Evening star., 1924-10-01
BUILDING LETS UP+
IN THIS DISTRICT
reserve Board at Riehmond
Reviews Condition-Locaf
Exchange Trading.
BY CHAS. r. SHAEFFEH

buliding operations throughout the
HIth federal reserve district. which
embraces the District of CoIpp,bia
| are slowing down, but the decrease
- not Yet as marked as usually pro-
walls at this season of the wear 1,,a
rederal Reserve Bank of Richmond
announces in its monthly review TO-
day.
iHe total number of permits for
new work issued in % reporting cities
uurlnS august was larger than the
number issued during any other
month except April and MAY, this
year, but the total vaIuat ton of aI1
Mork tel below all months since
february. The August valuation ex-
ceeded the valuation in the corr
spending month OF last year. how
ever. and the combined valuation OF
an permits, including new work an
iepalrs' was 2.2 per cent above the
total valuation in August of last
year
The review asserts The building
inspectors IN p cities for which com
a'iNe ngures are available re
ported 2.255 permits for new work
IN August. compared with 1856 is
sued IN August. 1923. and - cities
reported August. 1929, valuation fig.
ureS amounting to S1276S.J64 com
pared with $l2,426.7S7 in August la
year. Notable increase in the nlrnb,y
OF permits for new work were L
ported from Baltimore CuInberlan 4
Norfolk. Greensboro. Winston-SaIeJ /
and Washington. while large j..
creases in estimated valuation con =,
from Norfolk. Roanoke Huntington.
Greens boro, SpartanSburg and Wins
ton Salem.
Decreases of more than 20 per &c 4
IN total valuation were reported frol,
Charleston, W. Va; Wilmington
Charleston, 5. G; oumbia and Green
Vile. Alteration and repair permit,
totaled 2,291 valued at 81 ,603, ass, con-
pared with 2,l53 permits and d vaIu.
ton Of $l,637,60S for similar work il.
August, 1928.
Bank W omen TO Dine.
The Washington Bank Women. an
organization for the purpose Of pro
noting interest in the American In
stitute Of Banking. will hold the frs
OF scheduled number of dinners a
the Franklin Square Hotel tomorrow
night at s O'Clock.
Guests Of honor will include M,s-
Helena ID. Reed. chairman of the Ma.
uonal Womcn'S committee: Miss Mil
dred V. Shorday chief associate con-
sui of the Philadelphia Chapter, ant&
Miss Helen Hewish. an official Of tn
QUAKER city body.
Three New Railroad Records.
American railroads established
three new high records in the num-
Der of ears loaded with revenue
freight during the Wesk X ended Sep
tember 20. the American Railway AS
ssCiation announced today. The new
high records include: y total Of l.
O16.5j3 ears loaded during the week.
the greatest number for any on.
week this Yer aHd only .0.7@1 cars
below the greatest week in history.
the greatest number uf ears on rec
ord loaded during the week with
merchandise and less than carload
lot freight: more cars loaded with
miscellaneous freight during the
week than ever before in history
The total for the week was an in
crease OF 15,l2a cars over the biggesi
previous week this yeas Had it no.
ben for decreases in shipments of coo
coke and orc. the associss ton declared
freight traffic this year would haNe
equd'ed. II not exceed ID. that in l92@
When ii was tie heaviest on record
Trading on Local Exchange.
part OF preferred stock Of the Washing
ton RAJ way and Electric Co was IL.
outstanding feature of trade on Tn,
Washington Stock Exchange TODAY
SaleS AT this figure toJaied St shares
Capita! Traction also was fractionai.x
stronger, recovering to 93 a lev,t
reached earlier - the week FIT
shares Of this security were sold. Tween
ty-five shares of East Washington S4y.
iAGS Bank sod at 231s
Bonds We're duh and unchanged