Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-11-27
How Prices Have Gone Up.

J"'h"iHc'erer and Builder Tor November.
The greatest rise In prices has been IN
articles ~ hardware. aud so lar rs these
enter into the construction of house the
builder finds that his estimates must he
very materially increased. Nails are 30
per cent higher to-day than they were at
th' beginning Of thu present year. Win
q" weights have ri, sLced fully 10 per
r-M; locks aud knobs have risen nearly
~ per cent. upon the average; tacks and
Kindred goods. % per cent; common door
butts and hinges fully 100 per cent: and
such other odds aud nd- oil hardware as
are used IN buildiug, an .yera.. of nn les.
than 40 per cent
common window glass either French
'rfnih or American. cannot b. bought
To-day Within ~ p-r cent. a. chrsu a. II
could 81 The lst ~ Jsuaary. box OF
glass -uitabl. Tor sa~hcs l5x3O tnrnr. ia
dimensions. costs 81 30 today. against
- - ~ The beginning OF the wear; a hex
81 lONl5 >ashe- costs 81 20 to-day against
- ~ 90 ~" first Of January, and box OF
2Ia>' Tor IL l-2X2G sa-hes costs 81 90 now
against 81 90 when the year opened.
SpSh"-, doors aud blinds have recently uE-
dergone very material advance. Blinds
have been uuproh.ably low, aud The pres
cut price, c"usliiut, rise from IS TO q
TER cent blind upon which III. cnmbt-
nation price was lately 80 cents now costs
o.. th">r Which Formerly sod Tor 20 now
sell ior 80. and those which formerly sold
Tor - cents nov S,'i at 81 10 Sa,hrs
"ih = ES> ready set are over 30 per cent
d' hTrf I" day than at the beginning nf the
N'A'' Door ar" constantly advancing
aud II i difficult Ia keep the run Of thri.v
piice. which are made by manufacturers.
~ hrick thcse has been since the hrs. of
) 'nhary an advance on some grades OF
common Of over 30 per cent; but ia lime.
stud and cement there has been very little
faTisttuu, and the same may be said OF
paints and oils. Ia all these articles. how
ever. the . Is hardening tendency, aud !;
may be generally said OF them that though
there has been very little nominal advance.
yet nXures which could often be- obtained
upon Then SIX or eight months ago are not
possible to-day. In dali times" it fre-
qnently happens that dealers are willing To
give quiet concessions To customers for the
purpose OF securing trade when there has
apparently been no actual decline in prices
aud. upon the other hand, when business
begins To improve. She hrmur feeling " hlch
prevails render, snch concessions difficult
I" OBTAIN. even though prices are NOT
qnndb!y higher. The estimates which
builder. were able Ia furnish last Winter
day. not only because Of the advance
WHICH Ia, actually since occurred iE some
mate IaiS. but because OF the concessions
which "rrr then possible IN others
Ordinary building lumber, and Shingles
cIHpooard%, etc, are not quotably higher
today than al The beginning o(Ihe year.
but the Eastern mill, are generally running
inii and are approachin. position where
they can take their pick OF orders. Ia the
west material advance has occurred on
halshng stock, and the FETAL dealer. are
taking - = corresponding advance here.
Hardwood lumber for iinlshing purposes
l. also trmer and ash and cherry will cost
some per cent more than on the l., OF
January. black walnut sells ts-day AZ
about the same price "a atthe BEGINNING
Of the year, bu, 1t has recently advanced
that figure after decline Of from to per
cent.
The cost Of plumbing house to-day Is
from - 70 - per cent. greater than on the
lst OF January.