Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-16
MONEY DEMAND
CONTINUES BRISK
...,o-s However, Not Making
Many Loans on Account Of
Tax Rush.
PROSPERITY IS UNBALANCED
n,,oos throughout the Country
'o"' ,u.od situations--Locai Out
look is Bright for business

.t,rs do not report any
.al features in the none, y. ', ,,'aa -"
Fe'o, ,raek The demand for money
ihe i ra without break owing 'ars''y
oon,''''' "a, ION of the weather when
u us to continued building OPP
49,. 80 as well as TO general heiu anu
eau0.' 49,. operations. Some OF the
out OF stlil refusing loans, now
banks rr to the proximity OF ulo
crtr OWE ,-tne taxes. large sums being
lmi' lol IL he kept on hand IN view
rtQul eu'hi. demands from taxpayer ue-
% pioue' feature Of the week Is inc
p'siois .,o,t II the Merchants bank
e'iaons new, quarters. ga Main street
i1 N ~ Is doing n good business
WIZ ,,l-y C1cws In his last New foih
cI Tsyav, lSi us take the corn crop;
,..ti, important source OF Wealth 70, 20
w soyntiv Tho yield this year VIII
...1,,oe and promises to command svou
vel the crop has fallen eonslq
pNl below earlier calculations ana -
...-.fore somewhat OF dlsappolhl-
.t Necessarily this must cause a.
Nt .a,ion ~ the ultra optimistic
.,rs which were held IN midsummer y,
", s,,,ner ID Is true. viii secure good
no. ~, Ills corn. but how about the
l.,,,,er Who. obliged to pay more for
besr eggs. chickens. etc, INTO
49, me corn enters will have that
b iess to spend In other direc-
sp The same may be said or
81 tba worlds surplus OF which rs
49, orv low ebb. hence present high
,a.es A large crop would have proved
st.tt. beneficial. inasmuch as the
.+S9ev result To- the farmer would prob
KIN have been quite az large as under
,-e.ent scarcity. and the country would
,seo have possessed surplus for eN-
-,r, with which to pay for heavy cur
rort merchandise imports.
aconditlons show that the so-called
rrosrorltv is by no means general but
(. unbalanced and mixed with serious
5rsqharks Another Illustration rs
N the copper situation, where in
.-sgses consumption has been more
han offset hy continued overproduc-
.an The metal being sustained at an
,ti6ca level by means Of powerful
srreulatiye manipulation There rs no
fo1ht that business is revivinE. and
that recovery viii progress, but much
or what has been styled prosperity is
nothing but increasing activity. which,
welcome as IL u.s. should not be mis-
ukan for a return 90 the boom times
q 1906"
MARKED IMPROVEMENT.
me hardware trade IS in buoyant
ir.nts over the continuance OF steadily
god business. with an Improvement
30 solectioas Eastern manufacturers
are stll maintaining high prices, with
.erogal decided advances lately. Rub
her Is way up having more than
doubled In price within the last so days.
Cotton duck is also soaring In price
The demand for hunting goods and
ammunition keeps up. as this year IL
proving a fine hunting season. although
ihe law prevents sale Of wild game to
the markets By hunters The call for
builders hardware Is as strong as ever.
owing to the open fan which Is spe-
cally favorable % building operations.
stoves and stove furniture are selling
as well as ever
LUMBER OUTLOOK.
The lumber trade reports the situa-
ton this week as very quiet as far as
special features are concerned. hut
YIN general business steady and good.
lde car shortage continues as usual 10
"a ana annoy but as this was dis
ounted considerably I'm advance OF
s occurrence and orders placed ac-
@dingly the shortage has not affected
ne lumber trade as seriously as q
'ud bad 10 not been provided against
f'res continue firm along an lines.
.meht Is higher and hard TO get. as
demand IS constantly increasing.
at ears tO haul hnfh the ravv ao1
Alliaciured material are few ana
ii between with the steady growth
assumption, on account OF the In
'e'he demand for reinforced con-
N work the demand for Transport
alon facilities in connection with ca
ll manufacture Increases IN COR
spending ratio
Wholesale DRY GOODS
N, wholesale dry goods trade reports
"''' steady and satisfactory business