The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-27
LIVELY march FOR
BUSINESS HOUSES
Bank CIearingS Show COnSid-
cradle Increase Over
Former Years.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS BUY
BIG ORDERS RECEIVED FROM
IDAHO AND ELSEWHERE.

A rather quiet week Is reported by
local banking Institutions said TO be
due TO the fact that borrowers have !
supplied themselves with practically all /
the money needed for carrying on OF 1
various enterprises. The clearings, 4
however. continue 10 show a satisfae- /
tory Increase over last year, which |
speaks well for the general business 1
situation. The total clearings for the
week ending Saturday were s., 751, 81. IS. /
as compared with S., $50, 1897 for the
corresponding week of last year, a
gain of 1870, 6S4O1.
The present month has been the live
hest March since 1907, is the good re-
port that comes from the hardware
trade. The spring trade is opening up
equal to all expectations, with orders
coming in freely. An unsolicited order
has just been received by one local con-
Germ from Bliss, Ida, for $500 worth
Of hardware. Retailers are ordering
garden equipment. shOvels, rope, hose.
fencing, fishing tackle, etc The sale
Of builders hardware still continues
good in expectation of spring building
operations. Collections are still slow,
due, if is said, to the incomplete dis
pOsal Of crops held in storage dUring
the winter.
Cars Somewhat searcer.
No important change over conditions
prevailing during the previous week IS
reported by the lumber trade. The
scarcity Of cars is still a disturbing
factor Of the market. The northwest
mills are rushed with orders, but It is
hard TO get the lumber through Oh &C
count Of inability TO get enough cars.
1t is still rumOred that there will be q
general advance in the prince Of shin
giles. With cement factories operated
to full capacity, the demand for this
important building material cannot be
met.
Business during the past week was
quiet, but steady. with the wholesale
dry goods trade. A war among the
jObbers IS said to be the cause Of a
temporary break in some OF the brand
ed ticket bleaches. This. line Of goods
includes LOnsdale, dOuble-width sheet
ings and Hope mills. Jobbers report
that as a general rule sales are larger,
price concessions helping TO move mer-
chandise. Low prices are reported on
| cOlored fabrics such as denims, chew
lots, stripes and heavy plaids; but the
whole price situation is considered so
/ irregular that agents do not leave quo
tatiOns open long.
| LOW-priced prints are moving, though
\ the movement in fancies is sluggish.
attributable to the weather as well az
! to the attitude Of the retailer toward
new goods. A late demand is noted for
| duplicates on shirt waistings, in COL
cred stripes and in white and colored
shepherd checks. Selling agents ara
/ having a hard time fixing a basis for
fall prices on quilts. A fair sale for
spring hosiery is reported. with buyers
resisting high prices on fall lines.
The storm of yesterday had some
what Of a depressing effect on the Sat
/ urday Easter trade, though the BUSH
ness during the forepart OF the week
was highly satisfactory The demand
/ for Easter hats is about up TO stand
/ ard, with the bulk Of calls for big hats.
/ which it seems hard to put out OF FASH
/ ion. Quite q rush on novelties is re-
ported.