Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-06
Volume Of Business Shows a
Marked Increase Over Same
Week In 1905.
BANK CLEARINGS STILL SOAR.
Bamberger's Purchase OF the Jennings
Farm for $4,000, the Biggest Real
Estate Deal of tho Week.


In general an Improvement on the same
week OF the previous year. and there IL
a general feeling Of security and salts
faction with immediate prospects that
ID encouraging. Colonel Webber, gem
eral superintendent OF u. C. NJ L.. sass
the weeks trade Is in excess with the
institution, Of the business last year
during the first week In the month, IN
all departments, and the grocery 3e-
partment particularly has been rushed.
even more than usual at this particular
time.
BIG BANK cLEARINGs.
The week In banking has been es-
pecially eyentlul In the clearing house
transactions which on the 4th inst. ran
over one and a half millions, and on
the following day, over half million
In excess OF the ciearinys Of tho corre-
spending days OF 1905. This was due
to the determination OF the city Dani>s
to square up the balances due them
from other banks.
Another feature OF the financial
events of the week was the transfer
TO the National Bank OF the Republic
Of $500. 900 from the Walker Bros bank,
and 100000 from the Utah National
bank, these sums being city funds and
the transfer due TO the change in the
city administration. Money has been
easy. with rates OF interest to CORE
spond, The borrowing class at this
time Of year Is the owners OF livestock
who need funds with which to carry
their stock through the winter.
REAL ESTATE DEALS.
MR. ,.aai o.t.to ,,,.n ,.a ..Lt,o 80.
for the immediate present In prepara-
ton for work later on, but quite a large
deal was oonsummated yesterday, when
the William Jennings farm Of 300 acres
near Lagoon was sold TO Simon BAN.
berger for 100000 It being the intention
OF Mr.. Bamberger to put the property
into such an improved condition that
Il can be used as q family estate and
summer home. Plans are also In pros
pect for valuable improvements at the
Lagoon resort.
THE DRY GOODS TRADE.
The dry goods trade Is comparative
ly quiet. as might be expected at this
brief distance from the Chistmas holt
days. But at the same time It Is stea-
dy enough to'please the dry goods men
who say It Is better than they expected
The millinery trade is of course quiet
and will remain so until just before
Easter. when the usual splurge splash
and splatter will begin In millinery wa
tiers. The glove trade is good, and gem
eral wear gratifying ISL
BOOT AND SHOE BUSINESS.
The shoe men report good sales not
withdrawing the high price OF leather
and rubber. Sales at some OF the stores
are reported az phenomenal. though the
margins are not very wide. The adj
vent Of snow ana slush Is a good thing
for the shoe houses, as peo.
ple cannot then travel on "their
uppers'' as In fine. dry weather. Trade
With the clothing men has been very
good, as II always is when settled WIN
Ter weather comes, and the same may
be said OF the nat and furnishing goods
trade.
HARDWARE LINES.
The hardware and harness trade are
Ia satisfactory condition. feature or
the later In the not distant past hav-
ing been the sale OF 200 sets OF chain
harnesses to the contractors on the
Western Pacific. special feature OF
the week, however, in the hardware
trade has been the large sale OF skates.
A very good pair OF club skates can now
be had for 50. when at the time OF the
first appearance of the club skate. the
price for SOME time was $22. and even
more. Sleds also have come In for mo-
tIce, though the sale is not so large OF
course as two or three weeks ago when
the market was fairly cleaned out.
ON THE MARKETS.
The -four and grain market Is un-
eventful. but there Is a marked scarcity
OF lucern. with accompanying high
prices, and the demand IL such In the
various construction camps that prices
are likely to remain high for some time
perhaps until new grass appears In the
spring. Turkeys have largely disap-
peared from the gustatorial vision, ow-
ing TO the unprecedented consumption,
and prices remain stiff. There has been
also marked scarcity In the fish mar
kets. owing to storms on the coast and
leanness In the garden truck ship
ments from California is ascribed to the
unwilllngness OF growers to exert them
selves during the holiday season.
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