Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-08-23
VERMONT TRADE REPORT.
Bradstreet Tells of Conditions Prevailing
During Last Week.

Bradstreet Tells of Conditions Prevailing
During Last Week.
Bradstreet's Vermont representative re-
ports the following: Pleasant weather
throughout the state has been the rule
for the past week and the agricultural
situation continues favorable. Occasional
showers have furnished sufficient rain
fall, pasturage is good and the creamery
interest throughout Vermont, which Is
very important, is yielding a large In
come. There is in the aggregate large
amount of lumber produced in the state'
the product not being confined to any
locality; conditions for the lumber IN
dustry have been very favorable for the
past nine months, prices rule high and
demand continues active. Labor ana
other conditions which naturally ailect
business are normal and business III gen.
eral Is good. The "Old Home Week,
which has become state Institution, has
been celebrated very generally, put tlie
celebration has partaken more OF social
than business character. Friday was
legal holiday, but outside OF rev locah'
ties was not generally observed, unless
by the closing of banks.
There is no material change reported
in business circles in Burlington. JOB
bers are doing good business. Ketall
business is good. Lumte continues
firm in price and is in considerable de-
mand. Rutland reports manufacturing
business to be well and probably en-
ployed, working full time. Marble con-
Germs are crowded with orders. Retail
trade fair and collections fully up to the
average. Crops in fine condition. The
manufacturers of knit goods at Benning
ton are not active; practically the same
conditions exist as we're reported last
week. Retail trade fair. Business at
Brattleboro is reasonably active, taking
into consideration that it is a quiet sea-
son of the year. Business continues
good at Montpelier, where during the
past week the celebration of "Old Home
: Week was made a special feature. Both
St. Johnsbury and Barre report favora-
bic conditions. Labor is well employed
with favorable prospects. Practically
the same report is received from Rich
ford retail trade is good and collections
fair. At Bethel large tannery has shut
down, temporarily, and the lack of en-
ployment which this occasions is re-
Elected by the retail trade; otherwise,
conditions are as usual. Slate business
at Fair Haven continues about the same
as it has been of late. Collections good.
Bradstreet's journal says: IAN i'm
provement alike in tone and in demand is
noted in trade circles this week. and fall
trade may be said to have opened active
ly. While the most optimistic reports
come from the northwest, several large
markets in the corn belt sent more cheer
full reports, based partially npon still
further Improvement in crop conditions,
but likewise the result of the growth of a
feeling that while the Yields of most
crops will be smaller than last year the
prices paid for the same will be higher
and the purchasing power of the agrl
cultural community as Whole will be
little impaired.
The industrial situation, if not better
as regards the steel strike. Is certainly no
worse, although there is talk of a strike
of printcloth mill employees at Fall River
because of reduction of wages