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Show Utah growth healthy, U. expert says By Arnold Irvine that Dochesne County had the largeshleclines of any in population percent), average nonaaicultural employment percent), gross taxable sales is 9 percent) anti in new car and truck ( ijsi rations percent). Residential construction in the county declined 34 percent mid the value of nonresidential construction dropped Pi percent in the Count Deseret News business editor count Statistics on the plus side in ioptilation, eipplilyment. income, construction and new a r sales. "all add up to healthy griiwth and development in Utah." the Univeisity of Utah's business research chief said today. Commenting on a summary of business statistics covering the last four years, Dr. Thayne Robson, was optimistic: "In spite of a had season for tile skiing the stales economy this summer seems to beindustry, moving off 4t1 a good pace. Tourism is booming in Utah." He is associate dean for research in the U. of I'. ollee of Rosiness. The statistics appear in the "Utah Einomic and Business Review," published by the coliege's Bureau of Econmomic and Dosiliess Research. 19,4 percent, The county's rate groW th increase in nonagricultural employment also was highest at 31 percent. New ear and truck regist rations ill the county jumped 82,4 percent, another high for the state. Carbon County was high though not highest in its residential instruction growth rate at 141 percent above the previous year. Nonresidential construction 'alue also was high but in this category, Grand comity showed a grain of 767 percent to take top honors. Se eral counties in the state showed zero poptilat ion growth: Beaver, Daggett, Note, Rich and San Juan. poimlation id S. L'intah County managed a gain of new nearly 2 in population but was down One peicent in employ ment and eight percent in gross taxable sales. Housing construction was down 39.5 percent and percent nonresidential construction value declined nearly percent last year: nti Balancing the decline in the oil economy of the Unit ah Basin is the boom in the coal areas of Carbon and Emery counties. In contrast with the sudden rise and equally sudden fall in the oil development of Uintah and Duchesne counties. the coal development will be While the counties growth is uneven, the total growth in the state is more diversified than in the past. Robson said. Growth in the four Wasatch Front counties is still high but is continuing at a more moderate pace: while other areas, notably Emery and Carbon counties, are showing rapid growth. On the other hand, the statistics show notable economic declines last year in Uintah and Duchesne Mint ies. 0.7 increase Of 2.7 percent, bringing the total 1976 population to 1.2 million. Salt Lake County accounted tor approximately half that total with a population of Other leaders among the counties are Daggett vith an 80.8 percent gain in gross taxable sales; Mute with a 240 percent gain in new dwelling units (from a total of five in 1975 to 17 in 1976) and Sanpete with a long-ter- "When you expand coal mining, it creates employment that stays there. Apparently there Will be a steady and rising demand for coal until some years distant possibly after the turn of the century when some substitute for coal is found," Dr. percent gain per capita personal income. Rich County, aptly named, continued to enjoy the states highest per capita personal income of $6,900 last year. Daggett continued to have the lowest per capita income of $3.190 12.8 Robson said, "The oil boom is over," Dr. Robson said. noting Emery County last year led the state rate in Weber County showed a imputation gain of only percent. The state as a whole showed a population of in .,4 :... . 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The feature 70 to 80 seats and a take-ofast-foo- 11 NYSE opposes prepared Interstate and Foreign Commerce subcommittee, Batten said trading could bring on "problems of disclosure, surveillance and protection "For example. what prices are to be disclosed? are dealers' trades to be surveyed, and what assurances will exist that trades are being How reported promptly on the consolidated tape and in the sequence in which they were executed by the individual dealer offices?" he asked. Batten also said he wondered if securities trading would "accelerate the demise or merger of smaller firms around the country," and asked whether the concentration of the securities business "in a relative handful of large, international firms" would be advisable. The NYSE chairman said a computerized market-to-mark.network would have sufficient built-i- n safeguards to avoid abuses. The system would link specialists and market makers, enabling a seller in one market center to execute a trade with a buyer in another. "We are dealing here with public protection and public confidence in a system that is extremely important to economic growth, job development and other key national goals," he said. Livestock market Wednesday's QUOtaii0IIS ST. PAUL, Minn. Cattle and calves Wedn'esday 3,200; all slaughter classes fiarly active, steers and heifers firm to .50 higher, cows steady to .50 higher,o bulls firm to .30 higher; choice 4 950 1300 lb. slaughter steers 38.50- 40- 00; good and choice choice good 36 ;b. Holsteins good and choice lb. lb. choice heifers boars 4 00, 760 20 4i3O1) 42 lb. 0 lb. 00, lb. - Gram range: Ct; IGAGO ((MI Low Close Open Nigh Wheat 2 3834 2.421,4 24214 2.38 Jul Sep Dec Mar May Jul 2.4912 2.59 V2 2.6814 2.7244 2.75 2.4912 2.723A 2.45 2.54 2.6314 2.68 2.75.1,4 2.7.212 2.3012 2.3012 234 23712 2.4434 2.4912 2.53 2.2614 2.2912 1.3814 1.35 1.40 1.4312 1.25121.26 1.3012 1.3012 1.3512 1.36,4 1.4094 1.40 1.65 745 7.15 6.8612 6.90 6.97 6 99 6.9912 7.4012 7.4014 2.53 2.6814 Jul Sep , Dec 234 2.5612 , Mar May ' Jul Oats Jul 280400 lb. fully 1.00 2.37 2.4414 2.4992 2.53 2.69,2 2.73 1.3014 1.35 140 1.43 Mar Soybeans 7.65 Jul 745 Aug Bank clearings quotations Sep Nov Jan Mar S129,108,782 00 V15,516,108 00 S121,41i,986 62 198,880,614.62 May Jul 7.10 6.84 6.87 6.94 6.98 6.1912 2.324. 2.40112 2.41 2.46 2.49 2.46 2.4946 648 6.60 6.65 6.72 615 6.7512 (1) simple interest or even lower 8 Ask Bid Ask .85 EurStand Excal ibur 1.40 .08 Cnylnds GoldChain .31 ChietCon 4.372 30 .82:s .92'., GrWest Clayton .55 Justheim .08 .05 CombMet .65 LoveOli ..00 Comet .70 .45 LaPac .50 Comstock .75 3.50 Mmoth CumTelinc .06 .08 i .85 MwstEnrg 1.00 ConsE ur 1.70 .05 MveMatic .21 Croft .25 Newpark 6.62 , .50 Crown .00 .09 17.00 Nouincy CrstiOli 17.50 1.50 NoL t y .40 Dragon .14 ParkCity .25 Eastuta0 .20 .17 .09 4.75 Bid Park Pram .05 PetroSilyer .10 Prince 4.25 Reg0Co .95 1.50 .35 .34 .60 .90 SoStand StMetal Teletrans TinticMln .65 4.25 1.65 Dand .15 Inc unPkCty UtCnsMs utWyoCns 1 00 .15 1.65 .16 WestGeo WoriCont 2.87:7 4.00 7.4012 7.4014 6.88 6.66 6.69 6.7692 6.82 6.82 Call .17 r 3.00 4.50 12 90 & LILlaReg. .25 1.05 3.99 5.29 7.99 Rel. 9.49 AND OTHERS Ask S. 6 "2 .62 GoldChain. 1,000 a 35 Mmoth, 100 at 3.50 NoUly, 117 at 1.25 SoStand, 300 at 2.137, 2 kmaisob Amexor Arns1.1 Aftimav Arocal Beetsint 2'k 6 0il 1696iNti 22 Intermtex 7 Intmtno 9 Brwmgco Cardiff Cniarirn Contbk Dyne Amer Envr Eouitoil Fa 'truck rsts6CC6 FstsecPtd .30 50,2 33 sit 316 104 I 61ve 103sk .50 .49 .30 134 11,2 21. 209 Intmtlabs 2. .113bipb09 3 Kenimt 60,4 Lne WdInc MedDevco Mothmatn 19 .49 Netwilt a 214 6t4 OWNER-BUILDE- 444 '2 7' 69 .40 9 44 3u 17 4.31 01 18 U166danc Vaintibik Vaitek 21, 10 61s rate treasurer I 4 Ask 15, 3 19 2,1 American-Streve- and con- Colorado. LIJAUT ADS Dial 521-353- Modern foods has dein Salt Lake City, Boise and Missoula. Mit LEASE OFFICES MFG. PLANTS a Salt Lake 43 BUILDIKOS Mont. The Wyoming. Montan-Oregon and Washington. Nevada, partments City WARENOIJSES department. formerly Market Wholesale, is now directed by Preston (Tay) Taylor. It supplies APARTMENTS - . E , & R U - FACILITIES ,- We Don't Have What You We Will Build It If Need more than 550 types of food service to customers in Utah and Nevada. Utah service will be expanded early in 1978 to include complete perish assignments in sales and areas at Auerbach. ,1.,,,v- presi- ll Boise. sales-supporti- - American-Strevel- l serves more than ROW customers in eight western states: Utah, Idaho; The new name comes from the Feb. 1 purchase of the Modern Foods department of Mountain States Wholesale Division of Albertson's in University Young ables meats, produce and dairy products. dent. said. graduate has had various CAPITOL it: UTIS, IN 801 486-840- 9 .,--rvv , N - - .. .1101.SE ' : 1 r - i , . r ..," t 11 1 001.i ga 11,10b t.:1.4 - C.. ,. 22 Oi WC 0 T ... , DRAWER SHOW 'N' SELL 2ovAtiti, Full Suspension seller's market tor Right novt, it's homemNners. Ihe alue ot homes has rea4 gone up and ou (an likek realize quite a good profit on our investment. Vhen NMI 1kb itli u, Vtt' get OW and sho 'n' our huhu DESKS List 0 KETCHUM'S 3400 So. 800 West .1""14:. '""""Nk Nht000, List 1139" '. 4,1"""") Dougal Realtors cares enough to get results! 29"x59" Special ,,, CYORockwell R r.sr,,: 1 i...,., ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR wmemory LOALIS If owning a home of your own is one of your goals, come in and talk to us about our owner-buildconstruction loans. For substantially less money than it would take to purchase a conventional home you can build your own and make your dreams come true. ttok.,z...ylorranty Constants 1,4 k 4 ,41 , 19, s 5.31 22' 2 17 ,3 7.6 712 tlititOribi 1 486-956- Wkrbk 20 30 46 25, 3 41 26. , multiplication ..".,..1040640140 & Divisi on ;jr k............ Memory 3 E. (Lcl 2700 South 1 or e4 484-108- ,9, CALL: 486-587- 4,-- , 4 ;1;',. 1 j, a..,,,......,...,.. . la le 1 to,. 1.,.f4 ,;i-t1 ;11i ......... 1 00-jsf- c k ',- 2906 So. State ALTO'," RE for OFFICE EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE "ed.onnalo 4, ,, . ROCKY MOUNTAIN fi 00 Nil Print Out , Add Mode :; , 1 4 . A LN 1 IS 1 ' 0 k It 95 'roar it) CALL FOR INFORMATION 1, International ez!ilk 11,. 11 ZC M1 litincro The three food service operations of AmericanStrevell will now be named Modern Foods. George J. Bitzes Jr.. troller. Bunker is also chairman of the Long Range Planning Committee of the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants, and president of the Western Retail Controllets' Association. The Auerbach Co. also promoted Gordon Winkelkotter to buyer of Budget men's and boys' wear. He has been with the company since 1961. Rhett Barney was appointed buyer of china and Silver. The Brigham wPose 4,49 91 NW9PS NwptPhrm 4 ngpd Bid Penzoks U. PlstrnCrp 1.00 2 ProSysInc 143 PrudFed 10'3 Ind Rsrch 1,9 As l'E'2 Skingmns 3' 54 Telpcom 21'1 Telernin 113st 249 Tippers, ToledoMos .81 5.06 5,2 osco 3 2 WOOD er Ask Alan W. Bunker has been promoted to senior vice president of finance and operations of the Auerbach Co. He has been with the company since February 1972, sind in 1973 was named corpo- 2612" Deep , CONSTRUCTION Bid FstVistrnc Gataxoil Hemthgrd Hea Ithin 40 '4 15.4 Hdrot renames food operations .05 Securities Sid Amoco Production is scheduled to drill a test well six miles southwest of Coalville. The 400-foo- t wildcat well will be at No. A-- I two miles north of Wanship. Champlin-404- , No previous drilling has been done in the vicinity. The Anschutz Corp., Denver, will drill a test well to about 4,200 feet in Grand County Toledo Mining Co., Salt Lake City, has signed a farmout agreement to have Anschutz Corp. do the drilling, and will retain 40 percent operating interest after drilling costs are recovered. The project will be conducted on 320 acres in Section 4, Bull Canyon A area. Section 4 is the northern extremity of approximately 49,500 acres leased by' Toledo Mining Co. Full Suspension Q097 M s 467-820- 0 .18 Of Quotations from the NASD are representative Interdealer Prices as anorrwithatelV P.m. Interdealer markets change throughout the day. Prices at not include markup, markdown or commisson. .56 of the Salt WALNUT FINISH WRENCH Jr Cond. Wednesday 's quotations Aitek A remote exploratory test well is scheduled in Sevier County, about 12 miles southwest of the town of Emery on the east side of the Fishlake National Forest. J. Hiram Moore of Midland, Tex.. said there has been no previous drilling within wildcat eight to 10 miles of his 3.5(10-fo- DRAWER FILE $01995 3.99 529 R Si 4 10'1 ADJUSTABLE 133 W. Stratford 3.25 Over the counter Aitind l, store Firm names v.p. CABINETS 1 4..,ok LINESMAN CONDITIONERS HEAT PUMPS FURNACES Heating a WIDE JAW PUER Parts) Sur-AI- ugho 3.99 SALES Bristol, 1,000 at .15 ConsUur, 2,000 at 1.75 EurStand, 427 at .85 Excalibur, SOO at 1.40 actiN e. Nlobile Oil Co. reports it is drilling at 14,(;(K) feel in a deep exploratory well about 30 miles north of Moab. near the town of Cisco. The well. located at the No. C-- I McCormick-Federais scheduled to reach a depth of 18,000 feet. The nearest well of that depth range is 35 miles to the wesisotnhwest, in the salt Wash field. FILE 1 PUER UTAH Free Estimates! 4 15 11.50 2.75 .10 .95 .14 rigs were , PUER Reg. 5.09 COOLERS .08s .22 .01 6" Reg. Ask .07 Currently 28 drill rigs are active in Utah, Stowe said. At this time last year 17 S.L. ' DIACONAL curn NowSPC MINIMAL SIC, .08 19 Oil and gas operators have drilled 9s ells in Utah this year compared with 00 during the same period last year, according to Carlton Stowe, minerals specialist, Utah Department of Natural Resources. v. pipeline means that majority control of Standard Oki Co. of Ohio (Sohio owns 53 percent of the oil in Alaska's north ,lope. but it acquired those reserves through a complicated deal with British Petroleum Ltd. one of the worlds largest oil companies. BP, Exxon and Atlantic Richfield ARCO discovered the huge Alaskan oil field in the late 1960s. BP had no retail oil in the United out States then. so it merged its U.S. subsidiaries with Sohio in 1970. Included in the merger were BP's 96,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Alaska. Under terms of the merger. BP initially received 25 percent ownership in Sohio, currently the 18th Largest U.S. oil producer. As the oil flow from Alaska increases, BP. ownership of Sohio will increase to 54 percent. , George J. Dunn, Sohiö vice president and general counsel. said that will happen by the middle of next year. , The Bank of American Fork, 33 East Main St., American Fork, Utah, has applied for permission to establish a branch at about 11000 North 4800 West. Highland (a new town which is in the process of incorporation), Davis County. SALE AIR .01 Up in Utah CLEVELAND (API IHCIC3S(d production result ing front the trans-Alask- a Bank applies for branch 14 Finance lease note based financial qualifications and credit worthiness. You may even qualify for a 6 simple interest rate. Wednesdov's quotations Bid Nordlund oil drilling taking over Sohio in San Antonio, Tex. FOR THE HANDYMAN upon (Pads .15 Mr. HAND TOOLS SPECIAL PRICED types of equipment printing, agriculture, heavy-dut- y rolling stock, machine tools you name it. All Intermountain Stock Exchange Bri5101 4p,...$044 FULLER 4' New Equipment for 2.6414 2.2612 2.2934 23314 V 13 .. .6 2.46,,,2 Corn Sep Dec Tuesday's debits Seine clay last year oda v's clearings Sarne day last year string Tuesday's quotations lb. Wednesday lb. Grain futures 43 sows active. ilictheri to cull lb. and gilts higher, mostly steady; lb. 44.00-4- 4 50, largely 44.00 0 choice slaughter ewes 0 choice and fancy feethr lambs few 42.00. 4,200; barrows l 31.00- - steady; lb. spring few lb. S4.50; 0 good and choice ; ;b. utiligood ty and commercial slaughter cows few 27.50, 3 23.00shipment at 28.00; cutter 0 lb. 2600, yield grad e few 35.00- slaughter bulls 36 04.1, 1100 1400 lb. 29.0032.00; few lb. ; vealers very slow, mostly 2.00 lower; however, demand on slaughter calves very narrow, these 5.00 lower; choice and Prime 125.250 lb. few lb. select choice 35 00; good good and lb. slaughter calve choice steady to US. classes slaughter 750875 3 25.00 Hogs lb. 36.00. Sheen 500; all choik& and ptinte lambs slaughter for delivery to a House In remarks WASHINGTON (AP) The chairman of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday called for establishment of a national securities market system based upon existing exchanges; William M. Batten complained that proposals to initiate securities trading in tandem with existing exchange activities could lead to "possible conflicts of interest" and other problems. SOUTH trading rd . ::,. e7...:.;. Richard H. Nordlund is the new director of economic development, the position formerly held by Sands Brooke. Horton, 27, has been a staff writer for the The National Enterprise," a weekly business newspaper, for some time. Previously, be was with KUTV Channel 2 for six years as a reporter. assignment editor and producer. He also has written for "Utah Holiday magazine. , A native of Elko: Nev., Horton is a graduate of the University of Utah in journalism. At the U.. he served as associate editory of the "Daily Utah Chronicle." Nordlund formerly was vice president of Brown, Terry and Woodruff Co., a diversified firm with holdings in real estate, electronics, laundry and dry cleaning. He was with the company seven years and spent the previous four years as a development engineer with Eastman Kodak Co. in Rochester, N.Y. Nordlund, 35, is a native of Billings, Mont., and earned a checmical engineering degree at the University of Utah. He went on to obtain his master of business administration degree at the U. He is a nationally ranked tennis player in the division. Last weekend, he competed in the National Hardcourt Championship Tournament and restaurant corporation. off-boa- '1 Houck. ed ut ..,.::,)'i ''::'.47. Lake area Chamber of Commerce staff began their new duties this week. Thomas K. (Tom) Horton has been named director of communications, succeeding Ronald Fast Yummies here The first of four Yummies Family Restaur- 114 Two recently appointed members : ,.; '''''':. 2 bqgin duties as C. of C. aides 4 :,, t 1:;:.:: Mr. Horton ott,,,, :' ,..i,,,,,I.,,,.;,..,,.,, I "::,:: ,::::.7":17::',, t ", ,,,,.,. x.. 2 42 :',..' :;.''j. J 4,7 ,:..... ', ;1:: ,,,,,,, I oe Y.'",:;;:::::: 4.5,,,: .eeir t..:: !!:'''',' ' " at. w '..'.4.:t4:;S' !"'"f7;':',:i .... :ck, ' lk.:7k;.5: k Kii;;';;:'''' :i::s I :.s4rt,,,';,, .i4":4!V.:.: I t '; ;i- i ...:::::.,,4:.,.7.:',.7.,., , f .. ',..vdtj 1.:. , ! '4) '1r4(.1,:flto.c,t, 4:4:!;:: 0 ,,,,,-- ' ,,,,6,4,..,,,.., ' ' :. .ipowlitile! .' :; '.4:i'. '' .r',. ' , ,, 1 , ', st: '':', .;:: :, ,.... ' ::1':::.':: 4 I ;' 4;414. , , .1::':',', ..1:;.3...''''::::;:' f i ;:4vogattw's''''' , ,f 1.... 'i .r : ee ,7 i 1:. 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