The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02

given an impetus to trade in nearly all
lines, ana general business conditions for |
the week just ended were perhaps never
better.
Money is plentiful at slightly higher |
than normal rates a reflection or east |
ern financial conditions. There is con- /
Siderable money now out among farmers
and the various beet sugar companies, and |
good many mortgage loans are being |
made.
The feature of the week in the city mas |
been the purchase by Samuel Newhouse |
o. almost an entire block in the business |
section of the city, which he proposes TO |
remodel on the latest lines. The deal is |
one of the largest on record west or the !
Mississippi river.
Houses Are Scarce.
The demand for houses and lots keeps |
IN almost as strong as ever, but dealers |
are in no better position to satisfy II than
they were three months ago. Houses for
rent are almost as scarce and with as
little prospect of any immediate RELIEF
W hat the people want are four or i've
room houses and cottages convenient to
car lines at a rental of $40 TO so There
are many larger houses available, but the
demand for these is now on the de-
q ease.
Building Trades Active.
Contractors and builders are working
hard To finish up everything at present IN
process of construction before the winter
weather sets in for good and puts tenn
porary stop to all building operations.
The shelters with hardly an exception
are using no brick at all with the result
that for the first time in some months
there are more than enough bricks on
hand to supply the demand From pres
ent indications il will be at least sixty
days before the smelters will again COM
meEce calling for bricks so that by the
time they dc there will be enough on hand
To take care of both them and the build
erS and contractors for some time to
come. The demand for builders hardware
4, Al
sitiOn to buy in small quantities In view
of the shortnesS of the building season
now remaining. Nails. hinges and wire OF
various kinds are selling well, but tools.
jacks etc. of all kinds have dropped off
to a considerable extent.
Wholesale Houses Busy.
Wholesalers report a week of unprece-
doEtcd activity. This applies to nearly all
lines and To nearly ali sections of the
Il termountain country Orders are com
ing in from Idaho. Nevada and Utah III
ever increasing numbers and those houses
which saw fit to take advantage of the
recent excursions into Nevada are now
CCnCT5tulating themselves on their fore
sight. There have been comparatively
few changes in prices of staples or fancy
goods
In dry goods lines the trade is largely
in blankets aud winter goods of all kinds:
Freight however is as slow as ever aud
the same dIfficuity IS experienced in get
ting goods into the market from the east
as has existed for the past few months.
in spite OF this houses are keeping up
with their orders fairly well, but in some
lines are several weeks behind. This ap-
plies particularly to those houses dealing
H. machinery. the demand for mining ma
chirerv ard supplies having grown to
such an extent during the fall months as
f., render delivery of anything ordered
al this time almost impossible under sixty
days.
Commission Business Good.
Commission dealers report about the
best Thanksgiving market for many
years. Supplies of all kinds were plentl-
ful and the public bought with a free
com which has seldom been excelled.
Prices were not unduly high, and except
for fish and one or two kinds OF shell
fish. due To the stormy weather on the
coast. there were no shortages of any
kind
plentiful, including fruit nuts, raisins,
poultry fish and all kinds of root veg
etables. Shipments of apples from Utah;
Idaho and Oregon are arriving daily and
there is now question but what the
crop is abundant to last throughout the
entire winter.
In Retail Lines.
Shoe men are congratulating them
selves on the advent OF steady cold
weather which has sent their sales soar
ing with "A rush. On account OF the pre-
Vailiug high prices of leather fOOtgear is
bv no means as cheap as it was a year
ago. but the fact apparently has little
Mems clothing both ready and tailor
i made is in good demand, while the sales
pf overcoats during the past week have
been remarkable. Dress goods are II
strong demand, mostly heavy fabrics
suitable for winter wear: Fancy vests
and shirts are having quite run.
Hardware supplies are running quite
short in some lines. notably In stoves, al
though there are several shipments now
en- route and it is expected that the mex
week or so will see an end to the present
straitened condition of the market
Toys of all kinds for Christmas use arr
commencing to arrive, but here, too, in
adeUlate transportation facilities ar,
commencing to make themselves felt, ant
several shipments are overdue and badl!
needed.
Utah Stocks and Bonds.
Local stocks were in good demand dur
ing the week, at current prices, sales be
ing recorded in Utah Sugar preferred
AmaIgamated preferred, u. C. NJ. L.
Deseret Savings Bank, Idaho sugar
Utah National, Beneficial Life and Con
solidated Wagon and Machine.
Sugar conditions continue excellent. ant
it is estimated that the output of the min
factories operating in Utah Will amour
to 1S9, 000.090 pounds
Estimates of the other sugar states 70
the season are as follows, the bags con
figures the total output Of the beet sugal
factories Of the country will exceed
$4,000 tons, divided as follows:
Colorado, s. 400 600 ba gs; Michigan, I'LL
California, 1.9S5.00O bags: Oregon, Utah
and Idaho L. 600 bags: Nebraska, 80.
GO bags; Montana. $4,000 bags; Kansas
10000 bags; New York, 10000 bags; Min
nesota, 10000 bags; Washington, s. OG'
bags; Arizona, 100 bags; total, 10.1465G
bags which is a little over 10000 ton:
more than was produced last year.
Following are the latest quotations or
Utah industrial and other stocks and
bonds:
Amalgamated Sugar Co.. pfd ........ 800 o
Common
beneficial! Life Insurance Co ....... Is q
Barnes Banking Co. kaysvilie..... 100 o.
Consolidated w. & NJ. Co, preferred lis o
Common 49,. ....-....-.-.-....+...... 103 0
commercial National bank. 100 O
Deseret National bank ....-.......... 292 s
~ Deseret Savings bank. ...............f $50 O
sIayis County Bank. Pennington. -. 127 o
Isirst National bank Ogden........ $40 D
First National bank. Murray. $50 0
FIRST National bank. Logan---...... 100 0
Home Fire Insurance Conn. III 0
Lewiston Sugar Co ................... II
T,ehi~Co & Savings Bank. III 0
Do Of the ReDlblic 10 o