading lines OF east
eru made hauuelets sales have run
ahead of am records The leading east
ern lines of daunels and cotton blan-
H#.#H #.H HH. 80 %.
the fan season There has been "a bet
ter demand recently Tor uiaids and
goods suitable for working shirts.
Mercerizcd lines are leading, with
solid color goods demanded. some
houses complain that p0plins are drag
cling. but the better qualities are good
sellers. as are also jacquard goods in
white White goods are active, with
crepes and crlnMed goods iu white and
colors short OF supply The spring
business lu knit goods ls active, with
duplicate orders following initial de-
mHnds. Tho best business 0n new Fam
goods ls lu well made ribbed limos,
Fleeces are fair. but not active. staple
hosiery ls DOB better uomuud Prem
iums are being paid Tor silk with some
lines very short for early deliveries.
Manufacturer who have turned much
of their attention Co semi rough weaNes
on the order of shantungs and p1nEeea,
have booked more orders thlu they
can VeN handle for future deliveries
The linen demand rs interesting.
wholesalers being unable to supply ont
of town dealers
RETAIL DRY GOODS
m the retail uudo. conditions con-
tiuuo Boo statu quo. Some local houses
are pushing the new spring fashions
into lheir front windows, 1ut there cam
not ha aaId tO De- any purchasing tn
amount to anything aa $50. Most lf
emo present buying is iu tle linc 1f
winter staples. while such buying 8s FRA
uduIeod u with new spring lines s
barely tentative.
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