Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-20
Bradstreet's Vermont Trade
Report.
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.

SPECIAL To THE HERALD.
Reports to Bradstreet's indicate that
the almost unreasonable warm weather
during the week has seemed to impair
trade conditions rather than improve
them. The da mage from spring flood
has apparently passed as the ice in the
rivers has broken and while the streams
have been swollen because of the show
melting there has been no serious Ice
blockade reported. Roads are IN a bad
condition as the frost is coming out OF
the ground. Some maple sugar has been
made but thus far the weather has not
been favorable for the flow of the sap.
Collections are reported quite slow and
there appears to be but little money in
the hands of the country traders. Manu-
facturers, however, appear to be well &C.
cupied and prospects for the coming sea-
son are favorable. The creamery inter
ests are satisfactory and farmers realize
large monthly revenue from this
source which is distributed throughout
the entire State Work in the woods
among the loggers is nearly ended for
the season but there has been a good
business for the lumbermen.
Some anxiety is felt in business circles
in Burlington because of the possible
interruption of the work in the lumber
district The workmen are organized
into labor union and have requested
that nine hours constitute a days labor
instead of ten hours which is the present
time, aud that the schedule become OPP
erative April LIST. a strike would di-
rectly involve one thousand to fifteen
hundred workmen. There is now a
strike of the employees of the brush fac
tory affecting some fifty workmen. The
cotton mills are busy and manufacture
ing interests are occupied as usual. Re-
tail trade is good for the season of
the year, collections slow. Business in
Montpelier is moderately active. The
stone sheds are not so busy as they are
likely to be later in the year. Retail
trade satisfactory. There is not very
active demand for labor at Barre at
present, and while the stone sheds are
running fairly we'll there are probably a
good many stone cutters idle. The in
creased wages granted to the workmen
and the increased cost of stock has
caused considerable increase IN the
cost of finished work, but when the
trade adjusts itself to the new conditions
it is expected that business will be more
active. Retail trade is good, collections
about as usual. The stone sheds at
Mortified are busy and it is thought
the slate quarries will be in shape to
produce a considerable output when the
season opens up sufficiently to permit
outside operations. General business
conditions appear to be satisfactory at
this point. st. Adams reports business
good it is understood that the cream
cry contemplates building an addition
to it's already large plant. The furni-
ture factory is busy and the garment
factory is also well employed. Retail
trade is good for the season of the year
and no particular complaint heard as to
collections. Richford reports the manu-
factories very well employed, retail trade
good, collections fair. Manufact uring
business in Brattleboro is fairly good,
retail trade somewhat quiet and collec-
tions slow. If the maple sugar season
is good it will help the stores with their
collections. Slate business is good at
Fair Haven and prospects favorable.
Retail trade is brisk and collections fair.
st. Johnsbury reports every one busy in
manufacturing lines but retail trade
quiet, and collections poor. Maple
sugar makers are now in their orchards
but there has not been much sugar made
as yet.