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Show BUSINESS AND TRADE. Business has been stimulated to unusual unu-sual activity in this city during the past weok b3r tho crowds attending the State Fair and thoso coming to the Conference. Trade has beon on a large scalo and tho percentage of thiB that was paid in cash was unusually high. The bank clearances showed a gain of 6.9 per cent, compared with tho clearances clear-ances of tho corresponding week last yenr. The excellence of the agricultural season has had an important effect upon up-on trado generally throughout tho Slate, and tho good prices that farmers havo received for their products have distributed dis-tributed monoy widely and freety. Tho year has been unusually good, and the people of this State boo the approach of winter with a preparedness on over3' account which is gratifying, and which is completer than usual. The salo of realt3r which conveyed to Mr. Halloran tho New Grand Hotel, corner of Main and Fourth South streets, involving the large payment of $600,000, is the greatest sale reported for some time. The realt3' market hero is always firm, and there have been enough of good winnings in tho purchase pur-chase of Salt Lake realty to stimulte interest therein and invite large investments. in-vestments. For, tho fact is that Salt Lake City realty is held at a comparatively compara-tively low prico when contrasted with prices of realty in cities of less pretension preten-sion and of less splendid future than it enjoys. Tho building soason has been an active ac-tive pne, but tho extent of building was cut down by tho labor strikes of last May. Except for this tho amount of building this year would havo been considerably con-siderably greater than it is. Even as the records show, the building aggregates aggre-gates will be high. The railroad improvements that have been begun, and many of them completed, com-pleted, during tho present season, show good activity and a firm roliance upon tho growth of all this region, a reliance reli-ance which is not in tho least likely to bo misplaced. A good deal has been projected during dur-ing the 3'car and some good things bo-guu, bo-guu, in tho way of tho mid-continont autoraobilo transcontinental highwa3r. This entorprise will "probably bo pushed with great vigor another season. The Tribune's exploring part3T which wont through southorn Utah and northern Arizona to the commanding point of scenic beauty at the Grand Canyon, reports re-ports an excellent routo for n good highway. high-way. It has been known all the timo that the opportunitj' for such a highway high-way from this cit- to YellowstonocPark is exceptionally good. Tho Tribune spoke of theso two routes as somothiug eminently desirable as adjuncts for the transcontinental automobile trail. Wo are glad to see that a movement is on hand to organize for tho completion of these two automobilo side trips. Thoy will make Salt Lake City tho central station of tho transcontinental highway. high-way. If tho automobilo trail shall join forces with tho Lincoln transcontinental transcontinent-al highway, there will bc brought to that highwa3' au interest and a strength that will insure success. Thoro havo been only slight changes in tho metal market situation during the past fow days, and sentiment generally gen-erally seems to favor a sustained metal market throughout tho fall months. Copper has mado no gain in prico, although al-though there has beon somo good business busi-ness for electrolytic copper at 16 cents por pouud for December deliver)'. Tho foreign supplies continuo to dwin-dlo, dwin-dlo, whilo exports so far this 'ear aro very much in excess of the samp period of 1912. From January 1 to Octobor 2, 1913, tho exports measured 293,944 tons, which is au increase of 37,235 tons ovor tho same period of last year. Load and spoltcr hnvo boon lowered slightly, duo mainly to the fact that tho consumor is not anxious seemingly to fill his doplotod stocks, and for whnt buying ordorn thoro aro, thoro are cuough offers of metal to bring about an eus3" condition markotwiso, Silvor has been maintained abovo 61 cont3 an ounce, with an outlook that many authorities au-thorities bclievo satififactor3' for sustained sus-tained rangos. Following tho renowal of tho Balkan hostilities, and additional nows of unsatisfactory un-satisfactory crop conditions in some sections of tho country, tho stock markets mar-kets havo receded somewhat, and copper cop-per issuos sufforcd along with tho rails and industrials, dospito tho admittedly strong position of the red motal. For tho timo being nothing but a tradors' market is oxpectcd, and tho professional profession-al element bids fair to bo tho main participant in stock markot transactions. transac-tions. Local mining conditions are unaltered, unalter-ed, and from tho largo properties of tho Stato is coming tho banner tonnngo of thoir history. Snow is appearing on the high ranges to tho east and west of Salt Lako City, and tho winter's development work 1b getting woll under un-der way. Very little of tho supplies necessary for tho carrying on of this winter work remains to bo transported into tho hills; it has boon a reasonably satisfactorj' fall poriod for tho mining supply houses of this city. Tho business reports show that tho effects of tho tariff legislation have been discounted generally, and that no shock will como to the industrial and commercial interests of the country from that legislation, General business continues to make satisfactory progress, and thero is noted .for tho first timo in a long period, a disposition on tho part of merchants in numerous linos and in widely separated parts of the count', to anticipate fu-turo fu-turo requirements. Stocks have beon much depleted and curront demands call for an immediate stocking up. This makes trade active and stimulates optimism. op-timism. The imnroved collections aro mnking easier money and the oularged distribu tive trado is a promiuent fcaturo in the weok '3 roporta. Tho set-back o'f tho corn crop had a dcproBsing effect for a time, but on consideration of the general grain yiolds of tho country, it was found that tho corn shortage was mercl' comparative, compara-tive, and that tho yield of grains would bo ample for nil purposes. Money in tho East is reported easier, although as usual when any country wants gold, tho Now York market is expected to furnish it. ,1ust uow Canada Can-ada is drawing gold from New York, the estimated draft boing as much as .$5,000,000, of which .$2,000,000 has ul-roady ul-roady been supplied. Tho explanation is that this gold pn3's for Canadian wheat shipnod to Great Britain, partly part-ly through ports of tho United States. On tho whole, tho 3rear will bo a good ono in gonoral business and in fair profits. There is a growing feeling of optimism, and altogethor tho business outlook may be said to bo fuirlj' good. |