The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-22
CROP OUTLOOK
HELPS BUSINESS
Lively Demand for Goods Of
All Kinds, but COIleC-
tons Are Slow.

That Salt Lake IS rapidly growing is
evidenced by the way in which new
buildings are filled with tenants as;
soon as completed, and in many cases
leased long before the foundations are
done. Business generally is good, there.
being a lively demand for goods of all
kinds. In local banking circles every
thing is reported steady, with the mon
ey supply and the demand equally bal
anced. Collections, however, are slow,
with no apparent reason. as there was
by the thousands of q. A. X, visitors.
Reports received at the local banks are
to the effect that the crop outlook in.
this section is good.
In his last circular letter Henry
Clews states that the crop outlook
throughout the country is encouraging
and the prospects are for great crops
of corn, wheat and oats. All fears Of
bread famine have disappeared and
there Will be no shortage of wheat in
this part of the world. The price has
dropped to near that of last years level
and indications are that there viii be
a fair amount for export.
The money market shows a firmer
tendency for both call and time rates.
The surplus in New York banks has
been reduced on account Of the heavy
demand made for the financing Of the
western crops.
conditions IN Trade
In the local hardware trade condi-
lions generally are satisfactory, with
collections improved somewhat over
goods continue to be the order of the
day, with a great demand for sheet
metal, roofing material and builders
hardware. According to the reports
made by the trade the outlook for the
balance Of the year is entirely salts
factory.
Everything points to a marked
change in the lumber trade. Prices are
stiffening all along the line, and while
here have been no new schedules the
mills are all uniting in asking more
money for their products. Slower ship
ping, due to the difficulty in getting
sufficient cars, is also responsible for
complications in conditions. It is eX-
pected that within the next thirty days
quotations will be much higher than
at present.
The demand for wholesale dry. goods
continues strong and the jGbbers re-
port a continuous stream OF goods 60
ing out to the markets which they sup
ply. It is thought that the fall bust
ness in seasonable goods, such as
blankets, will be fully up to expecta-
lions.
In the retail lines business contin-
ues good. Dealers report that bust
ness does not seem to have fallen off
much on account Of the absence Of the
great G. A. r, crowds.
Summer Goods Still Sell.
There is still a lively demand for
summer goods, especially in view OF
the fact that the dealers are offering
their stock at reduced figures to close
them out before the advent of fall.
Early fall shOwings are being made
and many purchasers are grabbing at
the first offerings, making business
brisk Many fall styles in millinery are
already on hand and many who want
to be up to the minute in style have
made purchases in order that they
might be the first to make displays
of the proper thing in fall headgear.
It seems that the extremely large
style hat is destined to go. While
many patterns along this line have
been received, the general tendency is
toward a smaller hat than has been
worn heretofor.
ShiF waists, in becoming fall styles,
have also put in an appearance in the
local stores and are finding a ready
sale.
An effort is being made to clean up
the hosiery stock and parasOls will
soon be reJegated to the background.