Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-07
REAL ESTATE

July construction contracts in the
81 States east of the Rocky Noun
tains amounted 80 $5lS.93l 900. ac-
cording to F. w. Dodge Corpora
ton. These States include about
9l per cent of the total construc-
ton volume of the country. The
decline from June was only about
10000, 900. or little less than 5 per
cent. The decrease from July of last
year was about S2S.000 .000, or just
over per cent. Increases in the
Central West were largely responsible
for the moderate proportions of last
months decline.
The most important items in last
months contract record We're: $751;
93S 500. or SO per cent of all conStruc-
ton. for residential buildings; SILL
44S,20V, or u per cent. for public
works and utilities: $62 ,764. 400. or II
per cent. for industrial buildings; S67,-
219.400, or IL per cent. for commercial
buildings. and SAP ,015.S00. or s per
cent, for educational buildings.
New construction started i'm these
81 states during the past seven
months has reached a total of $3.50.
09o, 400, compared with S3.295.729 200
for the first seven months of last
year, an increase of 10 per cent. At
the end of June the lead over last
year was Is per cent.
Contemplated new construction re-
ported in July amounted to $672,773
600. being a decrease of II per cent
from the amount reported in June.
and also a decrease of 6 per cent from
the amount reported in July of last
year.
July construction contracts in New
York State and northern New Jersey
amounted TO Sll0,3S9,20O. Decreases
of 10 per cent from June, 1926, and y
per cent from July of last year occur
red. Included in the July building
and engineering record We're: $56.-
929 900, or 50 per cent of all construc-
ton, for residential buildings; $16,S7l,-
600. or Is per cent for commercial
buildings; Sis. 097 500. or IA per cent
for public works and utilities: $7.075,-
100. or per cent for educational
buildings: 81 .209 900 or per cent. for
religious and memorial buildings: So
5a1,100. or per cent, for social and
recreational projects. and S3.170. 900.
or per cent, for industrial buildings.
New construction started in this
district during the first seven months
of 1926 amounted to 81 zoe, 3eS, 500,
compared with s746. 200 during
the corresponding period of 1925, an
increase of SIS per cent.
Contemplated construction reported
for the district in July of this wear
amounted to $171 $50. 500 being loss
of 13 per cent from the amount re-
ported in June of this year. as well as
a decline OF per cent from July,
1925.
Building and engineering contracts
We're awarded last month to the
amount of Sal. l60, 400 in New Eng
land. This was an increase of per
cent over June, 1925. However, there
was decrease of % per cent from
July of last year. The more impor-
tant items in the July construction
record We're: $l5.740,100, or 3S per
cent of all construction. for residen-
tial buildings: SS.014 900. or 10 per
cent. for public works and utilities:
$4,93S 400, or Il per cent, for educa-
tional buildings: S4.14S,20o, or 10 per
cent. for commercial buildings: 81
591 800, or per cent, for religious
and memorial buildings; $2.067 500, or
per cent. for social and recreational
projects; $1.265 500, or 3 per cent, for
hospitals and institutions, and $1,248,-
GOO, or 3 per cent, for public build
ings.
New England had $251,574,2Oo in
contracts for new construction work
during the first seven months of this
year. as compared with $270.646. ZOO
In the first seven months of 1925. be-
ing decrease of per cent.
Contemplated new work reported
for this district last month reached a
total of $3S.S81 500. This figure
showed decreases of "a per cent from
June, 1926, and per cent from July
of last year.
The Middle Atlantic States eastern
Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey,
Maryland, Delaware, District of Co
lumbia and yirginia) had $4S, 500 800
in contracts for new building and en-
cheering work last month. There
was q. decline of per cent from
June, 1926. However, the July figure
exceeded July of last year by l per
cent. Analysis of the July construc-
ton record showed the following i'm
portant items: $16.24S,5 500, or 80 per
cent of all construction, for residential
buildings; $9,975, 500. or 81 per cent,
for commercial buildings; $7,79S,70O.
or is per cent, for public works and
utilities; $,623 500, or 16 per cent, for
industrial buildings; $2,689, 900. or 6
per cent, for educational buildings:
$1,a00,000, or 4 per cent, for religious
and memorial buildings, and $1,329,-
100, or per cent, for hospitals and
institutions.
During the first seven months of
1926 there was $347 ,029 800 worth of
new construction started in the dis
trict, compared with 1925 OH 800 dur
ing the corresponding period of last
year, the gain being Z per cent.
Contemplated construction planned
for the Middle Atlantic States, IS re-
ported In July, amounted to $72,300.-
300, which showed decreases of %
per cent from June, 1925. and 10 per
cent from July of last year.
The total volume of construction
atrsCS 1Ae L. H.,
trict western pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia, Ohio and Kentucky during
July amounted to $76,224. 500. This
figure showed losses of 20 per cent
from June of this year and 26 per
cent from July, 1925. The mont h s
record included $20,S72 600. or 81 per
cent, of all construction. for reslden-
tial buildings: $l8.707 500, or % per
cent, for industrial buildings: $lS.-
562 500. or "a per cent. for public
works and utilities; S6,760. 800 or .
per cent. for educational buildings;
$5,02l 800. or per cent for CONNER
cial buildings; $2,35l 900. or per
cent, for religious and memorial
buildings; 81 1872 800, or per cent, for
public buildings, and S1.76S,8 800, or 9
per cent, for social and recreational
projects.
The first seven months construc-
ton total for the district was $469.-
119,S00, as compared with S51697s, 100
+, in the corresponding period of 1925,
the decrease being per cent
Contemplated construction projects
were reported for the Pittsburgh dis.
trict in July to the amount of $751;
es2.7oo, which was 40 per cent loss
from the amount reported in June OF
this year. as well as a 10 per cent
decrease from july 1925
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