Show jos BEGIN TO BRUSH AWAY Outlook Becoming financial crucial More Hopeful as Time Goes By YORK DEFICIT CUT DOWN DOWNif of if Coin CullI mill Cm CUL j Jr O I III Jf r Ur Urgent m lel Continue Stringency Tl Til general aI commercial 11 outlook k and more mora favorable In Iii u matters things are uro assuming n more HoPeful Tl The 0 J If discount oC or O tho Hank ot of ott the th t of l Is taken II Ull thit lo to Aini rI I fear Of at more gold sold shipments 0 I ca IS sub Besides this there thero was WIlK wasI I M DO wading bidding this week weck by IJ Americans for tor forth fore shipments o of at Kohl Hold from th e I el ei l nearer homo home th tb Coming Ie cuing of ot Hid tho th reserve In InNell i Ke YorK by LY last IaH Nell j lt K l baa Iad u a very vory effect TUB 1110 I is O mm flU below I to t mo UIO ot o cur CUi cU V I i Mf iley ot 0 a me tile banns of ot Dec a 3 show I u tt to bo bu very ety good I mis Int IH lK M pronounced t to bo IJ b a LL very cry I fl ct r It is generally b Cd Joints IMI Its will bu he lens und In VI I r than thu Ihu other real L of recent years How I r a 8 lulling t OtT K in Iii Is 13 to 10 bu ho and ana readjustments reu that tIu will wilt willu CX u some ome must Inevitably allOW 1110 country is as UH olio Cite i tUt It II In position lion of ot a IL sick Iek man liMn f oM BI t la Is t ore lire of OK without pro PIO prolonged longed distress tress b Hue tiie Oil 1111 H tile the financial clouds arc aro pre prel l a IL sliver silver lining there thero Is I a aspot arc rc spot on oil the other In that man ny foolish people have havo locked looked up o large brg amount of at tho currency of the thet t in tn s safety boxes It Is esti estl estimate mate mato that aw us much ns nil gold Old tins has been thus withdrawn IhL the channels of ot trade and ami that thai ull t t tentS lime when above alt all others It IL u 11 t lo l needed It Is perhaps too mild a II to la call 1111 II this Ut I foolish it Is er ut IMI It Is ht hoped that t it this th i largo will Wilt soon bo be restored restore 1 to light and l 1011 s hasten haston the recovery from tile the I y J sick Iek spell QUIET Tilt Thi Heal estate market continues a it aI I toW fowl deal like tho the previous week II I doing tig that t ha t Is h l comparative I I 1 foi tor there has hall been somo Inquiry I MU lo to make tho the dealers feel feld that I i is really worth living after aCter all 1111 allI I They h bi anticipate brisk trading In tho the spring and timid tho fact that so no many peo lie I Is tiiu l withdrew reI their money muney from the tanks ranks Invested It U III In real Is rg r us as a II substantial Into Of course building at this of 01 C j ir U is ii reduced to Its ItH lowest terms but at Lit the structures now approach tag ti work Is III being pushed Ui nit possible speed Time The brick utah mall cs S port import r such steady sales that they Ule L t It tc IC c thero will be bo a u decided ro re roi i 1131 al next spring I In the building line as Ill tho Idea Is current that tho tta Ih S of both labor amid material Til iJ I 1 HO so low by April that much mow money Im a ill be Invested in construction co work tork il l STATIONARY AnY The fil lumber trade reports that the tho effects tn of or present Plesent conditions are aro be bc betIl tIl It perceptible In retail prices ot oe building material Thero Is iii a II dispo disposition Uon to follow tho the wholesale market do iO d i now that large lurge stocks bought at al high prices Lire arc b becoming reduced It ii Is claimed mod that no serious tI or 0 cx ex extended tended lowering of ot prices will ensue hii hr buse uc the sawmills have hava so mo K thor thoroughly curtailed their output as liS to tor tore r re nt ut overproduction From the tho u of or tho iii dealers dealer this flits sprint sprIng wilt will offer the thu most lc opportunity opportunity 11 Ity In years for CUI parties wishing to Invest in Improvements I m i ii at lit a t a LL minimum iii i a tin oHm of or expenditure expenditures The Tho production ot or lumber Is III so to tt within tho tue control of ur thu tue that nothing Is to 10 be b gained by 11 waiting wailing for Cor lower pi Ices that may many ilia obtain In hI tho the spring A num number ber of o f people have their intention Intention intentiOn tion of ot taking advantage of ot tho the tion by h t preparing to lu build A prominent prominent nent neat lumberman las ays ho he hears ot of a n proposition to 10 organize three com coat companies which are being belli Incur Incorporated to Iu build apartment houses and many subscribers ers era to the tile stock have been boon Tills This clasS oC of Investment pays haYs Denver has tried it so 80 thoroughly that In iii that city ell tho the scheme has hils passed assed beyond tho the experimental stage to a u couch condi condition ion tion of pronounced success The Tho apartment house In Suit Salt Lako Is a Li profitable Investment and but for Cor the abnormally high prices of f labor and und material last year oar there would PUll have havo been be ell iv IL dozen more good sized apartment houses built hullt Local lumbermen foci feel that people are going to make malte the Iho best beat of or the th situation and while Willie business may mu not bo ho a Il volum voluminous volumInous inous us as It hits has been boon It will wilt be easily and satisfactorily But Just Justat at present not much Is II doing HARDWARE FAIRLY The hardware trade trilda expresses Itself as US highly pleased with the way vay trade Is IK for fOl tho new lIew year yeul Ot or course the tho mining machinery brunch branch of tho the business docs not Improve but then theta theio ole are other things timIngs In hardware thun mining machinery and the tho other things arc going In lit pretty good shape There Is a II good demand fur for skates both Ice and amid roller sleds tools for tor cutting Ico jeo co general hardware both shelf shelt and heavy mechanics tools snow shovels stoves stoe heaters har bar harnesses nesses lobes und Trade Trado is IK reported UK us opening up for tor the tho pres ires present eat ent year eal moro more favorably than last InsL year yer CU ut ILL this time So the tho members or ot tho tim trade are arc wearing tho time smile that wont como omo oil off every everything everything thing is II pleading lug to 10 tho thu prospect WHOLESALE DRY GOODS Tho local wholesale dry goods gauds trade trado has just completed the thu annual Inventory Inventory tory taking finding stocks in a Il satis satisfactory satisfactory factory condition New goods are be being InK ing opened up for tor spring with stripes strong In the tho way wa of ot fancies but with plain patterns in steady stead demand There is a good call for voiles chiffons ba ha tistes but there thero Is no special call for Cor Corrough rough finished goods Jobbers re rc report ron port that tho the cotton goods market has developed a steadier tone Some Somo west vest western vestera era ern jobbers have havo been letting out do domestic mellIe cottons at very cry low values In comparison with agents prices but tho the volume o of such sales has been be on re ye restricted striated because of or money matters rue Tho sheeting and antI drill situation Is dull with willi no flu efforts being made to force trade Drills are cheaper than the CIt last February Prints cloths continue to Improve with better belter prices being demanded and anti prices steadier Unless there thele Is a radical lowering In Imi cotton values In the tho next few tew weeks CellS there thure will be no change chango In Iii values of at staple printed goods for Cor spring With this understanding 1 country buyers bu iwo are sending In orders tho th more tree free freely treely ly I Ginghams are arc moving HO so well veli that cancellations alone prevented a scar scarcity scarcity city western houses being the thc prime offenders In cancellation though many of ot these cancellations were due title to de do delayed deliveries Buyers of ot tho tine woven fabrics will not be IJo in tho the mar market hot ket before the Iho last of ot this month Col Cal Colored ored cottons keep moving but buL without special I Incentive to active merest among They have Ino to pay py full market prices for COl or spots shots and nn the tho concessions on contracts aro not miot UK as liberal an ILl circumstances would to warrant The Tho bleached goods market Is lIS more of ot less lens foggy with dis distributors distrIbutors distributors and buyers differing ns as to values mind mid deliveries below expectations There Thero has hns In fact been such sucha a 0 falling off oft In values of oC gray goods bleached by converters that t Jobbers say this may prove a wet wot blanket on certain lines hues Rut But the white goods and bleached goods markets for spring are not being disturbed A good call Is IsIel reported Iel for far fancies with nile Lute cottons cot Ions hone nono too ton plentiful Thero There Is no largo large stock of ut fancies KNIT GOODS LINK Knit goods mile aro en cn endeavoring to maintain thu the opening pi prices Ices of last lust year 1111 as ILS tho the best IJlst that thal can be bo for fOI Nothing in III tho the cost of ot production warrants lower Wool knit goods arc In fair air demand demanda und a nIl price changes chail are 1110 not nol nO L Imminent ham Heavy cotton ribs and will not noL be bo opened at lit a IL higher range und antI on sonic Home ladles lu ls lines prices will be ho lower lowel Linens may limy go u lower Us UI bomo mills are 1110 reported to bo IJu out of Ut or orders tiers ders have hll e been sent bout s out BO ito BOas as to 10 bo ho o on tho the ground right after the tho holidays li e very little stock of ot either table linens or at JI fabrics and must replenish at itt tin an early date data It H hey expect lo to do Ihl any ullY spring instructions are being ro re to 10 ship hll i t Immediately I Ia tel y after a the tho holidays all aim goods on nil orders for fOl early delivery especially dress dregs s linens of at all 1111 Denials that lie tho I snail Mian has hils Ii as from tho the sil t leaving II II trade to t drug wearily wcarl The 1111 Itt silk market Is about the tho gon on I iy lo Iu I I fei 1 the tho ut ot ci C hard barth lilies I In lii tho the winter Im t l hOve havo hen been wont to lu book b uk good orders millers on un high grade silks I Im fo the thu various win tor ro 10 roMI Muri MI rI it 1 in t tills his I winter w imi ter t I Iv few v o Idt Ill have havo III on on pon goes und gild roughly hl mo oro soiling selling well for Cor forthe fortim tim the In blacks und amid col color omit or Velvet Velet ni pushed us ih 1 Ii v Y h ha vi hi Ian up liP strongly at by Pails WI rr Tho rho local rot EQ Ut nil II ratio t II a U 1 stills sat is tic lilly completion I 0 C thu I ii ml III In with vIlh trade truda well par particularly In lit wash goods goud and spring sun mig mutts U I In III ti ho hIt homade made up III ii ii for Cot th t It mining thu Thu hu hut cold t ohl tc I s ted Ihu I he lie move movement v ment In III i t s tu II I ii und all 11 comfort cHill fort on au stIlt sill counters I CU Ii I for UI time limit I III In Inn n it slit lit of Innocuous I C I ul e have boon Ih I and amid ii mv 1111 i rig u a 1 fair fill r I Trade at nt the lie I glove 1011 counters H tars hau limn 11 I mo lire fir ic fl I 1111 nox wok week tImid and mm ml air tile lilts I Ii Iho I i ro will v II I li ha a IL ILIn In lul ill in of lit Ml till und S I ii Ifs tInt that t It I t Ito wr I In III t ii net get rid lid of Pt Ij t Ie the regular taken In iii Time Tile most moat mo l successful ful dealer r 1 l 11 ho lie who knows just when Whore where and how to tl cut down clown prices and what goods gooda are arc to 10 bo be e Given Riven away a Ill Large amounts of ot money are ne saved sated ur Ut lost In iii this way SALES IN QUILTS Tho clothing Undo reports no special features feature Hales Hal are 1110 good d In lii mens me 11 Suits anti and suits too tou tooan an are going well le cli 11 The ho stocks of sweaters tm are reported about guile gone 0 I II specially tho the jacket variety which have token taken the HiD of at tho th old oil fashioned Jacket Tho rhu Wholesale hul faIQ trade trado Is Iy quiet a tIlt III yet et SHOES SATISFACTORY Tho shoo shoe trade a II satisfactory Sll tI week tho tue demand for fur rubbers continuing lug ing strong on account of ot tho tito The Ihl Jobbing trade reports Improving conditions us liS U it haiti Is lit holding up I in shape It U IH it always ex expected that bitt time the last three weeks In tho ilia year c will vill bu he tho the dullest of oe nil all III in thu tho who ulo trudo I but hut tho the oil cit l 1110 being g it j timid and Jobbers who lately countermanded their orders ate are 0 delay ot of thu the recalls Tho prospect Is that In a few Cell weeks there will be lc a IL rush null on the thc man lOan manufacturers by b those tho I who delayed or 01 during at lit thu the usual time and tho the shops will bo ho deluged with work ork with every everybody everybody body bud wanting to 10 have havo hn their orders tilled at once mice However they will vili have to take lake their turn rime Tho winter weather veather has improved general business K con timid has lit been the ac IlC activity In the undo customary about holiday time hue t making hi ii g it IL Incumbent in bemi t on oa UI the tho jobbers to 10 see that their stocks are ILle ample enough Traveling men report good saks ot or spring tpring and summoner summer lines though supplementary orders have not been heen no so frequent US as might have huo been desired It Jt Is believed that the tho aver average average age ngo of oe orders Is booked high Dealers and mind jobbers report that In split spite of ot temptation In some quarters to 0 offer uffer cheaper of oe sho I It has been almost almo t Impossible to build up any un such business us liS people have havo been heen educated ed od to believe In tho time worth und anti In Increased Increased creased duration of ur the high h h grade Inde shoe shuc and anti It Is to tu secure poor pOOl leather from Crom which to make chomp cheap goods Thu The month Just passed was waK not a abad abad abad bad month for tor or the trade after all In any quarter A Chicago leader rinds fInds In lit it II the Iho ili biggest week In lii the history of ot his business and New York deal dealers dealers ers ens report an ait Increasing trade There Thero Is I no loss lobs of oC faith In the reign of ot tho the Oxford shoo shoe I for tor the next season seMon and it is claimed that the high Napoleon top boot worn by b women will help the tho tale sale of ot Oxfords Tim ruin Napoleon boot Insures dry dr and well protected ankles with attendant good health and have taken well with the tho fair sex Hex besides it means better business for COl forthe tho the tanner tunnel manufacturer the Jobber and tho the retailer There Is a fulling falling off reported In the manufacture of spring leathers colored d calf having buYing superseded It for Cor spring and summer wear vear Shoe shipments from trout Boston have been about the thc samo sanie as us for a number of ot weeks past The Tho previous week cases eases were sent out as compared with cases tho pro pre preceding ceding week and cases last year The Tho shipments for COI the year so HO far have been heen cases as compared with cases caces last year ear oai cases In lOOn 1901 cases in III 1904 cases III in 1903 cases in 1902 |