Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-15
VERMONT TRADE REPORT.
Bradstreet TELLS of Conditions Prevailing
During Last Week,

Bradstreet TELLS of Conditions Prevailing
During Last Week.
Manufacturers in Vermont apparently
have no occasion for complaint as to the
business situation. Orders are being re-
ceived freely and 1t is possible to secure
a fair margin of profit in consequence of
the increased demand for many of the
manufactured products. The granite
business in Barre and the marble bust
ness in Rutland county do not appear to
be quite as active as they have been for
the past few months, although there's still
good demand for the products. Other
wise the manufacturing concerns gener-
ally are very busy. The weather is still
unfavorable for winter goods and re-
tailers in these articles are anxiously
awaiting colder weather. Retail bust
ness, however, as a whole is good, not
outstanding the fact that the farmers
and others are improving the time in
preparing for winter rather than in pur-
chasing supplies. Labor is well employed
and as far as reported there are no labor
troubles of moment in the state.
In Burlington all lines of business are
reasonably active; the wholesale houses
are shipping a large amount of goods,
out In some quarters collections are re-
ported rather slow. Manufacturers are
busy and the mills and labor are well
employed, and as the end of the navigs-
ton season approaches, coal dealers and
Others are Sc securing by boat complement
OF their winter supply of heavy stock.
Retail trade, outside of those who deal
in goods requiring for their sale cold
weather, is good, the lumber market is
firm with difficulty found in securing
cars for transportation. Business in
Bennington is of about usual volume /;
the mills are fairly BUSY, retail trade is
fair and collections good. Barre reports
manufacturing interests to be well en-
ployed, retail trade good and collections
falr. Manufacturing concerns are busy
at st. Johnsbury, general trade and col
lections fair. The weather is said to be
too good for merchants holding winter
goods"
Business continues good at Brattle-
boro, local industries busy and prospects
favorable with collections fair to good.
Rutland reports business active. and al
though there is not the urgent demand
for marble that has obtained of late,
there is still much activity in that line
and the much enlarged facilities which
are being made for working marble in
dicate the expectation of large business.
Other manufacturing plants are busy
and the retail trade is good. In Fair
Haven the slate business is very active {;
1t Is difficult to secure stock to fill orders
because of the increased demand, and
both the manufacturers of slate mantels
and of slate for electrical purposes,
which constitute the principal product of
slate in this market, are very busy. Re-
tail business and collections are satisfac-
tory, SwantOn reports business excel
lent with help scarce and wages high !;
retail trade about as usual and collections
good. In Bellows Falls retail trade and
collections are good and a feeling of
confidence exists as to the future; the
mills are busy. Hardwick reports the
granite business good for the season of
the year, labor is well employed, retail
trade brisk and collections fair. Manu-
facturers at st. Adams are crowded
with orders and work; labor is well en-
ployed and help both skilled and I'M
skilled hard to obtain. Retail trade and
collections are fair.