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Show This Is Statement of One of the Best-Known Merdumfs FAR AHEAD OF WHAT IT WAS A YEAR AGO ftew Year Starts Out in Most Satisfactory Manner in H "Tho business outlook has novor been so hopeful for m.1113- years ns at tho H present time. Business at tho end of fhe year is considerably above tho nor-mal. nor-mal. It is away ahead of what it was a year aco, and probably also ahead of the samo lime in 190G, which income rospects was a banner year,-' The above statement, given out by tho manager of ouo of the bier stores of the citj' Saturday, covers pittty Ihor-oughly Ihor-oughly tho business - situation ut the present time. Most of this stores have reported an unusually heavy holiday H trade. Even at tho end of tho week 1 following Christmas day there wus no 1 falling off bey on 3 the normal which h always occurs after the Chn&luias rush, H and even during tho pajt week, when Hj littlo business is expected, and most of H) the concerns arc taking inventories of their stock. In fact, on all sides there has been grat confidence for tho future. In dry coods lines some of the buyers have r.tnrted east for the large business ceii-ters. ceii-ters. and for the next few weeks it is rot especteo that trade wilJ be very heavy in clorhing for men, women and children. The call for women's garments, men's cl. 'thing and all sous c-f things for children, however, has been fairly largo during the' recent week. In hardware lines the trado has been principally :n futuies. Tho activity iu Duilders' hardware hps been iuo feature of the trade, it i said, on account, of Liie continue.! aet'iity in tho erection of new buildings Domtrul for Machinery. The machinor.7 busitcss has held up well, oven belt t than usual, it is said, and ha3 cnmpau.l wi'l. ihc best trade of provIcu years. Tue harness busi-ness busi-ness has also been reported unusually Hj good, which shows that the farmers arc Hl preparing for eauy woik in tho spring. Tho call fnr sterling goods of the sea-gonablc sea-gonablc varielv has been strong also, and punching bag-'. Indian clubs, box-inz box-inz gloves a-rl the lilic havo sold well. The shch t decline iu wholcpalc busi-n?i5 busi-n?i5 cr all kinds bus been considerable, howevor, but :r.aicly on'acccun- of the fact, that sa.cswor. wcit. all in the city to spsud the holiday? and. the customers Hj in outlying district won busy caring for the trade of tho immediate season. Kaal cMiitt; bt.?iLcra ha? hole' up bet- H ter than for many yours, it is said, as H is evidenced by the number of sales recorded cveu during the weeks of 1 Christmas snd New Year's. Individual sales amounting approximately to S30.-000 S30.-000 each havo been numerous, whmh shows that many large investors are on the alert and preparing to secure oppor- HJ tunities for business early in the now Tho financial year has opened witli money in strong demand, and apparent-ly apparent-ly plenty of cash to supply tho ncods of investors. Tho situation is thus consid-erably consid-erably better than it was early iu the fall, and although there has been uo great falling off in iutorest rates, "bunkers and brokers have reported con-ditious con-ditious excellent, and with none of the tightness which characterized the situa-lion situa-lion during tho summer and fall. As might be expected from the time of yoaT, stocks have been quiet. Ther" has been little trading, and most of the stocks are held tightly. The fact that the annual dividends arc -paid at this time of year is said to account for this. 1 During the week the Utah-Idaho Sugar company paid a dividend amounting to $142,500, and tho payment of others ia listed for January 10 and 15. Follow-ing Follow-ing arc the latest quotations for local stocks and bonds: Stocks and Bonds. Amalgamated Sugar Co., pfd $ 06.00 Amalgamated Sugar Co., com .... ISO. 00 1 Beneficial Life Insurance Co 250 00 Con. Wagon & Machine Co., pfd 114.00 j Con- "Wapon & 3Iachtne Co., com.. 101.50 1 Commercial Xatlonal hank.., lo.OO Descret National bank ..' 2S7 00 j Deserct Savings bank 54o!oO First National bank, Otrdcn ,'UO.OO Homo- Fire Insurance Co qo Heber J. Grant & Co 130.00 1 Lowlston Suar Co 15 qo National Bank of the Kepubllo .... KG 00 Ogden Savings bank 2G5.00 i Provo Com'l & Savings bank .... us 00 Eocky Mountain B1! TcL Co 5800 State Bank of Utah 203 00 Sugar City Townslte Co 103 00 Thatcher Bros. Banking Co 147 00 1 TJtah-Idaho Sugar Co., pfd 8 7C Utah-Idaho Sugar Co., com 30E Utah National bank S OO Utah Savings & Trust Co 110 00 Western Loan & Savings 10G 00 Zlon's Savings Bank & Trust Co.. -100 '. 00 1 H Z. C. 'M. 1 202.00 I BONDS. H Salt Lake City Railroad 103 00 ' 1 Sumpter Valley Railroad 103 00 ' Utah County Light U Power Co... 101.50 Utah Sugar Co 103.00 |