Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-29
VERMONT TRADE
REPORT.

Inquiry in Vermont through Bradstrest )
Burlington representative, reveals the FOL
lowing conditions:
feature which is quite conspicuous in
sections of the State is scarcity or
workmen In some branches of industry,
particularly in the slate and in the grant @
districts, active demand for products has
resulted in fun employment OF labor ana
a present sufficient help is difficult TO OBJ
tain. The weather has Ocen warm the past
week and more or less rain has fallen. On
the whole late crops are looking well, pas
turage is good and those industries which
general throughout the state such as lum-
Der, creamery and agricultural lines are
in good condition In Burlington business
is substantially the same as last week.,
There Is a good demand for staples in The
Wholesale lines and collections are good
Retail trade Is fairly active and prospects
are favorable for both lobbing and retail
trade. Business in nearly all branches is
very active in Rutland; the marble inter-
eSts in this vicinity are tested to their full
limit to fill orders, and the money put IN
circulation through their pay rolls tends
to materially increase the volume of local
trade. Nearly all other lines of manulac-
ture consisting of scale works, machine
shops, creamery supplies, etc, are busy
In Poultney and Fair Haven where is cen
tered the principal slate business In tho
state. the quarries and mills are being
tested to full capacity. There Is large do
mand for roofing slate which is the lead.
ing finished product Of Poultney and stocks
are very low. In Fair Haven the mills ar
busy in the manufacture of slate for elec
trical and other purposes. Retail lines
which are largely dependent, indirectly
upon the slate business, are corresponding.
~ prosperous. In ST. Johnsbury the scale
works are well employed and other lines
of manufacture are busy. Retail trade an.
/ collections fair. Business is good in st
Adams The weather has been favorable
for the sale of light clothing which is
manufactured here. collections good
stone cutters and other mechanics anc
/ lahorers are well employed at Barre. Re
tail trade as usual. Collections fair t.
good Manufacturing interests at Mont
pelier are active and collections reported
fair, At Springfield business is very ac
tive in the machine shops. Collections re-
ported excellent and retail trade is good
/ Brattleboro reports business In all line
unchanged from last week, with colloc
tons fair
Bradstreets Journal in summing up con
ditions at large SAYS;
| Evidence multiplies that the tide of trad,
has turned, and that II is now settinl
strongly In the direction Of an enlarge,
business at steady or higher prices At tho
great Eastern centers distribution is goin.
forward I'm as good. II not better. volum,
than a year ago. A more favorable view
of crop results, continued good railroaS
earnings, and the growing belief that tn
steel strike will be soon ended. create re
newed confidence. Bank clearngs show
gain of per cent over last week. of IS pc
cent over this week a year ago and of 1
per cent over 1899, Net railway earnings
for the half year are 40 per cent over
year ago.