Show J BUSY WEEK NEE IN BUSINESS CIRCLES Bank Tellers T llers on the Jump Ready Receiving Receiving Readying ing Heavy Deposits From The Merchants i CLOSING WITH A 1 FLOURISH Year eai Taken All In iii II All 11 Has Been Good GnatS One for rO Various Lines of or Elide 01 The local bunks banks report thc market tho the current week weck with the tho rush usual during Christmas week while Friday was wu a hummer at tho tue windows of or tho the tellers patrons deposit depositing d ing In profits profIt of at the tho week while others drew for immediate use After Arter Jan 1 I there promises to be plenty plent of or money This seems to bo be assured by b tho the fact that so o 0 much of ot the money paid by b tho the II interests to the tho holders of re redeemed deemed bonds will then Ulen be he finding Its way wa to Salt Lake Of course the banks arc are all nil closed today tollaY It being Christmas and a legal holiday As appropriate to the occasion the directors of most of ot the banks have handsomely remembered remembered bored their es tho the Deseret Na National National National bank making Its Ils special remembrance remembrance brance bronce 10 to each Provo Commer Commercial cial Savings banks hanks checks from the recently declared dividend have been received In tills this city as welcome souvenirs souvenirs of the tho festal occasion OUTLOOK UNSETTLED Henry Clews dews In his last circular let letter letter letter ter says sas The business outlook Is som what unsettled by prospects of or labor agitation agitation tion There arc are signs of or unrest not only among railroad but In Inthe Inthe inthe the steel and several other Industries In many mao cases the tho present high cost of living is the basis for Increased de do demands demands mands but a determination to secure as large returns as possible is probably an equal motive for these the demands The general trend of ot values of or com corn commodities commodities is upwards and the necessary process of ot adjustment to the higher cost of ot doing business and living Is perplexing and uncomfortable Food I and clothing are arc now no very vcr high with little prospect pros of oC declining until the tho next harvest brings relief reller as ns It probably probably probably ably will The TIle present high prices for cotton grain groIn and other products should Induce very er large crops during 1910 assuming that no disasters Interfere The acreage of winter wheat already shows a large largo Increase and nod every eve acre acro capable of growing cotton will be brought into requisition next spring Of corn also ah o the acreage in 1910 is sure to be heavy hea and the meat supply must soon increase Farmers both west vest and south are aro now enjoying prosperity to a degree which they the never neer antici anticipated anticipated anticipated and the effect of this is already being felt In an excellent demand for all nIl classes of ot merchandise Tho The Christ Christmas ChrIstmas Christmas mas trade thus far surpasses all rec roe records records and the tile year ear is ending In a satis satisfactory factory degree of or Industrial and mer mercantile mercantile cantile activity created by b our agri agricultural agricultural agricultural cultural prosperity The outlook for tor 1910 is therefore distinctly ing log HARDWARE HARD ARE INCREASE I The hardware trade is Jubilant over the 25 per cent increase of this years yeara business over that of ot 1908 1005 and the promising outlook for the coming year ear Business conditions aro arc reported healthier ns as time progresses with losses minimized and the effects of or the panic entirely recovered from There have hae been constant advances along the line lino of oC prices which is satis satisfactory satisfactory factory factor to the Jobbers who placed their I orders to cover the advances They have on hand many thousand dol dollars dollars lars worth of future orders ordel taken for tor forthe forthe the spring trade showing a very sub substantial substantial substantial increase of business In lit the tho country and a growth of at needs Es Especially Esp I p have hae the tho agricultural section sections of the country countr been liberal purchasers in future delivery deliver of or goods Collections I have brightened up ot or late months re remarkably remarkably I During the last few days trade has become a little slack on ac account account account count of oC the close proximity of Christ Christmas Christmas mas inns and the taking account of oC stock However thoro there Is a good output of cut cutlery cutlery cutlery lery and skates and holiday goods good generally generall with a substantial trade In staples sheet iron IrOll nails nalls and building material Pocatello recently sent down for tor a thousand dollars worth of at hardware and promises to call on I Salt SaIt Lako Lake for Cor 2000 more The Tho output of oC builders hardware still keeps up notwithstanding the advent of or winter and continuous unpropitious weather The trade believes the tho success of ot the copper merger would be a good thing for tor or the hardware business and in fact for the consumer generally LUMBER OUTLOOK Tho The lumber trades opinion is that the lumber business for 1909 has proven 10 per cent better than that for 1908 The Tho local situation is about tho the same as last week with the car scarcity continuing tho the same sIlme as It has been Owing to the approach of or Christmas business has dropped off of a It little but promises to brighten up immediately after the first of ot the tho year yeal The Tho gen general oral eral range of oC prices Is advancing The railroads are having a strenuous time of or It In securing ties tics and the switch mens strike has complicated things for tor the trade In the last 10 days das prices have advanced from flom 1 I to 2 per por thou thousand thousand thousand sand feet teet on common stuff stun WHOLESALE DRY GOODS The wholesale dry goods trade locally reports business at a standstill for the Immediate present as Inventory Is be ing taken taleen and samples are being pre prepared prepared pared paled for salesmen to take out on the therond road rond after the tho first of the year car Jobbers report a steady stead demand for tor quilts and blankets The outlook for or heavy goods Is fair fall There IK Is no lack of de demand demand demand mand for tor hose and belting duck awn Ings logs and und other heavy cloths but prices tendered have not been up to the high higher er Or cost of cotton cetton There Thero is S an au active trading In gray goods Bleached Blenched goods have been toned up as ns a consequence of the tI advance ance In gray cloths Jobbers say that staple prints print arc to go so higher with the trade looking for another ad advance advance vance unco after the tho holidays holiday Business In miscellaneous fine prints Is unsatisfactory tory tp but hut there ther lies has been a fair fall demand Cor for fine qualities of printed with some lines of or wash vash goods show showIng Ing log up well Salesmen are nrc out with samples of Him and fancy fan C cottons for spring sluing and fall fail delivery dellver White goods good are uro quite dull but this is looked for at this time of or tho the year Cotton knit goods arc ar reported stronger with manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers less anxious to accept fall 1910 orders at opening prices Some eastern ens tern mills are aro working so steadily on sweat sweaters ers era that they the are not out for fall busi busl business business ness ne on underwear SA SALES SAlLES LES UNSATISFACTORY The silk trade Ss is s reported as unsatisfactory factory as manufacturers arc are disappointed disappoInted disapPointed pointed In fall taU and winter demand However moire silks arc are selling well with long coats of moire trimmed with fur In special demand Black Blaak and white while effects are seen in many man costumes par particularly particularly in rich brocades Notwithstanding NotwithstandIng standing the present slump it 11 Is be believed believed that silks will sell well in the coming spring The Tho old large pro pronounced pronounced pronounced patterns and designs design have hae en entirely entirely disappeared and new goods are in quiet small figures There Is little change in burlaps with a dull market Thes Thea retail dry dl goods trade Is grap grappling grappling pling bravely with the Christmas trade which up to last night was In full blast Local dealers dealer report that gen general oral eral business Is considerably heavier than it was vas a n year ear ago People appear to havo have plenty plent of or money mone and aro arc not averse averso to spending it In Christmas presents many man of or them decidedly costly The stores were wera open Friday night until midnight and hod even then it was hard to close the tho doors and relieve the worn out clerks In the larger stores the Jam was immense it was crushing so that it was difficult to get got waited on and no fault of ot the clerks either PROFITABLE YEAR Managers express themselves as en an entirely gratified with the seasons ox ex experience True at some times during the year ear trade was listless and dull lull owing to unpropitious weather But Butin ButIn Butin in the long run ruis things were evened up and arId the tile year ear has proven a profitable one People have havo been beon of late buying heavily In iii so many different lines that it 11 Is ill difficult to sped specify fy ty and a ld favorite lines But Dut ButIn Butin In general It may mo be said there has been a great demand for novel novelties novelties novelties ties the cash receipts in this depart department ment running up to a large figure figuro Of or course the tho help in the various stores have been increased the percentage being 10 per cent during dUling the Christ Christmas mae mas rush At one large department store the number of at help has been Increased to persons all of whom found plenty plent to do At a number of or orthe the stores the help was generously remembered presents being given through tho the entire establishments Altogether It has been a generous generou holiday I season |