The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-20
BUSINESS FAIR
IN MOST LINES
Vagaries of the Weather Responsible
for the Existing Irregular
ity in Trade.
BUILDING BOOM CONTINUES
MORE ADVANCES IN WAGES AN
NOUNCED.

New York, Jan. 19-Dun's Weekly Re
view of Trade tomorrow will say:
Trade reports are more irregular, chief
" because Of the vagaries of the wealth
er. At some points results are all that
could be desired, the new year starting
with much heavier transactions than in
1913, but high temperature and excess
I've rains in other localities retard retail
distribution of winter goods and IL is
becoming necessary to reduce stocks by
clearance sales. Open weather is facii-
tating outdoor work, building operations
are progressing at an unprecedented pace
Tor the season, and the construction
news reports permits issued in 1905 to a
value Of S5S,1S5 412, which is 40 per cent
IN excess of the preceding year. Official
returns OF foreign commission also tell
OF new record established last year,
the total for December exports alone ris-
ing about $25OOO,O00 beyond any other
month in the nations history To some
extent this may be attributed to the ap-
prOachlng tariff regulations in Germany
FOR the last week ct this port exports
showed an increase Of 81, l02 CSC. and i'm
ports gained 81. G9 G57 as cenpared with
the same week last year. More advances
in wages are announced, and an agree
mont as to coal mining is more probable.
bur some friction is noted in the building
trades. Manufacturing plants make ia
VOrable reports, especially those Of the
leading industries, and another new high
record has been established in the Sc
far reported for January We're 10 larger
than a year ago. --
Failures for the week number 286 in
the United States, against 331. last week
and 81 in Canada as compared with a
year ago.
Bradstreet's Report.
Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: Mid
weather continues q source of complaint
by affecting retail trade, collections and
some recorder business from wholesalers.
but compensation Is found In continued
activity IN outdoor activity, particularly
unchecked building operations better
tEdn ordinary mldWinter transportation
conditions and uninterrupted progress in
all manufacturing lines, particularly iron
and steel.
Increasing production and resaIes OF
carrier purchases of copper make for
weakness in that metal with decreases
noted also in lead, ami mill weather
tends to declines in eggs, potatoes and
some other lines Of country produce,
Summed up, there is undiminiShed con-
hCence in an immense, if not indeed.
record, business for six months at least,
but there is a, perceptible increase in the
stress laid upon the needs Of cOnserVa2
tive speculation.
Business failures in the United States
1o1 the week ending Jan. Is number pa,
against 226 last week, 305 in the like week
OF 1896, 20 in 1904. 249 in 1903 and 292 IN
lSUz In Canada failures for the week
number &c. as against 43 last week and
. IN this week year ago.
Wheat, including flour, exports for the
week ending Ja1. Is are S,4SSS62 bushels.
against 4, 7eS, 772 bushels last week. 1I38 g74
this week last year, 3.548,192 in 1904 and
353S, 757 in 1903
From July I to date the exports are
E,z57, 654 bushels against IS, G15,19S bushels
last year, IS, S29,516 in 1894 and -If2, ST., ST.
il 1903
Corn exports for the week are 5944974
bushels against 5,S42, $50 bushels last
week. 3, Is, 529 bushels a year ago. $50 209
bushels in 1904, and ?, ZIG, $50 IN 1903.