The Washington times., 1923-08-25
JUL Y BUILDING
NORMAL, SAYS
REPORT
Total Permits Surprise Many
= Who Believed Business
Was SIackening.


Official reports from go cities for
the month of July show a total Of
$243.004, 821. indicating that building
activities during the seventh month
Of the year kept well up to nor
NAL. in fact, revealed some sur
prise to many who believed building
throughout the country generally
had begun to slacken.
An analysis of the activities in
important cities showed that the
seasonal decline. which Is usually
manifest in the comparison Of June
and July figures. was even less
this year than usual. During the
past decade July has not shown.
an increase Ia volume Of building
over June more than three or. four
times. notably In 1915. 1916, and
1871. Last year. which was
record year In the building industry.
July. showed much greater de-
crease from June than was indi.
Gated by the figures Of these
months this year.
There was a gain during July
ovet the corresponding month of
last year Of 14.5 per cent and the
loss In July over June this year
was only: 81 per cent.
The Eastern States reported
gains Of 23.6 Der cent. over July
last year and a loss of 80 per cent
from June this year. The Central
States showed an increase of Is
per cent over July, and loss OF
IL per cent from June this year.
The Southern States showed a. de.
crease OF Ill., per cent over July
and a decrease of. SO per cent
from June. The Pacific Western
States showed an increase OF a
per cent over July and a loss OF
lib per cent from June this year:
Among eighty-four Eastern cities
reporting. forty-eight showed gains
over July. 1922, and thirty-six had
gains over June, this year. OF
ninety-three Central cities, nifty
showed gains over July and thirty.
eight gains over June, OF thirty
nine Southern cities, seventeen
showed gains over July and seven
teen over June, this year. OF
thirty-five Western cities. nineteen
had gains over July and fourteen
gains over June, this year.
Among go cities reporting, Isl
are comparable with July, 1922,
and June 1928. Their total for
July this year, was $239, sO6 ,121,
compared with sos, 333, GIT in July,
1922. and $253.395.470 in June. this
year. Among the Isl cities, 1874
showed gains aggregating $50 ,S15,-
63S over. July, 1922. and los cities
reported gains over June, this year,
aggregating $34.796.S45. The total
gains in forty-eight OF the eighty.
four cities in the East over July.
last year, eQualled SIS, 626, 779,
while thirty-six cities showed q total
Of gains aggTegating $17,7S2,768
over June. OF the ninety-three
Central cities reporting, fifty had
an aggregate gain over July, last
year, Of $11,6S7 .433 and thirty-eight
had a gain over June, this year, of
S$13.S76,752. OF thirty-nine Southern
cities, seventeen had gains over
July, 1922, aggregating $3.074.759
and seventeen showed gains over.
June. this year, aggregating $2,042,.
7S8. OF thirty.fiye Western cities,
nineteen had gains over July, 1922,
of $12, 426,667 and fourteen showed
gains over this year of $1,094,53
Among the important cities Of
the country. New York led with
$51 ,S33, 267, a gain over July 1922.
of $17,81O,956 and a loss from June
Of $5,549,716.
Chicago permits in July were
$16,495,150 which represented q
negligible gain over July last year
and an equally moderate loss from
June this year.
Los Angeles ranked third, permits
issued in July being $15,083. 273, a
gain over July last year of more
than 100000 and a negligible
gain over June.
Philadelphia issued $11,34e,155
permits in July, gain Of little
less than 81 ,000, 900 over July last
year and gain Of nearly $4,000. 900
over June.
Cleveland issued permits of S.
457 ,040 in July, a loss of nearly
$1,000 900 compared with July last
year, but a gain Of $4.400,000 over
June.
petroit's permits in July were
$S,103,809, a gain Of 100000 over
July, last year. and loss Of ST.
100000 from June.
Baltimore reported permits in
July of $4.79s. 500. a gain OF $507. 900
over July a year ago, and a gain
Of a little more than. 100000
over June.
Permits issued in Milwaukee in
July were $3.4S1 $50, a gain <of
$4,000 over July, 1922. and a gain
Of 81 ,031 900 over June.
Permits issued in other leading
cities of the country in July which
compared favorably with the figures
of July, 1922, and with June, are
as follows: Atlanta, 81 ,913. 080;
Boston, $2,472.273; Buffalo. $685.
900: Dallas, $1.761 500: Kansas City.
$1.S07,s50; Minneapolis, $3,873,s5o;
New Orleans, 81 ,425 200; Pittsburgh,
$2,864, $40; Sara Francisco, $3,237, 115,
and st. Louis, $2,906, 463.
NEW YORK CITY CONCERN