The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
||S|NESS HAS
| BETTER TONE
,ehsnts Make Favorable
bnparison With Volume of
a Trade Year Ago.
|REASE IN THE CASH
"A SALES IS GRATIFYING
look Excellent for Fall
|fade, as Summer Stocks
Il Move Rapidly.

Is reported by the merchants OF
.,,v who assert that the profits
IA through the transactions of the
saven DAYS were substantially in
res of those resulting through the
sss of the same week last year
l. ,be smaller firms maintained the
ous weeks healthy averages in
all branches of seasonable mer-
-Hse the department stores and
|shine shops report a slight increas :
dcaIeys declare that although their
.tar sales have been a trille below
ayernpe SO far as the amount Of
required for purchass is con
Il the number of sales have so in
Ia as TO more than make up the
rauce. aside from a gratifying num-
a deliveries on cash.
no time during the season have
nany regular customers been out
"a city for their usual outings and
lion tours, but despite this fact,
"a report that accounts are being
up punctually, while the general
have in no way diminished. De-
Hes In the city are said to have
1sBed more than 20 per cent over
recorded during the same week
|rcar. Merchants also maintain that
Noticeable increase of cash sales
those made on deposit or time,
|nued Just as satisfactorily, If not
20. as was the case during the
ding week.
Bargain Sales Continue.
1rgain sales and department sales
,|ed with regular disposal of goods
snsonably reduced prices, still con-
Ia throughout the week, satisfying
Emand that bore no marked signs
Iuetnating. Merchants declare that
usual thing the demand for sum
rearing apparel. shoes, linens, head
and light furnishings Of all kinds
FoYn of considerably before the last
In July, causing the late summer
30 be weak. This year, however,
report that the late sales are prov
more successful than the earlier
and almost unanimously agree that
~ bargains will prevail until the
0f August 20 good business.
3 unusual demand during discount
bargain sales has resulted in clear
Ihelyes and store-rooms Of summer
II This was evidenced during the
according TO merchants. who claim
they have been entirely unable to
Ky customers with seasonable goods
as were laid In cautiously at the
ming Of the summer months, and
we're regarded as being more than
lent 70 satisfy gross purchases. AS
1eason is now too late to recorder
ner stock for disposal during the
Femaining weeks OF the actual mar
PIE period, merchants are of the
'on that the fall season will COM
unusually strong. The larger
or the last week were for the
part In staple goods at somewhat
"a prices, although gratifying sales
gular rates were also reported.
Late Closing Saturday.
feature of this season s conduct
nness, which merchants generally
an important reason for the in
10 trade, lies In the fact that
e5cnandise stores and firms keep
5nelr places of business until 8
saturday nights. Last year
The summer months, the mer,
by mutual agreement, decided
~ all Instances to close their
~ l O'Clock Saturday afternoons.
9erchants, in keeping their places
late TINS year, get not only the
psnents OF eight hours additional
rme at the most popular 'fshop-
period Of any day in the week,
eenre additional crowds through |
~ ihat other business firms and |
stiI adhere to the precedent
lsned. thereby releasing hundreds
pS 10 become general customers,
strike bargains.
week marked the departure Of
eater portion Of the small army |
'eandlse buyers on their regular
soars Tor the stocking in Of fall
and goods. The few remaining
W left for their respective fields, |
ma by the end OF the coming
lhs will result in merchants
ing an carly stock of mark etable
"nleh Is figured necessary in
70 meet an impending early de.
Fall Goods Arrive Soon.
Tue meantime, all dealers will
nia; sa'ra effort to reduce to the
,nium all summer stocks. AS
es al the end Of the week |
s,gns OF being already relieved |
supply, IL Is felt that the stores
no5s ofe than ready TO lay In the
ny department store buyers were
10 leave for the east, these
se already received during the
vWSiai days shipments of fall
Ie~ materials and furnishings,
.nusrwear, fall shoes and head
.fo.u adFanco styles in women 's
s"ear goods, especially. are be.
SLo snow up. and sales have
I1vs.s place at good averages by
tnnce purchasers,
LET exceptional wcek has beon
m IN hardware company trans.
has as oeginning of the harvest
n,ano a1 oouDly Increased the demand
id Ients' NJ while the approach of
as the forerunner TO the cold
emana @ brought on an impetus in
~ nane Tor inside hardware fnr.
Ffirlea nxtures. Dealers in sport.
iins report a continuance of tho
orvsek week s favorable business,
oafIsS11ss hrms and jewellers re.
fbst and merchants generally
ast;. ae sne week s business has been
oANADA EXCURSION,
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