, 1889-04-25
ALMOST A BUOl .
The Real Estate Sales Over
Half a Million.
Largest Weeks Business in the
City's Histury.
CONTINUED Inhux OF Outside Capital with
Unprecedented Inquiry for De-
sirabIe Ground

The principal fea' ure Of the real estate
market during the past week has been an
unusual nuuioer of larxe sales, and u ref.
| erpnce TO the total am ,unt Of tr .nsfers for
the week reveals an amount al most beyond
belief. The continued activity OF the
, market is due largely to q continued and
increased inflow OF outside capital. Real
| estate dealers are constantly receiving in-
qairi-s from abroad, and capitalisfs who
couIe to investigate the advantages tor
investment 10 Spokane Falls are 40 favor
| ably Impressed that they seldom 70 away
! without making purchases inquiry
among dealers yesterday IA to the condition
OF hurinrss ELECTED the following answers:
Diil,nan Routine q Co "Busl ness IL
splendid; We could not expect better. Our
sales for this week amount TO ABOUT 49,.
600"
Boo9e h Mcintosh: "Business has been
very activelhs week, and we have made
some excellent sales. The indications are
that th- market will be active tor the next
tniity days in property east of Washing
ton rect, the electric iiway and other
Influences having given that part of town
drcidrd forward movement.
A. ID. Jones' Il Co : We've been
getting there 10 good snape this week
We have sold some nice property in
Browue's addition and some business
property
Clou1h & Graves: 1--WE have had a
good week. Ia addition to u large NUN.
Nam street for Sl8 900 and two tracts on
the North S,d,--one for SIS, 900 and an.
other tor Sl6 600 "
J L. McCarth-r: IL have been doing
well. but have concluded TO quit doing ~
general real estate business and shall In
future contne myself TO making invest.
nien,s."
h Bolster & Co.: "Business is lively
and W. have IN ade some good sales this
week"
Young & Cronsn. successors TO F. Z
Young Il Co. "Our business is as good
AZ ever w. have made some good sales
in city proprriy this wees. but most Of
our sales bave been in country property.
Strobach K Muntpr: "rhe most notable
feature about our business this week has
been a strong tendaDcy tow ard hillside
property on the Southside. in the vicinity
| of Adams street, which Is being graded.
| DR.. Essig will soon build $4,000
residence io that vicinity. Large owners
are Withdraw ny their hillside property
| from the market"
! Boyer Slvyar: 1--WE have made some
good ssles in North Side and suburban
property. w have also sold sone acre
| property
l. ID. Westfall & Co {: I'VE have made
a large number of small sales, and have
several large deals on hand. There sp.
pear. To oe very I,ttie Oas,us a property on
the market"
MuIoch < Waltman: Business with
us is better than ever. This werk We nave
had several customers who had passed
through here on their way to the Sound,
but after looking over, the towns down
there came back here to'invest
G., A. Cole & Co: Business is still
brisk. Our sales this week have been
confined almost exclu,ively to residence
property
Spoor * Steele: THE market is active
We have madea large Dumorr OF sales al
residence and prospective business prop
erty."
A. A. Newberv x Co: Business Is
good, We closed n $40 900 safe for inside
business property this morning
|. S Kaufman Il Co 1--WE have done
we'll his week in inside and North Sid,
property. also in Kaufnan's new addition
the plat OF which we received on Thurs
, day. We have already sold ten of tn,
twrpty.four blocks in the new addition
, Dennee. Fowler x Co /: The amour
Of business transacted in our Office durnl
, the past week has been Rreat.r than tina
r OF last. We have mace several large sale
: and others are pending. In fact we ar
Kept busy al of the time"
r S. Oakley: ''Sales for the werl
have been good There seems to be
greater demand for real estate each weel
and everybody wants snap. have ac
J comodated some of them.
= H. w. Augustine & Co. We foun'
them very busy closing up some of tbei
sales for the week. They report two sale
OF business property on SpraRue street
! one on First and one on Front, besides
number of lots in Bcone's and Il. X sec
ond addition. Total for the week. $42, 300