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Show FIRST SECURITY NEWSLETTER OUT THIS WEEK Employment in Utah's manufacturing manufac-turing industries reached approximately approxi-mately 54,000 in September, an all time high, and employment in the state's missile and related industries in-dustries is up 4,500 over a year ago. That is the report for First Security Se-curity Bank's Newsletter which will be distributed this week, it was announced by Rodney O. Chapman, manager. First Security Bank, Bingham. The Newsletter is edited by El-Roy El-Roy Nelson, First Security vice president and economist. Total nonagricultural employment employ-ment in the Beehive state in September Sep-tember was reported at approximately approxi-mately 286,000, another all-time record. First Security reports. "This was some 4 per c?nt higher than that of the previous record month, September, I960", the Newsletter says. The state's department store sales for 1 96 I s first eight months were two per cent ahead of I960's, but new and used car sales were 8 per cent below last year levels, First Security notes. Real estate sales were slightly lower than last year. Loans in Utah's commercial banks are some 5 per cent ahead of lass year's and bank debits are 3 per cent over 1960's. Time and savings deposits have increased nearly I I per cent in Utah over I960 levels, the bank stated. "Cash receipts from farm marketing mar-keting in Utah in 1961 will total somewhat lower than in any of the past years," the letter says. Drought conditions have affected both the quality and quantity of crops." Contract construction awards during I 96 I first seven months in Utah totaled approximately $163 million, up 49 per cent over last year's levels. |