The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-02


they hould pay greater attention to the
sanitary needs of the community.
The North American Asphalt Com
pany, whose asphalt beds in the south
eastern part of the Territory cover
many hundred square miles, have
made an offer that should at once be
taken advantage of by our city fathers
1t is that they will furnish, at cost. suf-
fcient asphalt to pave an entire block
sidewalks and all-provided the
work be done under the supervision
of competent workman. This offer
is made in order to afford a practical
proof of the superiority of this article
for paving streets and sidewalks. The
same offer has been made to the city
officials of Provo.
The Provo Canning Company, the
latest new industry at the Garden City
will make a very favorable report at
the close of its first seasons work.
In pursuance of resolution adopted
by the City Council on October Both, the
corporation bonds bearing date of June
1st, 1880, series B, numbered from 81 to
400 inclusive, of the denomination of
$500 each, and drawing interest at the
rate of Z per cent. per annum, are now
pay able upon presentation at the
Deseret National Bank in this city. All
day.
The week past has witnessed con-
siderable activity in the lead market.
Taking the total sales, it Is said
that upwards of 5000 tons have changed
hands, and it is believed that this large
quantity has gone to bona fde consum-
ers. The buying observed during the
past few weeks has been quite astonish-
ing, and clearly proves that consumers
have been working without any stocks,
and simply buying what they absolutely
needed for immediate use. The white
lead manufacturers have been especial
ly conspicuous as buyers, and the
smelling companies having come into
the market with offers, large business
has resulted. These heavy purchases
taking place at the approach of the
dullest season of the year, clearly proves
that the trade has confidence in present
quotations. and to all appearances it
does not seem likely that prices will de-
cline much further, as any slight drop
buying orders In Europe consump-
ton also continues on satisfactory
scale. In Salt Lake there has been no
variance from last week, the quotations
remaining unchanged at $3.50.
The sugar market has an upward
tendency, prices having steadily adj.
vanced during the past three or four
days. Yesterday the quotations were
SO 25@S9 so.
Silver has been almost at stand
still during the week, varying less than
1 cent. Yesterday it was quoted at 93H
as against 81 week ago.
The Idaho Gold & silver Mining Com
pany, limited, has recently been at
tached by its creditors for $50. 900 in
debtedness. The mill and mining prop
erty is at Graham, Silver Mountain,
Boise County, and the attach
ment will doubtless suspend opera
tons in that camp for the
winter. Two hundred men have been
employed by this company during the
year, and the aggregate expenditure is
said to reach a quarter of a million
dollars. The headquarters of the COM
pany are in London, and it looks more
like another case of British mismanage-
ment rather than failure on the
part of the property to produce. 1t
is said there are enough goods on hand
and on the road ID satisfy all creditors.
Tho mill 10 nf fWonfry 70 NTH
cap acity for twenty more, fitted with
both water and steam power, and all
the latest improvements.
The following estimate of the potato
crop of the United States for 1888 ap-
peared in the Farmers Review on Octo-
Der 31st: Ohio, Is ,O68 ,448 bushels; Indi-
ana, SOL 800; Illinois, II 997 ,994: Iowa,
II, 732, 500; Kansas, 6 892,212; Nebraska
5, $50 1872; Michigan. Is 2l2 928; Wiscon-
sin, 1926 776; Minnesota, 1886 000;
Dakota. 5 9l3.73); Missouri, $50 124;
Kentucky, 009 ,544; total 1888 GIG.
In the thirty-three other States ano
Territories we assume that the average
weld will be equal to that of 1884, viz:
IS bushels per acre, which, allowing
for increase IN acreage, would make a
total of .00,272, lab bushels, or grand
total of 216, GAG ,O59 bu. hels against 2OS..
164 425 bushels in 1883. 1862 900
bushels in 1884. It's 029 900 bushels in
1885. 1853 051 600 bushels in 1886, and
134 ,0C0 100 bushels in 1887.
Business has made fair progress in
New York during the past week, and at
most points the prospect for further
Improvement is considered good. The
engagements of gold for export amount
to 50, $50, 900 for the week, and bankers
look for a continuance of the outgo
unless conditions change materially
The imm ediate cause is not the state off
merchandise trade. for of late exports
aave exceeded imports in spite OF the
stoppage of wheat shipments, but the
sales of securities on foreign account,
which for some time have exceeded
purchases. A change in the temper of
investors might result from settlement
of rate wars, but at present foreigners
do not seem to regard American rail-
wavs with the confidence formerly
shown, in part because of their damag-