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Show TRADE THIS YEAR AND LAST Ogden morchants report that though the Christmas business Is good, It Is believed that It will fall somewnat below that of last year, duo, In a considerable con-siderable degree, to the strike. Tho strikebreakers. It seems, do not as a rule come up town, but secure passes and go to Salt Lake to do their shopping shop-ping and In this way many hundreds of dollars have been lost to tho Og-don Og-don ChrlBtmas trade. Meats and vogetablos aro somewhat lower In price this year than last, but butter and eggs about offset tho reduction re-duction and the high cost of living will flguro in the Christmas dinners of many Ogdonltos. Christmas cards and tags as well as nearly all paper .roods aro hlghor this year and the price of leather goods is also reported to havo advanced. |