Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-13
REALIZING ON REALTY.
Twenty Five Thousand Dollar Deal in
the Thirteenth Ward.

The feeling in real estate circles yesterday
was quiet but hopeful. Considerable business
was transacted that was not reported. A GER
tain class of buyers are welded to the opinion
that it would injure them to do business openly.
There was considerable favorable talk concern
ing the Exchange scheme. Negotiations were
opened for the sale of two farms and big
suburban hotel. Steps were taken to plat =
ten-acre lot, near the city, for building pur-
poses
Black & Baird, 95 Fourth avenue, sold for
William Loeffler, to DR.. John Logan, new
two-story and mansard brick dwelling on Fifth
avenue. near Halket street, Oakland, with lot
2oxl27 feet, for 5000. This is the fourth and
last OF the four houses recently built by Mr..
Loefier, all of which have been sold by the
above firm.
Ewing & Byers placed mortgage Of $1,000
Tor two years, at per cent, on Sarah street
property
D. P. Thomas & Co., 4OS Grant street, sold for
Caspar Wensel, to Mary s. Speer. the property
lying between Wylie and Webster avenues,
thirteenth ward, Pittsburg, consisting of
number of lots, brickyard and three brick
houses, for $4,000. They also placed mort
gage of 81, 600 on East End property.
Allies & Bailey placed a mortgage for ST. 900
for three years at per cent on property in the
Twelfth ward Allegheny City.
John F. Baxter sold lot No 49, Bank of Com
merce addition extended, Brushton Station,
frontage of 50 feet on Baxter street; l5O to so
foot alley to Fred Fenker, for $500
w. w. McNeill & Bro, of 162 Fourth avenue
reported the sale and settlement of mortgage
for 81, 600 on property at Brushton Station,
Pennsylvania Railroad 3years, at per cent;
also, one of ST. 100 one Of s25 and one of $500 on
at per cent: also, mortgage of 81 500 at 8 per
cent on property at Bridgevllle, in Upper st.
Clair Township.
Thomas McCaffrey, $500 Butler street, re.
ported the following transactions: Sold for
Rose Harty on Forty-fifth street. near Penn
avenue, frame house. stable and lot tor ST. 500;
also tor Daniel Douglass to Thomas Hogan,
corner Main street and Howley avenue, house
and lot for Sl,SO0; also for William Fl. and
George A. McWillians to Elizabeth Phillips,
hve lots fronting on Dauphin street, Nine
Minor to George w. Sucking, lot 2Oxl0O on
Miff1in street, near Main, for s70O also for
Denny estate to John 4. Fuchs, lot in
Thirteenth ward, for $3.50; also for G.. w.
Rankin, administrator of John Woolslaver's
estate, to John Sperber, lot 2OxlOO on Liberty
avenue, between Thirty-ninth and Fortieth
streets, for SS75; also sold for Margaret George
to Alex Wilkinson, frame house and lot on
Denny, near Thirty-fourth street, for e2,250;
also for s. F. Minor to W. G. Unis, lot 20xl0O
on Miffln street. near Main, for 500; also for S.
+. Minor to Margaret George. lot 20xl00, on
Mif1in street, near Main, for $780, also same to
John Thoma, lot 20x1OO. on Miff1in street, near
Main. for 500. He also placed mortgage of
sS50 one of ST. 900 and one of S. 000 all for three
years at 6per cent, in Thirteenth, Sixteenth
and Eighteenth wards. There is a big demand
for property along Butler, Penn avenue and
adjoining streets since the cable cars CON-
menced to run out that way.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold for Mr.. Lloyd |
modern brick residence of 10 rooms, on Craig |
street, in the Fulton place plan with lot 5Oxl42,
for Sl4, 600 cash.