Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-01-27
BRADSTREET'S VERMONT
REPORT.
RADE

titles the first part of the week was
of much benefit to the local lumber
industry, and the prospects now APP
pear favorable for large cut
throughout the State during the sea-
son. The snow has also benefited
the store keepers in the larger towns
through furnishing the farmers i'm
proved transportation for trading
purposes. Business in general is of
usual proportions, no particular ac-
tivity being noted although manu-
featuring interests and general trade
are we'll maintained. Collections are
reported little slow in some quar-
tiers but on the whole are satisfactory.
Labor is fairly we'll employed and as
far as reported no labor disturbances
exist in the State. Business in Bur-
lington is normal: the mills and fac
tories are busy, lumber and coal
dealers are having a good trade, and
the retail trade is somewhat quiet
but not particularly depressed. The
wholesale grOcers and other jobbers
are doing a good business and collec-
tions fair. In Montpelier the manu-
facturers are busy although at pre-
sent the granite manufacturers are
not rushed with work; the retail
trade is good. Barre reports the re-
tail trade as good, collections fair.
The granite business somewhat quiet
and at present a considerable number
of cutters are not working. 1t is
claimed that the manufacturers took
work too low last year and an active
effort is being made among them to
form an association to regulate the
prices. The effort has the support of
the quarrymen and the prospect APP
pears favorable for the success of
some arrangement for a uniform
price. st. Johnsbury reports that
some disturbance exists among the
retail dealers because of the semi
monthly payments which are made
by large local manufacturin estab-
lishment in place of monthly pay
ments as formerly. The trade re-
ports that collections are more
difficult and some Of the grocers are
disposed to sell only for cash; manu-
featuring, however, is good and labor
is we'll employed. In Hardwick the
granite sheds are as busy as usual at
this time of the year. Retail trade
is good and prospects for business
are encouraging; collections reported
a little slow. Manufacturing inter-
ests are we'll employed in Brattleboro,
general business conditions are ia
vorable, and the lumber business and
collections are good. Business at
Fair Haven is better in manufacturing
lines than usual at this time of year.
Retail trade is experiencing the usual
depression after the holidays al
though improved on account of good
s'eighing. Manufacturing business
at Bennington is fair, retail trade
good, collections somewhat quiet.
Business of the larger industries is
good in st. Adams, retail trade fair.
The lumber business in the vicinity
of Island Pond is in full swing, and a
larger cut than usual is assured; the
shirt factory has also largely in
creased its force and retail trade and
collections are good. Bradstreet's
Telegraphic Summary from the coun-
try at large says: The usual "Janu-
airy thaw" in prices arrived this week,
and securities, food products, partIc
ularly the cereals, pork and dairy
products, coffee and sugar among the
groceries, and copper among the met
ais, have all weakened and close
lower on the week. The causes for
this movement have been in many
cases technical, and the general trade
situation has not, on the whole, been
weakened. If anything, in fact, i'm
provements may be expected to fol-
low. Advices from the west are of
an enlarged spring jobbing business,
and collections remain satisfactory.
Northwest advices are particularly
good, agricultural implements and
dry goods being ordered and shipped
in large volume. Trade in the South
west continues satisfactory, but the
| lack of needed moisture for the win
ter-wheat crop is disturbing ele-
ment, tending to dull the edge of
trade. Nineteen hundred and one
was undoubtedly the very best year
ever experienced by the railways of
the country. Partial returns to Brad
streets give an increase of 1914 per
cent over 1900. Business failures for
the week number 291, as against 346
last week, 290 in this week last year.
HARD COLDS.
| People whose blood is pure are not nearly
! so likely to take hard colds as are others.