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Show fHITS PLEASED Iffl WHO TRADE Cm an(j winter Siocks Move NMapidly With Advent of Cooler Weather. JMPEFUL FOR FUTURE fMalers in All Classes of Mer-isjchaiidise Mer-isjchaiidise Look for Brisk jftliile the volume of retail trade dr-jH'jb'e dr-jH'jb'e last week was not so sreat as tfof the preceding seven days, mer-HEfj mer-HEfj appear well pleased with the re-E' re-E' and declare that the figures in Ktfnr the week will run snbstuntial-JHbore snbstuntial-JHbore those tor the eamo period in 4HL Especially active are lato fall Kvnnter stocks, while galea ecu. ted generally at various times Eighout the ' business district have IKn'cd aliolves of summer goods. SB.Jarpa number of visitors who at-Bled at-Bled the big irrigation congress, the nKe fair and Mormon church coufcr-H, coufcr-H, remained over last week and were 4mi in evidence at (.ho stores. A do-Bj do-Bj change in wcutlior nlso brought (benefits and nearly all departments fHrzdo wero thronged with purchasers. Kterc were no noticeable features iu Hh'tail market last week, but efforts Bio merchants to induce shopocrs to JHfcheir buying before lato in the aft-jHebD, aft-jHebD, ii cur closing time, are reported Ke meeting with some success. IHratifying hardware trade was ro-lBtfd, ro-lBtfd, orders being received freely. IKes and stove furniture were in demand, and outside, orders in jHlicC5 brightened up considerably. jEmber, cement and building mate-fontinue mate-fontinue to fmioy a gratifying mar-HH'and mar-HH'and the car shortage handicap has wended so as to cripple local deal era. No changes in prices arc reported. , n?ciJrtnicnl stores, as usual, carried car-ried on first, honors in point of volume ot trade. A heavy call was noted during dur-ing the week for specialties, and nil staple lines moved steadily. Suits, millinery, mil-linery, shoes. Hilks, underwear and clonics wore tho features. Furs sold to a good market. Jlcavicr men's furnishings fur-nishings also wont in steady demand. Definite announcement of tho date upon which the Keitli-O-'Brien company and tho Auorbach company would ro-movo ro-movo to their respective new stores at Stato and Third .South streets has not been made, but both firms arc energetically energeti-cally preparing for removal, which is expected within a wcok or so, unless it is decided to conduct their grand openings open-ings at the beginning of the liolidav season. Morehauts look for continued good trade, with tho volume xtondilv swoll-mg swoll-mg until after the holiday sales, and are exceedingly optimistic in their expressions. |