Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-01
VERMONT TRADE REPORT.
Bradstreet Tells of Conditions Prevailing
During Last Week.


During Last Week.
No disturbing features are noted this
week in business conditions in Vermont.
The larger industries are very active and
nearly all of the trade centers report
business on satisfactory basis. The
favorable weather for outside work has
been fully improved, but the clothing
trade and kindred lines affected by rad
zeal changes are waiting for colder
weather. Collections in some sections
are reported somewhat slow. There is
still demand for both skilled and I'M
skilled labor, granite and other manu-
facturers are curtailed in their produc-
ton because of insufficient help. This
condition is the result of general employ
ment rather than a decrease in the num-
Der of laborers, although 1t is reported
that some cutters left Barre earlier in the
season in consequence of inducements
held out to them for employment else
where. Burlington reports business In
general to be satisfactory; jobbers are
busy and the retail trade is of about
usual proportions with manufacturing
lines well employed and collections fair.
Barre manufacturing interests are ex-
ceptionally well employed and retail
trade is good though collections reported
somewhat slow. st. JOhnsb bury reports
activity along manufacturing lines with
collections about as usual. General bust
ness in BrattlebOro is satisfactory, man
ufacturers doing well, retail trade active
and collections fair. Bellows Falls trade
is reported good along all lines with col
lections very fair and but little unem-
ployed help of those who wish to work.
Conditions are good at Stowe; lumber is
active while local Improvements keep
labor active and help scarce. The gran
lite manufacturing business at Mortified
and Waterbury is very active; in the
former enlarged facilities for carrying
on the granite business have resulted in
an increased demand for cutters difficult
to meet. White River Junction-retail
trade is good and collections fair. Man
ufacturing business at Ludlow is active,
retail trade satisfactory and no particular
complaint heard as to collections; build
ing is active Just now. The knitting
mills at Bennington are reasonably
busy; the cooler weather has stimulated
this line and prices are well maintained !;
retail trade is of usual volume and col
lections satisfactory, The granite and
other manufacturing Industries at Mont
peller are very active; retail trade is
good and prospects for business are re-
garded as very favorable.
With regard to conditions In the
country at large BradstreetS journal
says "The first rush of autumn whole
sale trade is over, and attention is now
attracted to the movement of staple
goods into the channels of consumption.
Despite the smaller movement of grain,
and up to this week, the lighter move
ment Of cotton, so heavy is the volume
of business offered the transportation in
terests that complaints of car shortage
come from all parts of the country, and
this week Philadelphia on the Atlantic
coast. Cleveland and Chicago on the lakes,
San Francisco and Portland, Ore, on the
Pacific coast and Birmingham at the
South all report transportation facilities
inadequate for the business offered in
several lines, notably iron oar and steel,
lumber, grain and coal. In the coal trade
the shortage is marked, because the an
thracite tonnage is very heavy, being es-
timated at 50, 600, 900 or l-5 larger than
a year ago