Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-02
BRADSTREET'S WEEKLY
VERMONT TRADE REPORT

Reports to Bradstreet's for the week
state that outside of two or three lines.
labor is well employed and that even
general laborers are difficult to SECURE.
The outlook for fall and early winter
trade appears encouraging but at present
money is not plentiful and collections are
slow among the granite manufacturers
the volume of business on hand at pres
ent is larger than usual and some in
quiry has already been received for spring
shipments Additional men are being
employed at the marble mills. Among
the slate operators the volume of bust
ness on hand is about the same. Low
water has delayed work among the pa
per mills but some benefit was derived
from the rain fall of the early part of
the week. Business among the machine
shops Is reported as coming in only fairly
well.
Lumber men report the demand for
hardwood products has not been as large
the past week but prices are uniform. The
corn Gaming factories have finished their
seasons pack and report the amount nut
up this year has been about the same
as usual but more care was needed in
fruit orchards that were conducted along
scientific lines indicate amount of apples
harvested has been reasonably good but
aside from these few instances the yield
is a disappointment. Farmers are recciv-
ing good prices for all kinds of produce
and the demand has been good.
Burlington reports labor fairly well
employed. Trade at the retail stores has
been good and reports show some demand
for fall goods Wholesale firms report
slow collections. Additional help is being
employed at the marble mills at Rutland
and work is to be resumed at a kaloin
factory. Among other lines of manu-
facture labor is well employed Retail
merchants report trade is normal for the
period. St. Adams reports mills Well
employed and retail trade good for this
season Of the year. Crop yields are fair
and the farmer is receiving good prices
for all kinds of produce marketed. Labor
is well employed at St. Johnsbury and in
this respect some difficulty Is experienced
in obtaining all the help needed Low
water has interfcred with mill operat tons
in general, Improvement is reported
among the retail trade.
.hpItIltlltI TfpOlNS ldDOI larry wen EN-
ployed and some Improvement in retail
trade, The low water conditions at Barre
were relieved to some extent by the rains
of the early part of the week. Labor is
well employed In the granite plants. in
fact more help could find employment
in this line, Some Improvement is also
reported in retail trade, Bennington mills
are we'll employed and the retail mer-
chants comment favorably upon the out
look for fan and winter trade. The far
mers in this section complain about the
damage done to crops by frosts Bellows
Falls reports some delay has been eX-
perienced among the paper mill indus
tries by reason of low water conditions;
the farmers have also been obliged to
carry water for stock long distances
Retail merchant report trade fairly
good Brattleboro reports but little change
in the general condition Of affairs among
it's manufacturing Industries The fair
held the past week was well attended
Springfield reports labor at the machine
shops only fairly well employed, Retail
trade is reported not as brisk as usual
for this period of the year