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Show ISlrong Demand Is Reported liy f Merchants, Especially in ', Spring Goods. WEATHER HAS AFFECTED , ,i THE GENERAL CONDITION'S I WJiilc Business Could Be Bcf- ter, SaU Lake Dealers Are ' Satisfied. , 1 In spite of unsettled conditions gen- " cni trade is reported fairly good, es pecially in essentially spring goods. As might 1)0 expected, retail Iradc has suf- fered most, whereas there has been little lit-tle lot up in wholesale business on ac- i i count of the anticipated demand for new stocks by out-of-town dealers. There have been almost no features in the week's business, and yet the volume vol-ume has kept up remarkably well, considering con-sidering that it is a littlo between sca- sons, and general attention Is directed to the coming of Easter and that trad-1 trad-1 ing in that line has been greatl' af- , fectcd by the weather, i As might be expected, there has been a great demand for millinery, although suits, wraps, women's dresses, and the like, have sold well and the demand has I constituted no small portion of the week's business. A prominent dry goods man said Saturday that one of the features fea-tures of the ladies' furnishing trade was the call for neckwear. Ruffs, especially, es-pecially, were called tor in numbers ! which appeared to indicate that every j woman in the city was determined to secure one of the coveted articles without with-out regard to its becoming features. A , curious feature of trade has been the I1 slight demand for ribbons Renort I from fh- east indicate that goods of i that sort are sold in largo quantities. buf in this citv. either the craze has . not reached would-be purchasers, or I I thn fad has not appealed (o feminine I taste. ; The coming of Easter has influenced ,' truth considerably, of course, and the demand has been for goods in preparation prepara-tion for that day. Extreme types in women's and men's garments have been the rule, and the masculine por-i por-i tion of the buyers have apparently reveled in garments that would do am-, am-, pie justice to St. Patrick's day, with something to spare. As regards colors, , women's clothing' promises to bo more quiet, although there is a tendency 1o 'I shine in quiet cuts, rather than in such milieus combinations of colors as is A discernablo in men's attire, j Jn the hardware market business in general is reported good and fully up to the standard of previous vears. Essentially Es-sentially spring goods, like lawn mowers, garden tools, sprinklers, hoes, rakes, shovels and t.ho like, havo sold usually well, as au indication that house owners were preparing to begin work in the garden. Builders' hardware, hard-ware, paints and oils, indicative of activity ac-tivity in building operations, have been called for in large quantities. Automobile, Auto-mobile, supplies, horns, tires, lamps and tools, have also constituted a large part of the week's trade. Evidently owners of cars are getting ready for spring runs and preparing their cars for the coming season. Cameras and kodak supplies are called for in great quantities and srjorliug goods have sold well, although it is a trifle early in tho season and not much would be expected in retail trade from theso lines. In purely wholesale lines there has been a continued demand for hand tools, cordage, wire fencjng, horseshoes, horse-shoes, wood stock of all kinds and, in fact, everything which would be used on tho farm or around the house. Fishing tackle and baseball goods have sold well, showing that out-of-town dealers aro stocking up against the coming of the spring season. Saddlery Sad-dlery has constituted the featuro of the leather ware trade. "We havo no kick coming," said the manager of one of the big stores, ''and wo feel that , trade has been fairly good, with something some-thing to spare." Financial Affairs. Financial affairs aro reported pretty active. The construction of many new buildings and the anticipated great activity ac-tivity in building, the completion of the Western Pacific railroad, tho improvements im-provements contemplated b3' tho Salt tLake & Ogden and the Saltair railroad lines have stimulated general business considerably, it is said, and given confidence con-fidence to man' investors who had come here to purchaso property. The activity in connection with the proposed revision of the tariff is commented com-mented upon as producing a hesitancy on the part of many business men, although al-though conditions appear to be excellent excel-lent throughout the west. The commercial stock and bond market mar-ket has been firm and with only a few sales registered during t.ho week. The Deseret Savings bank paid a regular dividend of 2 per cent and a special dividend of S per cent during tho week. The Utali-Tdabo Sugar company declared a dividend of 1 per cent, payable March 31. The Home Fire Insurance In-surance company declared a dividend of 2 por cent, payable April 1. The Zion Co-operative Home Building and Real Estate company declared a quarterly dividend of 2 por cent, payable April 1; the Sugar City Townsito company declared a dividend of 2 per cent, payable pay-able April 1, and the Bonefieinl Life lusuranc ecompany declared a dividend of 2 por cent, payable April 1. These matters have greatly strength-enerd strength-enerd genrnd financial feeling in tho city. That the volume of general bufii j ness is running ahead of last year is indicated in-dicated bv tho stated totals from the clearing liouso, which reports gains over the corresponding days of 1P08 of 2"5 per cent or even larger percentages. percent-ages. Following aro the latest quotations quota-tions for local slocks and bonds: Stocks and Bonds. Amalgamated Sugar Co., pfd S 97.00 Amalgamated Sugar Co., com 190.00 Bcnellclnl Life Insurance Co 1C0. 00 Barnes Banking Co., Kaysville. . . . 1-15.00 Con. AVagon and M. Co.. pfd 106.00 Commercial National bank 127.00 Deseret National bank 290.00 Deseret Savings bank MO. 00 Davis Co. ' bank. Farmington H0. 00 First National bank. Ogden 310.00 First National bank, Murray 140.00 First National bank, Logan 200.00 Home Fir Insurance Co 200.00 Hcbcr J. Grant & Co : 130.00 Lewlston Sugar Co 15.25 National Bank of the Republic... 150.00 Nophi National bank 115. 00 Ogden Savings bank 260.00 Provo Coin, and Savings bank 150.00 Rockv Mt. Bell Tel. Co 55.00 Salt Lake Security and Trust Co.. .140.00 State Bank of Utah 212.00 State Bank of Brlshnm City 150.00 Sircar City Townsito Co 105.00 Thatcher Bros. Bank'g Co., Logan. 150,00 Utah Bank. Co., Lehl and A. Fork. 150.00 Utah-Idaho Sugar Co., pfd 9.00 common 3.00 Utah County Light and Power Co. 1.10 Utah National bank 12C.00 Utah Savings and Trust Co 112.00 Walker Bros., bankers 250.00 Western Loan and Savings 106.00 ZIon's Savings Bank and Trust Co. 400.00 7j. C. M. 1 20G.O0 Z, C. Home Bldg. and R. E. Co... 1.00 BONDS. Salt Lake City Railroad 101i Sumptor Valley Railroad 101 J Utah Co. Light and Power Co 102J Utah Sugar Co 102 |
