Evening star., 1923-08-11

NJuly was the second consecutive
month of declining construction vol
uyne, according to F. W. Dodge Cor
pUration Total contracts awarded
Curing the month in the thirty-six
eastern states Gncluding about
seven -eighths of the total construc-
tLnn volume Of the country amount
ed 10 s315.o24,0Oo The drop from
June was Is per cent; from July of
last year 90 per cent. However. the
July total was about equal to the
average July figure for the past four
years.
Last months total included: sl24.-
1f4.o00. or 50 per cent for residential
buildings: S65, 5,lJ9. 900, or 81 per cent.
Tor public works and utilities; $40
$4,000. or l3 per cent for business
baildings: S3l.445.000. or 10 per cent.
fT educa tional buildings. and s26.-
OIo. 900. or S per cent. for industrial
buildings.
Contemplated new work reported
dcrinC the month amounted TO $685.
GT0.0Do, an increase OF II per cent
over the amount reported in june.
Construction started in the thirty
SIX states during the first seven
manths of this year has amounted 10
Sa-425S43,l0O The lead over the cor
responding period of last year Is !
per cent. AT the end OF June the lead
was o urr cent While the remaining
months of this year VIII undouotedlE
show a large construction volume. II
is-probable that they will run rather
lower than the corresponding months
OF last year.
Drop in New England.
July building contracts in New
This was drop of IL per cent from
IAgland amounted to sznoop.vuot,
over July of last year, The llnpor
ts5st items OF last months total were:
Si7.327 900, or IS per cent, Tor resi-
Dental buildings; s4.42S;09o. or 10
par cent. for business buildings; 81, 81;
works and utilities. and s2,si4.o0o, or
I6-per cent. for educational buildings.
sfhe constructor, total FOR tne ms hss
amounted to $l96.5l5. 900. which is
pEE cent less than the figure for the
corresponding period OF lsat year.
sContemplated new w"rK rep0f eho 'en
irJuly amounted TO s36,lOl,Ooo' an
increase of 1S per cent over the
amount reported in June.
rontracts awarded during July IN
New York state and northern New New
Jersey amounted to SS3,T70.0OO. rms
was A decline of per cent from june
q nj an increase OF S per cent over
july, 1922. Included in last months
record were: i5,l9S,O0o Tor res!atn-
1iai buildings. or 54 per cent; sl",-
-
bindings; slO.743, 900. or 13 per cent
for educational buildings. and So,.sO
OOs. or 7 per cent, for industrial
plants.
CONSTRUCTION started in THIS olstrict
during the first seven months OF TINS
ySar amounted to S566,20l, 900. an IN
crease of per cent over the corfe-
spanding period of last year.
contemplated new work reported in
JuIy amounted to S202,222.0OO, an in
Of - cor
reported III June.
Drop of One Per Cent.
July building contracts in the mid
die Atlantic states eastern Pennsyl-
vania, southern New Jersey, Mary
land, Delaware, District of Columbia
and Virginia) amounted to S23,597,ouO,
The drop from June was less than l
per cent; from July, 1922. so per cent.
TIE important items in last month S
record were: sS,960,000 for residen-
tial buildings. or 3S per cent; $4,707,-
00o, or 20 per cent. for public works
for business buildings, and S2,S96,o00,
orig per cent, for Industrial plants.
Contemplated new work reported in
July amounted to S4S,972,000. which
was "a per cent less than the amount
reported in June.
From January l to August l con-
struction started in this district has
aruounted to s250.41 5000 decline of
per cent from the corresponding pc
ri0d of 1922.
July building contracts in western
Pah hnsylvania. West Virginia, Ohio
end kentucky amounted to $685.
GOO This was an increase of 8 per
ceht over June, but a drop of per
cent from July of last year. Includ-
edtin the July record were the fol-
lowing items: s20.71O.o00 for public
works and utilities, or 40 per cent
s14.592, 900, or 2S per cent, for resi-