The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22
PASS QUIET WEEK
IN TRADE LINES
Business Men Regard Inactivity
a LuIl Before Rush
of Business.
NEW FEATURES IN REVIEW
BANK CLEARINGS SHOW A
SLIGHT FALLING OFF.

The past week has been absolutely
without any features. according TO
business men Of the city. Bank clear
ings showed only a small gain over the
total for the corresponding week OF
last year, owing, principally, TO a
slight falling off in daily totals near
the end of the week Totals for the
week We're s7.0S3, 054.69, as compared
with a total of S6.565. 252.06 for the
corresponding week of last year. To-
tai clearings for Saturday wera ST.
025,437.5O. as compared with G. total
Of $1,163,5S222 for the corresponding
day of 1909.
There has been a slight advance in
loan rates for farm lands This was
made, It is said, not so much to check
speculation as to keep normal proper
tons to the business and prevent the
financial institutions from being
swamped by the demands from the
country districts for, funds Most OF
the loans were made for the purpose
of securing machinery with which 20
carry on farming operations, so that
there was little question OF the money
being well placed
Activity in Hardware.
There has been great activity in
hardware trade, especially in saddlery
and harness. The demand for heavy
hardware, also, such as bar iron, steel
wire, wire fencing. poultry netting
and builders hardware, has been
strong from Out-of-town points The
Idaho trade in farming machinery has
been large also. In the city there has
been a tendency to purchase baseball
goods and automobile supplies Camp
o-tf1ts and fishing tackle in antici-
cation of vacation time have formed
large part Of the weeks trade. OF
special note in hardware lines has
been the demand for heavy machin-
cry, which has been slow for several
months, and which showed good deal
Of activity during the week There
was a good call for mining machin-
cry.
Demand for Cement.
The demand for cement and build
ers' supplies has been constant, as
might be expected at this time of the.
year, with the large amount OF build
ing that is being done. The lumber
trade has been quiet. The car short
age has ceased, however, and delayed
shipments are being cleared up. A
slight brace in the cotton market is
this being due to the short supply OF
the wool crop that is within imme-
date reach
The dry goods trade mas been gen.
orally quiet during the week. except
in a few stores where business was
forced by sales. Such trade as there
was included the sale OF strictly spring
goods, however, with summer dresses
hosiery, haberdashery and the Ike
constituting the larger portion Of
business. Shoes have been unusually
quiet, and mems clothing has not
been marked with any special activity
This situation is regarded as only mo-
mentary, however, and it is expected
that the next two or three weeks will
see a large trade in graduation goods,
including all sorts of things for the
fair girl graduate" and the collegian,
There has been steady trade in house
furnishings, especially rugs, carpets
and draperies of the summer type
this trade indicating that housewives
are preparing for the long, warm sea-
son.