Show WANT BANKERS LOANS local Lopal Lo al Financiers Report Few I Features but Strong De Demand Demand Demand mand for Money SHOPKEEPERS ON THE JUMP Holiday Trade Is Ts With Promise Of or O Greater Grenter Volume With Nearer Approach of Christmas General trade Is beginning to get gt busy bug With Wih Christmas as tho the holiday season Approaches s and storekeepers every everywhere ever where her arc assuming the qui vivo he in ex cx expectation of a big bL rush Purchasers arc are giving somo omo attention to the fervid Invitation of the retail business community to shop early earl thus avoid avoiding avoidIng ing ins a 1 rush and amI crush at the tho lost last lat mo moments ments and making It easier caler on the tho clerks cerks The banks report a steady and grow growing growIng ing log business but no special features for tho tim week The clearings clearing for the thelast lost last two days havo have taken ken a drop dl as compared with wih the thc figures of a year ear ngo no but there were specially heavy receipts for or a n couple of or days at that time which ran up tho the figures to ab abnormal abnormal abnormal normal dimensions The he arc applicants for loans loa to help them carry cary stock through tho the winter so are business men who are arc branching out for or the tile holidays holdas It I Is Interesting to noto nota that the tile years clearings to date datO datre ere re slightly over ahead ahta of a the tho totals or of TIlE THE nE CLEWS LETTER Henry l nry Clews in his Ills last circular let letter letter letter ter says say General trade continues largo large larso In vol volume volume ume une especially In the Interior Bank Baak clearings demonstrate this tills Railroad earnings are arc very ver satisfactory and tho the extraordinary activity In steel as l n yet et no signs of abating Textiles are aro also In good demand Secretary Wll Wil YI sons Ions annual report emphasizes anew the phenomenal prosperity of or the agri agricultural cultural classes showing that the te crops of tho current year arc are valued on the tile falm at approximately 8 or 0 more moro than a I year ear ago This Is an Increase of ot moro more maIo than 10 per percent pr percent cent In value In 12 1 months which Is considerably greater Seater than the Increase f Cf f quantity In farm rum products and goes tar fur towards explaining the tho to present high cost of or living about which complaint Is so 80 universal This prosperity of at the tho farmer the largest larest factor in our in industrial i n life Is tho tIlo bedrock of at the pres present CUt ent general activity In business He Ho Is probably making larger profits pr s than are arc archis his Ills due and at a t the expense of ot the toni tom temporarily orrl helpless consumer But no ono one begrudges him him his Ills good goll fortune fortuno for tor ho must use it either In getting out of or debt building up his bank deposit or spending moro more or loss less in luxuries tho the employed production of ot which keeps others well wei The rho trade trae reports good god bus busi business ness fleas with an a Increase In holiday holt wares including sleds skates I te silver siver plated ware vare cutlery cuter etc Tho The demand for stoves and heaters continues without without any an Indication of cessation and ad not notwithstanding notwithstanding withstanding tho the advent of steady stead win wintry try tl ti weather the Utu outgoing of or builders hardware has bali lis scarcely diminished There is a tendency to place orders order for February and March larch delivery delver showing that tile the th manufacturers and Jobbers jabbers are Rr behind In their orders and want to tobe toi tobe be i prepared for fOI further possible delays dell In n fact some fame manufacturers are four months behind In lii their orders ord rs LUMBER LUI R The Tue lumber trade reports shipments from fm tho the northwest as a Stilt still si badly tied ted Up tip both by the weather and by b the strike Indications are that that hr lumber will wiil wi be b In cost the tho th first of or the year ear as the th loggers want more mor money mone for their logs which they are fre to get There Is no change chano in hi shingles but higher quotations arc are expected c If it the strike la Is II not settled ette There Is no moro more mor trouble about cement for there Is plenty of It and the fac factories factorIes tories are arc all l running In hi n full ul An A un on unprecedented amount will wi be used dur during durIng during ing the coming year c WHOLESALE DRY GOODS The Tue wholesale dry dr goods trade tro re to reports r ports pos It Is between seasons Sons now with them m and business for the time being belnE Is not particularly brisk Preparations for the most part pat Is ii being made for tor forthe forthe the spring trips trip of traveling men who are arc expected thou then to do 10 tb a lively busi business ness A good god demand la is 11 reported for blankets horse blankets dress dres goods goow i and Panamas The Tile cold coll weather has lias stimulated some the Jobbing trade Jobbers report the tho goods goode market slow with not much progress In now bus busl busness ness nes high cotton coton merchandising proving pro provin ing In a a difficulty There Thero Is a n far fair rr call cl for i of prices prints at higher ranges a pales aies on en gray gay goods are ar small smal Fancy cottons are aro In good de dc demand mand mad with wIh mercerized goods pop poplins lins ihns and similar linos Ine being eing well wol taken Trade Trado In white goods has hns been fair but not specially I ec active though on the best styled novelties some somo manu manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers arc are oversold While 1110 certain cerain rough goods are popular some Homo of the tho plain fabrics mercerized and printed In pastel II are aro being bought to the tho exclusion of many other silks sik The between silk sik and cotton coton manu manufacturers Is bound to bo be Interesting this season There Tero arc are low prices for underwear some Bore of the tho mule mills mis changing over ver to manufacture as the demand for this tills class of goods goo s has been phenomenally heavy and It Is found there Is more money In them than In cottons The Tile hosiery demand lemand Is II broadening fall fal 1910 lines Inel being taken In larger I age I quantities with wih spring duplicate orders coming forward moro more freely freel Spring Silk I orders Increase with agents doln doing more mort for next season than thun for fOl fall fal Black lack and nd colored taffetas especially in wide goods arc are In active request res alnes are nrc reported strong stronG a great groat run being predicted for fOl them next year Raw law silk sik shows an In upward tendency In the primary primal markets Holiday linen goods are In demand with offering scarce carce and all al stocks being thoroughly cleaned up and amI goods that can be sub substituted for linens aro are being taken taen table linens and arc are reported In steady stel demand Bur But Burlaps Burlaps laps are ae ar a stronger In tone with prices priced marked up on Calcutta Calcutt advices RETAIL REAIL DRY GOODS The Tho retail dry dr goods trade hado reports that the change In the weather to win winter wInter winter ter has hn spruced things up remarkably This Is IR Indicated by b the delivery delvery of at packages One Ono large largo firm is sending out ot at dally daily dail Saturday last lat It t delivered packages and on Sun Sunday lay day la The Tho stir str in holiday holda goods rood has las begun with something of a a rush rushIn In n all al departments The glove coun tars tors ors are well wel patronized and the tho novel novelty novely ty y departments arc are crowded Tho The largo large stores have havo erected booths for sale of specialties which are busy most of a tho time There here Is n a run In all al lines and andIn andin In n all al departments there Is a general promiscuous purchasing that Is pleas pleasing lug ing ng to the dealers delers By B another week ho thu rush for tho the season will wi have been ben fairly tahI opened and a n prosperous time is J anticipated |