Evening star., 1923-10-13
CONSTRUCTION CUT
IS ONLY Y3PER CENT
Total September Building in
36 Eastern States ESti-
mated at s2ss, ,e31,7Oo.

The decline in construction volume
which began in June continued
through September, according to the r.
". Dodge Corporation. However, the
September drop from August was
only 3 per cent. Total September
building contracts in the Sc Eastern
States Gncluding about 7s per cent
of the total construction volume OIL
the country amounted to $2SS,sol,-
700.
In the 81 states for which records
were kept last year the drop from
September 1922 was Z per cent. In
these 81 states construction during
the first nine months of this year has
been Just equal to the amount Tor the
corresponding period of last year
although on June l this year had
lead of 10 per cent over last year, IT,
This years construction volume 10
date in the Sc Eastern States mas
amounted to $3,012, ,610.50n.
New Work Declines
Last months record for the SO
states included the following I'M
portant items: One hundred and
eleven million, nine hundred and SIX
thousand dollars, or 80 per cent, 1or
residential buildings; $55,olo,soo' or
19 per cent. for public WORKS ana
utilities; S44141,700, or Is per cent,
for business buildings; S3S,059,300, or
l3 per cent. for Industrial buildings,
and $l6.399.000, or per cent, for edu-
cational buildings.
Contemplated new work reported in
the thirty-six states last month
amounted to $3S7.922, 800, a decline of
% per cent from the amount reported
in August
September building contracts in the
middle Atlantic states eastern Penn
sylvania, southern New Jersey, Mary
land, Delaware, District of Columbia
and Virginia) amounted to Sl9.641.-
zoo The drop from August was per
cent and from September of last year
20 per cent. The most important
items last month Were: Eleven mil
lion. six hundred and ninety-four
thousand. one hundred dollars. or oS
cent. for residential buildings;
S2,S0S,900, or IL per cent, for business
~ = and $2.2G5.100. or IL per
cent, for public works and utilities.
CONSTRUCTION started in this district
during the first nine months of this
year amounted to S292.905,S00, a de-
cline of 25 per cent from the corre-
spending period of last year.
Contemplated new work reported
in September amounted to S46,666, 900,
d decline of II per cent from the
amount reported in August.
Report ON New York.
Contracts awarded during Septem-
ber in New York state and northern
New Jersey amounted to S76,991. 600.
This was drop Of per cent from
the previous month and an increase
of 30 per cent over the corresponding
month of last year. The important
items of last months record Were:
Forty-one million. three hundred and
fifty-six thousand. nine hundred dol
lars. or 81 per cent, for residential
Il 2 4
for business buildings: S6,394 500. or
per cent. for industrial buildings.
and S5,65S, roo, or per cent, for pub
lie works and utilities.
During the first nine months of the
year construction started in this dis
trict has amounted to s724.S63S00, or
an increase of 3l2 per cent over the
corresponding period for last year.
Contemplated new work reported in
September amounted to S103. 500,
drop of II per cent from the amount
reported in August.
Drop I'm New England.
September building contracts in
New England amounted to $24.163, 900.
This is a drop of II per cent from
August and II per cent from Sep
tember of last year.
Included in last months record
were: Twelve million, eight hundred
and forty-seven thousand. nine hun
dred dollars. or SO per cent for resi-
Dental buildings; $2,s91, 500. or II per
cent. for public works and utilities;
S2,S25. 500, or IL per cent, for business
buildings, and $3.50. 900. or per cent,
for hospitals and institutions.
The construction total for the fiji st
nine months of this year has amount
ed to $250,34S.000, a decline of per
cent from the corresponding period of
1922
Contemplated new work reported
IN September amounted to $26.347, 900,
a decrease of "a per cent from the
amount reported in August.
Middle West Increase.
September building contracts in
western Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Ohio and Kentucky amounted to $751;
$4,000, an increase of 25 per cent
over the month of August. and of 81
per cent over September Of 1922. In