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Show 1 9 I Stroog Pre - Election I , I Conditions PrevaiL iIh 'ill . !n Money for Real Estate Loans Hr b Is Now Going Beg- 1 ; i'jffl Seaction Folloxro tho Unusual Activ- H ' jf jlj ity i11 Sugar Stocks Farmers to H ' ! Bo Fold November 15. j ,V I Unusually strong pre-election condl- . . ij B t,ons continue to prevail In local busl- i B lless circles. During tlie last two weeks B P B retail ' business lias shown an Increase 'f B in volume of from 15 to 25 per cent over H '''IB th0 corresPnllnK period of last year, ' B w,tn mucn better prospects for winter ' ? B trade. The situation) In the jobbing i i i B trade 13 equally strong. On account of ' V'ifB 1,10 larS crops and generally good LHHH prices of farm products and the In- LjUIH MH creased activity In. many mining campB. H Jti .( country merchants arc forced to buy LHHH 1 f 9 heavily, and collections are good. jr H Large Deals Consummated. iilOT "While a certain degree of coneerva- rj tlbm, on account of the near approach .jjrtj of election Is manifested In real estate Ujjjj investments, more actual deals of con- !;HjB Rldcrablc magnitude are being consum- H ll mated than for some time past, and the B ' ftnitt great number of Inquiries being made (jf!fl and contingent deals that are on indl- catc very unusual activity to follow the Sja campaign. One very favorable feature llijg is the fact that more money 19 peeking ' ml Investment in real estate loans than can possibly be accommodated.. Natur- , ffljB ally the surplus will not be permitted bHIB to lie Idle very long and the investment &nn most favored, after real estate loans, is (jKjjl the real estate Itself. One local broker jIm had applications1 during the week from three different sources for the placing ;jJ3 of large amounts in mortgage secur- :M Hies, and he was already more than s II Hfl supplied.' Many others arc meeting with i )J similar experience. j Relapse in Stocks. ( if 17 There was something of a relapse in j1 nn local Industrial stocks following the Hj ' . IhN boom In sugars of the week before as a ; ' )fl result, of the visit of the trust prcsl- 1 ;'-n dent. Nearly everything In the list set-tied set-tied back a few points, although it Is i hUI not believed the old levels will be reached. Quite strong demand con- 'jgi tlnues for Idaho sugar, which pays iljji its regular quarterly dividend of Wi per , ifij cent on November 1. Fremont county j is also quite strong. The first dlsburse- 1 ,' tinj ment of the beet campaign will be' " jjHi made to the farmers November 15. It L will be the largest. It is said, In the his- f ' ftlfc tory of tho Industry In Utah. The lat- LHH ' llU est sioc Quotations are as follows: HHV 111 19l Demerol National bank , ..$27G.PO n 7 c-yL j ici w ! Si I (III Homo Fire Insurance Co lit CO k'Hinl Utah Sugar Co., preferred 0.03 il ull Common 3.05 , jlfljM Slate Bank of Utah 143.00 " klliil Dcscrct Savings bank 32.0J ' P (fill Zlon's Savings Brink and Trust Co.. KG. CO ! j Im Utah National hank 103.00 I 1 ' Rnl Provo Commercial and Savings bank. 133.0) 1 Ulll Lchl Commercial and Savings bank. 106. CO I t'8 II Thatcher Bros. Bnnklng Co., Logan. 112.00 Hl ftflill TlrsL National bank. Opden 2.10.CO tf ileal Itocky Mountain Bell Telepliono Co. S3. 00 ' 1 jfflU Davis County bank. lrarmlngton ... 110.00 ' Ogdcn Savings bank 115. CO ; : ufJlH Con. Wagon and T.Iachlne Co., pfd.. 00. CO rhH Common C0.CO 'Hlal Fremont County Sugar Co 10. C5 1 - !i(IH Amalgamated Sugar Co., preferred.. 02.00 1 tlllH Common 1-10. CO j ' r (I ill Idaho Sugar Co 10. Su IMlIB Lcwlalon Sugar Co 10.C0 ''HjM Barnes Banking Co 123.00 ' lUiH Bonds Hl ' iH Church bonds 102.0) Hl , tsllfl Con- Hallway and Power Co 93. 0-3 1 I iIhIH Salt l-ao City railroad lce.'.OD Hl ' ' itam Sumptcr Valley railroad 102.CO I' '11 1 Utah Co. Light and Power Co 102.00 1 -Imm Bank clearings of the week, compared Itt IB v'Hh the corresponding days of 1903: J J 1M October 21 $ 707.2S2.T1 $ CS.STl.OI i, HH October 20 GC7.CC3.3l 621.727. SO l lUiH October 20 403 -ISO. GO CO 1.350.32 L: UU October 27 '- 1SS.7I0.32 -HC.711.S5 1' mm October 2S.. 372.-i02.62 -101.219.01 !,. ijn October 29 353,-IOC.Ol 330.SS0.12 H" , (hIH Totals 53,0S2,12I.1' J2,0K,8S9.03 1111 Increase, $lCC,GC3.-il. ' ' llln I'and Owners Respond. mWi ' iliiM Stale Engineer Doremua is receiving i 'Pill very encouraging responses from the mmV ' BHiH representative land owners of tho Dear mm ' Wm Lake-Duchesne Irrigation district, to whom has been entrusted the work of securing signers to the articles of incorporation in-corporation of the Water Users' association asso-ciation being organized to negotiate with tho Government for the big irrigation irri-gation worlcs. All are displaying tjiat interest In the proposition and everything every-thing Indicates that a very strong organization or-ganization will be effected. John C. Mnckey, chairman for Salt Lake county, has called a mass meeting meet-ing of the farmers west of the Jordan, to be held at Bingham Junction nrxt Monday, to further the work of securing secur-ing signers In that district to the articles ar-ticles of Incorporation. State Engineer Dorcmus and Attorney F. S. lilchards will attend the meeting to explain I ulljv the various details of the articles. |
