Are dealers chargingf too much for cement?

The answer is eurphatically-NO, despite the chims recetrtly made in a na' tional magazine article to the effect that material dealerc add too gr"at e ttmark-uF " on cetne-nt.

An analysis made of twelve repres€ntative deders' costs (see table below) shows that the expense of handling a sack of cerrrent varies from 8 to l7(, Vhere, then, is the justification for any statement claiming exorbitant profits are made, when the actual mark-up has been frcm 2/21 per sack in cadoads to 69 per sack in less than cadoadC?

BUILDING MATERIAL DEAI,ERS I SURVEY Made by PAULSON, SCHICK & CO., Cortlfled Publlc Accountants

Avenage cost of trandllng e sack of cemont-Wane[oused and Dellvened ln Los Angeles Fon the three months onded l'larcb 51, 1959