Evening star., 1926-11-06
81 STATES SHOW BUILDING LOSS
OF 8 PER CENT DURING OCTOBER
Comparison Is With September Construc-
tion-Total for Last Month Was
$515,726,6O0 East of Rockies.

October construction contracts In
The 81 States east Of the Rocky Noun
tains amounted to $515, 1875 600. accord
ing to F. w. Dodge Corporation. This
was q decline of 8 per cent from Sep
tember and of 3 per cent from October
Of last year. Normally there IS a
slight rise in contract volume in Oc-
tober The 81 States covered by this
record include about 81 per cent OF
the total construction volume of the
country.
The more important items in the Oc-
tober record were: $226, ,793 800, or ~
per cent of all construction, for resi-
Dental buildings; $103, ,756, 600, or 20
per cent, for public works and utili-
ties; $63, COL 400, Or II per cent, for
commercial buildings; S45, 1928. 800, or 8
per cent, for industrial buildings, and
$2S ,666, 700, or per cent, for educa-
tfonal buildings.
New building and engineering work
started east OF the Rocky Mountains
during the past 10 months has amount
cd to $5,325, $685. which IS 6 per
cent increase over the corresponding
period of 1925.
New Work Shows Rise.
Contemplated new work was report
ed last month to the amount of S637,-
S59, 900, which was 3 per cent increase
over the amount reported in Septem
ber, but a 25 per cent decrease from
the amount reported In October Of last
year.
The October volume of building and
engineering contracts let in New York
State and northern New Jersey
amounted to $123, ,553 300. Decreases
OF 16 per cent from September. 1926,
and Il per cent from October Of last
year occurred. Analysis Of the con-
struction record for this territory
showed the following items of iinpor-
tance: $79,024 900, or 64 per cent of
all construction. for residential build
ings; $11,712, 900. or 9 per cent. for
public works and utilities; $8.575,700,
or Z per cent, for commercial build
angs; $6,86S 900, or per cent, for So
cial and recreational projects. and
S5.233, 400, or per cent. for Industrial
buildings.
Construction started during Octo-
ber in New England amounted to
31,424,200. The above figure showed
decreases Of 20 per cent from Septem-
ber of this year and 10 per cent from
October, 1925. The more important
stems in last months building record
were: $40 ,091 800, or 81 per cent of all
construction, for residential buildings
$500, 900, or IL per cent, for CONNER
cial buildings: $2,941, 400, or 9 per
cent. for public works and utilities;
$193S,600, or per cent. for indus
trial buildings and $1,575,5O0, or
per cent. for educational buildings.
Middle Atlantic States.
The Middle Atlantic States least
ern Pennsylvania, southern New Jer.
sey, Maryland, Delaware, District OF
Columbia and Virginia) had $56,917,-
800 in contracts for new buildings
and engineering work last month.
This was a decline of 9 per cent from
September of this year. However.
there was an increase Of IL per cen
over October of last year. Included
in October's construction record were
the following important classes Q
work: $19, ,14S. 500. or "a per cent of al
construction, for residential buildings;
$15,717 500, or % per cent, for com
mercial buildings: $7,147,500, or ]:
per cent, for public works and utili-
ties; $4,591 800, or s per cent. for SO
cial and recreational projects, and
S4,100,9 900, or per cent, for indus
trial buildings.