The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-12-01
TRADE IN VERMONT GOOD
GRANITE MANUFACTURERS SAY
ORDERS FOR SPRING ARE
COMING IN WELL
Mill Supply Houses Report an In
crease in Wholesale Gro
GERS State That Sales and Collect
ions For the Week Are Reasonably
Good-New Bank in Waterbury

GERS State That Sales and Collect
ions For the Week Are Reasonably
G0Od-New Bank In Waterbury
Reports to Bradstreet's for the week
note one wooden mill that has been
operating on short time, resumed on
full time. Granite manufacturers re-
port new work for spring is coming
in we'll Work now on hand will be
fairly well finished on immediate ship
ments by the holidays.
Marble mills have considerable bust
ness ahead. Lumber dealers report
but little change in the general situa-
ton either in demand or prices.
Wholesale dealers in mill supplies
note an increase in demand and goods
are moving more briskly. CONNECTION
| cry manufacturers report volume of
| business is in excess of that of year
ago.
| Gamers and packers report product
moving well and prices increased over
that of year ago. RETAIL merchants
state in general that demand for tur-
keys this year was not as large as
usual; sales were larger in poultry
Thanksgiving trade this year was not
quite as large as that of a year ago
although prices compared reasonably
well on commodities. Lack of snow
and poor travel of country troads is
given as one reason for a smaller
trade. Weather conditions have favor
ed certain lines of goods but with 9TH
or sales have not been much above
he average. Wholesalers report but
little change in collections.
Burlington reports one new mar
ufacturing plant established the past
week. Manufacturing interests report
general conditions but little changed .
Retail trade about normal. Wholesale
grocers report sales and collections
are reasonably good although there
is some slowness with collections.
AT Rutland labor is said to be we'll
employed and outlook for holiday trade
is better than year ago. Expected
final purchases will be made the com
holiday trade. st. Adams merchants
report country roads are in poor con-
dition for travel. Sleighing would i'm
prove general trade.
At St. Johnsbury reports from lum-
Der men in that section confirm pre-
vious ones as to amount of lumber
to be cut this year in that vicinity.
Retail merchants report normal
trade. Barre granite manufacturers
are busily employed finishing year
and contracts. They report outlook
for coming year as reasonably good.
Retail merchants note some improve
ment in trade. Montpelier manufac-
turers report but little change in gen.
eral conditions. Retail merchants an
ticipate good holiday trade. Brat
tleboro mills are well employed and
labor of all kinds is in demand. Re-
tail trade is good considering wealth
er conditions.
At Bellows Falls paper mills are
busy with present contracts and re-
port new business is coming in rea-
sonably well. Thanksgiving trade was
fully as large as usual. Bennington
merchants report trading for week
was interrupted by the holiday but
volume of business done was fully as
large as usual Labor is well employ
ed.
Waterbury reports plans are for
mulating to organize a new bank, a
savings bank and trust company
business at all manufacturing plants
in town is good.
Swanton reports all manufacturing
plants operated fun time and outlook
for holiday trade reasonably good.