| Show LIVElY MARCH FOR BUSINESS BOUSE Bank Clearings Show Consid Considerable Considerable erable er ble Increase Over Former Years COUNTRY MERCHANTS BUY BIG ORDERS RECEIVED FROM IDAHO AND ELSEWHERE A rather quiet week Is reported by local banking institutions said to ba be badue due to the fact that borrowers have supplied themselves with practically all nil the money needed for tor carrying on of or various enterprises es The clearings however continue to show a satisfactory tory Increase over last year which speaks well for the general business s situation The total clearings for the tha week ending Saturday were j as compared with for the corresponding week of ot Jut laet year a again again I U gain of or The present month has haa been tho the live liveliest host liest March since 1907 1007 Is the good re ro report i port that comes from the hardware I trade The spring trade is le opening up un I equal to all expectations s with w th orders coming In freely freel An unsolicited un order has Just been received by one local con concern i cern from Bliss Ida Ila for 2500 worth of hardware Retailers are ordering i I garden equipment shovels rope hooe j l fencing fishing tackle etc The sale aUe I of ot builders hardware still continues good In expectation of ot spring building operations ope Collections are still tm slow sIow due if It la Is said to the Incomplete dis disposal disposal disposal of ot crops held in storage during durin the winter Cars Somewhat Scarcer No Important change over conditions I prevailing during the previous week IB Is reported by the lumber trade The Tha scarcity of ot ears cars rs is still sUIi a disturbing factor of the market The northwest mills are rushed with orders but It Is hard to get toe the lumber through on ac account account a count of ot inability to get enough cars It Is still sUlI rumored that there wilt will be a general advance In the prince of at shin shingles gies With cement factories operated to full fulI capacity the demand for this important building material cannot be met Business s during the past p st week was quiet but steady with the wholesale dry goods trade A war among the j jobbers is s said to be the cause of a I temporary break in some of the brand branded ed ticket bleaches This line Une of ot goods good includes Lonsdale sheet ip ings and Hope mills Jobbers report that as a general rule sales soles are larger price concessions lons helping to move mar mal merchandise chandise Low prices are reported on colored fabrics such as denims chev chov cheviots chevIots iota stripes and heavy plaids but the i whole price situation Is considered con so irregular that agents do not leave quo quotations quotations quotations open long prints are moving though t b I Ithe the movement In fancies is attributable to the weather well wen r as 03 ali as alito B to the attitude of ot the retailer toward new goods A late demand is noted for tor duplicates on shirt in col eel colored colored ored stripes and in white and colored coloret shepherd checks Selling Soiling agents an alYA having a hard time fixing a basis tot for fall faU prices on quilts A fair sale toro for spring hosiery Is 18 reported with buyers resisting high prices on fall tall lines Un s i iThe The storm of ot yesterday had bad some somewhat somewhat somewhat what of ot a 8 depressing erect effect on the Sat Saturday Saturday Saturday Easter trade though the bus busl busness ness during the forepart of at the tho week was highly satisfactory The demand for Easter hats is about up to stand standard standard standard ard with the bulk of ot calls for big hataJ hath which it seems hard to put out of ot fash tash fashion fashion ion Quite a rush on novelties is re reported reported rei ported |
