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Show BUSINESS AND TRADE The increase of 2.7 per eeni isa the bank ciearan.es of Salt Lake tor tbfl past week a i o in pa re I with 'he clearances clear-ances oi the corresponding week ISSi vear. is a cheerful item iu the local business Held. It indicates the increas-ling increas-ling fiower and trade of the city, nnd I shows in concise form the measure ot j that crow tit. i Thr warm, springlike wefu'.lier of the week male general tr?de good, and caused the merchant! to exert a greater great-er energy than ever in I heir winter saiei, closing out the business of the ROld weason pieparatorv to opening the I business of the sprinu and . ar'v sum-liner. sum-liner. The warm, sunny .lavs were fay vorablfl i" bringing ou1 shoppers, and more than usual have appeared a. this season of the vear. Tbfl hardware trade is oooii owing to inOSOaoed count rv de man. I The lumber ileal. us are doing 8 big business, responding to the activity activi-ty ni' contractors and builders The cbnapiCUOUa at I rai t ion i the rapid construction of the atoel framework frame-work on he Walker sky. scraper, norlh east coiner of Main and Second South atrecti thia boing the admiration of all who see it j the stel framework is complete on twelfth story. The season sea-son " building promises to be of a rCC or d -breaking character. Tbe announcement announce-ment wSa made duriujr the week of the indention of the Salt Lake Security and Trust compapy t" ered an eleven storv building on the old Jonsinga in Utah National bank corner at a " t of $25000Q Thr cily was also encouraged during the week by the intimation brbughl by Mr. W. .T. Hallo-ran, Hallo-ran, who has just returned I rem New York City, tha.1. Mr. Newborns is about to finance th" completion f the nw-houso nw-houso hut d, ;i verv welromc piece ot news. The warm w eat hev made genrral trade good in the real estate niarket. The sale by Mr llalloran to yh Quig lej of property adjoining the Mining s-.'o.k Exchange, at (600 a front foot, was a noteworthy feature of the week. Suburban property was more active (ban at anv time since last, summer. The strength of the present rental rite- indicates the lil-.elihood oi additional ad-ditional apartment houses being built this vear Work on .'he addition to the Hotel Utah ia progressing rapidly, and inquiry is strong in all lines of realty and buildittg. A striking event of I he week was a joint conference of the Utah Development Develop-ment League, the Utah Rresa Asao elation, and 1 he Native Son- of Utah, io discos- plana aud agree upon methods of OOOat lOg t he SI ale. The noon dinner iveu at the ('om- mereial ' lob ami attended i the rail road men. gave the welcome of the active opnat.on- O 00 SsR Ukfl Routfl m extending Kfts tOoJ t.om froapa IO t. Thomas, will, the a-ur- ,,. from thr latter plaoe a would br built np the Santa Clara r.v-r to St. George. The rade will be easy. (l,wt the I. .of at all difiOUV ' 0,,. st.i.d. it will develop a section oi Utah badly in noed of railroad facilities, facili-ties, Slid which can supply the ;u Lake markets with 80 mi tropical IruU-and IruU-and VOgetablOfl fnr '"' &dvnO0 ot the time in which the-e are usually re ceived, The presen.. here of PrOUdOn Sproule and other orltcial.-, of the Southern South-ern Pa.ihV. mooting with the officials of the Salt Lake Route, the Union Pncitic, and the Oreo,,,, short Line, was a noteworthy event of the week, these mcetintrs being for the purpose of dis nissiui: time schedules The a. tivitv ot he railroad men during the wepk, and promotions made bv reason of the ad . ..iicement of Prank Plsist'cd, have been pleasant annoi emenls iu rail road circles. Although the copper metal situation has n,t enjoyed n more aatiofactory statistical position in several years-, consumption being extremely large while production is not excessive, the metal has been settliue; steadily, but verv slowlf for ton 'lavs past, and sales of standard ropper at about. It rents are reporjted The big producers are not nisrmed at tins recession, dooming il advisable iu Hie fac of conditions, but they naturally rfegrel the slump in thr copper share market. Coppers have not moved da fail ac- expected, although thay appreciated von elos-r to $200,000,000 in response .o the upward trend "I the metal. Bui there has been a derided stock mar ket depreciation during the week, and new? is being given in regard t excessive ex-cessive tiqnidation of all lines of securities se-curities by the big interest" on the re. eul advanc. the Insurance companies especially being reported to have rid their strong boxes of millions of dollars' dol-lars' worth of stoekOi preferring the cash instead. The situation. therefore, is badlv clouded, and market DUthoritioa have been advising caution in ail commit ments. There are so many uncertain fac tors to be considered before capital will willingly expand into new investments, invest-ments, or the extension of existing on terprises that those Usually well ad vised see little hope for material stod. market Improvement in tbo immediate future. Local conditions with the mines, however, are SSt'lsfucAory, prices being at points affording liberal .bv idends for producers. The lead and zinc pro ducers promise to be aomewhai agitated Jroiu now "u a I the news I hat the lariir on lead and zinc is up for partisan consideration con-sideration by Congress, and some action doubt less will be taken to n.ifeguar.l these important interests. The mining share market on the local exchange is very dull, a specially ufc fair with values holding remarkably well iii the face of I he small buai-ness. In thr ISast favorable weather conditions con-ditions are reported, which have facilitated facili-tated business operations and expedited deliveries. Trading is characterized bi small lot buying, an.l conservatism is inos.' conspicuous. The traveling salrs men havr been aide to get about more readily than during the extreme 'old weathei. and a- a roanll jobbing and w h..)e--ale hen-. - h,-, r. ; '"pi.-fla-W volume of mail ordcrv Bsssafll The railroad- are ,,,lr.j & Mi: ill III 01 bd lor weather andal movements of coal. Sow htunaVaf cl.nb - add : i'.lia I e.rdcry fur A Jl 000 ton- of rail-.. There .jW "idaaafl ootm.'ion in hnstTn in:, rkctiMl toils of plate-. u n, -h., ... fQf W a ml ''"lit -: i t - b.i v. ,., , largo freighters for drlivarvj lakes next summer. 'ana TiadiiHT iu the ,r v ,j, H showed considerable extensiou'lj the week Demand for cotton coal more Ljeneraf and. de.spic toward conservatism, ihcre vrtM bi ying all the standard ilnttJ no r.gardinjB In il. i;o-(on won! market nB ft lion.- -hnvrd bul sui: vhang, .SuSfl baa been d.-v eloped iu rrrtaiajljl - and line scoured V.oi ,, in den . '.,.,. , ' ; -iruusimilOn ""' "" hn-- 1-eei, niovedP',., eluinged price.. The- vnkc at UaSBftll lield op -"me lr ,U1 ii;i'lu anv in .1. '! .-iVr.-t nn ! he marltJB ion of maaassi! 1 New Vorl: bank make, adiv 31 V ' for bo;;. - s.nmd invcstmoaKi the sled- markn weaken, haamrll there is anv pre- ri nr moS' reluct i i)r. streatasL P.ishop dr.". el i ),,. l0aT(j jm eign mi-viou: j,, Shj lelKoraphs Ii1:'! ,."u(i,000 peOflr slaiviug in hiu.-i, ,'hat a nulliajV' Iii-. ' 1 1 niic, to aaaavlil the I'..! .audi iut Hi) rd'rd i.pon to furo3 I I'"i' vvi.a i . icuni LW 1 C reply thai the hinese slionhM t heitiselve-. bv i,ii i . j.r jajd and crop-, msteiid wjaaf that be bdler phin tlmn rfUc tilings I" I'leees then , :ijH America for tood? I '.OS M ,T ki I)-.' 1 - s,-pr ()f ell? Io invest .saii.nnu not) in" Uorton :i creat port to attnaaV big steamships It would seem IH -" oi." ' , --lv v nn-hjed t t be fl n atlantie passenger trade, and i I: some hours in the ocean pamgaaB v. - Mi Kruttaafl .- clr ' ' ml'lt 101)0 men.'' 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