, 1889-01-24
REAL ESTATE.
Great Activity in the Market
Last Week.
Big Sales Made That are Not
Recorded Yet.
They Would Approximate $500, ,ooo- -rh,
Record ofTrs.sassions for Third
Of . Million.

The real estate market for the past week
mas been surprise, not only to the deal
ers, out 70 everyone who has observed the
record OF Transfers a. published daily ia
the REVIEW. Early In the week marked
increase Ia sales was noticeable and the
volume OF business increased 10 such an
extent that the total sales for the past si1
days reached the large sum Of over = third
A noticeable feature Of the sales was the
widely divergent locations chosen by ths
purchasers, many, who were seeking a site
TOR future home chose the North side.
Others, with like object In view selected
pretty plots in the many additions on the
south side Of the river.
business property. improved and unim-
proved, which was upon the market found
ready purchasers and several OF the choic-
est titles in the city now stand in the name
OF parties who realized their value and
quickly snapped them up. The most prom
inent sale OF the week was that of lots 6,
z: .. D, and west half of lot 10 in block 90
OF the original townsite, comprising all
the Riverside avenue front Of tho block
except lot ii, on the corner Of Lincoln
street, and the east half Of lot 10, on
which latter the o. K. livery sta, les stand.
This sale and two others aggregatinQ
S8l. 900, or Sill 900 In all. besides q
number Of sales Of residence property, was
made by Clough x Graves, who are nat
work,
1--WE are just closing up another large
deal, they said, land will start into the
new week with the prospect Of having all
We can attend to-"
8. G. Hyde, J. b. Jones and others have
made several purchases during the week,
the principal once being the lot adjoining
the Theater Comique, on Main street, for
which they paid $l5. 900. and thu! lot ou
Post street, just south Of the offices Of
the SpokaSe Mil Company, on which
II don't know why there IS such u lively
demand for property at this time OF the
year" said John Sherwood, unless it Is
occasioned by the general confidence of
people In the city's future. There will
undoubtedly be great dpma for lots as
soon ~ Eastern and Western people le-
gin to look about tLein, SO PROB
ably the Spokane people are
catching. on before the rise. I
think this 10 more particularly 70 In rc-
s,pect to suburban or residence property.
1t is well known that outside lots have all
vaDced very slowly 10 price in comparison
with business property, and know Of
many choice building sites which are now
being picked up by persons who expect to
build during the coming season. I do not
think anybody who expects 10 have u home
OF his own will make mistake Ly buying
now"
Diilman, Routhe X Co. yesterday con-
cluded the sale OF Sll 900 worth OF Front
street property to John Welgauut of
Sprineheld, Illinois. They also reported
$4,000 sale during the day in Mcfnto-h's q
addition, and deal for $1,000 10 busi-
ness lots.
Every realty dealer reported brisk
business for the week. and If all tine trans-
fers bad been placed on record thrr. is lit
tie doubt but that the total sales for the
week would approximate ss00000.
9he transactions for tho week were as
follows: