Show THE OUTLOOK OUT LOOK there has been quite a decided improvement in the general conditions of the country and a greater interest in all markets already it would seem that the tide has turned the eastern markets have made great advances and the local market as shown by the records of the salt lake stock and mining exchange is improving rapidly the barometer has almost reached the high point of 1906 it has stood higher this month than at any time for th the past seven years except on january 1906 when it was at A few days ago the barometer reached the point of the highest point reached in 1907 was was on january ath it will not be surprising to see such an advance before the end of the present month so that the records will pass within the high record of 1906 the crop reports are growing better and better as the season passes the prospect is that the year will prove one of the most prosperous in this respect that the country has enjoyed for many years the copper situation does not yet show the improvement that we looked for the reports of the government showing the exports for the past three years the fiscal year ending june is exceedingly I 1 interesting te fiscal year 1909 1908 1907 pounds value per lb ib 1319 ets 1432 acts 2144 cis it will be noted that the exports for the year ended last june were very much higher than for either of the two preceding years although the values were considerably sider ably lower proportionally the following is the record of the imports for the corresponding periods fiscal year 1909 1908 1907 pounds SS value it will be noticed that we have been importing more copper during the past year than for the two years previous therefore with the general improvement of the country and the increased demand for the interurban or for electric railroad we may look for important changes in the copper situation early in the new year |