The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-24
BUSINESS IS FAIR
AND CROPS GOOD
Money Firm, With Plenty to
Lean 3n the Best of
SHcsritl.
BUiLDiNG CONTINUES TO
Ef DECIDEDLY BRISK
Merchants Vail Trad Strong.
and General conditions
Encouraging

Locally busiucss IS tai.. Tho crops,
rs a rule. have been largo and this Is
especially tsGo Of the beet crop. Money
Z, rather firm. but ;hcsc Is plenty 10 ne
loaucG on ;hc hes; of security. Building
opera ions ha,c continued on a large
scale. while ,bc pleasant weather lasts.
Fau trade with the merchants is fair
ANA trade conditions here arc cncourag.
az.
The above statement, by ono OF tho
leading brokers Of the city. summarizes
IN brief The business situation here dur
jug the pasi week. Reports from NOR.
chants generally indicate that IN SPITE
Of the usual distractIng Influences IN
yidcni 10 election time. the tremendous
impetus given 20 trade by the real es-
tate activity and continued prosperity
of the city has not permitted any
slump and tho coming of iall aud cola
weather has acted as additional s'mu-
las 20 the excellent conditions which
have stimulated trade throughout
the yea.
As might be expected. Tie unusually
long period of warm weather during
the present month has caused shgnl
quiet in most lines of drygo0ds ana
clothing The first cold period caused
general stampede several weeks ago
FOR heavy weight clothing Of al kinds
aud there has been no necessity for
people to stock IN heavily during tn"
past few weeks and there VIII Uc only
slight incrasc until the weather
changes
No Complaint.
Managers Of the big department stores
explain that general business has aver
aged as good as last year and IN many
"a
complaint, on the whole, On the other
hand. although many of tho depart
ments namely, those which carry turS,
women s suits, underwear Of all kinds,
shoes and mon 5 fall furnishings, are
hardly up TO the showing OF year ago
on account of the difference IN tempera'
ture and in comparison with the amount
of trade during the stormy period OF
the same time a wear ago. other hncs,
especially those devoted to Christmas
goods, are usually active and possibly
running ahead of any previous season
All sorts OF things which form part
of Christmas presents are carrying on
rushing business. Fancy lines and art
needlework for the making OF articles
for presentation by ladies have been
called for in large quantities. Articles
of typography and autobiography have
also had an almost astonishing sale
General lines have also been IN excel
lent demand,
Wholesale hardware has shown ac-
tivltY far ahead of past years, and
these lines are generally unaffected by
purely local conditions, since prepara-
tions must be made for future trade IN
any event. 1t is difficult to draw
the line was the remark made by
the manager of one Of the big stores
Saturday, when asked what were the
features Of the week. and he pointed
out that cold weather goods ospe-
cially are selling rapidly, Stoves of
all kinds, heaters, furnaces, ranges; (;
and, in fact. every style of heating aP-
paratus. including boilers and machin-
cry for large heating and power plants,
have shown that winter was on the
way. and dealers in outside localities
were stocking up. Many house owners
were also getting affairs into shape so
as TO not be caught by the inevitable
cold snap,
Building Heavy.
Building operations, and especially
the harvesting OF ibe beet crops, have
STIMULATED the trade in heavy harness,
and the DELAYED ''round ups have also
caused demand for saddlerv from the
stock ranges. The trade in these goods
j. especially noticeable from Idaho and
+ Wyoming. Building hardware continues
active. The indication that there will
be no cessation in the erection of new
buildings has acted excellently on this
branch OF trade. Lumber has been
in good demand. and, except for the
delay IN deliveries usual at this time
ri ycar and the slight shortage Of cars
Cue 10 tbc heavy demand for use in
ll5viag the crops, there is little com.
plant from dealers IL wood materials
Glachineiy lines show handsome ad,
'anccs aver previous conditions. and