Show B BUSINESS IN SALT LAKE Holiday Trade Takes Precadence Over Other Transactions I Christmas shopping took precedence over trade of every other kind In Salt Lake last week and business conditions condi-tions generally remain in the same quietly prosperous state as for several weeks past The bank clearings for the week were larger than last year at the same time and there was a good demand for mouey at the pre vailing rates The holiday trade has been affected to some extent by the slump in mining stocks Hundreds of people of all classes and conditions have been car rying stocks on margins and in most cases the money has been sacrificed Naturally there Is f less to spend for I Christmas presents and the merchants feel the difference The following table showing the prices investment stocks today com pared with the prices oneycar year ago has been compiled by John C Cutler Jr and Is an interesting illustration of the increased valuation of banks and Industrial concerns In Utah Dec 21 Dec 21 1SX 1501 Deserct Nat J3ankg 21100 26000 Z C M 1 11000 13350 Jlcmo Fire Insurance I 11CTOO 12000 Utah Sugar Co 1915 1500 Ogden Sugar Co 17300 20500 State Bank 13100 11300 Deseret Savings Banl 13000 mo5 Coop Wagon 11000 13500 Commercial Nat Bank 10000 10000 Utah Com Sav JBanlc 10500 9900 Xions Say B T Co 12100 13000 Provo Com Snv Bank 11200 12000 Iehl Com Sav Bank 10000 10000 Thatcher Bros B Co 10300 11200 First Nat Bank Ogden 17500 20200 Hocky Mt Bell Tel Co 10000 10000 Davis Co B FarmIngton 10000 10000 Barnes B Co Kaysvllle lEOOO 20000 Church bonds 10550 10300 S 11 < C RR bonds 105 103 Poll a 15 per cent stock dividend in February last The bank clearings yesterday were 18400256 compared with 31102253 for the corresponding day of last year For the week thfe clearings were 3 76J8G65 compared with 305930910 for the santo week of last year Tim Increase for the week was 51502080 0 A single lock cf 10000 worth of Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone stock was sold during the week Just closed to a local Investor at the par value of S100 Considerable activity in other lo cal commercial stocks was noted 0 I The Hon John D Woodruff of Lan der Wyo a wellknown sheepraiser I and business man expects to move to Salt Lake In the near future Mr 1 Woodruff formerly was a member the Wyoming Legislature |