The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-21
BUSINESS REPORT
FOR THIS STATE
Normal Demand or Better in Some
Lines Past Week, But on the
Whole Depression is Indicated.

Bradstreet s weekly trade report :
which is considered to be reliable IN
oex of the business and trade condl-
tions in this state, shows something of
Il business depression in the state as a
whole, although in some lines there is
a normal demand or better. 1t says:
- Business among slate manufacture
efs has improved over what was re-
ported the early part of the present
year; labor is well employed in that
line. Some of the machine shops are
operating on four days a week sched-
ule, while other machine manufacturers
are operating full time. Manufactur-
ers of garments ana oVeralls report q
lack of orders and some Of chem are
finding Il curtailment necessary Manu-
facturers Of spools and bobbins state
business is not up to the average and
what is general for this period while
manufacturers of certain other kinds
of turned goods novelties report a rea-
sonably good demand for that class of
goods Manufacturers of lime indicate
the demand is light although some
what better than it was two months
ago. Paper manufacturers are operat-
ing on five days a week schedule.
w
a normal trade and the demand for
wholesale foodstuffs appears a little
better than usual for this period. Man
ufacturers Of organs report that there
is a good supply of orders in this di-
rection although the demand for pi-
amos is not as brisk as usual Retail
trade is reported as fairly good by the
retail merchants, the warm weather
having tended to facilitate the moving
of summer goods. Keepers of bees
and makers of honey state that the
lack of rain during the early part of
the summer will affect the total pro-
duction this year, which, it is expected
will be below normal.
= Included i'll the failure reports for
the week are three bankruptc es. Col
lections are reported as not as good as
usual for the period. Burlington re-
ports work is soon to commence upon
the new union station. Manufacturers
are fairly well employed, although in
certain lines not as much business is
being received as is general for the
period. The slate quarries and slate
manufacturers at P0ultnev and West
pawlet report labor well employed and
the production as fully up to the av-
erage, although one slate quarry in
West Pawlet recently closed its plant
Springfield reports some of the ma
chine shops are operating on four days
a week schedule. Retail trade is said
to have been affected by reason OF
shorter hours at the factories. The
| crops in this section have been greatly
benefited by recent rains and the hay
crop, particularly, it is expected vii
! be about an average.
. Middlehury reports general retail
| trade is not up to the average al
| though the crop reports in that section
| indicate a much better condition thar
was shown in the report of three
| weeks ago. At Brattleboro the man
| utacturlng interests are reasonabl,
well employed and general retail trad,
! is noted as good for the season Of tn,
| year, although collections are slow
Reports from summer resort places
| along the lake shores report a smalle
| number of people registered than wa,
shown for the corresponding period o
| 1873