The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-12
HOLIDAY TRADE
IS ON IN EARNEST
Christmas Stocking Up Starts
Early and Promises to
Break Record.
PLENTY OF MONEY AND
PEOPLE ARE SPENDING 1T
Trade Quiet in Other Lines, but
No Real Falling Off Is
Reported,
Holiday trade is humming, is the re-

Holiday trade is humming, is the re-
port from all the tradesmeu. Christ
mas purchasing has started in early
and bids fair TO be record breaker
before the season is over.
On account OF the continuance of
mild weather until recently, and then
the sudden cold suap, the people be-
gan shopping for the winter earlier
than usual and this caused call for
Christmas presents a week or two Carl
or than ever before, and apparently
there will be no falling off in amount
of trade, inasmuch as present indica-
tions point TO Il continued increase for
the next few weeks.
In fact, The Christmas trade appears
10 be monopoliZing everything. Peo-
pie appear 10 have plenty of money
and to he in no fear of spending it.
They buy highgrade goods, also, and
lots of them. The art departments of
the big stores arc crowded; there is q
rush on at the doll stores, fancy needle
work and things women want 10 make
over into Christmas gifts are being pur.
chased in large quantities. Furs and
women S three piece suits are called for
in huge quantities, and shoes are de-
manded in numbers 10 make the sales
man think there may be dearth of
these articles and a determination to
secure footwear before the supply runs
out
But it is not alone in dryGoods and
fancy goods lines that there has been
Il large sale. Hardware dealers and
wholesalers report the demands strong
from country districts. For several
weeks past merchants IN the outlying
districts have been stocking up against
the present demand and this has in
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indoor sporting goods and everything
for the boy which can be used out OF
doors in winter time has been called
for. and indulgent parents and others
are apparently intending that the young
members of the family shall not lack
in gifts or full stocking on Christ
mas morning
Retail Business.
As the season advances, also, the fill
ing of retail orders has increased. Pco
pie are considering not only the pres
snt but the future, it seems, and or
ders for delivery in 1910 are being re-
ceived In large numbers.
As might be expected. trade is quiet
in many other lines, although there is
no real falling off. In drygoods lines,
silks and dress goods are not selling
RS we'll as earlier in the season. Other
similar lines are quiet, and house fur
ishings, while they are holding their
own, do not show the activity that
they did earlier in the season,
General business is good, also, indi-
eating that in spite of tho rush oc-
casioned by the holiday time, people
are looking well to the future. An evil
dence of what may be expected as soon
as the cold weather is over is con-
tanned in the announcement by one Of
the big concerns here that il has Just
received orders for seventy sheep shear
ing plants from southern Idaho and
western Wyoming, to be delivered in
the spring, This calls attention to the
fact that sheep owners are beginning
To find out the advantage Of using ma
chinery TO do the work which was for
merly carried on by hand 1t indi-
Gates, also, a tremendous growth of the
industry, when it is found necessary
for the sheep owners to use every con-
venience III order TO keep in the van
Of their business.
Reports from the financial institu-
tions indicate that they are feeling the
effect of the tremendous activity of
the carly fall, when there was great
demand for loans for building pur-
poses, As a result, there is slight
disposition TO hedge, although the mar
ket is Il little looser than for many
weeks. Trading In local securities has
been rather light, according to ono of
the leading brokers here, and there
have been only few small sales This
is said to be due largely TO the close
approach Of the divended period.
The payment by the Zion IS Savings
Bank & Trust company of dividend
amounting to per cent regular and