Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-13
GOOD CROPS MAKE
BRIGHT PROSPECTS
AGRICULTURAL Reports Continue
Encouraging and Sheep Men
Are Optimistic.
MIDSUMMER TRADE is DULL
financial situation shows No Change
During the Wcck--Busincss
Continues to Keep Up.

,r,srs has been no change Of In
..,.,.reo in the financial situation
L,rInr the last week Trade has as
s4oed the ordinary midsummer dull
- which ordinarily enhveus on the
l.s@..r,scb Of cooler weather The
sric,,ltural reports continue encourag-
80 and the sheepmen are optimistic
h.,o have been timely rains on
- 5f the ranges thus insuring good
.,r feod for the sheep. All eNi-
49, .t the raVages of the lucern
ls,f seem TO have disappeared from
,tJ. rauuty and the second ana thrd
I'm. of alfalfa bid fair 20 make an
,.rI,.i normal crop OF hay. Tho tfut
r.''..,,.gfYIly fine and abundant, bring
t,, good prices, while the quantllV
n7t marketed over last year should
~, uu any shortage in the value
e.. grafu crops. 10 there should
NJ any which Is doubtful.
GENERAL CROP OUTLOOK
usnr, Clcws has the following to
CO. ON the crop situation III MS laS1
isfter. For several weeks 10 come tue
I.Nne viii be the controlling factor IN
S.,t bu4iuess and financial circles.
'.~.s,nt thc outlook Us not eminent
~ tt,tsf8rtorv. The country needed.
-,ora than anything else, bumper
nan. only one crop promises 10
,ssSh cyrcCtationS and that ls corn
1se condition Of cotton Is exceeding
d. low. and the present oUtlooN SuS
,s,s "a CROP OF not more than L.
s,o o00 bnles. which o. Inadequate Tor
.t vorlIs requirements. considering
,as, vcar's shortage The output or
,hcat seems 20 be better than at one
lime anticipated. but at best nothing
more than fun average crop can
no counted upon. According To present
Indications the farm value "i "u.
slr4of crops. based upon the latest
r,,srrne ont estimate. should he about
:, o66 O0O 900 This rs slightly In eN-
ss. NJ the actual farm values reached
,s.. wear and Is due almost entirely
~ tho promising outlook for corn. the
anlg important crop promising
tseord ,lcld There ls much en-
eoursgement In the iact thet 'n'S ~
| i,,portapt crop looks 50 well
pouchlv spcaling. Il amounts 70 about
| cr..ouartcr Of our total agricultural
,rcancts and enters into so many de-
garments OF commerce and industr"
-hat Il is nv far the most important
single element I'm our national pros
perity Should we raise q S.oVOoOo'-
| 060-hushcl crop. worth apout s5;'"u'-
| fA0 0o0 10 the farmers this VIII do
much toward checking any serious
busirass reaction. on the other HAND
,rsr martial failure 81 tho corn crop
~isht invite serious consequences
,rothor four 10 Elk weeks must elapse
N'ore corn ~ fully made. fortunately.
he latest reports are very taNoranle
M a big Weld Wheat too, has been
blowing marked rccupcrative powers
rom nrevlous damage. All things con-
.Nsred the crop outlook is mixed and
nigh, no better. hut still contains
.ore features 81 positive encourage
ment
HARDWARE BRIGHT
The hardware trade reports no chang
g Of any note during the past week
only business seems to be exceptional
ly good for this time OF the year, WIN
collections steadily improving, and ike
d. 10 continue In the same vein, when
e considered decidedly encouraging
The situation. from trade standpoint
= also gratifying because Of the re-
rival ot the heavy mining machinery
branch OF the business, when mas
been under the weather since the panic
n 1907 Now that that Is beginning
70 look up. better things are hoped for.
Then the fact that crop reports are
more favora bic increases the good
feeling as merchants are thereby en-
outraged to indulge more in buying.
he harness and saddlery branch OF
the trade continues very fair, and there
Is general belief that the money mar
sst win he much easier in the next
2 to 90 days
LUMBER AND CEMENT.
The lumber trade reports slight fall
Ing of Of business the past week, as is
Expected this time OF year. and there
no change In prices. Shipments are
'oNer II anything. The cement sit
saton Is easier. so that local mills
eoud now be In a position TO clean up
meg order books in 10 days, II they
could be given that time without any
nofe demands. However. n heavy call
asxt fan
Wholesale DRY GOODS.
The Wholesale dry goods trade renorts