Show R L L. Retail detail Business f fI I Shows Greatest Gain GainIn In Western District restock Lestock Industry stry and Agriculture on Upward Upward Upward Up Up- ward Trend tory Has No Labor It Territory TJ Disturbances f. f By gY B OSCAR A. A JENSEN t i Retail Merchants BUre Bureau u. u Cc r Chamber jamber of Commerce tt t lakes rakes retail business foiT for foi T the largest increase seo In ut re sales sal es s of ot any an large community federal reserve dis- dis I Lf hi the Twelfth Retail trade in this lIlls city ned ed d 10 3 P per cent for the first fir firsten firsten en months of ot this year ear as comp com com- en j. j jen p to 19 1927 21 Danced Balanced prosperity is the claim P some outstanding American es Certainly statistics show lay lav claim to that tl h can 11 q because beCause the Utah capital has hasI I n the center of at a territory vv whose hose MO rat business activities during g I ItS It'S might be very ery properly termed Wl balanced l Is ls because cause of our diversified Ints ingests in- in ts that retail retail business has c conned con con- n- n pied ned med throughout the v year yeara ear to r ride d dit i 1 1 lery even en keel ni with a de definite it e ie cease C in ln most ever every month of the Mail WI business has been good berot beof be- be l r-ot r of these important factors mining g industry has been ope oper- oper in on a satisfactory basis basi s i hout the year rear While hile th the e ee es' es not all that i c s o of metals are vv we wed e raid uld d have wished wished for yet they bre m maintained quite a a. steady pl po poFi potion po- po for the then Fi tion n and are responsible e rainy n millions of ot dollars ollars in divi- divi 4 s which Utah properties either eithe r re paid to date or else w will pay tier ler t i- i January 1 1 The employment ment t the mining industry has be been ea tune stable throughout the year INCREASE EXPECTED IThe The 1927 census of at Utah I bring mag has not presented to us th the e tn mal fail l figures for that v year ear and fo for r l ithe g the only observation which ca can n eade nade ade is a general statement who have been consulted and an d hoof the definite opinion that th the e I of our manufactured products product s throughout th the 3 year ear eJr will show an a n crease over oyer the previous pre year ear There i is a a. small but v very ery definite e poa oarth o ai in the number of w what hat ma may Y termed as smaller manufacturing g pants throughout the state Th The Thear ge e ar gr gate value of their products is i S an important figure and th the e part of the situation is ise i s tt e fact that the greater part of our ou r lams know little or 01 nothing o ot of- f ke range of products made here re a at t far r own 11 doorsteps 4 A culture has had a a. aery ver very ery much i year Etter-year jn In 1928 than that it did i In InE n ll E ft- ft i ile som some ot of f the prices fo for r l o grain gram crops are lower tha than n I Ji the the- reverse Is true o of f I our specialty prod products fro from fromi n m the i orchard and garden Practically y 4 ail of our fruits and vegetables vegetable s toe tare e been sold at higher prices f f. f o o. o I shipping points than pre pre- I I J In 1927 and the y yield In most mos t t es s tarts was better This move money Y kick is received from our products finds its way into all trade channels very quickly In- In ased prices have been received genera generally for all poultry pro- pro Ml ItS ts and since most of these poul checks p checks are received b bv by the pro- pro peer er each we week eh or so they ha have mediately found their wa way Into trade ide channels Markets l for other I cultural specialties such as Doer and alfalfa seed have bave been YI satisfactory and above e records rec- rec r of previous previous years y ears It is un for for- that th there re has been een a maal ma- ma FW al decrease In the production of S lala Ifa seed due to adverse and unal un- un b al weather conditions RESTOCK LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY IThe e lIve livestock tock industry y generally b bd bg le g has 1 been on an upward tS d This is is ls Particularly so with J respect to beef cattle Due to the im n 0 of cattle Cato herds and to the feral t tt i adverse conditions which Jt cat cattlemen lemen men have lace been facing nee ce 1329 1929 a shortage of beef cattle apparent in ln most state every Ii filth lui the lave diminishing supply prices and Ind tn fi tI the strengthened durIng the year hr fable e industry is isnow now in a a. very mar during ii ls Position The hog marls mar mar- ng the earlier part or of the feaz f suffered some losses but our st tu opportunity seems to lie he in inthe iY b the fresh pork required C. C lc coast cities much of chis IS now agar drawn from Missouri in-er in e territory ory because sufficient es S re are not available here The ln i Jear ar Indus industry str tn has lias had a very stable d and Js one of the many diver diver- the interests ii whIch has helped At retail pIcture In m Salt Lake City r elft so ar f far as s the reports of the Francisco fi c I federal eral reserve bank at Sa San Sanh rz h li ales can be traced ies es the Ih of Salt Lake CS City stores for forus various us months of 1927 1927 and 19 1928 a are shown in the tables below The rhe 1927 data is a loss or gain In percentage percentage percentage per per- over the same month in 1 1926 The 1928 1923 table is a loss Orgain or orgain orgain gain over the same months of 1927 1927 1928 1923 January o 08 03 8 37 February S 32 3 2 March e 94 10 1 April 04 04 1 10 0 May 3 3 June un 06 G 16 July July 31 11 14 6 August 7 1 8 80 0 September 36 36 October 03 0 3 65 November ember 55 5 5 49 December o 04 Year 1927 12 i 2 10 3 FIrst eleven months of 1928 1923 The outstanding significance of our retail business in Salt Lake City this year rear lies in the fact that forthe for foi forthe the total volume of ot business of 1928 1918 as compared to 1927 for the first eleven months of each year gives us usa usa a n. gain of 10 3 per cent placing Salt Lake Lale City Cit in first position as show show- ing l ng ag the largest increase in retail sales of oC an any large community inthe in inthe inthe the Twelfth federal reserve district COMPARISONS MADE Comparisons with other cities as shown by the federal reports re reports reports re- re ports pl place ce these thes cities in the fhe following fol- fol l owing lowing position Seattle 20 Oakland 35 San Francisco 18 Los Angeles Angeles' 01 01 Spokane 2 2 Portland 3 37 Another interesting phase of this situation is revealed in that for the first eleven months of ot 1928 1925 Utah and southern Idaho report a gain of 8 88 8 per pei cent chile hIle 26 stores in ht Washington Oregon and northern Idaho report a gain of 3 33 3 per cent Those In California Arizona and Nevada only record a a. gain of 09 09 per cent The figures for the first eleven months this year are rather typical of the reports which ha have ve prevailed throughout the previous previous previous pre pre- months placing the territory adjacent to Salt Lake as very much more more- stable from the standpoint of retail business than any other large section of the Twelfth federal reserve re reserve reserve re- re serve district When hen it is taken rotten into consideration that 95 stores in inthe inthe the district report a gain of 1 16 6 per pers perc percent c cent nt for the first eleven months of ot 1928 and that Salt Lake City stores report a g gain gam in of ot 10 3 per cent cent cent-a a avery very much better picture can be drawn drawn dra of the general condition of the people living adjacent to Salt Lake There is ample reason to believe that the month of December will record gains which will compare very favorably with those of ot the the preceding eleven months Salt Lake retail merchants have many reasons to appreciate the business which is available here and the business which can be se secured providing prodding modern merchandising methods and policies are known and kept continually con con- in practice We have had no labor disturbances credit has been available for those who are entitled to it it employment requirements requirements require require- ments meats have been lower than in previous previous previous pre pre- years and 1928 has b been en a good year for the retail merchants of Salt Lake There is every reason to face with a belief that much of the progress which was made this year ear can be bo continued in in 1929 and that we may may- again demonstrate very ely definitely that the balance of I our many varied lines of activity has been responsible for keeping retail retail re- re retail tail business going at a very satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory speed sped |