Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-05
THE STEAM SHUT OFF.
A Quiet Day in Business Circles, Due
to Interest in the Election.
FEW CHANGES ON LIBERTY STREET
Anxious Home Seekers Talk Building Lots
and Pick Up a Few Parcels.
WILMERDING STILL on THE JUMP

Wilmerding is fourishing like green
bay tree. It's growth is remarkable, and
from the way business Is increasing it is
safe to say that only beginning has been
made. Finishing touches are being given
to upward of 80 dwelling houses there and
about 100 others are under way. All of
those near completion are engaged. The
bank building at the same place will soon be
ready for occupancy.
Business Drift.
Business was pretty well tied up on the local
Wall street Yesterday. 1t was an off dav in all
branches of trade. Politics were at the fore.
But while quiet on the surface the undercur-
rent was strong, and considerable work was
mapped out for the rest of the week. The Ex-
change was closed, but the banks were open,
and transacted a fair amount of routine busi-
ness. Money was easy and rates unchanged
Clearings were s., ,443. 795 SO and balances s2s6-
073 IS.
Street talk was bearish on Natural Gas stocks,
but the fractions were regarded with more IA
vor. A broker in speaking of Westinghouse
Airbrake said he would not be surprised II IL
took tumble some day, as formidable RI
val. worked by electricity, would soon be on
the market.
Real Estate.
All the real estate offices were open and
transacted the usual amount of business. A
great many persons who had nothing else TO
do after voting dropped in here and there. and
looked over the various plans of lots on the
market. This resulted in several sales. and
also set in motion a number of deals. some OF
which will materialize during the season. The
following transactions were reported:
Charles Somers Il Co. sold for j. Nj. Buck to
Mr.. Garret Rhodes residence property on
cfrnn n a
60Xl50, with a modern-style frame house OF
eight rooms, for g., 500.
Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold to George w.
McHenry lot n O. II in the East Pttsburg I'm
provement Company's plan at Wilmerding.
fronting % feet on Station street by l60 to Com
merce street. for Sl800.
w. a Heron d Sons sold for o. M. EDWARDS,
Esq., four lots, 20X10o feet each to an alley. cor
ner Duncan and McCandless avenues. Eight
eenth ward being 1875. 1876. 1877 and 1913, in the
Duncan plan, for 81 575 cash.
Black e. Baird sold to Miss Kate Maloney a
lot at Grafton station, Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
St. Louis Railway, fronting 100 feet on Coulter
street by $50 in depth. for 81, ,3OO
George Schmidt sold lot, 2Ox1OO being
lot No. 1853 in Eureka Place plan, TO Henry
Borman, for S40O cash. Mr.. Borman Will erect
fine residence i'll the spring.
s. A. Dickie & Co. sold to l.. A. Hoke lots
Nos. l29 and l3O in the r. M. Kennedy plan,
Bennett street, Twenty-irst ward, lOO1l3573
feet to an alley, for g. 000
Samuel W. Black & Co. sold vacant lot 2S3x
500 fronting the P. Fit. w. & c. R. r., between
Edgeworth and Shields station, for a price ap-
proxImating $500. The purchaser, a promi'
nent business man, will erect handsome resi-
dence thereon.
}. E. Glass sold for George A. Brookes. to
Mrs. Eliza Dewhurst property No. 4l4 Euclid
avenue. being tive-roomed franc house, with
lot 40x5l, for s., 800 cash.
Magaw & Golf sold lots Nos l39 and 40 in the
Oak station plan, Pittsburg and Castle Shannon
Railroad. to ]. H. Monteith for 5000; also lot
No. 147. same plan. to Mrs. V. A. Depew, for
500; also lot No. 149, 10 ]. E. Callen, for 500;
also two lots. l50 and Isl, same plan to s. Z.
Mohnev for $500.
Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold to George w.
McHenry lot No. IL IN block 10, of the East
Pittsburg improvement Company's plan at
Wilmerding, fronting % feet Station street
by l60 to Commerce street. for 81, 800.