Show BUSINESS FOR GOOD Salt Lake and Utah High HighS S Up in District The monthly review of John Per Perrin rin Chairman of the board and federal reserve agent of the Federal Reserve hank bank of San Francisco in- in s strongly Improved business and industrial conditions throughout through through- out the entire Twelfth federal re reserve reserve re- re serve district However large pro pro- luction in the principal industries of the district and wide wid distribution tion of goods at wholesale and re- re tall during September the tue report states were offset by declines In other business activities so that the total volume of trade in the dis as measured by debits to bank accounts corrected for sea o i al changes was smaller during September Sep Sep- than In any previous month of ot 1923 It continued however JO it per cent in excess of September 1022 when the volume of trade was large and Increasing SUGAR CROP INCREASES Harvesting of fiend crops became generally in all sections of this during September and for th the roost most part was approaching completion corn com by the middle of October A large crop of sugar beets is being dug and shipped to sugar factories of the district The forecasted yield tons as of October 1 is slightly greater than was previously pre pre- estimated and considerable greater than the production of tons In 1922 The forecasts forecasts fore fore- casts for potatoes places the the- crop slightly under the production approximately 17 per cent but the advance in price Is 20 cents per pounds Prices paid growers for potatoes at Idaho Falls Idaho were 70 cents a pounds compared with 40 to 60 cents for 1922 1 Full employment of ot labor In pra all sections of the district l 19 reported for September In one or two California cities the report states carpenters and plumbers have been temporarily out of work in the recent past but bricklayers plasters and have been neen fully employed In most sections The report states little change has been made mede In the rate of pay in the tha building trades s. s i 7 BUILDING c v Sales of new automobiles as evidenced evi ei by the number of new ears eari registered during August continued greatly in excess of a year ago Utah shows new cars registered regis regis- from January 1 to 1 1 1923 and new commercial cars registered This Is exceeded by California Oregon and Washington Wash Wash- ington In building permits granted for September 1923 Salt Lake ranks ninth of twenty leading cities of the district with of a a. value of Los Angeles loads leads with valued at Sail Sah Francisco Is third with Oakland has and I Port Portland orr- orr land j jA A healthy Increase is reported Jin n savings banks deposits of the district dOs dis from August 31 to September 30 Of eight banks reporting In Salt Lake the Increase Is 12 4 per percent percent cent of the period or sixth in itt tOte the district SUGAR FUTURES NEW YORK TORK Nov 7 Sugar Sugar futures closed firm approximate sale pales hOOp tons December March May July |