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T 82^ Record and Guide May 6, iSigg-^ BUILDING MATERIAL MARKET. BRICK,—Up to Thursday night the arrivals of Hudson Rivers ■were only 42 barges. Old brick are pretty well used up, and strikes are impeding the manufacture of new. Prices are firm at !il5.75@6.00 for common and .?0,25 for specials. There is a good demand for Jersey brick; Neiv York and Ne^v Jersey side cuts eell for .$7,00. LIME.—There have been no arrivals of Rockland, and the shipments are light, Boston and other centres are now absorbing large supplies, and leaving little surplus for the Metropolitan market. Common is S0@85c, per bbl.; flnishing, 90@95c. State and Jointa are enjoying a good demand at T0@T5c. and 90c. re¬ spectively. CEMENT.—Dealers report very flrm prices. The supply, owing to the demand from aii parts of the country, is almost cleaned up, and shipments are being made as fast as possible. Rosendale is SO@95c. per bbl,, and an advance to $1.00 is probable. Port¬ land is $2.00@2.10 per bbl. LATH,—The arrivals for this week are still small, about E.000,000, which sold at $2,40@2.50. With such smail shipments of spruce lath prices would rise much higher, were the demand not met by small holdings gleaned from various sources. By the time these are exhausted the mills should be cutting more. Pine lath sell at about $2.25. LUMBER.—Although the demand for all kinds of lumber shows 710 sign of abating dealers have become more accustomed to the new conditions, and every spring by which the supply can be in¬ creased has been set in motion. The worst feature of the situa¬ tion is the necessity for using lumber which Is but poorly seasoned. Yellow pine dealers have formed a combination to eradicate certain evils which have crept into the trade, but com¬ petition and prices will not be affected. In a few weeks ship¬ ments of lumber via the "Soo" shouid ease off prices, but no dealer expects a real decline. Hemlock has recorded another ad¬ vance. This wood grows steadily into favor and is taking the place of pine for many purposes. NAILS,—Cut nails have not advanced recently as in the case of wire naiis. The odds and ends used in the manufacture of the former make them slower to respond to advances of the iron market. Exports are heavy, large shipments being made to the Orient. Cut nails are $1.T5 for carload lots, jobbers, f. o. b. mill, Pittsburg base; less than carload lots, $1.S0; to others than jobbers, $1,80 and $1.95, Small lots from store. $2.10. Wire nails are $2.20 for car lots, f. o, b. mill, Pittsburg base; $2.35 on dock Mew York, and .$2.60 for small lots out of store. GLASS,—American window glass sells at 80. 20, and 5% off. French is SO and 10%. Plate is 80%. The outlook for the continu¬ ation of the prevailing good conditions is favorable. NAVAL STORES.—Offerings of spirits are more liberal and prices easier. A slight falling off in Savannah prices contributed to this result; 44c, is asked for Southerns and 44V2C. for ma¬ chines. Tar is $1,S0@1,S5 for regulars and $3,32%@3.3Ti^ for oil barrels; pitch brings .$1.05@1,T0. COAL TAR PRODUCTS.—Prices, f. o. b. New York, to jobbers only; Tar, .?4,50@5,00 per bbl. of 50 gallons; pitch, $2.24@2,50 per cement bbl,; tarred rooflng felt, $35.^0@40.00 per ton. OIL,—City brands are 49c, for 5-bbl. lots or more, and SOc. for smaller quantities, with an advance of 2c. per gallon for boiled. Western brands are 4Tc. and 48c.; Calcutta, 58c. The low price of the by products, cake and meai, at this time of year keeps the price of linseed high in comparison. LEAD.—No change from the prices last quoted by the National Lead Co. has occurred, but if the price of pig lead continues to rise an advance must be made. The volume of business is ex¬ ceptionally large. HEADQUARTERS for Architectural and Ecclesiastical Bronze and Brass, Ornamental Grilles, Wickets and Railings, MAN¬ HATTAN BRASS CO., 3.38 E. 28th street. Other advt. Page XTI Building News. ' ' MERCANTILE. 12th st. No. 40 East, S-sty and basement brick, stone, terra cotta and iron store and loft building. 25x00; cost, .S55 000- Philip Braender, 47 West 127th st, owner; S. C. Browne, 143 West 12ath st, arcbitect, Broadway, northwest corner of 3d st, W. Wheeler Smith. 45 Exchange place, is the architect, and John J. Tucker. 37 West 12th st, the general contractor for the 8-sty store and office buildmg to be erected on this plot for Robert Hoe, of 504 Grand St. The work of tearing down the oid buildings has begun (For Plans Filed see pages S44 and 865.) AtAETMENTS, FLATS AND TENEMENTS. 05th St. north side, SO ft west of 1st av, two 5-sty brick tene¬ ments; C. M. Silverman, 230 "West 126th st, owne,i- and builder^-, Neville iS: Bagge, 21T West 125th st, architects. 143d St. southeast corner of College av, 5-sty brick and brown¬ stone flat. 25x100; cost, $25,000; A, Rothermel, 003 East 144th st^ owner, architect and builder. 152d st, south side, 125 feet east of Courtlandt av, 5-sty brickr and stone flreproof tenement, 30x100; four families on a floorr cost, $30,000; Fred Schmidt, southeast corner of Eagle and West¬ chester avs, owner; Albert Rothermel, 063 East 144th st, archi¬ tect and general contractor. Clinton av, near 170th st, George Bachman, 833 East IOOth st.„ contemplates erecting a flat here. Plans wiil be prepared by Edw. Wenz, 1401 3d av. Park av, northwest corner of 98th st, four 5-sty brick and stone- flats. 25x95 and 25x87; total cost, $94,000; Peyser Bookstaver, 430 Watkins st. Brooklyn, N. Y,, owner; R, Werner, 7 Teasdale- place, architect (plans only). 112th st, northeast corner of Lenox av, four 5-sty briok and' limestone fiats, 36.-5x95; two inside, 32x90 and 32.0x90; street, 2.5x85,6; cost, $1.50,000; Ast & Exner, owners; John Hauser, 1441' 3d av. architect, 165th st, southeast corner Tinton av, 4-sty brick and stone- apartment house, with stores, 25x100; cost, .$20,000; "Walter L. McLaughlin, 1.3S West 129th st, owner; Edward Wenz, 84th st and 3d av, architect, llth st, Nos. 618 to 024 East, three 6-sty and basement brick and stone apartments, on plot 75x100; Adolph Wexler, 537 Easf 152d st, owner and builder. 3d st, southwest corner Manhattan st. two 6-sty tenements, with stores, 31x64 and 50; cost, $59,000; Samuel Michaelson, 130 Av B, owner and builder; Horenburger & Straub. 122 Bowery, architects. Fulton av, northeast corner 168th st, 100x100, This site, whiclv has been purchased by T. \/. Timpson & Co,, 1231 Pranklin av, corner IGSth st, will be improved by the erection, probably, of flats. T3d st, Nos. 133 and 135 East, plot 34x102. This site, which ha.'? been purchased by M, F, Cusack. 233 Grand st and 206 Presidenr Gt, Brooklyn, will be improved by the erection of a O-sty ele¬ vator apartment house. His architects have been Israels &- Harder, 194 Broadway. llth st, Nos. 335 to 341 West, 75x125. Two T-sty apartment houses will be built upon this site by Jobn Glass, Jr., 420 West. 23d st, who bought the plot this week, Av C, Nos. 121 and 123, plot 38.4x83, This site, which has beeii- recently purchased by Chas. Weinstein. 2055 Valentine av, will be improved. Mr. Weinstein's architect in previous operations-- has been Max Muller, 12 Centre st. lllth st, north side, 304 feet west of Sth av, two 5-sty brick, and stone flats. 27x80; cost, 9150,000; Max Schaef, 1491 3d av,. owner and builder; Edw. Wenz, 1491 3d av, architect, Sth st. No. 364 East, G-sty brick and stone flat and stores, 24x 82; cost. $25,000; Weil & Mayer, 35 Nassau st, owners; Schneider- Se Herter, Bible House, architects. DWELLINGS. Riverside drive, between lOTth and lOSth sts. R. D. Kohn, 9G" Sth av, will be the architect for the two 5-sty and American; basement residences to be erected here on the site bought last week by Adolph Openhyme and Smith & Stewart. As noted then. Smith & Stewart, 459 Western Boulevard, are the builders foi" both houses, the details of which have not been determined. IOOth st, north side. 100 feet east of Riverside drive. Jot S3x. 100.11. This parcel, which has been purchased by the builder,^ Joseph A. Farley, 90T Boulevard, adjoins a plot, 92x100.11, which, he bought last March. Mr, Farley will erect four 23-foot, two 22- foot, one 20-foot and one 19-foot private houses, which will oc¬ cupy the block with the exception of the Broadway and River¬ side corner. His architects have been Janes & Leo, 705 Boule¬ vard. ALTERATIONS. Broadway, 2Tth st and 5th av. Hill & Turner, 150 5th av. have¬ been commissioned lo dnaw plans for remodeling and modern¬ izing the Victoria Hotel, owned by the Paren Stevens estate. The building will be made flreproof, there will be a cafe and restaurant on the ground floor, and in the upper floors apart¬ ments of one and two rooms and bath will predominate. Special suites, already leased, are being designed for four well-known financial men. The alterations will cost about $150,000. Thi^ name of the lessee of the hotel is withheld. James Breslin, of the Gilsey House, for a time last year negotiated for the Vic¬ toria, but those negotiations were definitely abandoned, Sth st. No. 24 West, extension to 2-.sty brick factory, 24x43;: cost, -$3,000; A, J. Murray, owmer; Pitthan & Co,, 99 Oth av, lessee; John Bagley Day, 1133 Broadway, architect.