Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-04-20 | Page 16 | Spring Trade Brisk in Seasonable Wear

ISPRING TRADE BRISK IN SEJSIIE WEAR I Merchants Report Beat Week ; for Many Months; Straw Hats Soon. Spring trade was good with tho mer-I, mer-I, chdnts during tho yast week. Parts of Friday ami Saturday wore not favor able to big sales, but the week as a wholo was (tatigfnetorr and merchants havo no comnlaintrt to make. It was 1 reported nt toe big stores where worn-! on' wpar in a fmituro that tho week's; business wag entirely up to expoctn-; tions and that t rude 'had been hravior, ' than for any wok ince tho ononingl dnmand for dre nds, millinery, rif tho fo-r.illcd spring tcason. Tho domand for drew goodn, mUHnory, waists. linens, oxford shoes, hosiery, rcady-to-woar skirts and all othor accessories ac-cessories to women's toilet was unusually un-usually heavy. ' Clothing stores report heavy ) sales or I men 'a wearing apparel during tho f wck. Tt is just n httlo onrly for straw-hats, straw-hats, but the stores havo an immenso supply of tho latent shapes In stock and it is expected that a few warm davs will turn tho tide in that direction. Tho domand for sprlug clothes and othor furnishings kas bflon strong. Furniture stores havo been doing big business during tho week, tho demand having been far abovo that of preceding preced-ing years, both as to variety and qual-itv. qual-itv. Hardware stores and other stores dealing in sporting goods report a continued con-tinued heavy Bale in thoso lines as tho sorting blood of young America, as well as older America, is now at the proper heat for the spring and sum mcr pastimes. It is said that tho domand do-mand for baseball supplies is tho heaviest heavi-est in years. The demand for household furnishings, furnish-ings, such as rugs, laco curtains, etc, alo has boon heavier than usual even nt this season of th year. Taking tho week as a whole, it has been one of tho best that tho merchants havo enjoyed en-joyed for many months.