The Washington times., 1925-12-12

dU0uG SGNGu-G1Sug0 VI ehSss 49, ~ =
country amounted to $464, 683
This lis the highest recorded fig
Eure for any November and IS 70
per cent greater than the amount
recorded in November of last year.
/ There was a seasonable decrease
Of nearly IL per cent from OCTOBER.
The strongest influence now holdang
| the building volume up to record
nroportions is the big increase IN
New York city activity, largely
speculative in character.
The November record includes
! the following important Items:
s24O. 279 800, or 50 per cent, of al
/ Construction for residential build
1 inps. S61 .326 900. or Is per cent,
for commercial buildings. $57, OS5,-
/ 400. ar 10 per cent, for public works
and utilities; $50. 308 600, or IL per
lcent. for industrial buildings, anu
500. O4s, 100, or 5 per cent. Tor eou-
| cation buildings.
Recording Breaking Total
New construction started in the
1 tbirfv.siw states during the past
eleven months has reached the
ras.ord.brealine total OF $5.3lO, S5v,-
000 compared with $4.15lsS21,lVO e
the first eleven months OF is
year. The percentage increase oss4 ~.
the corresponding period OF Es.
year is 20 per cent. Every 1l us ~
1 in eleven months mas eAceeueu .,a ~
l1924 total, some dislric1s -
large percentages. 80
i ! contemplated new work Tor sne
/ thirty.six States in Noye l,l 3.
anao,,nted to sees, 272.700, which =
/ ~ 49, cent less than tthe amount
1 ..a,,le,.te al IN october and 80 per c els
j s,rsotar than the amount reporleu
4 Il November Of last year.
R,,ilding and engineering c1n
tracts awarded last month IN uS
Middle Atlantic States, DlsIrlcI -
fColumbia, Virginia, Marylano, D .a
ware. southern New Jersy -
eastern Pennsylvania anouneeu -
So, 248, 100. - aaoraase
from October and per cent , ust
l,creasa from November, Of lase
Srear included in. last month 8
record were $21. 100,7 00. or 81 per
| cent of ali construction, for resi-
danfial buildings; S., 696,9OO, or 10
i ner cent. for commercial buildings;
"a 302. 600. or 8 per cent, Tor IN
Il dustriaI buildings; $3,244,2OO or .
/ naY. cent. for public works and utlll-
ties. and $2.253, 300, or per cent,
for educational buildings.
n New Construction
During the past eleven months
there has been $514,069. 900 worth
of new constructions started IN
this section. This is an increase
/ Of nearly IA per cent over the
corresponding period of last year
/ and of nearly 8 per cent over last
years entire construction volume.
Contemplated new work reported
i for this district In November
amounted to $50, 221 500. decrease
/ Of Is per cent from the amount
Il reported in October, and an ia
i crease of Is per cent over the
amount reported In November, OF
last year.
| November building and engineer
ing contracts in New England
amounted to $37, 069, 700, a decrease
lof g. per cent from October and an
increase OF As per cent over No
ymber OF last year. The months
record included; $4,000, 300, !or 4S
per cent OF all construction. for
residential buildings; $5,034,200, or
IA per cent for Industrial buildings;
\ 81, 6S8,SO0, or Is per cent for com.
mercial buildings: $4,618.S00, or IL
Il per cent, for educational buildings;
and $2,524, 200, or per cent, for
public works and utilities.
Total construction started in New
England during the past eleven
months has amounted to SAB ,O67,-
100. This is an increase Of So per
cent over the first eleven months
of last year and Of 26 per cent over
all twelve months Of last year.
fnd
for New England last month
amounted to $42 ,O17 900, being a 26
per cent decrease from the amount
reported in October and Al per
cent increase over the amount re-
ported in November of last year.
Last Months Record
Last months building and
engineering contracts in New York
state and Northern New Jersey
amounted to $3.50, 1929, 800. This was
a ii per cent increase over October
and a 48 per cent increase over
November Of last year. The
months record included: 4,267 500
or 65 per cent Of all construction,
for residential buildings; $26, 1927 900,
or II per cent. for commercial
buildings; $8,476, 800, or s per cent,
for public works and utilities; and
Rtg16OtOVVs VI ~ PCA NpAbp AOA AA-
dusfrial buildings.
New construction started in this
district during the past eleven
months has amounted to $685.
$1,000 which is not only 13 per
cent greater than the amount
started in the corresponding eleven
months Of last year, but also very
nearly per cent greater than last
years total building volume.
Contemplated new work reported
Co.. ~, IT, l.