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BUILDING MATERIALS.
Current Prices.
Quotations for* building materials are as fol
low: —
ASBESTU5. — Local, three ttucunesses, z/3,
2/6, 2/9 per sq. yard, according to thickness.
BRICKS. — State Brickworks: Pressed, 67/6
on rails at Byfprd. Other kilns: Wire cut, 70/
per 1,000 at kiln; pressed, 71/; second class,
pressed, 65/; each' less 2i per cent, for cash.
CAMBER BARS. — 26/ per cwt.
CAST ENAMELLED BATHS.— 5ft. 6Jn.,
£7/17/0.
CAST ENAMELLED SINKS. — 18/, 30/6.
CHIMNEY POTS.— 5/ each.
CEMENT. — Local, per bag at works, River
vale: 1-19 bags, 7/0 per bag; 20-72, 7/3; 73
144, 7/1; 145-300. 6/10; 301-999, 6/9; 1,000
and over, 6/8. There is a discount of 2J per
cent, for cash.
GALVANISED IRON. — First Grade: Corru
gated, 26-gauge, per ton, £27/10/, less 2$ per
cent. These are Fremantle prices. 12/6 ton
extra charged in Perth.
GALVANISED WATER PIPE. — Half inch,
5id. per ft.; 5-'-. Ofd.; each less 40 per cent.
GUTTERING, DOWXPIPES and FITTINGS.—
SO per cent, off listed price,
HOOP IRON. — 31/ per cwt.
LINSEED OIL. — Australian, in cases, raw 5/2
per gallon; do., boiled, 5/5; English, in drums,
raw, 5/S; hoiled, 5/11.
NAILS. — Wire. 0 7 gauge, 30/ per- cwt.; 8
gauge, 80/9; 9 gaujre, 31/6; 10 gauge, 32/;
11 gauge, 32/; 12 gauge, 34/; 13 gauge, 30/;
14 gauge. 38/6; 15 gauge, 40/6; 16 gauge,
45/. . '
PAINT. — Ready mixed, good white, about 32/
per gallon; ordinary colours, 30/.
PLASTER OF PARIS. — Local, 12/ per
bag of about licwt; King's Windsor, 57/6 per
cask.
PLASTER BOARD. — 2/6 per square yard.
RIM. LOCKS, 42/ per dozen.
SCREWS. — Iron, list price, plus 15 per
cent.; brass, list, plus 55 per cent.
TAR. — Imported, 5/6 per 4-callon tins.
TERRA COTTA VENTILATORS. — 12/ dozen.
THREE-PLY WOOD. — Queensland, 30/ per
100 sq. feet (6ft. x 8ft. x 3-10in.).
TILES. — White glazed, 18/ per sq. yard; do.,
higher grade; 24/. Coloured tiles, 35'/.
TIMBER.— Jarrah weatherboards, rough, 7in.
14/6 per 100ft.; flooring boards, out of Gin. x
lin., 29/; pickets, rough. Oft., 27/ per 100;
lathB, 4ft. Gin. x liin.. 7/3 per bundle of 100;
doors, four panel, 6ft. 8in. x 2ft. Sin. x ljin.,
40/ each; lattice, out of llin. x Jin., rough, 3/9 i
per 100ft.; do., dressed 5/9 per 100ft. Oregon,
45/ for ordinary merchantable, 50/ for picked,
and 60/ free from knots. Karri (in trucks)
loads, per 100 sup. feet on trucks. Perth. 25ft.
lengths). Sin. x lin., 33/; 5in. x 3in., 29/3;
6in. x 3in. to 9in. X 2in., 32/; Sin. x Sin.
to 6in. x 6in.. 35/3; over 121n. x 4in., 30/8
boards. 6in. x lin. to 9in. x llin., 32/. Soft
wood doors (panelled, square-edge or cham
fered). Oft. 6in. x 2ft 6in. x lin. 30/; fift
Sin. x 2ft. Sin. x llin., 30/. Baltic (per 100ft.
lineal, 1/ extra for selectedwlengths) , 6in. x
1 l-8in, 30/; 6in. x 7-8in.,,?24/6; 6in. x Jin
21/0; Cin. x 0-Sin., 18/r,;.'Gin. x Jin.. 1,5/0;
6in. x 3-8in., 12/6. (Quantities less than
1,000ft. lineal, discount less 2* per cent.; fiom
1.000 to 3,000ft.. 5 per cent.; 3,001ft. and
upwards, 5 per cent, and 2} per cent, dis
count)
WHITE LEAD. — 64/ per cwt.
WIRE TIES.— No. 10 gauge, 3/ per 100.
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