The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-17
Business of the Week Just
Closed Has Been Sat
iSfaCtoy.
DEMAND FOR SUBURBAN
BUILDING LOTS Is STRONG
Merchants Generally Say They
Are Satisfied With
Conditions.

has been good in all the various lines
OF trade. In nearly all lines receipts
showed a better business than the
preceding week The warm weather,
which has now set In, has had a good
effect upon business.
In banking circles, business contLn-
ued In splendid condition. There was
plenty OF money to be had and rates
were easy. Real estate loans brought
per cent. call loans per cent and the
time loans s per cent.
In real estate there were no very
large sales. There was great demand
for dwelling houses and lots suitable
for building homes. The principal ac-
tivity during the week was in subur-
ban lots The real estate men have
been much occupied for the past sew
eral days, talking over and making
plans for their big excursions TO Salt
air on June Is
The largest real estate deal OF the
week was closed Saturday. Through
the agency OF w. ] Halloran, J. r
Bamberger has sold to James f. Paine
25N165 feet on the south side Of Third
South street. between Main and West
Temple streets. for 100000. The price
paid is $500 a front foot.
This property is adjoining the Green
wald Furniture company on the west
The price paid by Mr. Paine for the
property is considered reasonable. The
new union depot of the Rio Grande and
Western Pacific railroads, which will
soon be started on Third South, has
made property along the street desir-
able 10 investors.
Reports of Merchants.
The dry goods merchants report
very successful week. The showing
for last week is ahead OF the CORE
spending week OF last year. Receipts
will Iun from Is to % per cent better
this year Owing to the fair and
warm weather of the past week the re-
celpts went ahead of those of the pre-
ceding week Womens waists and
suits, silk shirt waist suits were among
the very best sellers. The demand for
long gloves still continues and II Is alb
solutely impossible to supply this de-
mand Shipments of long gloves are
exhausted upon arrival All kinds of
summer wash goods found an excellent
market Business in all departments
was steady throughout the week.
In the wholesale produce business
the week closed with receipts ahead Of
the corresponding week last year. In
fact, last week was one OF the very
best the produce men have eXper-
fenced There was plenty OF every
thing came in and the retailers were
ready buyers.
Washouts in Oregon have greatly af-
fected the local lumber market Or
ders which were placed long time ago
have not yet been filed by the local
wholesalers. Large shipments have
been sent out from the mills in the
northwest for Salt Lake, but have
failed TO arrive. Tracers are being
sent daily with the hopes Of locating
the delayed cars. but up to Saturday
no tidings had been received here OF
them. But as there was quite good
supply OF lumber on hand previous TO
the washouts the lumber yards have
been able to fiji some OF their orders.
Wholesale Hardware.
Salt Lake wholesale hardware deal
ers are making great and rapid inroads
on the Eastern establishments In the
trade OF Nevada Nevada people are
turning in a great deal OF their bust
ness to the local firms, which are fill
the month will show an increase over
the same month of at least rs per cent,
The shoe business Is experiencing
boom. The demand for shoes OF nearly
all varieties has been heavy and 1t has
kept the merchants busy TO meet this
, demand. Oxford ties are far in the
lead OF all other kinds OF shoes, and
next TO them canvas shoes are most
ha EnnpWhat
behind in receipts OF these shoes from
the eastern manufacturers, but are
, managing to meet the demand fairly
we'll
The week In local commercial stocks
I remained about the same as the pre-
r ceding week. The fact that the sugar
crop promises TO be plentiful one
, wrought n stiffening throughout the
sugar list. The white fly pest which
visited the sugar crop last year has not
made its appearance this year. rms,
toRether with the fine reports OF the
crop in general has caused the changes
: In the sugar lists.
The latest quotations are as follows;
Stocks.
AmelCamatcd Sugar Co, pfd.,.S $500
Amalgamated Sugar Co, com. 5000
Beneficial Life Insurance Co, lOl-OO
| Porpes Ranking Co, kaySNlllc,. l2lOO
} Sor W q ~ Co. pfd ....... 10000
So W c NJ Co. com....... 10000
. Tos.rct SotIonaI bank ....s.... o97.O0
| 6csorct Savings bank .......s. 45S.0O
6eyis county hank ......... 10000
Eirst National Bank, Ogden. 800 90
First National Bank. Murray. l2b00
| First National bank, Logan .... 10000
IIn1,. ESIro Insurance Co. ...... 1900
| oy.ts+6n sugar Co ........... il so
IcbI com 4 savings bank ..... l220O
SoiionaI Rank Of tho Republic. 1890
! S+dcn savings hank ........ 2lOOO
provo Com. Il savings bank &C.. 1900
Rocky Mountain Bell Tel Co... 5000
Stnta P1nk OF Utah .... gO20O
Sugar civ Town co. .......... l6a 90
The T-tab sugar Co pld.... $50
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