St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-17
LOOKS BETTER.
Sales Are Increasing in Number
in Realty.

in Realty.
Despite the exceedingly torrid weather
the past week and the excitement Incl
dent to the rate-cutting to the Chicago
convention, Minneapolis dirt has
changed hands more lively than for
several weeks, while many properties
have been materially advanced in price.
In fact, the tone of the realty market
has improved in every particular.
Dealers are encouraged to buy
seersucker coats at 81 apiece and
drink seltZer and soda instead of
plain beer. The improvements at Lake
Harriet will have tendency to stiffen
prices in that vicinity, and everything
on the east side of the lakes will be
gradually forced up in price $50 to 500
per lot. In Saunders Park the prices
last week were 5000 a lot, but they have
been advanced to $50 AMI $3.50.
each. Col. Kings requirement of
all the property contiguous to the
eastern shore of Harriet signifies
something that the people do not gen.
orally understand. 1t is surmised more
strongly than usual that another sea-
son the motor line will be extended
around Lake Harriet and connect with
both the Bryant avenue and Nicoliet
tory from Fiftieth street up to Thirty
second, accessible for those who want
to build nice home around the lower
lake.
Fair Ground addition is also attracting
continued attention, and many new
and expensive structures are being
erected, in anticipation that upon the
completion of the Franklin avenue
bridge, a large trade from across the
river will be attracted this way. Along
Park, Chicago and Portland avenues
considerable inquiry has been made for
fine residence property. North Min
parts of the city, and is gaining in the
estimation of the general public.
REALTY TRANSFERS..
Merriam Il Kneale sold the past week
five lots in Crystal Park for 500 each.
Holmes & Brown sold four lots in
Fair Ground addition for $4,000, viz:
Lots 81 and 80, block 6, and lots % and
"a, block 8.
A Humphrey sold lot 12' Medal &
Lunde'S subdivision. to Ohio parties.
for $4,000, and lot 3, block 4, Elliot's
to same parties.
F. A. Parker sold lot oD Third ave-
nue. south, between Thirty-seventh and
and Thirty-eighth streets. for $1,000
cash.
Marsh & Bartlett have sold during
| the past week twenty lots in Como Park
| to st. Paul parties for $4,000; two lots
i'll COrnelfs Second addition, from
George v. Babon to Nelson, Tenny d.
Co., for 1000: to the same parties two
lots in Morrison & LovejOy;s ddition,
and a house in Southside addition for
$4,000, and two lots in Campbell'S addi-
ton to g. Ii. Wheelan for s.. 900.
Webster " Holt are building on Park
avenue, near Sixteenth street, four
! houses, to cost SS0,0J0.
E. y. Merrill has commenced the
building of a brown stone residence at
the corner of Second avenue and
Twenty-second street, to cost $4,000.
George Merrill sold during the past
week to Robuck d Libby eight lots in
| West Minneapolis at $500 per lot and
| bought twenty-four more of Willis A.
James.
NOTES.
| The Lloyd Scale company, with an
| incorporated capital of 100000 is the
latest acquisition i'll the manufacturing
line. The company will erect a plant
at once and manufacture their goods, a
strong demand for which is already
made.
The Northwest Tool and Implement
company, that filed articles Friday, has
a capital stock Of S50O,0OO. The manu-
featuring will be done for the present at
First street and First avenue north, but
the intention is to secure a site and
build ultimately. The tool manufactured
now is a hinge mortiser, invented in
Minneapolis.