New-York tribune., 1922-12-18
Real Estate New,
Material Cost.
For Buildin,
Go HighsS
Brick Prices Take An.s.
Jump Upward, wha.e
man Cement Adv,n,. !
p. c.; Rush Opens,'s

Brick advances q iSos, xr,.
cement shipments s1sssS an -.
records At the stupsndou, 49,;
100000 barrels. st ths san, sl..
man cement advances % A.,
pries and the rush IN New "a, |.
building work started b,s,, ..
piratioh Of The present ss1 49,
is under way, observes u. surr.r,s 4. \.
Service Dsily Building Rsor, !,
'snihsaaes Of thsss baII1ius -,,...
market factors Is srplala.d !. go
Dealer. are DilIng up ND /, =.
own local storage Epses, 70, 4, !.
time in several vtnssn. A.. A.
are putting in bdsk sE.Irss vs'.., ). !.
quirsmsnts at prices hIgs1 IA, ~
we're paying IN he gssl..L -.
the last Of August, vhm q. -. a'I.s '
Sl6 20 SIS. The wsek,sI -. ....' ~
si7 70 siS, With . fsv a. -. ,....,'y y.
at $3.50, and ths vins~ ...se ,.-'t
charges still 70 b applIsS n. M
current price quotations tts ~, ;,
handling, haaiags sad 10 Der cent -
be added for dslivsfsi-on-los pr,-'
Tiers were oaiy tusnty.dx ~.
loads o. brick Ia he vAslsssls ~
Friday, but the river wa stili 4.
gable, - far ss lee was esnesrs,l /,
Albany, 90 that the source u ~,
for this nsarks. Ia still cDsa. 4
qoiriss made foP Couuscticui M +
diea,e that there il httle s1pp'y q !
expected from that sourcs shls v,r,,
except Al prices much highsr On
present quotations. Many q u
tveaty-siz barge loads ly.a9 hsi, 4
the week end are bsiag bed ositL
Of the open market by pursha,s,7 h
their own dlstfibusies. Hnek -,
fscturers are having troubls h n
barge leaders 70 wofk dsfins ~.
msnt weather.
Big shlpnsais Of c,msui
The report Of cement noyso4s; d
November indicates that The sblpnc
o. cement from all niils q tns ess,
try for 1922 VII bs li6oo0,eoo n
rsls, exceeding by itoo1.oo1 btrn
any previous years Ihi1usrts IL q
history OF ths industry. The esrTu
stocks on band are only 90 ysf -
OF thoss Of last rear.
n tha domestic rsquirsnsst ief .
msnt. Is thus taxing esnsnt Drrix
tion capacity Ike tAls, As essi=t
may turn 20 Europe a. The sogEi :
emergency supply. The nsst ffs.t
sourcs OF cement s1Dort from flfgl
before the war vas Csrnss7, VT lsr'
the price has been advanced, ts,sr
inr 20 a quotation made On osi,su ]
so psr eeAt, or io0ifB ram ~
Az the former price vts iziiil riT.1
a ton, TIE latest ircreass n ~, ~
ths current quotation for Csr-i, q
msnt at 225s4a msrks . tez o
American cement sells a ioost "
q ton. ~
Ths usual tendency . Ikats lrzs
prices at this tine oi Ne yssi z .
istsat nov, especially On scns hfsi
yelior pine, being no,iesees :, =. -
leaf dimension. In tia Nhelsi.a =
let 2rGs are reported 10 Be ,s.l1l !
low IS $50 water eenp,utifs
Roofers. both = and 1915, sgRsr
be veaksaing. 6-iEeh stock teiii1
sal and sac respectively. =.
There Il 10 sign Of geaksrisg /.
ever, 90 ssr as hooring hs'ia !.
framing are concerned; fln,.s .
inclined 10 hold sa indepere,.a. J.
tion as 70 price. There q e ao.s.n .,.'. /.
whether spruce lssh MI e'ne,s .5.. /.
be offered at current levels ~
proaeh Of the inventory ss.iel !
iur something 10 do with eufIs.. ... Y /,
t1tions. The ice 10 begsh,,t
hamper water shipmsnss ana ~
supply is below nOrmsi.