Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-22
VERMONT TRADE REPORT.
Bradstreet Tells of Conditions Prevailing
During Last Week.

Bradstreet Tells of Conditions Prevailing
During Last Week.
The appearance of snow during the
week gave rise to the hope of more Sc
we're weather to stimulate the somewhat
slow retail trade; this condition has not
been realized to any great extent, al
though in some quarters an Improvement
In trade Is noted, as the weather has not
been favorable for outside work and
farmers are visiting towns to secure sup
plies. The creameries are doing well
and are distributing a large amount of
money throughout the state. The lead
ing Industries of the state are busy, and
while In granite and marble may not be
booking as many orders as Of late, it Is
to be expected at this season. There Is
still considerable.inquiry for help, and
generally speaking laborers are well en-
ployed. Active interest Is manifested In
the asbestos mines located in Lamoille
county, but as yet no considerable prod
uct has been mined, as the plants are
not sufficiently complete to reduce the
ore.
Business in general continues good in
Burlington; the retail trade will be more
active when the weather becomes colder,
but is now of fair volume, manufacture
ers are busy and margins in most lines
are satisfactory; the price of lumber is
well maintained and the mills which
manufacture lumber are able to secure
firm prices the iobbing business is rea-
sonably active and collections are fair
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dropping of a little at this time Of the
year; other lines of manufacture are do
ing well, retail trade is fairly active, and
collections are fair. In Newport the
lumber business is unusually good: or
ders are received freely and prices stiff
ening the mills are busy running full
and some over time, the pleasant weather
having helped the demand for building
materials. Morrisvile reports business
to be good, manufacturers are busy and
retail trade as usual. Granite dealers at
llardwick are doing well; retail trade Is
of average volume and collections fair.
At st. JOhnsbury manufacturers are
very active, labor is well employed and
business conditions there are very prom
vile contribute largely to the prosperity
of that town, which at the present time
is quite pronounced. Business is active
at Poultney, retail trade very satisfac-
tory, collections good. White River
Junction reports business generally
good, all classes of labor well employed.
Warm weather has prevented a good re-
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turing industries are busy, and collections
as usual. In Bellows Falls business con-
tinues satisfactory, manufacturing in
terests and labor well employed, and
collections good.
Favorable features are still largely in
the ascendant, quotes Bradstreet's
Journal, and the current of business is
running full the country over. Ia some
directions, indeed, notably in the matter
of forwarding of geneLal merchandise,
granite, ore, coal, iron and lumber, CON-
plants of insufficient transportation
facilities have become marked. Illustra.
tive of this are the statistics of receipts
or shipments of live stock at western
markets, of ore and coal at lake points
and of cotton at the South, the volume
of which has heavily exceeded that for
previous years. An unfayorable feature
noted at the West is the continuance of
the drought in some parts of Kansas and
Missouri, where live stock, are being
rushed to market because of insufficient
water supplies. Bank clearngs helped
by enlarged speculation, have expanded
heavily, and 1t is noted that at all leading
cities clearings are larger than last week
and this week a year ago. Failures in
the [. ;. for the week aggregate 2l3, as
against l9l last week, 227 in this week a
year ago.