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Show improvement in tradejonditions Improvement In all lines tho last week and the flr6t real toucn of spring weather has resulted In a market increase in-crease In business activity. All lines are affected by the change In weather conditions and the rtnl estate man and the grocer are Joining tho dry goods dealer and the hardware man in exchanging ex-changing congratulations. Tho demand for store rooms in Iho bublness district Is regardod as a strong indication of the growth or Ogden and. despite tho rocenl building build-ing activity, there is scarely a vacant store room to bo found In the city. Itental agents predict that every available avail-able store room will be leased as soon an completed despite the fact ecvoral additional store rooms will be provided with the buildings now under un-der construction or contemplated within with-in the next twelve months. Demand for Dry Gods. lineal dry goods dealers report a demand de-mand for summer fabrics that is increasing in-creasing each day and they are watching watch-ing anxiously for the arrival of consignments con-signments now on the way from the cast. In several lines in which stocks are low, urgent orders for shipment by express have been given by tele-graph tele-graph and a few consignments are arriving with the buyers who are now returning from their spring trips to the large markets. 'Hardware dealers arc receiving their full share of of increased business in all lines and there has been a noticeable notice-able Increase in the demand for building build-ing materials and tools of all descriptions. descrip-tions. Lumber dealers are complaining complain-ing of slow delivery from the mills In the northwest, but so far they have not used this as an excuse to advance the local retail prices. The demand for cement has increased with tho improvement In weather conditions and prlceH remain firm while brlclm have advanced $1 a thousand. |