The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
HOT SEASON
CAUSES QUIET
Business Dull in Many Lines,
Though Better Than
Last Year.
CANNED GOODS ARE HIGH
CALIFORNIA HOUSES MAKE
LARGE INCREASE IN PRICES.
CANNED GOODS ARE HIGH

Business in Salt Lake is exceptionally
good for the midsummer season, though
ii has been undeniaby dull in some lines.
The money market is slow, as crops will
move soon and most idle cash will be
needed for that purpose. Collections are
reported good and there is a good outlook
for d prosperous fall season. The recent
warm weather has been exactly what the
farmers wanted for having Crops with
slight exceptions are said 10 be good and
there is a general confident feeling. The
promising outlook Is general all over the
country and Utah merchants will share
in the prosperity which always follows
a good crop.
Week in Real Estate.
The week in real estate has been de-
cfdedly dull but according to w. j.. Hal
ioran ii is much better than at this time
last year. He says:
There is a good inquiry and whenever
a bargain is offered there are plenty of
offers. There is a better fixed value for
city real estate and better prices prevail.
There are few houses not rented. Early
in last year over 300 families had left the
city. This year from 800 to 500 families
have come in and all the old population
has been held. There is plenty of inquiry
for homes and more small sales are be-
ing made. Though the market may look
dull ii is on a far better basis than a
year ago.
Building Is Slow.
There is little doing comparatively in
building circles This is entirely due to
the scarcity of material and the high
prices prevailing. Brick is still scarce
and there is prospect of lumber becom-
ing even higher than at present. There
, is shortage OF cars which will continue
some time and retail dealers are laying in
all the stocks they can get or that their
~ W a faN-a iurf1-
or prices. Labor is scarce with the build
ers. Good masonS are going where they
are sure Of constant work and higher
wages as are paid in San Francisco. The
shortage of material has sadly hampered
some extensive operations here.
Wholesale Groceries. RI
Wholesale grocers report good bust
ness for the season. There has been much
conjecture over the prices just QUOTED
for canned fruits. These, with slight ex-
ceptions. are much higher than last sea-
son. There seems to have been a good
crop and the Gamers start with a clean
market. after the San Francisco disaster
Nevertheless some of the higher prices
are remarkable. The California Gamers
association in it's last price list makes
the following advances: Apricots 50
cents higher: peaches, % cents higher;
pears. 10 cents less, the only reduction
made; grapes and plums, each 10 cents
higher. strawberries, so cents higher and
raspberries, 90 cents more. Canned peas
are about the same. Tomatoes are I'M
certain and for these 1t is almost impos-
sible 10 get any real quotations. Corn is
already 10 cents a case higher with a
prospect of still higher, quotations. A
notable increase is in the price of corn
products such as syrup and starch, the
latter of which has gone up Is cents a
hlIndredweight Citron peel jumped from
1fL cents TO 20 cents and orange and
lemon peel 2 cents each higher than for
mer prices. These are but few SAM
niles of the general market which is de-