Show I Department Stores Show Bigger Nov Business ie e following summary of ot the reports from four representative department stores store In Salt Lake Lako City cove Ing their business for tor the month of ot November 1924 1024 was waa today made public bv by John Perrin Pen chairman of ot the board and federal federal federal fed fed- eral reserve reser agent Federal Reserve bank of San Francisco Percentage e increase of ot n net t sales sale during November compared with net sales alos during same period last lut year ear I 1 15 5 S Percentage decrease of ot net ral cabs s during during- November compared with th net sales esles during October 11 1 Percentage decrease e of ot net sales attics from front July 1 I. 1 1124 24 to November ember 30 30 1024 1014 inclusive compared with n net t sales saIls during same period last year ear O. O 07 1 Percentage increase of ot stocks at close clone of ot November compared with tocks mocks at close of or same lame month last year ear 25 r Percentage decrease of stocks close of of ot November compared with stock at close of ot the previous month S. S 62 Percentage of or average stocks on hand at close of oC each Illch month since Inco January 1 1924 1024 to average monthly net let sales during same period 4 AMERICAN SMELTING Lead Is is' selling at OVi 0 4 cents a pound the highest price In about four years ears says the Boston News Bureau Dureau This means much to American Smelting Smelting- and Refining company This company from Its own and custom custom- ore produces 01 almost mORt tons toss of lead annually This Thia is 18 refined product and represents SO 30 percent per percent percent cent of the worl worlds world's ls l's output it Is about 75 per r cent of or the tle production of ot refined lead in la countr country Lead H Is in stronger technical position today than any other nonferrous metal Surplus stocks are well below normal and with demand steadily Increasing close cIoe observers believe that cent 10 lead leadIs Is Os an early probability Current production of ot the American Smelting and Refining company Is runnIng running run run- ning fling somewhat ahead of ot last year when output ted amounted to tons ton In 1023 1021 the average price of lead bed at New York Tork was WItS 7 26 cents per pound the average for tor I 1024 will be fully 1 cents cent above this figure and on such a a production as ItS American Smelting is getting from Its own mines mineR this means not only Increased Increase earnings but larger toll profits pronto through Increased output ot of custom producers In the first half halt of ot this year eor SmeltIng Smelting Smelting Smelt Smelt- ing compon company's net earnings earnings- amounted l to per pel share shore on the shares o oC of common stock This was after depreciation depre depre- depletion and reserves reer of al almost almost al- al most 5 per share It Is estimated that i in the tIle last six months of ot 1924 1324 final net nat available a for the common stock after aCter all reserves and charges will amount to towell towell well wen over ever 5 S per Del share Indicating be be- be- be tween 14 AndUS 15 for this year PayIng 5 55 a year on its common stock this thi i company compon Is In the tile front ranks of those corporations that m must st stI I soon coon permit it It junior shareholder shareholders a larger share of profits DENVER DESEr DENVER Dec 19 Cattle Receipts market beet beef stOres SOO SOG cows cow and ond heifers 3 o calves r. feeders and stockers bulls Hogs Hogs Receipts market 10 higher top bulk pigs 5 72 Sheep Sheep Receipts Receipts 2200 market higher fat lambs 14 feeder lambs Jambs 1400 ewes |