Show I PASS QUIET HUlET WEEK MEEK WEEKE IN TRADE E LINES Business Men Regard Inactivity a Lull Before Rush of Business NEW FEATURES IN I J REVIEW BANK CLEARINGS SOW SHOW S OW A SLIGHT PALLING FALLING OFF The past week has been absolutely without any features according accord InS to business men of the city Bank clear clearIngs clearings clearings Ings showed only a small gain sain over oer the total for the corresponding week w ck of or last year owing principally to a slight falling off ot In daily totals near the end of the week Totals for the tha week were as compared with a total of for the corresponding week of last year ear To Total Total Total tal clearings for Saturday were wera Si 1 as compared with e a total of for the corre day of 1909 There has been a slight advance in loan rates for farm fann lands This was made it is said not so BO much to check speculation as to keep leep normal proportions proportions proportions to the business and prevent the tha financial institutions from being swamped by the demands from bom the country countr districts for funds Most of ot the loans were made for the purpose of ot securing machinery with which to carry on farming operations so that there was little question of the tho money mone being well placed Activity in ha Hardware There has been great activity In hardware trade especially In 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 points The Idaho trade in farming machinery has haa been b en large also In the city there ther has haa been a tendency to purchase goods and automobile supplies Camp outfits and fishing tackle in antici ion of vacation time have hae formed a large part of the weeks trade Of or special note in hardware lines has been the demand for heavy machin machinery cry ery which has been slow for several months and which showed snowed a good deal of activity during the week There was a good call for mining machin machinery machine ery e Demand for Cement The demand for cement and build builders builders ers em supplies has been constant as might be expected at this time of the year ar with the large amount of build building buildIng ing that is being done The lumber trade has been quiet The car short shortage shortage shortage age has ceased however and delayed shipments are being cleared up A slight brace in the cotton market is the feature of o wholesale dry good gouth this being due to the short supply of or orthe the wool crop that is within imme immediate immediate immediate diate reach The dry goods trade has been gen generally generally emily quiet during the week except in jn a few stores where business was forced by b sales les Such trade as there therewa was wa Included ded the sale of spring ng goods however with summer hosiery ho ie haberdashery and the like li e constituting the larger portion of lf business Shoes have been quiet and mens clothing has not been marked with any special activity This situation Is regarded as a i only mo momentary momentary momentary however and It ft Is expect I that the next two or three weeks will see a large trade in graduation roods including all sorts of things for tor the fair girl graduate and the collegian There here has been a steady trade in house furnishings especially rugs rug carpets and draperies of the summer type this trade indicating that housewives are preparing for tor the long warm worm sea season season season son |