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Show II CAUSES SMILES if Sold Weather and Approach of 4 Christmas Each Has Good 3y Effect. BADE IS BETTER NOW J i THAN IT WAS YEAR AGO P Spmey Also Is Expected to Be tH I Easier by Last of ;s, I Month.. ( f "Christmas is coming" was the an-' an-' lonncement of most of tho shopkeepers irinir the week, and they pointed to ho ear decorations bemq put into Jacc i on all sides as an indication that ' iverythinpr was boing made ready ior lie exeat festival. Already the store nudows havo becomo resplendent with 1. ' Bony beautiful things to bo given away Christmas presents. There will be K ill sorts of prctt' remembrances to , It the taste of every one, from tho ls nort expensive to the ordinary little 1(1 rifles, which will bo sent to the home 'oiks 'in far away Funds to remind hem that they are all remembered in V ihe season of "Good Will and Peace." l ' The shopkeepers wero radiant, too, J lm talked enthusiastically of the ex- Iiected trade, which is not only better lhan it was a year ago bur, promises ;b becomo even better as the season ippronches. s ''The rccent'storm and cold weather lave carried the tirade into the Christmas Christ-mas season." said the representative if one of tho biff stores, ''and wo are jreparincr for the rush which is1' expected ex-pected later on. All of tho Christinas lovcltics are on display and sales are ilready being made. There is no groat Uunntitv of trade in strictly holiday lines, however, and not much is expected expect-ed for a week, at least, but there is in appreciable increase in tho call for those things which can be made up into Christmas presents, such as fancy lines, ribbons, pyrographic goods and the like, j things wliich requiro a little time for preparation. 3 l "There is some demand for toys, of 1 (Bourse, and for such articles as dolls, ' Wrhich havo to bl dressed, I lie demand IBas been large. There is a. distinct at-2 at-2 Uoosphere of prosperity on all sides, 5 Suite different from the cautious feci-Wnz feci-Wnz exhibited by bu.vers during the soa- S wn a year ago. It is evident that tho i WPe iave Plenty of money and arc I- Kuite willing to spend it for remem- Krances to their friends, and the' are RiflPar'nC for a good holiday this ; Early Shopping Urged. 3. mi Dealers aro urging also tho advantages advan-tages of earby shopping, mid impressing $ pWpoh their patrons tho need of dispos-njr dispos-njr of their purchases before all tho mptet goods havo been selected. Thus 0-IBbe dry goods trade has been unusually Ireflectivo of the season of the year. Q The warm weather has affected the u Ifcalo of furs seriously, and thero has Q Jbecn a dull season in goods of that ft class. On the other hand, tho wet and (J Bloppy streets wliich have resulted from 0.' tho recent snow havo been a boon to i tie ihoe dealers, and the tvado in those ... lines has been heavy. Iu women's -1 ready-to-wear apparel, such as shirt-Traists, shirt-Traists, suits and ihe like, thero has v been a good deal of activity. jLA curious phase of the trade has been tho demand for women 's neckwear, , specially Queen Anno ruffs, and re- wntly thero has been an enormous call for neck mufflers. Ono firm in the n city sold fifty dozen of these during I Ihe past Yeek and ordered 150 dozen . I Bore to provide for Iho call which is , V fipccted to follow with tho next cold K' pap. Curiously enough, millinery has j been quiet, it is said, and the femiuino w portion of the population is evidently U lot thinking of these things. All kind's it-children 's goods havo sold well, al-:nouch al-:nouch many of the articles arc evidently evi-dently purchased for use as Christmas irwents. t!1 0 11,1(1,5 n house furnishings, espc-W espc-W i'Mly nigs, carpets, furniture of all kinds, and everything which can be used to mako 1 ho home attractive, continues con-tinues strong. Tho completion of many new houses and the opening of a number num-ber of thc new apartments which have been erected during thc summer is aaid to have canoed an increaso in tho snlo of goods of Ibis sort. Tho cold weathor has also caused considerable buying on account of the need of stocking up with winter bedding, baugings and the like. Hardware Etisinoss Good. "Business is good,'' paid tho hardware hard-ware man,'' and wo cannot comment especially on any lino. Seasonable goods havo perhaps been the feature of the trade and stoves, heaters, and iudoor sporting goods have been called for a great rate. Builders hardwaro has suffered no falling off, cither, and the wholesalers aro ordering tremendous 3uantities of wire fencing for future elivcry. Nails, wiro, bolts and in fact all kinds of builders' supplies havo sold well and present indications point to an unusually large tra'do next year by tho retailers. The mining machinery trade has been excellent, although it is said there should be somo falling off on account of tho lateness of tho sen son. Much of tho machine' ordered, however, at this timo is probably intended in-tended for installation in tho spring. Apparently the approach of Christmas Christ-mas has affected tho retail trado iu hardware and asido from tho call for tho .usual winter goods such as sleds, snowshoes, skis and skates and thc like business has boon quiet. Financiers call attention to the fact that the payment of tho regular quarterly quar-terly and semi-annual dividends of many uf tho bauhs and other commercial commer-cial 'institutions will take place tho last of this month and during tho first, part of January, and that thc money disbursed dis-bursed in 'this manner should act as a relief to tho stringency which has existed ex-isted during the summer aud much I' tho fall. Although this tightness i indicated that n largo amount of business busi-ness was being transacted, tho fact ns caused a good deal of dissatisfaction among those who desired loans and tii promise 'of better conditions in a f"-months f"-months is regarded favorabl- by in vpptors. Tho payment of tho last installment in-stallment of money on Iho beet, crows by thc Idaho Sugar company the last ot tho week, the amount being close to $1,000,000, will provide tho farmers with plenty of ready cash for the Christmas season and thero r-ears to bo a favorablo outlook to business conditions con-ditions all over tho state. Following aro tho latest quotations on local stocks and bonds: Stocks aud Bonds. Amalgamated Fugar Co., pf 5 05.00 Amalgamated Sugar Co.v, com .... 178. on Beneficial Life Insuranco Co 150.00 Con. Wason & Machine Co., pfd.. 113.0 Con. Wagon & Machine Co., com. 100.00 Commercial National bank 125.00 Descrct National bank 2S1 0 DosercL Savings bank 530.06 First National bank of Ogden 30S 00 Home Fire TiiHumnco Co 105.00 Hcbor J. Grant & Co 130.00 Lewis ton Supar Co 15.00 National Bank of thc Republic H0. 00 Osden Savings bank 2G0.00 Prove Com'l & SavlnKS bank 143. 0C Rocky Mountain Bell Tel. Co 57 50 State Bank of Utah 200,00 Supar City Towmilte Co 110 00 Thatcher Bros. - Banking Co 117,00 Utah-Idaho Sugar Co., pfd .... 8. SO do common 3.25 Utah National bank 115.00 Utah Savings Sz. Trust Co 110.00 WCHtcrn Loan & Savlnfiu Co 10G, 00 Zlon's Saving Bank & Trust Co... -100.00 Z. CM. I. , 201.00 BONDS, Salt Lake City Railroad 102.50 Sumptor Valley rullrond 102.50 Utah County Light & Power Co.,, 101.50 . Utah Sutrtir Co. iu.1.00 |