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Show STORMS RETARD LOCAL BUSINESS Falling Off in Wholesale Trndo Noted Eeal Estate Is Backward and Money Easy. WHILE unsettled weather the past week prevented business from maintaining- the record-breaking lead gained during tho previous wcok, yet, in spite of that drawback, trado was what might bo termed normal. nor-mal. Wholesale houses reported no fulling oft of orders from tho country trade, collections continue good and money is easy. Activity in tho building build-ing of moderate-coBt dwellings continues con-tinues unabated, and there is increasing increas-ing prospect for the erection of several sev-eral large business blocks during the season. The passing of the financial scare in the East, as evidenced by money having hav-ing been recently offered at an unprece-dentedly unprece-dentedly low rate of 1 per cent Interest, is looked upon more and more as a factor Which must make for the advancement ad-vancement of Western Interests. The easier feeling In financial circles and the suspicion of certain Eastern investments in-vestments engendered by the recent flurry cannot but Increase the demand for Western securities of known reliability relia-bility and proflt-payJnff qualities, and this means the advancement of about every Utah industry. There is every reason to anticipate ono of tho best business years that Utah and Salt Lake City have ever seen. The comparative statementv of bank clearings for the week Is as follows: 1903. April ISth J 818,855.00 $ eC0,020.75 April 19th 72o.U2.ll 460.1G8.&G April 20th 95,902.91 -J3G.310.95 April 21st 4W.672.83 44G,4&7.43 April 22nd 32j;,152.62 420.1S0.33 April 23rd 278,910.11 2eS,&42.S4 Totals 42,, 212. CI $2,759,051.22 Commercial Stocks Deseret National bank ,...5273.00 Vj. c, m. i in.oo Homo Flro Insurance Co , 140.00 Tho Utah Sugar Co., preferred 9.25 Common ...... 3,25 State Bank of Utah 145.00 Dcsorot Savings bank 27a.00 Ion's Savings Bank and Trust Co... 138.0) Utah National bank 101.00' Provo Commercial and Savings bank 133.00 Lehl Commercial and Savings bank. 105.00 Thatcher Bros. Banking Co., Logan. 115.00 First National bank. Ogden , 20G.00 Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Co. 81 .00 Davis Couhty bank, FanninEton 107.CO Ogden Savings bank , 140.00 Con. Wagon and Machine Co., pfd .. 91.50 Common tSM Fremont County Sugar Co 10. 0u Amalgamated Sugar Co., preferred.. 02.00 Common 1W.00 Idaho Sugar Co 10.25 Lewlston Sugar Co 10,00 Provo Woolen Mills Co , &0.00 BONDS. Church bonds 102.00 Con. Railway and Power Co 95.00 Salt Lake City railroad 102.00 Sumpter Valley railroad 102X0 Utah LlgHt and Power Co 103.00 |