The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-23
VERMONT TRADE REPORT
5radstreet Says Outlook for Christ
mas Trade is Good


Reports to Bradstreet's for the |
week note but little change in condi-
tons among wholesale and manufac-
turing interests over reports a week
ago. Fall Of snow while not sufficient
to make sleighing has made heavy
going on country roads and travel has
been lighter than usual. On the noun
tains reports show from foot TO six
teen inches OF snow and as the ground
has not frozen travel is difficult. Ven
eer mills are employed TO capacity
and manufacturers in that line report
new business coming in better.
Among manufacturers OF chairs for
| export trade the demand is good. A
little better condition is noted among
furniture manufacturers. Wood
working mills, doors, sash and blind
people state new business is coming
in better Reports TO Bradstreets
from 105 cities in the United States
show a small increase in amount of
building work during October as COM
pared with month previous but not as
much as for same month of q year
ago. In the state at large there is
considerable activity in the building
line. Work is progressing well on
that already started and some new
work is to be commenced. Among
granite manufacturers number of
firms have sent out their solicitors
for future business and reports thus
far received Indicate a feeling that
there will be the usual amount OF
spring work Plants are busy com
pleting year end contracts. Complaint
is repeated of slow payments, num-
Der of notes are being renewed. No
failure reports were received for the
week.
Burlington manufacturing interests
are fairly well employed, and addition
al help is being engaged. Retail mer.
chants In footwear and seasonable
goods report brisk trade. Collec.
tions are reported more or less un-
even with tendency toward slowness
| Reports from Rutland note labor well
| employed generally. Among marble
| manufacturers outlook for spring bus
| mess is said to be good and work or
/ present orders is being pushed, as rap
idly as possible.
| Retail trade is said TO be good fol
this season Of the year. st. Albani
reports railroad shops employed OF
same terms as earlier in the year
garment factory on full time and full
force and business at granite plan
good. Volume of retail trade com
pares we'll with that of same perio,
OF a year ago. St. Johnsbury mer
Il chants note good business in season
i oh ntrxr -
and travel light. Outlook for holida
trade is good Barre granite manr
facturers are fully as we'll employee
as they were during the same perio
last year. Retail trade is fairly az
tive.
At Montpelier manufacturing intel
ests are well employed and merchant
II anticipate good holiday trade. Co
- lections are reported from fair to slo'
= Among the meetings held at the cal
itol the past week was gathering {
d representatives citizens of the stat
to discuss plans for the forming OF
State Board Of Trade. This meetin
:. was largely attended and the plan wa
81 looked upon with much favor II
expected that this body will do muc
TO to further the states interests
mt large,
Brattleboro manufacturers are we
VI employed and with the advent of coo
~ er weather retail trade has improve
Bellows Falls reports a small increai
in percentage OF employed and gene
. ally business is more active than
- was month ago. At Bennington r
III tail merchants note some gains In bu
- mess and anticipate a good holidf
trade. Mills are we'll employed.