Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-12

continuing good. with the spring PROS
Pects opening uD in good shape. es-
pecialiy in retail lines. The bad
weather has had deterrent effect the
past week, though in general trade Is
an Improvement on the trade of one
year ago. There Is a strong demand
Tor steel goods, fencing and building
hardware. Several big orders have
been received in this city from outside
sobbers and large retail stores for
early delivery. The demand for sad
dlery continues heavy. showing that
much construction work is anticipated.
Collections are reported as slow. and
the machinery trade is still light.
LUMBER
Lumber trade conditions are prac-
tically unchanged. as far as prices
are concerned, but il is easier to get
shipments through. as the railroad
congestion appears to be clearing up.
and logs are being rushed through
faster down the rivers and streams to
the sawmills. with greater cclerity
than In the last so days The cement
situation remains all that could be
desired, with the quarries yielding eX-
cellent row material, and the factories
turning out the very best OF Portland
cement The addition of the new
Brigham City plant TO the producing
agencies in this part OF the country is
a marked Improvement in the trade.
WHOLESALE DRY GOODS.
The local wholesale dry goods trade
reports spring business as opening up
lively. with orders from the retail
trade throughout this country for quito
a wide variety of goods. some of the
orders being even for fall Among the
goods being shipped out. are light
colored serges for suits. also diagonals
In new Shadesssuc as tawpe, mulberry,
wisteria, catawba, etc Deliveries
from the eastern mills and agencies
are little slow, the time from New
York being often as long as six weeks
Jobbers generally report small trade
in print cloth fabrics as buyers will
not meet high cotton prices, while fall
cottons are fairly we'll taken. Trade
Views as to the future outlook over
the country are somewhat at variance.
The gray goods trade is dull, deal
ings being small in value. The shirt
waist strike has hurt the demand for
lawns and fine cambricS, and the un-
derwear houses have not been receiv-
ing the duplicate orders they were look
ing for. Staple printed goods arc In
better demand. but there Is expectation
of higher prices in this line during the
coming 80 days. Ginghams have been
selling steadily In wholesale houses,
and there are complaints OF inability
10 secure certain lines as rapidly as
wanted. There Is a growing call for
something bctter in the way of low
priced dress gingham than any now on
tho market Distributors say that the
glngham is one staple that Is growing
steadily in favor. especially those lines
that show q variety of pattern effects
in fast coiors. Business in fancy COL
ored cotton blankets Is reported In ad-
vance of anything ever known before.
On these goods prices show a wide
range. dependent on pattern and color
effects.
Knit goods are moving slowly. with
retailers buying a little more freely,
while the wholesalers are holding back
There is q strong demand for union
suits in light weights Hosiery prices
are holding firm, black colors selling In
large volume. Silk goods are changing