Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-18
FARMER WILL PROFIT.
Bradstreet's Finds that Maple Sugar
Season Has Been a Good One.

Reports to Bradstreet's for the week
note a decided change in outlook for
maple sugar product A fall of snow
coupled with warm wave and but little
wind has produced a heavy run of sap
and careful inquiry shows that what has
already been gathered equals total out
put of last year and there is promise Of
still more to be had. Early last week the
prices were more or less high as Is eX-
pected on first runs; tendency is now
toward a lower price. but in any event
| the farmer will profit by a good season
The strike among the granite cutters at
Ilardwick which has covered a period of
! ..lt.e over five weeks Is declared off and
cutters are at work again. Manufactu-
rers In that section are reported to have
work on hand 70 be completed and with
labor trouble settled outlook for business
there looks very encouraging. From the
State belt comes reports that manufac-
turers are still busy and demand for
| billiard stock holds good, but plans are
being employed largely on old orders. 1t
is too early yet for new work to come
as spring building has not advanced far
enough to demand interior finish work
some uneasness is noted among merch-
ants at Fair Haven by reason that there
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slate quarry workers. who want a Change
| from ten hours a day to nine hours with
pay formerly received: they are also
asking for some other concessions. Re
ports from agricultural districts show
roads are in good condition for travel,
but frost is rapidly working out OF the
ground and the snow Of the week will be
productive of much good in not only
| a h,r- hon Ut al =,
grass. Manufacturing interests through
out the state are doing a large volume
Of business. some of them are forced to
turn away orders. Wholesale merchants
dealers in groceries, meats and food
stuffs note larger buying for week
Building material and lumber and deal
ers re receiving orders and generally
speaking, collections are fully as good as
Is to be expected except possibly. as has
previously been noted-granite line-bu'
outlook in this direction is growing bet
ter In connection with these points thu
failure statistics, as compiled for Brad
streets for the first quarter OF 1907. testif,
to the generally favorable trade con
ditions throughout the United States
ruling in that period, in total numbe
of casualties smaller than the smalles
reported in recently preceding favorabl
years, and the lightest total of com
mercial mortality reported In that perio'
for twenty-five years past, Total mum
Der Of failures for quarter just ende,
were 2629; 1906 for same period showe'
2792 in United States. Records of Ney
England States show failures for tn
first quarter OF 1907, Maine 30. eight les
than previous year, New Hampshire II
) Same number 1906 Vermont 49, an in
crease OF three over previous year
Massa chusetts 1877 decrease of three
Rhode Island 81. decrease of seven, an
Connecticut SO, a decrease OF 16. Will
Vermont shows an increase in number o
failures, statistics regarding assets an
i liabilities are worth comparing as the
show a decrease In aggregate of both as
= sets and liabilities.
r Assets 1907. sas ooo-lsos, s4S, 600 Liabill
$ ties 1907 S7,Oo0--l9o6 SIS, U75.