, 1889-04-18
STILL CLIMBING.
Real Estate Transfers for the
Week, $484,565.
The Demands and Sales Con-
tinue to Increase.
Several Large Dealers Report the WEEKS
Businsss tho Hest et-Ths Rsview's
Regular Realty Round-Up.

lhe real estate market not only con-
Ssues active, but there Is sn increased
dsmand for property OF all kinds. There
appears to DO u greater demand for bust.
ness and prospective business property
than any other kiud. Osnsr OF business
property 90 not appear at all anxious to
seil. and notwithstanding they set the
1gures high when they do conclude to let
70, there are usually plenty of buyers. and
consequently sales running away up in.
70 the thousands are AN every day occur.
~ noe. Raj estate dealers have some
difficulty In securing business property for
hstlnx' bst lind ready buyers for ali do.
sirAbie' business locations offered.
The'past week has been one of extraor.
dinaty activity, and there il AN Increased
t0r-iAn inquiry. Inc fame OF Spokane
Fa'ls is spreading throughout the East,
and the result IN numerous letters OF IN.
quiry and frequent visits from ca apitalists
from abroad. all of wnon are so tavorably
lmpresrrd with the great natural advan.
taR-s OF our city that they do not gen.r.
ally hesitate To invest, so favorable are the
indications for profitable returns. A gen.
tltnlan now IN the city trom 'he East, and
VINO has Jnst returned from Portland and
the Sound Gays hr has iravel-d extensively
in srdrcn ct profitable --tments, and hp
consld'r Spokane Falls the best city be
has Yet found tor large profits and quick
returns.
rev lew Of the market for the past
week shows that the transfers tor the
week foot up to thu IN rinous total OF
$43,565 AS against 1913 S20 tor the pre-.
cedinx wr"k--, gam OF $50. 745. Dealers
report ny follows concerning the state of
the market:
Dliman. Routhe & Co This has
been The hest week for Us since we have
been In the bu .in-ss. There il u vraat de-
mand for business prOuerty. An examina
tlou ot our list shows that W. haze sold
$l32 OOc worth IT property during the
week, most ct the PURCHASES being with
outside capital Business is s,nply i'm.
mensr, and IMPROVING.
Cook BNrr-: "Business Is very satis-
factory and continues az steady as ever"
Hunt, Dart * Co.: "rhe best week we
have had vet. Just to give you an illns.
traton OF how property is advancing in
value we viii stat that on the 1st OF
March We bought "a lot In s cond
Sinlo addition for $3.50. sold d, On March
u tor $500 aud sold 1t again to-day for
$500"
Cloupb d Graves: "The best answer
We can give you AZ to the state of business
OF sales by our firm for this week: Lot ON |
Front stre't, Sl4 900; A. II. Ci.rk-'s resi-.
deoce IN Bro1n'- addition. Sl5 000 lot |
on the corner OF Monroe and Bridge streets, |
Slb OOO; three lots in C,nuon's addition, |
S3lW; two lo,s in Browns addition.
$500; lot on the corner of Front and |
Howard, s26. 400; lot 10 Heath's addition,
800; two lots IN NrtirtoO's addition, |
$1,000; lot 6. section l3, Riverside avenue, |
/. 4 D M.
a poruon OF u tract on the North Side, he
tween Division and Wash,n .ton streets, |
which rs now be!n. plated and which !
viii be known IA River Front. $l5 900. |
making our sales foot up $lSl 800 TOR the
werk Yes, We are doing tairIv we'll"
Read Il Stevens: ''Thi. is the b.st week
we have had yet. During the 6rst of the
present week we sold more property than
We had sod IN any preceding weck On
Monday and tuesday We could not possi.
Ly handle the business which came into
our Oiiice."
K. Abernetby and Lockhart, who occupy
quarters with Read a. Stevens, report an
unusually active week.
j. L. McCarther, when approached by
the reporter. was just climbing into car.
riage To 20 away TOR the purpose OF max.
ing bic sale, ami had no time to fool
with newspaper reporters.
II. l. Moody: "rhe past week has been
very prosp 'rous. Inquiries are largely for
good residencc property and pros -p-ctiye
buaiuess property. have sold consider
able property ut Post F.lr"
Y Il. Young Il Co: Business this
week ia the best we have had yet. We |
ere new firm, but are catching right on
and doing line business
Brown u Barker: THE rain for the last |
two days has cnrcked sales somewhat, but |
our average business for the week has been |
good
l.. ID. Westfa'i & Co.: "Our Gales have !
reached over S45. 900 this we-k. principal
lyre.idence and block properly
Muock II Waltmsn: Business is
looking up every day. We are seliug |
largely IN ten.acre tracts and business
property
Strobach & Munter: The market con.
tinues active. Tue proposed location Of |
the WOODEN mill has had the effect OF |
stimulating sales, especially in the west.
ern p,rt Of the city. Tusre ia also 40 i,,.
creased demand for hillside property ow.
in1 to the grading Of Adams street"
George +. Spoor u Co.: Business 10
good. We nave ju.t sold The property in
the rear OF the Tuii block, corner Of
Clark to BIaiock 4 Hyde for so. co.,"
|. 8. Kaufman 4 Co: IA splendid
week. We sold $s4.0 900 worth Of properly
In ons day"
Parker, Lancaster u Co: ''Business
has been good this week. aud ws hav.
made sales every day"
Eugene Miller: Business 10 booming.
We have made number Of good sales.
including two on Main a.reet, one At $1,000
and the other ut kl3.000."
Dennee, Fowler u Co 'Our sales TO-
day have already reached $4,000. aud
business has been good all week"
G. A. Cole II Go WYE have nladu "A /