Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-09
IN VERMONT
sE.j J..
Bradstreets Representa-
tives Encouraging Report
ACTIVE IN BARRE
The Prospects Are Very Good
For Future Business

Burlington, Oct. 9.-Bradstreet's s
Vermont representative here reports
the following conditions:
Business throughout the state con-
tinues good as indicated by careful in
quiry, and prospects for the next few
months are encourag ing. The wea-
ther has been good the past week and
nearly all lines OF business are we'll
employed. Among the staple pro-
ducts of granite, marble. slate and
lumber the activity notice d in pre-
vious reports con inues. The cream
cry interest, which perhaps interest
a larger number Of people than any
other industry, are in satisfactory
Conditi, n. There is no particular
labor disturbance reported and the de-
m and for help is still felt.
Business in Burlington is very good,
the retail trade is active and the mer-
chants are doing we'll. While the dis.
tribution Of goods at wholesale is ac-
tive no complaint is heard as to collec
tions. The lumb business is satisfac-
tory, prices are firm and demand is
good. While in some lines the stocks
OF lumber Tn hand are not large. the
mills are busy and taken as whole
the business situation is favorable.
In St. Johnsbury the principal indus
try is busy and the retail trade is fair,
it is reported that conditions are
promising for business and that there
is nothing in sight to mar future
prospects.
Business n'inues active at Bellows
Falls; the paper mills and other man.
ufacturing industries are busy, retail
trade is good and collections very fair
with good prospects for the near fu
ture. Bennington reports manu.
featuring business to be fair and the
same condition applies to retail trade;
the hay and corn crops are large, po-
tatoes and fruit light. The slate
business in Poultney is very good and
prospects are favorable. The retail
trade here depends largely upon the
of the slate market and
at present is satisfac
tory: collections are good and while
agricultural crops are not 50 large as
they have been some years, prices are
firm.
Business is very active at Ba re:
the granite sheds are busy and need
more workmen, enlarged facilities are
b-ing made, and pros
poets are regarded as very encourag
ing. In Montpelier business in all
lines appears to be good the manu-
featuring plants and the granite man
vfactures are busy and healthy con.
dition exists In business circles gener
ally. The machine and other shops
at Spring field are busy, retail trade
good and collect ions fair Manufact-
urers are well employed at Brattle-
boro, retail trade and collections fair;
the fruit crop ispoor but other crops
good.
Business at Hardwick unchanged
from prev!o s reports with the gran
lte manufacture rs ia rly active. Man.
business is good at Rut
land, retail trade and collections as !
usual and crops fairly good. A lum-
ber mill has been started at Newport,
which has been idle fer some time;
other manufacturing concerns well
employed ano llec' ions reported
good.
Bradstreet's j ur al summing up
conditions from It's special kilograms
report that while speculative markets,
except for cotton, show reactionary
tend ncies, general distributive tlade
and industry are active, and a |
heavy volume of business is going for.
ward. All obtainable measure Of pro.
duction and m vement for the nine
of the year testify to this.
Bank clearings are heavily In excess
Of previous years and railway earnings
continue very favorable.
The cereals are very general weak
and lower in all markets. Tne fea.
ture of the week in cotton was the
publication on Thursday of the gov.
ernment crop report, showing the low.
est condition, with one exception, In
l8 years. Failures and liabilities of
falling traders in September we're the
in any month this year.
Very much the same rep 'rt can be
made as regards the third quarter of
The year, except that liabilities in that
peri d slightly exceeded those of the
first quarter, otherwise, b wever, tie
made for the third quarter is