San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-09
27O CITIES REPORT
BUILDING WORTH
$243,004,82l
August's Total Up to Nor.
NAL Despite Scheduled
Slack.

| Official reports from 2IU cities 1o'
the month of July show n total o
s243 ,OO4, S21, indicating that buildin:
activities during the seventh month o.
the year kept well up to normal, II
fact. revealed some surprise to man.
| who believed building throughout tEt
country generally had begun t.
slacken.
An analysis of the activities in i'm
portant cities showed that the sea
sonal decline, which is usually mani
fest in the comparison of June an;
July figures, was even less this yea,
than usual. During the past decade
July has not shown an increase in vol
ume of building over June more thar
three or four times, notably in 1915
1916 and 1921. Last year, which was
a record year in the building industry
July showed much greater decrease
from June than was indicated by the
figures of these months this year.
Gain in July.
There was gain during July over
the corresponding month of last yeal
of 14.J per cent and the loss in July
over June this year was only "a pei
cent.
The Eastern states reported gains
of 23.6 per cent over July last veal
and loss of 80 per cent from June
this year. The Central states shovel
an increase of 1.3 per cent over July
and loss of IL per cent from June
this year. The Southern states showed
decrease of 11.2 per cent over !uly
and decrease of So per cent from
June. The Pacific Western states
showed an increase of ~ per cent
over July and loss of 17.5 per cent
from juno this year.
Among 81 Eastern cities reportinG
IS showed gains over July. 1922. ant
G@ had gains over June this year. N
G Central cities 30 showed gains owe,
July and IS gains over June. Of>3!
Southern cities. II showed gains ovcl
July and j. had gains over Juno this
year. Of RI Western cities. IS hat
~ans owe: July ard If gains over juno
this year.
Among the go cities reporting. 81
ere comnnrahle with July. 1922. ard
June. 1922. Thnir total for July thie
wear wnS 5000 SOC 1o1 cor,r"~od wifi
s200.23@. 6t7 in july. 1922. and
S2o3 39l.41O in Jrne this y"ar. Anon"
the 2'1 ci';"s 49, showed coins -"
grcgatinT sj5.S15.63S over July. 1922
and 103 cities reported gairs c~"'
June this year aggregatir~ SET TOO
81. The total ot gains !, AS IF the 81
cities in tn" F"rt over July Iaet voar
onuallnd S2S.GoG.779 while &c cit;cs
showed total of Gains r~-rc~ati~~
S11.1S2.N'S over Tune. Of the o?
Central cities renortin~ 20 bod IN AZ.
"rny"t" ~"in ore~ Ju1v last year ~
s11.6S7 .h23 and &c hod . ~oir ovo.
.T'rnn this yn"r of Fl? S7G.7!o OF 90
Sorthe"" titles. u had r";~s o-".
JuIv. 1922. r~grc.atiny eeO74 7-o
and II showed gairr oro~ 1,nc pic
oar ag :cr""Cntir~ 5000. 7SS. Or ~
Western c'ti"s. ~ h"I gairs o-c- Ju,v
1000. If $40 .4'6 cG7 and - oho--o'
~oi"s over June this year Of 81 O0i
AmOno .hn ;u,~o-tor4 c;I;o- os ~
country. New Yor's led with 81 o.
'ST. oain ovor .Trlr. 1000 ns 90
'e1n oIc and loss from June Of 81.
40 ZIG
Chi"'go normits in July wc-e SO
i"' 10 whcich ~"nrcecrtcd n rn~l;
"ihle rain over Jr'v Ic~+ WOW nrd 49,
connolly moderate loss from Juno hi
year.
Los arrelrs Ra~I,s rh;rH.
Los fr@"'"s r"rted th'~d ro-",ite
'ssucd in Ir'- hoinc ST. ne2. o.. -
'"'" "r"- Iu1r last vow ~ r,o-o thn~
"7.nn0.000 and negligible gain ovr-
Irr~
phi'n1olnhir iselcd Sft otc -
'''''r in Tr'-. ~"in # y 1i'tIo ,"..e' t',~ y,