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Show BUSINESS AND TRADE. Tho business situtaion in Salt Lake improves with tho coming of tho Fall weather. The markets aro extrcmoly j well supplied and prices as a rule aro fairly satisfactory to tho buyer, there having been a marked decrease in the cost of many desirable articles sinco tho pinch of tho Summer. Tho crops of tho State havo been good, tho yield abundant, and money is well circulated throughout all parts of the State. Accordingly, Ac-cordingly, the dealers in all kinds- of goods forecast a strong season's trado. Tho building operations in tho State contiuuo both activo and extensive. Tho work on tho great blocks, tho Koarns and tho Utah Hotel, is being pushed with commendable vigor, tho superstructure of tho Newhouso theater thea-ter is being rushed as fast as is possible, pos-sible, and throughout the city busincsB blocks and dwelling places of all kinds aro being pushed so that completion will bo assured before bad weather. Tho real estate market is in good form. Tho realty men are optimistic. Thoy are enjoying a fair trado now and predict an activo and valuable market as soon as the cooler weather sets ,in. Money is moro plentiful and loans easier to obtain than horotoforo. The local mining world has been enlivened en-livened during tho week by a visit from John D. Ryan, president of tho Amalgamated Copper and the International Interna-tional Smelting and Refining companies, compa-nies, and several engineers. During that visit tho dctermintaion was again emphasized to mako tho International company a powerful factor in the ore smelting field. General Manager Math-owsou Math-owsou slated after several conferences with Mr. Ryan that tho International company would install load furnaces if a sufficient tonuago of lead ores can be 'secured. Tho company is now searching diligently for custom copper cop-per ores, all of which is of encouraging moment to tho mino owners of the State. Reports of tho August copper production pro-duction of various companies aro being be-ing received, and -while several assert that they aro not curtailing thoir output out-put in conformity with tho reported curtailment programme, they aro not producing as liborally as in the past. Somo companies aro taking advantage of the present nccossity for less copper cop-per production to incrcaso tho efficiency and overhaul their reduction plants, so that when the timo is ripe for more strenuous effort everything will bo in condition to meet it. Local stock market conditions contiuuo con-tiuuo unsatisfactory, the market having hav-ing been a specialty affair again with a few issues representing particular mine improvements responding in prico to tho demand of the buyer. There is cither an unusual lack of monoy for mining stock investments at this time, or nn indisposition on tho part of the public to sjjond its money, which usually us-ually is tho case during times of uncertainty. un-certainty. Tho 'Eastern markets aro in no better shape, the pnblic holding aloof from even speculative participation, participa-tion, leaving tho field entirely to the professional. Conditions throughout the Stato aro enlivened by the inauguration of full sorvico on tho Western Pacific and tho certainty that, tho other transcontinental transcontinen-tal railroads must all build here to get their choice in four coast connections, Thoy aro at present confined to the Harriman lino from Omaha to Ogden and loso a thousand miles haul on thoir own- tracks that they could easily obtain by building to this place. Throughout tho Stato pooplo are enjoying en-joying prosperity by reason of the good crops and high prices for products. The oponing of the government bridgo over tho Duchosno river at Myton has boon an important ovont of tho week in tho northeastorn part of tho Stato, and was duly celebrated. The great commercial agencies to-port to-port increaBO In business for tho country coun-try at large, incident to tho harvesting harvest-ing and transportation of the crops nnd tho. opening of Fall activities; but as a whole domestic commerco and industry indus-try ure retarded by the impairment of confidence ne to the political outlook. Irregularity is noted almost everywhere. every-where. A great deal of interest attends at-tends tho harvest festivals and Stato fairs, and tho marketing of the crops has made a gonernl distribution of monoy which holps retail dealers. There is also moro plontiful monoy in tho Western, banks, and a general easing up on tho tlghtuoss that prevailed during dur-ing tho summer. Tho business failures of the week wore considerably below tho average, and tho moro optimistio crop reports tend to oxpand tho confi-donco confi-donco that was somewhat lacking during dur-ing the summer mouths whilo the crop reports woro uncertain. There seems no roason to doubt that the year will close with a general feeling feel-ing of confidence, aud good business throughout the couutry. |