Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-23
BRADSTREET'S VERMONT
WEEKLY TRADE REPORT

Reports to Bradstroet's for the weeI;
state manufacturing plants are reason
ably wei! employed. Skilled labor is I'm
demand generally. Laborors for farm
work are needed as there IS still u good
deal of work to DE done in plauting.
Wenthcr conditions of the past week have
have favored retail trade. warm weather
having benefited all The unfavora5le
weather OF the past two months affecting
retail trade has been noticed ;-oneral,v b-
Wholesale dealers in sight Ealing OFT in
volume Of business. with ordinary con
ditionS retail merchants look for q GOOD
business during remainder of tho month
but buying from wholesale houses Will
he somewhat restricted. From now on
until after crops are harvested country
trade Will naturally be Hight by reason
Of pre-occupation of farmers with their
field work. All reports indicate q large
hay crop, grass is ripeuing fast. Other
crops viii! be late. Corn in some sections
Is doing well while in other places re-
planting IS being done and opinion is OK
pressed there Is still time for a fairly
good Yield. Reports from machine manu-
facturcrs reflect considerable business on
Among slate producing sections quarries
are in sea green lines operating on short
er hours on "A five-day a week plan stock
IN this line has accumulated although
during the past week there has been
more activity In buying. Prices continue
Uniform. Collections generally are report .
ed Inclined 10 he slow. this being one Of
tho consequences of restricted trade by
reason OF late season. Failure reports for
week include one bankruptcy.
Reports from Burlington retail mer-
chants show general retail business has
Improved during tho past week. There
Is but lttle change In condition among
tho manufacturing interests Garment
manufacturers are well supplied with or
ders. Machine shops at Rutland are all
employed to full capacity and comment
favoraby regarding future outlook Some
small Improvement Is reported by the re-
tail merchants while collections are I'M
settled. St Adams reports normal cond-
lions among manufacturing interests. Re
tail trade has been affected by wet
weather. The agricultural districts in that
section report grass Is ripening fast, corn
Is doing as well as possible but soil is too
labor IL generally we'll employed; business
among retail merchants continue about
even. Montpelier manufacturers are fair
ly we'll employed. Among granite in
dustries new business Is coming in slowly
but they still have work enough to keep
them fully occupied for some time. Cen
eral conditions at Barre are said to be
some improved although collections are
stil reported slow Labor Is reasonably
well employed At Brattleboro manu-
facturers report labor We'll employed and
while there Is little complaint OF falling
off in demand in certain lines outlook
for future Ia considered good Bellows
Falls reports manufacturing plants are
operated with usual force Weather
conditions have affected oil lines OF bus!-
ness Crop reports speak of hay as in
excellent condition but other lines back
ward. Bennington retail merchants re-
port past weeks business was reasonably
good and with continued warm weather
lioeral trade is looked for