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Show EIRoy Nelson, First Security Vice Pres.-Makes Pres.-Makes Report Salt Lake City Utah's non-agriculture employment totaled 243,-500 243,-500 in September, up 6,100 above last year's figure, the First Security Secur-ity Bank Newsletter reported Mon. day. The Newsletter is edited by El-Roy El-Roy Nelson, First Security Bank system's vice president and economist, econ-omist, assisted by Harvey Frazier. Utah's employment was up in all categories except construction, the First Security report showed. Value of building permits in Utah, however, for the first nine months of 1956 was $119 million, up 34 per cent over the same period in 1955 and larger than the total for the entire year in record-breaking 1955. Valuation of new dwelling dwell-ing units was down 4 per cent from last year, but housing construction exceeded every other post-war year except 1955. Department store sales for the first nine months of 1956 for the Utah-Idaho area exceeded 1955 figures by 5 per cent. Used car and truck sales were up 4 per cent for Utah-Idaho, but new car and (Continued on Page 8) First Security Report (Continued from Page 1) truck sales were down 16.2 per cent. Reporting Utah member banks of the Federal Reserve System showed loans totaling $328 million at the end of September an increase in-crease of $41 million or 14 per cent above 1955. Total deposits had increased in-creased $23 million. Average prices received by Utah and Idaho farmers have increased 4 per cent since midsummer and from October, 1955, the First Security report shows. "Price increases in-creases from levels of last year are in most livestock and dairy products; pro-ducts; eggs are down slightly," the report said. The First Security publication said that sugar beet production in the Intermountain area is above last year's and potato production is 5 per cent over 1955's. |