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278 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 ............. ■■-■ lf-^> About 15-lb. coating .............^tO.m n,4o About S-lb. coaling ................. ^■^'^ 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? ■' IS and 20.............. ., „ 3.2o ■■ 22 and 24.............. ., „ ?,-^2 i. 26 ..................... ?" _ ., 00 .................. ■' " ■■ 4.00 .. 30 .............'.'.'.'.'.'......... ^■'^^ 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 ............................. ■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 .............................. ^-^ •-■" 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............■ 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- 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. (Continued from Page 276) 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.