Show I TRADE PLEASED THEM 1 Local Merchants Did Good Holiday Business 0 FEATURE OF THE WEEK I Do Not Look for a Hoavy Reaction Wholesale Trade and Collections Normal t Nor-mal and Fairly Satisfactory Good Bank Clearings I Salt Lake City retail merchants are generally well pleased with the holiday trade and with the outlook for very little reaction in business following the v ltle rcacton f i holidays The older stores report that their holiday trade up to Thursday was about the same in volume as for the corresponding period of last year while the business trancatecl on the day before be-fore Christmas exceeded all records When it is taken into consideration I that at no previous Christmas time have these stores had the competition oC one big department store established estab-lished during the year and which does an enormous business It will be seen thai the holiday trade of this year has totaled an amount considerably larger than that of any previous year In 1 spIte of the big business of the week yesterday was an uncommonly busy day and the merchants consider this fact a good omen for the future I shows that while the people bought generously for Christmas they did not Impoverish themselves that mony is comparatively plentiful compartvely In the wholesale trade business is normally active for the season of the year normaly collections are quite satisfactory satisfac-tory The time for revival In real estate es-tate and building has not arrived but prospects for an early opening in both lines are exceedingly good Stocks con Ines tinue quiet The bank clearings of the week were 328203537 as compared to S363l02079 for the corresponding week oC last yearn year-n decrease of S35398512 |