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Show ps or SPAING nENHIFEST J I Goods Are Arriving, and 0 jOntlook for Trade Is I TER PREPARATIONS NOAV WELL UNDER WAY fm Activity in Furniture, jJfCarpet, Draperies and SJjiis of spring have been more than l&niaiiifest in tho business of the HRweek. With Easter little more than IllSwccks away, shopkeepers all over . J7cxty are prepariiifr for the creak and arranging for the opening ujh will take place in about two uts, Spring goods are arriving from ; Jfeast, and buyers, especially the .amine portion of the population, arc .Tly inspecting the goods which havo Jff placed on sale and laying plans ,&ring toilets. Even the men have ifn to think of lightweight clothes, retailors are busy with the early ifflftlytho 'department stores, interest flutters mainly in women's ready to Tfl suits, which are selected in ad- -4e of the usual millinery, hosiery. 11- p and other accessories, since theso V,m gs are usually selected to match 'lavyfreight shipments are now -ng in for most of the big. sj ores, Tshop windows already cshibit'as-monts cshibit'as-monts of brand new goods. Tho a inory workrooms nre busy pre-;!ng pre-;!ng models nnd copies of tho latest ji. importations, and wonderful cre- jhs in ndvanco styles ma3' bo seen jVost of tho stores, 'ictivity in furniture, carpels and 'flferies has been great. New goods "(now coming in, and will continue rfivo for a week or two. Shopmen tf an excellent season, and watch cather anxiously, since much (Icon (Ic-on favorable conditions to bring , largo number of purchasers eariy . 3h'c seasou. "The outlook is first-riCCHJ'' first-riCCHJ'' they say. "and tho prospect -tt for unusuallv good conditions.5 ' Tn'tTBhocs and lightweight clothing for Af-mcn and women have already ite their appearance on the street, l.therc seems to be no cloud on the :-zon of the future. SUCui Demand for Hardware. 'vThero is said to be a tremendous Igfjand for builders' hardware. Ke-vp Ke-vp from the real estate market that 5pt' in building would bo great has L'yjrbntly stimulated dealers in thoso :''.mp which form a-paH of now homes, , Snails, wiro, iron roofing, and; in builders' supplies of all kinds '..V3 sold well and with a prospect of 'jjcreaso as the season advances. Tho jifillj' fine weather of tho past HfpKas brought out numbers nf pros-fiva pros-fiva buyers, and caused the rc- - 'jptlon of work on many buildings ..s-.-;fth bad been neglected for the last V jif'or three months. " Vae call for machinery, especially of S..inining variety, has increased some--pVover that of the preceding week, 'ffifthe uncertainty in the east has -. ,irently not affected conditions f(to any great extent. Most lines - raietal goods have sold readily, in ,'8 of tho somewhat uncertain mar- t( . -Jin the east, lirmers are calling for snpplios of try netting, irrigating tools, hoes, jjtfforks and other hand tools. Btynowers have formed a large p)b of the hardware trade, aud ir cultivators and other goods for ning purposes havo constituted a rdWQ portion of the trade. , Sporting Goods Active. 1 gporting goods continue active. The 7-for baseball goods, especially at E' 'jlesale. has been large, and fishing too and automobile sundries have tin large quantities. The departure Ahe snow aud drying up of the mud jai the city has stimulated the do-fid do-fid for automobile supplies. As a j'fT all over the cit3 there has been 10 lilteht increase in trade conditions eralb'. with a distinct, falling off ir fltho sale of winter goods and a cor-V' cor-V' ponding increase iu the salo of Jfcz goods. QT financial conditions appear to be .ellent. Reports from brokers iudi-'. iudi-'. Aa' that conditions of business ,ughout the west aro belter than in j-east, and that while there has been eclino in prices of manufactured Iflucts of the large industries of the " . c; the west is getting higher prices rrSfits stored wheat. atiriSP16 approach of dividend period on u commercial stock and bond inar-ggMhas inar-ggMhas brought about-an increased in- Tv. or :l number of investment sc-t sc-t pities. The 3 per cent semi-annual Jidend on bonds of tho Utah Sugar Sjpauy on March 1 placpd a largo "Tptity of money in circulation, and (Tjflfilyity in local stocks and. bonds has uVjx stimulated therebv. . )nring tho past week, stock of the gjl iky Mountain Bell Telephone com-Vyfy com-Vyfy dropped $5 per share, even in tho -"?jp' of tho recently published report ,rtp()tbo company showing prosperous iWAyditious in tho business. On the 6r hand, stock of the Utah-Idaho hr compan3' held up well, and Z. ' .,-M. I. stock sold at the high figure -206 per share. There have been OfO" inquiries also for the new slock of the Consolidated Wagon and Ma-chiuo Ma-chiuo company. Following aro the latest quotations for stocks and bonds; Stocks aud Bonds. Amalgamated Sugar Co., pfd $ 96.00 common 1S5.00 Beneficial Life Insurance Co 1C0. 00 Barnes Banking Co.. Kaysvllle. . . . 145.00 Con. Wagon & Machine Co., pfd.. 108.50 Commercial National bank 127.00 DeHoret National hank 200.00 Doseret Savings bank 560.00 Davis Co. bank, Farmlnglon 140. Uil First National bank, Osden 310.00 First National bank. Murray 140.00 First National bank, Logan L'00.00 Home Fin" Insurance Co 200.00 Hebftr J. Grant Is Co 130.00 Lewlston Sugar Co 15.00 National Bank of the Republic 150.00 Nephi National bank 115.00 Ogdcn Savings bank 2(50.00 Provo Com. and Savings bank 150.00 Itocky Mt. Bell Telephone Co 55.00 Salt Lake Security and Trust Co.. 1-10.00 State Bank of Utah 211.00 State Bank of Brlgham City 150.00 Sugar City Townslte Co 105.00 Thatcher Bros. Bank'g Co., Logan. 150.00 Utah Bank. Co., Lehl nnd A. Fork. 150,00 Utah-Idaho Sugar Co., pfd S.00 common 3.00 Utah County Light and Power Co. 1.10 Utah National hank 125.00 Utah Savings and Trust Co 112.00 Walker Bros., bankers 250.00 Wciitern Loan and Savings........ 100.00 7,lon's Savings Bank and Trust Co. -100.00 'A. C. M. 1 20G.O0 Z. C, Homo Eldg. and R. E. Co... 1.00 BONDS. Salt Lake City Railroad 101i Sumpter Valley Railroad 1011 Utah County LILght and Power Co... 1021 Utah Sugar Co 101a |