Show BUILDING CONTRACTS MOUNT 91 PER CENT NEW YORK April 16 Show tP-Show- Show Showing Showing ing a greater than usual seasonal seaonal in increase increase increase in- in crease crease construction contracts in th the 37 states east eat of the Rocky mountains mountain moun moun- tain rose 91 per cent in March over ove the February volume the F. F W W y corporation building clans reported Saturday With this boost the figures closely closel approached the level of March 1937 Total for the month was for all al classes classe of construction against in February an and and in March 1937 Residential Residental building amounting to was 98 per cent ahead of the previous ous month The volume volum was down 12 per cent from March Marc last year but in contrast contrat the survey survey survey sur sur- vey pointed out January Januar residential residential tal contracts were 54 per cent under under under un un- un- un der the same month last lat year and February 36 per cent behind |