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Show FIHGIAL SI11TI0H BUT LITTLE CHANGED As Usual, However, in Salt Lake, the Conditions Are Favorable. The last week in local financial circles cir-cles passed without features worthy of special note, although Iho money market mar-ket lias been quite light, and the tendency ten-dency of interest rales lo stiffen all over the cotiuliT has been felt somewhat some-what here. Tho continued withdrawal of money from the great central banks of Europe, which results in their recouping reserves re-serves from this sido of iho water, and the prolongation of the Balkan war have been lo a certain extent responsible responsi-ble for tho tendency toward higher in-tcrost in-tcrost rules Tt is reported that Servia has bid as high as Ihii por cent for money that could bo obtained at that figure only with difficulty. According lo reports, l.horo is no immediate prospects of a relaxation. Tho banking institutions of Salt Lake rooeivo mauy inquiries from the cast for money, and rales which are considered quite good under ordinary conditions aro likely to continue. con-tinue. Tho same old fooling of uncertainty as to prospective reductions in tho tariff 03' the now administration has been more or less noticeable, and has probably kept things stirred) up somewhat. some-what. While retarding local business to a certain degree, tho recent storms have ladon tho mountains heavily with snow, insuring a copious supply of writer for the coming irrigation season, and will prove of vast benefit to the agricultural agricul-tural industry. During the week the capital stock of Walkor Bros.' Dry Goods company was increased, tinder control of a new management, man-agement, of which details havo been previously published. Tho clearing house figured and estimates esti-mates of increase in deposits locally for the last week maintain' a normal increase in-crease over those for tho preceding seven days, and show a substantial increase in-crease over I he figures for the same period pe-riod last year. According to eastern reports, general trado is still active, although there is some hesitation in many business lines in the placing of new orders. Ban); reserves arc exceedingly low, while loans aro much expanded. Tho return of funds from tho interior seems delayed de-layed on account of late marketing by tho farmers. |