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Show Merchants Report Brisk Busi- jicss in Spite of Chill ; and Rain. HOUSECLEANING SEASON : AIDS FURNISHING TRADE Collections Up to Average: Splendid Condition of Crops Insures Prosperity. Special sales in Suit, Lake stores have found favor in tho last wock. In a larjro way this feature of the trade has predominated, according to reports from tho stores advertising them. Iu all lines of trade, with a few possible exceptions, ex-ceptions, tho month of May thus far has shown a material increase oyer May of last year .and every indication points to a continuance of good trade for the rest of the month. The week would have shown up better, but tor tho two days of cold weather and rain at iho start. The sudden change caused trade to drop off in lines usually active- at this season of the year. Spring suits and dress goods suffered most from the cool weather. However, the woek has been satisfactory, the four days of good trade going ahead ol a full week at a corresponding time last vcar. A number of lines of trade have been affected by the coming commencements. Dress goods and accessories, suits, line shoes and the liko have been favored with extra heavy demands, while novelties, novel-ties, jewelry anil notions have felt tho approach of coniuicncement in con t rib-" rib-" uting to tho gift, buying campaign now in full force in anticipation of tho invitations in-vitations to attend commencement oxer-c.ises. oxer-c.ises. Straw hats with the furnishing stores have come in for a liberal part of the i patronago of tho week. All lines' of , haberdashery have moved fully to the satisfaction" of the merchants in the business of furnishing all the latest styles in men 's toggery. ilousccleauiug still is playing its part in increasing the sales in certain lines. In the lighter lines of house furnishings furnish-ings the trade for the week has boon liberal. Small pieces of furniture, dra- ' pcries and carpets, as a result of the ' Lousecleauing campaign, have been among the best sellers. Hardware -stores, too, have been benefited by the needs brought to light with the annual spring renovation movement. On account ac-count of tho number of new residences going up, plumbing supplies, roofing materials and inside finishing materials havo been strong on tho retail mar- " tot in tho past few weeks. Paper hangers and decorators have had a busy week and havo work arranged for a good while ahead. Collections Are Good. Collections have been up to tho aver-ago aver-ago for tho past ton days, leaving the impression that monoy is becoming free for legitimate lines of trade. With few exceptions, all merchants report a good week in cash business. Taken as a whole, business in Salt Lako in tho last week has been better than general trado conditions reported from tho big centers would indicate. The week has shown up well in straight financial realms. The country as a whole is observing tho outcome of the action of congress in the matter of tariff legislation and reciprocity, but in a local way these questions seem to have cut little figure in tho trade world. Crop prospects were never better, bet-ter, which insures prosperous conditions throughout tho state. |