The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-07
WEATHER ACTS AS
SPUR TO BUSINESS
Trade Is Also Stimulated by
the Close Approach of
Thanksgiving.
RESULT OF ELECTION
Is STILL BEING FELT
Demand for All Goods Strong
and Encouraging: Condition
in Stocks Reported.

The effect Of the weather on local
conditions aud the increase of trade in
strictly Christmas articles have been
the main subjects of comment among
dealers in general supplies during the
past week in contradistinction to the
reports of realty dealers, who spoke only
of the excellent results already felt as
a result of thc recent election. BuSi-
ness has been good, it is said. and there
has been Il good feeling in the air and
Il renewed confidence all about, but aside
from the general increase i'll confidence
and he good feeling which comes from
the people being well supplied with
money the most effective spur TO gen
cral trade conditions. IL is SAID, rs the
prevalence Of good weather conditions
for the particular articles sold.
AS might he expected. the cold snap
the early part of tho week caused 4
large increase in the dry goods bust
ncss. The comment. however, is TO the
effect that unless there is change soon
from tho unusually warm weather Of the
past few weeks there is likely TO be
havoc played with the dry goods dealers
and clothiers. BY December |, 1t is
said. people Will begin TO think of
'Il I>llildS. dusl dlltI lIs'N ildN' - A'h'lN
TO he light until the coming of the an
nual winter sales.
Ahead of Last Year.
In spite of all adverse conditions,
however, general business for most con
Germs is reported slightly ahead of what
it was last year. a showing which indl-
Gates Il growth in the city and the
prevalence of excellent conditions. The
starting by many of the stores of sales
in women 5 suits aud children : clothing
is stimulating trade considerably. There
has been the biggest kind of trade Ill
art needle work, typography and met
alloeraphy for Christmas presents.
Fancy lines and the other sorts of things
which require TO he made up for pre-
scntation 10 friends December - have
been called for IN huge quantities, which
indicates that everyone is preparing for
tho holidays, even though so far ahead
of the time.
Trade in shoes has been the feature
of the week, which is accounted for on
the ground that persons who have been
wearing summer shoes for the past two
months have now been compelled to
purchase new supplies. House furnish
ings. draperics, carpets and rugs have
sold heavily. iC is said. and in keeping
with what might be expected from the
tremendous number Of new homes and
apartments being furnished, In silks
and dress goods, trade has picked up
considerably as a result of the cooler
weather.
Thanksgiving a Stimulus.
The near approach Of Thanksgiving
is stimulating the call for lines for
usc on that occasion. There is a grow
ing demand for Christmas novelties and
n few of the stores have opened doll
departments. which arc being patronized
largely by women who desire TO dress
dolls for presentation 10 their small
girl friends. This trade VIII increase
rapidly during the next few weeks, in
fact, up TO the latter part of Decem-
Der.
Heaters have been called for from
all the hardware stores in such guam
titles as to constitute a feature of this
trade. Tin and granitcware and house
hold supplies have also been called for
in large quantities. In keeping with
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