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Show Utah-Idaho Income Noted By Bank Total personal and disposable income In Utah and Idaho chould finish 1957 at figures 4 to 6 per cent higher than in 1956, the First Security News Letter reported Wednesday. The News Letter is being distributed dis-tributed in this area this week, according to C. G. White and B. W. Vincent, of Sugar House, assistant vice presidents of First Security Bank of Utah, N.A. The News Letter is edited by EIRoy Nelson, First Security vice president and economist, assisted by Harvey Frazicr.. The First Security report shows that retail sales in Utah and Idaho are averaging about the same as last year. Prices received by Utah and Idaho farmers from the sale of cattle are approximately 15 per cent higher than a year ago, the same on lamb, and up 25 per cent on wool. Milk is bringing slightly slight-ly higher returns. Egg and potato Trices are down considerably, the News Letter shows. Copper production in the area is down approximately 8 per cent, but coal production is up 8 per cent. Crude oil deliveries to refineries refine-ries continue at 5.5 per cent over 1956. Sugar beet production is expected to exceed last year's output. Wheat production in Idaho is down approximately 7 per cent. |