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Show BUSINESS OF CITY SHQWSJQOD TONE Bank Clearings, General Trade and Real Estate Testify to Prosperity. BIG INCREASE IN THE VOLUME OF TRADE Realty Transfers Show Tp Well Considering Season of Year. Summing up the bufitnets situation at the end ot tho week, tho Interviewer cannot but ho Impressed by tho confidence, optimism and good report. In practically every lino of liable. The latter end of November, coming as It does Just after taxes have been paid and preceding tho holiday season. Is rightfully regarded a. tho dullest time for tho merchants and real estate m-n, but no one has any complaint to mako this yogi Much Money in Bank. Heavy Increase In the amount of money on deposit in tho ,Solt Italic City banks proves the growth of tho city's business end the added prosperity of the citizens. In Hpyombpr, 1M4, the records showed deposits of !2,012100, while according to the latest statements of the See-rotary See-rotary of State, tho igpogltl now reach $?V-COI.i'Ou. $?V-COI.i'Ou. an Increase of b'ttci than ?' per cent In favor of this year. This l c luslve evidence evi-dence of ihe growth "f the city-Realty city-Realty Market Stior. In spite c.f the approach of winter, the really market continue to Improve, the transfers for tho week numb-ring ninety, with th" loial of the consideration nppn shunting JKH'.'M") An was the case the week pre loua, tho great-r number of the deals were for moderate-priced homes and for building lots, although som. business properly hii haUgeij hnnds. Some of the Deals. Th Stringer compmy reports Ihe following eales mndo In the past two days: Bella F Tucker has ourcluued from f K lloOurrln, for lllft), a hous" on Pot street, end John Wood has bought from the name owner a modern mod-ern six-room cottage on Muth street for i'Jfi''') II. O. Smith of .Spokane has pureba-. for Invettmcnt six lots In th Stringer addition. Tontli BOtlth Olid Second West ntre.t, for ll"o') More Homes Bought. A. Rlrhter has sold during the week a modern mod-ern home on I'entei Mrcei f., k cottage e.n Eighth South, between Third nnd Fourth East streets, for $110.1. a small ttuct of farming laml aouthaggt r'f l,u' city for 1$0I, and a building lot Oil Tenth Kasl. between Third and Cottfth Soulh Itraetei for $170 James K reports tho solo of a cottozn on Ninth Kast street to Ceor;e Wllllnnis for 27DQ Will Build New Blo. k With the 1 urpose of erecting a new and up-lo-dato buslneys block. A. Mayer has purchased, pur-chased, through i uttie Broie, the Deaoom n home, with 31 2-3x273 feet of ground, un the north sldo of Third South street, between Stste ami Main. The consideration wag KS,1G6.($I and the deal was closed yesterday t The same firm also rapOftl the sale of ,",xo rols, 4.',t Ca'-t Brigham rtreet, to lr Samuel Allen for $10. -000, atid tho transfer of 2x10 rods, with cottngo, si I'i'Ci Frist Brigham street, to Jftrnrs P. Green for 12400: of one and one-half arn a. i'.MS South Slato btreet, to Juines Winchester for $12f0; of the Morris llardman property, 23i-3 West Second Soulh stieet. 40x216 feet, for 1&600. Inquiiies Flow In. As during the week following election, tho number of Inquiries for good Investments and homes that aro coming from outside sources continues to increase The k' nerol sentiment among the real estato men Is that the coming spring will lo porhep. the very be-st In tho history of tho city for tho Incoming of new-capital new-capital and substantial Improvements General Trade Good. General business conditions nrc sat In factory, even better tl an expected, throughout the rlty and valley. While the weather Is unseasonably warm, tho clothing merchanti- report a heavier trade by lrom 25 to U) per cent better than they had for tha corresponding period of lust year Both the wholesale and retail housies sjiv that collections ore unusually good, and oven tho jewolry and silverware houses announce an-nounce that their business Is tho bc6t experienced experi-enced for several years. Preparing for Holidays. Houses that deal In holiday good, of eery sort aro looking forward to a season of exceptionally excep-tionally heavy trade. Ono leading merchant said during Saturday: "When people hae confidence con-fidence In their future they are In the humor to buy heavily for Christmas Thero Ik no question that the city Is more prosperous than It was at this time last year, and I anticipate by fur the best holiday stason wo havu hud In a dt- ade." Bank Clearings Increase. The week s record In the financial World, as shown by the bank clearings. Is creditable and -.hows a gooil gain. For tho Week ending ut noon Saturday the total of tho Suit lJk clearings Is $b.55,J.Mrt.r, "9 ompured with 14.-474,118 14.-474,118 "V for the corresponding period of lust year, un increase of xi.07d.7bi K4. Local Stocks and Bonds. The only wenkness In local securities I. noted In tho sugar steM.-ka, a condition due largely to heavy speculation; with a coiisq jent reaction. Following uro the current quotations. Amalgamated Sugar Co.. preferred $102 00 common ,,J Beneficial Llf Insurance "V Cons. Wagon Ac Machine, preferred IW-OJ common Jj.g Des'ret National Bank 2M.') Dggeret Suvlrgs Bank 1 00 Idaho Sugar Co Homo Flro Insuranco- Co 11A tfl Communlul National Bank 1 0.00 l..wTston Sugar Co .. - - .... ... MTU I,. i, Commeiclal and Savings Bank W.00 Klist National Bank. Ugden TB 00 First National Bank. I-ogan 175. 00 Provo Commercial and Suvlngs Bank . . 13,.0 BOOky Mountain Hell Telephone 9S.00 dt.len Havings Bank ISj.W National Bonk of. the Kepubllc U2.Q0 Kanpute Sevl.r Sugar Co 10.00 Slate Bank of Utah Ml K Suirar City Townrlte 172 W) VhMcher Bros. Banking Co ,00 t'tnh National Bnk 1 00 Utah Sugar Co . preferred ' common ,r Western Idaho Sugar Co 1 M Ell 'ns'' livings Bank A Trust Co! ..i! 176.00 BONDS. HTlTi'lake' city Ry'.' ' ! " mortgage. KV iSt Lake City Br- 2nd mortgage 02 Eumptei V'""' Wi |