The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-09
HOT WEATHER
AFFECTS TRADE
Still, Business Is Good and the Out
look Is Bright.
PUBLIC WORK HELPS MUCH
LOCAL STOCKS AND BANK CLEAR
INGs SHOW UP WELL.

Hot weather made itself felt in business
circles during the past week There is
tendency nCted among business men 20
turn i'm the direction of the mountains and
the seashore. Figures seem 10 have lost
their charm The resorts show larger
crowds than the department stores. Al
the same time it must not b. under
stood from the foregoing that there are
any depressing influences at work on
business As a whole. The lassitude IS per
leGtly natural and seasQnable-
While the hot weather has had this
influence on business men. II has had an
influence for good in other directions
tables The reports from the wheat fields
are all encouraging The beet fields are
promising TO break all past records me
fruit is not tarning ont as well as Was
anticipated earlier IN the season. but the
crop viii be a large one Just the same
Real Estate at Rest.
There has been marked let-uP in real
estate business. Every agent in the city
ucallE ended until fall; that is, business
outside Of the regular routine Agents
for the past week have devoted a large
part of their energies te the working UP
Of Real Estate Day at the lake, July IL.
large list Of prizes has been secured
and the promise Is good for a large bust
ness. All the proceeds are to go to the
keeping open of the bureau Of informa-
ton run in connection with the Real Is
tate association.
Building continued lively throughout the
week and the outlok is bright for a good
record in this line all through the year
There is a complaint of lack of work
men in some lines, and this is holding
back some of the larger buildings al
though fancy wages are offered.
The policy of the city administration in
pushing public works of all kinds is
in the local market. Men have no dif-
Iculty In finding work at fair wages.
As a result of this they are enabled to
IN circulation in this way finds its way
into all channels OF trade The SlOO0.O09
to be expended on the water and sewer
thousands being expended on street paw
ing sidewalks. sewers, water mains and
share in keeping Salt Lake abreast of
the most progressive cities of the west
me DSnk clearings indicate a greatly
Increased business over that of last year.
An increase Of 81 Der cent is reported for
the week ending Friday night by Brad
piled with money; the rates of interest
are low, and there is nothing to hold back
any worthy enterprise
Sugar Stocks in Demand.
There was a lively scrimmage during
the week for Idaho sugar stocks. with
the result that the prices went up sew
eral points Unlimited faith is expressed
IN the agricultural future of Idaho. The
quotations on the local stocks most
as follows at the close Of the week:
Am1algamated Sugar Co, pfd. $50 %
common ------.-- -.......- -......---- 1871 90
Beneficial Life Insurance Co. $500. los 90
Con. Wagon & Machine Co. pfd. 90 1Ol 90
Common .-.....-. ........ ..-........ s. 90
DeSeret National bank .............. 2S7 90
DeSeret Savings bank ................ 81 90
First National bank. Ogden ........ % 90
First National bank, Murray $500. liz %
Home Fire Insurance Co. ----...-..-. 1853 %
Lewiston Sugar co. .-.-.......-..-...- II 70
National Bank of the Republic. 100 60
Ogden Savings bank .-.--....-....-.. $50 40
Rocky Mountain Sell Tel Coz 90 30
State Bank Of Utah ................... 167 co
Sugar City TOWnsite Co. -..-.--..... 16I 80