Show SLIGHT DROP IN BUSINESS THIS THIS EEK WEEK General Conditions Good However With a Strong Demand in Many Lines Business has suffered a slight ht falling off this week in man many lines Hns according to many of the hi big wholesale and retail retail re re- re tail dealers of the eit city There was a reported de decrease rese in the clothing business business busi busi- ness S in in hardware are and in other lines linc while in sporting goods houses automobile automobile automo automo- bile and vehicle stores there was an in increase of trade There Js is a heavy heay demand demand demend de de- de- de mand mend for all kinds of wagons ons bUl buggies ies and farm implements reported by br the te various lar large e dealers of the cit city The hard hardware are stores have not Dot been suffering suffer suffer- sag ing to any extent from front a loss of business busi busi- ness but trade was as lighter than last week eek There is a bi big demand at present for all kinds of building materials including including in ing nails hin hinges es glass glas Ia s tools doors anc and other articles of use in in new homes anc and Business structures In the sporting goods houses the opening of tIne the fish fish- ng tug season caused a t heavy y run on fishing fishing fish fish- in ing tackle of all kinds There was as a much larger tr amount of fanc fancy tackle sold this year yar than last according to the he larger dealers In tho the paint business there thero has been beena a heavy y demand for all kinds and colors of pai paint t. t There was also a great reat demand demand domand de do- mand for oils brushes and other things used in the tIne painting business In the clothing trade business was not as brisk as it mi might ht have ha been Special See See- cial ial sales salts of the thc previous week weel trade to a certain extent There Theres is s of course an unusual demand for foright forli li light ight ht weight clothing including underwear underwear underwear under under- wear stockings s clothes clothe's dresses and jackets Clothing stores report more or oress orless orless less ess of a slump owin owing to the tho fact that the he spring rush is o l over r. r Next week should open up the summer season in full nil blast and a big week is is antici antici- Institutions of unusual activity are aro the tho ho brick yards ards about the cit city At present resent there is such a demand for brick that hat it is hard to fill orders The kilns are arc re bein being run day and night In some instances trouble is experienced in the companies not bein being able to supply the exact shade of brick desired The banks arc are all in prosperous condition condition con- con and these there is plenty of money for or good investments The price of f money remains at about the same point it t did last week which is a great deal better than during the same period a acar year car a ago o. o The future is looked forward to o with increased confidence by dealers in n all lines |