Show FACTS AND FIGURES for h a long time it has been claimed that t the he salt lake stock and mining exchange is the best in the country the record of the transactions on the board of this exchange so far this year have certainly maintained the claim the total sales for 1907 were shares w which brought the prospects are that the present year will show a record far in excess of the last the following table showing the comparative para tive sales and market value for the first five months of 1907 and 1908 should be of interest 1807 1907 shares value january february 1 3 march april may totals 1908 shares value january february march april may totals the market so far in june has been phenomenal the first week showed a business of more than on saturday the sixth 6 of june during the one call the value of the sales was more than the greatest amount for any single halfday half day session on monday of last week the total v value alue of the transactions was the stocks which have been most active so far this year and in fact for many months are those of tintic gintic district those which were responsible for the great activity during the past two weeks are sioux con and iron blossom an ali advance in a few days from 25 c per share to on sioux con and from to on iron blossom naturally carried up many of the other stocks especially of tintic gintic district nearly the whole list including some ot of the park city stocks and some of bingham camp carlp showed increased demand and advancing prices during the past two or three days there has been some reaction which was no more than natural but it is noticed that the number of shares offered is not very great it would seem as if investors were pausing to take breath in order to get a new and better hold As the days are drawing near for active competition for ores the lays days of dividends are drawing nearer taking everything ery thing into pon consideration the prospects are therefore good for A a substantial business during the aerna remaining illing months of this year |