Show crops much larger than expected easiness business sentiment is gradually improving throughout the country as the crops are much larger than expected bound monetary conditions have continued to prevail during the week and there is plenty of mon ey to mave move the crops to the coast cities where they are loaded onto the ships ship and sent to fore foreign ign malting making tile the trade balance balanca in favor of our coul country itry there has been a little uneasiness manifested over the condition of the great steel industry for fear that the railroads may curtail and not be free aud abid heavy purchasers of new material I 1 itis jac is hoped that the cotton crop will be heavier than anticipated there is somewhat of a steadier distribution of dry goods and other merchandise addise dis although the volume of business has been lower than that off of recent years general beneral trade conditions all over the state show some improvement pro lately with farmers and stockmen stoc kmen men receiving money from the sales of their various crops and cattle sheep and lambs considerable f ruit fruit has been sold outside the state and the farmers are beginning to du diz beets for which they will receive cash payments collections are getting better and the demand for unis funds f indicates but little pressure a as 13 nearly all the banks are atre loaning money again the september statements of our national banks made to the comptroller of the curr currency ency show that the banks are in stron strong f financial in ancial condition there have been a few small sales of different local securities during the week Z C IVI 1 I stock soll at abc the highest point in its history at per s share bare utah idaho sugar co stock sold at a trifle higher at per share other sales were made in horne home fire at oon con wagon 0 at and a few other stocks and bonds it is getting close to the regular quarterly divided dividends are paid this month mont by the deseret savings bank utah savings trust co zi ons savings bank and utah idaho sugar co pays its reg regular dividend of 1 34 3 4 per cent amounting to 95 on sept kept next month the majority of the companies pay their dividends |