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Show PRICE Of BRICK $15 ff THOUSAND In San Francisco the Reconstruction Recon-struction of BulHins Has Been So Fast Hate-rial Hate-rial Cannot Be Secured. SAN rRANCISCO. Mar 1 So rapidly has been the reconstruction of San Francisco Fran-cisco durln- the last few months that the supply of bulldlnr material baa been fpund entirely Inadequate, and contractor contrac-tor at the present time are erlouly embarrassed by the scarcity of brick and lime. In many places building- operation opera-tion are held by th lack Of material. The price of brick baa soared to 15 a thousand. . The burned brick left in the ruin are ' eommandin $10 a thousand. Purchasers, moreover, are offering bonuses for the privilege of securing- them. The price of lime has gone up to IS a barrel, and today to-day aa high as 14 was paid on a special order. . The lack of building material threat- ena to affect other lines. -.. . |