Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-04
BRADSTREET'S VERMONT
WEEKLY TRADE REPORT

Reports to Bradstreets for this week
state that labor generally is fairly we'll
employed. Among the machine inter-
ests the demand for goods appears little
light Manufacturers of garments state
the market is good and sales are keeping
up well Among the organ manufacture
ing plants their Is a good volume of busi-
ness ahead, and among the paper mills.
in certain lines they are busy while
among the other grades Of paper less
number of men are employed The de-
mand for men to work in the woods is
good and some Choppng has already been
commenced. 1t is expected that a large
cut for this state will be made for the
season of 19l3-l4 and that special efforts
will he made to get logs to the mills
early. Farm labor Is still in demand
| The rains of this week have benefited
crops and the outlook for corn and oats
| is encouraging The condition of this
| buying public at large Is believed fully
as good as ever. Among the retail stores,
midsummer trade has prevailed with
satisfactory results. Clearance sales
! have placed the merchants stocks in
good shape for fall stocks, although buy
ing for fall has been conservative. In
some places the fairs have broken up
trade but he coming week will see a
number Of fairs in different places. Col
| lections are reported only fairly good. Up
to Saturday. only one failure was noted
for this week
Burlington manufacturing plants are
only fairly well employed. although the
demand for lumber appears little light
err. Wholesale dealers in food stuffs re-
port a normal business, and some buying
for future. Retail merchants report sales
well attended.
Reports from the manufacturing inter-
ests at Rutland state mills are well en-
ployed, and that retail trade Is all that
could be desired r the period Crops are
in fair shape but the drought has caused
some hardship
| St Adams reports that conditions
among the manufacturing plants remain
but little changed Retail business Is seH-
sonably good, while the farmers In that
vicinity are pleased with crops harvested
and in prospect.
st. Johnsbury reports "everybody' is
we'll employed. Dealers in lumber and
building material state there is a cd de-
mand for building material in town as
: Well for adjoining places Granite
manufacturers AT Montpelier are we'll en-
ployed. other lines of labor are only fair
ly Well employed. Midsummer conditions
have prevailed mong the retail mer-
chants.
Brattleboro mills are we'll employed,
and labor of all kinds is in demand, the
returns to the retail merchants are re-
ported all that could be desired. Fur
ther reports regarding crops show a rea-
sonably good vi Id in all but fruits.
Bellows Falls reports paper mills are
all we'll employed except one plant. The
> rains of the past week have helped the
late crops and n fair yield is expected
Generally collections are reported as be
low the average.
, Barre granite monumental trade repor
skilled wOrkmen are scarce, plants are
{ reasonably well applied with business
for the future.
/ Some new building work is in progress
at Bennington, where labor is reported
well employed Retail business Is stated
|, as fair with collections slow.