Show MARKE MARKET E ENDS DS YEAR I IN SHAPE SPLENDiD Brokers Express Confidence of Still Stil Further Improvement Improvement Improvement Improve Improve- ment in Conditions New Year expression With Wih a a Happy by Caller Caner W. W V. V II H. J. J and a vociferous I ous response by the assembled brokers tho the year on the Salt Lake stock stok exchange exchange ex ex- change came to a n conclusion In an in informal informal informal in- in formal manner The only formality was presentation of or New Years Year's cards by Secretary II H. V. V Alree Altrec Altree The year ear ended with prices as a rule holding well vell wel at a s l slight ht improvement during the past few weeks and the market market market mar mar- ket in shape pst to respond to favorable in influences influences In- In which are confidently expected by brokers k t to make t themselves s felt coincident coin coin- 1 fh fht rm i 1 1921 with or soon after the advent of A comparison of or the prices no prevailing prevailing prevail prevail- ing and those quoted Quote at the tho close cose of or 1919 show that with a n few exceptions there although new I has ha been very vel litle change highs and lows were established by a I number of stocks during the past twelve months Taking everything into consideration brokers generally express the opinion that business done on the exchange during the past year could have been much worse and declare that it was much better better better bet bet- ter than that experienced In some years ears when general generl conditions were more gratifying Bidding was lively throughout tre closing session and a fair amount of business business business busi busi- cosing ness was transacted As has been the case ws for some weeks there took tok lace place some selling to establish losses but as asa asa a n rule the offerings were readily taken The largest seller seler was Empire Copper with shares at lOc but with I I SOc the best offer ofer at the close Michigan Michigan- Utah was next with shares at and tc c and Eureka Lilly Lly with wih shares at 5 S' S c and Sc Profit taking taing resulted in a decline InBa in Ray Bay Ba State which enjoyed a flurry furr Thurs Thurs- day During sales of shares the tho price prie declined from 5 c to 3 c. c while the closing figures were compared compared com corn pared with Thursdays Thursday's figures of 54 Eureka Mines roade rde a good advance selling up tp tp from 7 fcc T c to lOc and closing cosing at 9 after aCer sales of shares On the open board Utah-Idaho Utah Sugar sold old at for shares and for shar shares s. s |