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Show CONDITION OF TRADE. The commercial reports show a healthy condition of business throughout through-out the country, the variable weather being the only drawback. Dun's Re view reaches the conclusion that "rare-j "rare-j ly have fundamental conditions been as sound as at present and knowledge of ; this fact leads to the conviction that j nothing is likely to permanently check ! the revival of general business activity, i Xew measuros of trade improvement and expansion are afforded by the i monthly stnti sties, and notable among I them are the failure figures, which, in- btcad of showing the customary July in-i in-i crease in number, disclose fewer losses ; than in June." The iron and steel industry is booming boom-ing and quotations are advancing on account ac-count of the urgent demand. Most of the hoe factories are running close to capacity an:! tlre has been a notablo I revival of operations in the woolen in- ; rlustry. Labor conditions have improved im-proved during the week and at present pres-ent th;re is no shadow hanging over the market. Some lines are not doing so well an other?, but that is always the vue. As a whole the country is pros-pf-rourt and there is little or no corn-pbint. corn-pbint. T'tnh jjnd Salt Lake are doing very, well. Wool prices are high and much moi.'-v is eouii ng into the state and city from the yale of the clips. The report of the. Utah Copper company fhnws net earnings of over $0,500,000 for the first half of the year, and he mines and mills are being operated to the fullest, extent, all the men that can po-sildy be nvcd hing employed. A ver- ;i crops are a.su red, in spi te of the ! r y v.''"'-'i t her, and the farmers and ranchers are not .'rumbling. Business is ! L'ood in Snlt. Lnkr. There is no doubt i ' aijoi.t. thfit fact, for the Hhoi)ng crowds b re constant ly in evidence. Thou Hands of visitors are coming and going and the hotels are well filled. The restaurants restau-rants are also doing well, on account of the tourist trade, and there is no repining re-pining in any quarter. The end of the first week in August finds the whole hit ermoun tain country prosperous and the people hopeful that the future will turn out as bright as it looks. |