| Show TRADE SHOWING GOOD LOCAllY MidWeek Holiday Does Not Hamper Bamper the General Business as Was Expected SPRING STOCKS BAD WEATHER DRAWBACK TO REALTY BROKERS Business during the vast past week has exceeded the expectations of merchants Al Although hough a holiday broke in the vot vol volume ume dono was larger than had been looked for Bank clearings show marked increase From rh 1 quarters come reports of better conditions th than n for many weeks past George Rust local manager for R q Dun Co makes the re report report port on general conditions in Salt Lake Business is or quite satis satisfactory satisfactory factory character and Jobbers in dry do goods notions clothing etc are busy filling orders for tor spring goods goodz Trade is also good in groceries hard hardware ware lumber building supplies and machin machinery machinery ery eryIn In retail drY goods clothing shoes etc clearance sales are still the rule and trade is good Collections are satisfactory and nd the outlook is quite encouragIng with an ample water supply for the dry months assured and heavy railway smelter and mill mUl work which will em employ employ ploy a vast number or of men in progress in this immediate vicinity Money is I in satisfactory supply and demand wIth little activity In local se Weather Affects Realty Market Real estate brokers have been corn com complaining a little during the past week because e of weather conditions The de demand demand mand for aU all classes of property is good but on ac account of the storms of the past few days the brokers have haye been unable to show any realty to good ad advantage advantage vantage It was reported yesterday by bys s several veral ot of the dealers that large deals are brewing One of these It is said will be closed Monday or Tuesday of the present week If the weather clears real estate sales will pIck up greatly for the demand Is heavy Recently a visitor to Salt Lake said sald after he hail had placed some of his capi capital tal In realty In the business section of the city i consider Salt Lake not only one of the best but the best city In the entire western country for real estate Prices are low for aU all property While the improvements for the most part now standing In the business section are not of the highest order sun still the values in the ground are high It will be but a short tIme i until property holders in Salt Lake wIll begin making great improvements in inthe Inthe the buildings now standing This will I send realty prices soaring I am try trying trying ing to get in before the rush and I believe I shall profit well by so doing Residence property seems to be in the greatest demand at the present time There is a great scarcity of rentals and brokers are having hard work findIng places for an all the newcomers in Salt Lake LakeIt It has been rumored that several wholesale concerns will erect new warehouses along the railroad within the coming quarter At present few of the larger concerns are supplied with property and ware warehouses warehouses houses This has necessitated much cartag of goods which goes to make profits smaller for the establishment If the reports now being circulated Is true a heavy vy demand for property be the next tIn in order for forthe forthe the real estate brokers Much in Sight Dealers in hardware and buildIng materials report brisk business The amount of construction now going on in Salt Lake is far ahead of what It was a ye year r ago PrIces for all kInds of buildIng from lumber to nails are higher than at any time for forthe forthe the past six months This has not however had any tendency t lessen leen the amount of construction Materials for ulterior finishing are in great de demand marid mand at present As the weather has been bad for the past week work on Interior construction has been some somewhat somewhat what hampered Builders have there therefore therefore fore turned their attention tion to interior finishing The local money market Is about the same as It has been for tor several weeks past Bank clearings art ar far greater than for the same period last year In Interest Interest terest rates hover around five and six sL per cent The demand for money Is only medium In the stock stack and bond market brok brokers ers era report greater activity than for seme time past The market is firm with a rising tendency Increase in business wIth a consequent Increase In InS S accounts for tor this condition Bank stocks of aU all classes are on the movement The greatest In Increase crease of any bank stock Is shown by that of the Deseret Savings bat bai Is bringing 10 more per sha sh J than a week ago From r reports ports received by local of offices flees o of the sugar factories all records will be broken during the coming sea season season son Plans are being made for the planting of greater crops craps than ever before in the history of sugar beet cul cultivation In Utah and Idaho It is said that this will mean thousands or of dol dollars dollars lars Increased profits to kcal mer as nearly all the money derIved from sugar beet cultivation will find Its way soon sooner r or later into Salt Lake markets Following are are quotations on stocks bonds I 1 Bid I Ask Amalgamated Sugar Co 98 9 60 50 10 Xi 00 Common 00 18 00 BeneficIal Life Co 00 00 Barnes Co 00 00 Con W M Co 00 Common io oo 00 00 National Bank 00 15 00 Deseret National Bank 4 00 00 Deseret Savings Bank 00 00 Davis Co Bask Bank Farmington 00 FIrst Bank Ogden 00 00 First Nation Bank Murray MUITa 00 00 First Bank Logan 00 00 Home Fire Insurance Co 00 Ut 00 Lewiston Sugar Co 1300 00 1315 Lehi Corn Com Bank 00 00 Bank of Republic 00 00 Ogden Savings Bank 00 5 00 Provo Corn Com Bank 00 00 Rocky lIt Mt Bell Tel Co 00 93 00 State Bank ot of Utah 00 25 00 Sanpete Sevier Sugar Co 9 25 9 50 SUgar City Townsite Co 00 11 00 The Utah Sugar Co pred 9 9 96 10 1000 00 Common 27 The Idaho Sugar Co 35 1040 10 40 Thatcher Bras Bros Co Lo 00 00 Utah National Bank 00 00 Western Idaho Sugar Co S 9 65 9 75 Zions Bank T Co 00 00 Z a C M I 1 00 00 West Idaho SUgar Co oPtion 10 10 10 1015 1 Utah County L P Co 10 10 1015 BONDS Church Salt Lake City j Do 2nd mortgage I Sumpter Railroad I Count County L P Co |
