Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-22

count of the tie-ups caused by the
storms that have been frequent through
tue northwest this season. preventing
'ralns from getting in and out with
anything like celebrity. Consequently
wholesale prices are stiffening up, es-
pecially with reference TO fir goods
Inere IS a shortage on shingles also
on account of the railroad strike in and
around Tacoma and Seattle. Local
stocks continue satisfactory. as the
yards foresaw shortage some time ago
ana loaded up, so they are not likely to
De anected by shipping delays for some
little time yet. The cement trade Is all
right, with no complaints either as to
prices or shipments.
WHOLESALE DRY GOODS.
The wholesale dry goods trade Is
opening up In good shape, shipping out
spring goods, many orders having ac-
cumulated during the winter for spring
delivery. Most of the goods ordered
from the eastern manufacturers have
been received from New York. Ths
cold weather has kept up the demand
for mapped cottons, quilts. blankets and
winter wear generally. Prices are re-
ported as still soaring. JobberS report
that caution in buying Is at present the
rule. with many prices having been ad-
Vanced on cottons since the first of .he
year. Discounts on duck of nearly all
kinds have been shortened again, and
there Is less to be taken from the new
price lists than at any time in two
years. Prices in print cloths are high
or. which occasions the belief that ad-
vances in the finished staples will be
shortly announced. The situation In
percalcs is reported perplexing. There
is a fair demand for printed wash
goods and summer cloths, but it is not
yet up to a promising volume. Cling
hams are reported as moving up Cot
ton blanket lines are being opened up.
with the new style of mapping greatly
favored. JobberS say no line of goods
has shown greater advances In quality
than cotton blankets, and there is APP
parently no further room for the old
style OF mapped lines. as the new style
has come into general use. There IS q
growing demand for rough cotton
fabrics, which are being bought largely
by manufacturers of suits. There nro
countless limitations of crashes and
dress linens in the effort to get away
from the sazy finishes and take on the
rough. soft surfaces.
A fair trade in heavy knit goods is
expected, with buyers anxious to get In
their orders at the prices named on fall
lines, as it is believed sharp advances
are about due. Good qualities of heavy
merchandise are not plentiful either in
first or second hands. In hosiery, ex-
cellent orders are reported on fleece
lined goods Very few lightweight
goods wero carried over from the old
year. and supplies available for spring
are by no means large. Higher prices
arc asked for silks, with manufacturers
urging advances on late spring and fall
orders, amounting to 10 per cent Dur
Ing December. raw silk advanced on
many better grades fully 10 cents per
pound Advices from European silk
manufacturing centers state that ex-
ccllent spring orders have been booked.
Quick linen shipments are being urged,
as buyers are IN a hurry for January
deliveries Stocks are reported de-
cidedly small in some sections Burlap
stocks are accommodating, while a better
demand is anticipated this month.
q, Meantime, prices arc easy.
RETAIL DRY GOODS.
The retail dry goods trade reports
the January sales to date as gratifying.
White goods and linens have sold spe-
oIallv we'll and the weather has caused
a substantial business in blankets and
underwear. Ready-to-wear merchan-
disc of the more staple character has
moved quite well, and purchasing con-
ditions are manifestly better than they
were a year ago. In some OF the large
stores II Is stated that the inventories
nJll show cleaner merchandise sheets
than for some time, owing to the good
business done In the past few weeks.
The first of the spring goods are being
displayed, and some purchases are
made. Notwithstanding this Is anything