Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-14
REALIZING ON REALTY.
A Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar Deal in
the Thirteenth Ward.

the Thirteenth Ward.
The feeling in real estate circles Saturday
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 a big
suburban hotel Steps were taken to plat
ten-acre lot, near the city, for building pur-
poses.
Black & Baird, IS Fourth avenue, sold for
William Loefier, to DR.. John Logan, new
two-story and mansard brick dwelling on Fifth
avenue. near Halket street, Oakland, with lot
25Xl27 feet, for SS.000 This is the fourth and
last of the four houses recently built by Mr..
Loetfler, all of which have been sold by the
above firm.
Ewing Byers placed mortgage of $1,000
for two years, at 6 per cent, on Sarah street
property.
D. P. Thomas e. Co.. 4OS Grantstreet, sold for
Caspar Wensel, to Mary S. Speer, the property
lying lying between Wylie and Webster avenues,
number of lots, brickyard and three brick
houses, for $4,000. They also placed mort
gage of $1,000 on East End property.
Allies & Bailey placed a mortgage for $1,000
for three years at per cent on property in the
Twelfth ward, Allegheny City.
John F. Baxter sold lot No. 46. Bank of Com
merce addition extended, Brushton Station.
frontage of 50 feet on Baxter street; l5O to 50
foot alley to Fred Fenker, for $500.
w. w. Mcneil & Bro, of l62 Fourth avenue,
reported the sale and settlement of mortgage
for $1,000 on property at Brushton Station,
Pennsylvania Railroad, years, at per cent;
also, one of 81 100 one of S275 and one of $500 on
properties in the Second ward, Allegheny, all
at per cent: also, mortgage of VI 500 at 6 per
cent on property at Bridgeville, in Upper st.
Thomas McCaffrey, $500 Butler street, re-
ported the following transactions: Sold for
Rose Harty, on Forty-ffth street, near Penn
avenue, frame house, stable and lot tor 81. 500;
also Cor Daniel Douglass to Thomas Hogan,
corner Main street and Howley avenue house
and lot for Sl,8OO; also for William H. and
George A. McWilliams to Elizabeth Phillips
five lots fronting on Dauphin street, Nine
teenth ward, for s1,25O each; also for s. F,
Minor to George W. Sucking lot 2OxlOO on
Miffiin street, near Main, for 500; also for
Denny estate to John L. Fuchs lot in
Thirteenth ward for $3.50; also for G. W.
Rankin, administrator of John Woolslaver's
estate, to John Sperber, lot z0xl00, 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 $3.50;
also for S. F. Minor to W: 6: Unis. lot 2Oxl0O,
on Miffin street. near Main, for 500; also for s.
F. Minor to Margaret George. lot 20xl00, on
Mifflin street. near Main, for 500: also same to
John Thoma, lot 2Oxl0O, on Miff1in street, near
Main, for 500. He also placed a mortgage of
$780, one of 81 900 and one of S. 000 all for three
years at per cent, in Thirteenth, Sixteenth
and Eighteenth wards. There is 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 a
modern brick residence of 10 rooms, on Craig
street, in the Fulton place plan with lot 5Oxl42,
for Sl4 900 cash,