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RECORD AND GUIDE
February 5, 1910
SOFT STEEL SHEETS. ^
14 aad heavier ........................ 5'^
i!ff 8-:::::::::::::::::::::::---'- :::: 5:50
Blue Annealed. 2 50
No. 8 ............................... -i^ii
N-io........................;:: :::: ^
^°- }^ ....................... ...... 2.60
No. 14 ......................... 2.70
^'°- ^^ ........................... Mill. Store,
One Pass, Cleaned
Cold Rolled. American,
i^°'liK:::::::::::::::::*i:i «
S^:i .................. 2.85
ToiM].................. 3.05 3.20
^°-lP ............. 3.10 3.50
GENUINE IRON SHEETS.-Galvanized.
Nos, 22 and 24 ..................Pef lb. $o.,o
" 26 .......................... „ „ 2r£
" 2S ..........................
TERNE PLATES. ,„ ir- invOQ
N B.—The following prices are tor IC -0^-?.
the rate for 14x20 being halt as much. IX is
usually held at $2 per box advance for S to 10
lbs. coating and 312.50 to $3 advance for Jo b^
and upward. The following are approximating
basis quotations, and proper allowance must be
made for special brands, small lots, etc:
About 40-lb. coating .................^'li'on
About 30-ib. coating ................. rf^-r"
About 20-lb. coating ............. â– â– -â– lf-^>
About 15-lb. coating .............^tO.m n,4o
About S-lb. coaling ................. ^â– ^'^
RUSSIA, PLANISHED, ETC.
Genuine Russia, according to assort-
ment, per lb...............^^'-'V;" ^^^® "
Patent planished per Ib. A., 10c.; a.,
dc. net. .,, „,
Metal laths, per sq. yd ............ — '^*
GALVANIZED STEEL. mn ,>,= «'4 in
Nos. 14 and IG..............^I^" 1°? ^*'.?- *H?
â– ' IS and 20.............. ., „ 3.2o
â– â– 22 and 24.............. ., „ ?,-^2
i. 26 ..................... ?" _
., 00 .................. â– ' " â– â– 4.00
.. 30 .............'.'.'.'.'.'......... ^â– '^^
No 20 and lighcer, 36 ins. wide, 25c. bigher.
FABRICATED SLAB REINFORCEMENT.
"Triangle" Mesh, Style 27 (approved for 6 foot
spans), in carload lots F. O. B. dock, N. Y.,
$1,05 per 100 sq. ft, , „ , .
"Triangle" Mesh, Style 2G (approved for 8 loot
spans), in carload lots F. O. B. dock, N. \..
Sl,29 per 100 sq, ft.
Sheet Copper, hot rolled, IS oz.....per lb. 18@19
Sheet Copper, bot rolled, 14 oz----per lb, 1J@^IJ
Sheet Capper, cold rolled, Ic. per lo. above not
rolled. , ,
Sheet Copper, polished, 20 ins. wide and un¬
der. Ic, above cold rolled.
Sheet Copper, polished, over 20 ms, wide,
2c above cold rolled.
PIG LEAD. ,„^,
Ton lots ............................. â– i'^^2.,
Loss ................................. => °^
Jjumber.
Lumber interests reported a continued
improvement in demand for building
grades, the greatest development of tbe
week being from local contractors, who, it
is said, found a better disposition among
builders to go ahead with work, partly
owing to more favorable weather for con¬
crete work, for wbich large quantities of
semi-dressed lumber is used for molds,
and also because a better feeling ruled in
financial circles. Certain grades ave stif¬
fening. Contractors say that the steam¬
fitters' strike, which a week or two ago
seemed to be a menace to winter-end busi¬
ness, has not affected buying to any se¬
rious extent so far, although the danger
is not yet passed, according to lumber
men.
The first month of the new year has
closed, and to state the true facts in the
case it has been disappointing to lumber
men. First, an open winter was expected.
Because the first month of the new year,
for wbich the highest optimism was en¬
tertained, was featured with the severest
kind of winter weather conditions, the vol¬
ume of business that had been expected
did not materialize. Many of the largest
companies report a better volume than
last January, but not as much as they
had been led to expect.
Another condition that made itself felt
upon the lumber market was the fact that
for some undefinable reason the word
seems to have gone out to hold back work
for the present. There is any Quantity
of good sized operations hanging flre
which, we are authoritatively informed,
will not go ahead until the end of this
month. Much of this work is loft, tene¬
ment and apartment house development,
plans for which were filed last fall.
There is unquestionably a disposition on
the part of financiers and conseauently up¬
on builders or operators to wait for more
tangible evidence that financial and indus¬
trial conditions will warrant going ahead
with plans now held back.
If the remainder of the year develops
the strength proportionate to that of Janu¬
ary (which, despite the several disquieting
influences, reported better business than
any year since 1906) there is a very real
danger that there will be a shortage of
supply. For this reason caution is ad¬
vised by urging that buyers keep close to
market conditions. Prices even now show
a disposition to advance, for reasons out¬
lined in last vv'cek's market report.
In hardwoods stocks continue scarce,
particularly in Ash, Chestnut, Maple, Oak
and Poplar. Prices are about stationary
for high grades. Low grades will have to
improve in demand greatly before higher
prices are reported.
As for yellow pine, the outlook ior a
good demand is excellent. Spruce con¬
tinues to firm for an advance, despite the
effort to keep it down.
Yellow Pine.
BOARDS.—Kiln dried, N. C, F. 0. B. vessel:
Red
Heart
and Mill.
No.l. No.2. No.3. Culls,
4-4 Edge, under 12 in. .28,50 26,50 20-00 13.00
4-4 Wide Edge, over
12 in...............42.50 35.50 ........
4-4x4 and 5 ..........30.50 27.50 20.00 ----
4-4x6 ................32.50 28,50 21.00 ....
4-ixS ............34.50 29,50 21.50 14,50
4-4xi(l ..............35,50 30.50 22,00 15.50
4-4x12 ..............39-50 32.50 23,50 16.50
5-4 Edge, under 12 in..30-50 28.50 21,00 -----
5-4 Wide Edge, over
12 in ..............43.50 36,50 ........
0-4x10 ............:,..37.50 32,50 23.50 ----
5-4x1'' ..........42.50 36.50 25.50 ----
6-4"Edge ..............34.50 31,50 23,00 ....
6-4x10 ...........38.50 33.50 24.00 ----
G-4xi2 .............43.50 37.50 26.00 ----
S-4' Edge .............35,50 32,50 24,00 ....
8-4x10 ................30-50 34.50 25.00 ....
S-4xl2 ................44,50 38,50 27.00 ----
Bark Strips .............. 21.50
Stone.
Building stone interests reported a bet¬
ter demand this week and the situation
seems to be brightening up. There is a
good call for stock held in tbe Weehawken
yards, and the inquiry still continues ac¬
tive. Granite and marble are in about
normal demand, with prices somewhat
stiffer.
STONE,—Wholesale ratea, delivered at New
York.
Bennington building mable.........$1,250 ....
BrowQsCOQe, Portland, Con.........00 *l-f5
Caen .............................. ^-^ •-â– "
Georgia building marble........... 1.40 2.00
Granite, black .................... 1-00 2.00
Granite, grey ......................60 1-00
Granite, Maine .....................50 .75
Granite, Mlltord. pink................. 1-00
Granite PIcton Island, pink............ 1.00
Granite, PIcton laland, red............â– 1.00
Granite, Westerly, blue...........1.18 ^.60
Granite, Westerly, red............. 1.00 3.00
Hudson River bluestona, promlacuoui
sizes, per cu. ft.................80 - -.^
Kentucky limestone ................80 .9o
Lake Superior redstoDe............. l-<ffi -----
Limestone, buff and blue...........80 1.05
Longmeadow freestone .............85 .90
Ohio freestone .....................80 1.00
Portage or Warsaw stone...........90 1.00
Scotch redstone ................... 1-05 .,,,
South Dover building marble......1.25 1,50
Tennessee marble ................2.35 2,50
Vermont white building marble..... 1.00 1.60
Wyoming bluestone ................80 .90
SLATE.—Prices are per square, delivered In
New Tork in car lota.
Bangor, Genuine, No. 1............55.00 $6.75
Brownville & JMonson Mine...... 7,50 9.50
Chapman, No. 1.................. 6.25 6.00
Peach Bottom ................... 8W> 7.00
Red, No. 1.......................11-00 13,00
Unfading Green ................. 5,25 6,40
Miscellaneous.
Various branches of the building mate¬
rial and equipment market report encour¬
aging business for the month of January
and say they expect a good volume but
nothing approaching a boom during tbe
remainder of the year. The Thatcher Fur-
ance Company, for instance, reported that
January business was better than the
total for January a year ago. It was a
little above normal, but it did not come up
to expectations in this city, Tbe indica¬
tions for February, it was stated, were
brighter.
Tbe paints and oils interests found a
waning tendency, with February opening
weak. Linseed oil, since the break in the
seed market, has become very,quiet. Large
consumers are taking only small lots and
show^ no disposition to anticipate at pres¬
ent prices. Card prices are firm in all
quarters, and although some oil was re¬
ported available at concessions in the "West
locally none can be found that is offered.
Plate glass interests have had a phen¬
omenal year, the report for the year end¬
ing Dec. 31, 1909, covering the business
done by the Pittsburg Plate Glass Com¬
pany, with local offices at 60 Van Dam st,
showed proflts of $1,913,036, equal to 10.93
on $17,500,000 capital stock before charg¬
ing off depreciation, as against 7,5 per
cent, earned on the same stock last year.
At the offices of the company it was said
that January business was about normal
and that an improvement was not expect¬
ed until about the first of the month.
ADVANCE REPORTS.
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Municipal Work.
RICHMOND, N. T. C—Estimates will
be received by the President of the Bor¬
ough of Richmond Tuesday, Feb. S, for
furnishing and delivering blue print pa¬
per, blue print cloth and negative paper,
as per the specifications.
26TH ST, N. Y. C—The president of
the Board of Trustees of Bellevue Hos¬
pital will receive bids Tuesday, Feb. S,
for furnishing and installing electric and
gas lighting fixtures in the pathological
department and male dormitory of the
new Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan.
CENTRE ST, N. T. C—Bids will be re¬
ceived by the Commissioner of Correction
Thursday, Feb, 10, for labor and material
required to make the general repairs to
tbe plumbing system and install new
closet fixtures where necessary throughout
the cell blocks of the new City Prison
Building, Centre st.
KEESVIDLE, N. Y.—The Village of
I-Ceesville, J. B. Mace, president, will take
figures on the general contract about
April 1 for a water supply system for this
village. M. G. Stone, Hann Building,
Utica. N. Y., is engineer. Estimated cost
is $60,000. Includes two miles of cast-
iron pipe, concrete-lined reservoir, gate
house, brick, 1-sty.
MT, VERNON, N. Y.—Bids will be re¬
ceived by the Board of Water Supply, in
Room 910, No. 299 Broadway, New York,
until 11 A. M. on Tuesday, Feb. 15, for
furnisliing and installing twenty 5-foot by
15-ft. sluice gates, twenty operating
mechanisms, eight 6G-inch stop-disk
frames, four 6G-inch stop-disks and three
sets of drive shafting, for various struc¬
tures along the line of the Catskill Aque¬
duct, at Mt. Vernon, '^^''estchester County,
and Browns Station, Ulster County, New
York.
Government Work.
NEW YORK.—Office of the Supervising
Architect, Washington, D. C.—Sealed pro¬
posals will be received until Feb. 23 for
tbe installation of a double pneumatic
tube service between the U. S. Custom
House and the U. S. Appraisers' Ware¬
house, New York, N. Y. Address James
Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect,
Washington, D. C,
ROME, GA.—Sealed Proposals will be re¬
ceived at Washington until 3 o'clock, p. m.
on the 18th day of March, 1910, and then
opened, for the extension, remodeling, etc.
(including plumbing, gas piping, heating,
beating apparatus, electric conduits and
wiring), of the U. S. Post Offlce at Rome,
Ga,, in accordance with the drawings and
specification, copies of which may be had
from the Custodian at Rome, Ga., or at
the ofBce of the super\ising architect in
Washington, D. C—James Knox Taylor,
Supervising Architect, Washington, D. C.