Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-15
Business News and Gossip.

Inc WIN which new acreage Is DelnR
prepared for the market is a DractIcal exhibit
tion of confidence in the future Of real estate.
The wooden bridge that is being built over
Woods run is only temporary. 1t will be re-
placed by an iron structure, material for which
is on the ground.
The most important mortgage on file yester-
day was for $4,000. OF 81, l3 were for purchase
money. Each of l9 was for less than 81, 200.
The wards that have taken the lead in build
ing this year are the Sixteenth, Nineteenth,
Twentieth Twenty-frst and Thirteenth, in the
order named.
Cigar and toby makers are running their full
capacity, and in some cases are obliged to re-
fuse orders.
Southern lumber is gaining ground in this
market A dealer remarked yesterday: "A
few years ago it was a rare thing for a man to
use over a car load of Southern yellow pine
during a season, while the same man now
thinks nothing of carrying in stock half q
dozen car loads of the same material"
Oil reached point Yesterday which was very
discouragIng to producers. A new market
should be found or the drill stopped.
Those who propose bidding on the Exchange
building should bear in mind that this is the
day set tor its sale.
good movement in real estate is reported
on the Southside. 1t seems If every man
over there is determined to own home.
The following building permits were taken
out yesterday: Margaret NJ. Turner. frame
twO-story and attic dwelling, 2OxS2 feet, on
Cost, $1,000. Uhlman & Co., frame one
story shop, l6x32 feet. on rear Grove
street, Thirteenth ward. Cost, Sl.5pO.
Joseph ]. Brown. frame addition second-story
kitchen, l6xl4 feet on Harding street, Thir-
teenth ward. Cost, $500.
The Sterritt building in Allegheny will soon
be ready for occupancy. 1t is one of the hand
soonest on the Northside.
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Movements in Real Estate.
c. H. Love sold the property No. 30 Second
avenue, lot 201S0, with two-story and mansard
dwelling, for General James A. Ekin and others
to 1. f. Mcclure. for $780,
Charles Somers & Co. sold for Charles Son.
ers to ]. H. Maust, lot on Adelaide street,
Thirteenth ward, comprising frontage of
about 60 feet by depth of 100 feet to the street
line, for s., 900 cash. The purchaser will I'M
prove the property by the erection of modern
dwelling.
w. E. Hamnett & Co. sold a lot on the corner
of Savannah avenue and HENRIETTA streets,
Williamsburg, for Thomas II. Sheppard ct al,
to E. w. Newell for 81, 900 each.
Thomas McCaffrey sold for William Isaacson
to ]. H. Wolfe u property on Ridge street,
Thirteenth ward. lot 22xS0 feet, with frame
dwelling, for 81. .025; also for NJ. E. Wilbelecker
to Charles Pollman, the property No. 32S Thir-
ty-eighth street, lot 26xll0 feet, with two
story frame house of five rooms, for 81, 400;
also for DR.. Ashthaller to NJ. Frank a property
Genn
s., l00 and for DR.. John s. Espy to John Car
son, lot 40x120 on Liberty avenue. for $1,000.
Black & Baird sold to George Smkins, lot
No. 81 in the John A. Roll plan of Linden sta
ton Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, for S606 cash.
They also sold to David Boyd lot No. So in j.
Walter Hays plan of Valley View Place, for
sZ75
A. ]. Pentecost sold for the estate of Israel
P. Miller, Frankstown avenue; East End, lot
63x70 feet. with frame building used as
rink for S22 l00 also sold for the estate of John
Miller, Third ward, Allegheny, lot on the
corner of Hemlock and Poplar streets, 24xS3
feet with TWO two-story bricks, for Sc 325; also
sold lot on Hemlock street, 40xS7 feet, on
which is erected double two-story brick build
ing for 81, 100; also sold lots and Pentecost's
plan, Maple and Morrison streets, Tenth ward.
ALLEGHENY, for $3.50 each.
Kelly Rogers sold three more lots in ]. G.
Dicks Enterprise plan, Twenty-frst ward,
being Nos. 81, 63 and "a, 10 Gustave Siebel for
S., 400; also sold for Charles King five lots in ].
Z. Dicks Rebecca street plan, Nineteenth
ward fronting on Breeds Hill street, for 81 500
sold for j. w. Kirker to Charles Frazer lot IA
feet front by 100 deep on Rebecca street. for
$500 cash; also sold for j. B. Barbour to c. w.
Henches four lots in the X. M. Kennedy plan,
Homewood station, for 81, 400.
James w. Drape d Co. closed the sale of a
house and lot in the East End eight rooms,
with modern Improvements, for Sc, 900; also a
farm of about III acres near Mansfield, for
Sll 900 cash.
George Schmidt sold to R. H. Hall lot
fronting on Mama avenue. 20xi00 to Pilot
alley, being lot No. IS in Eureka Place plan,
Oakland, for $500.
f. D. Wigenroth sold lot No. 81 in his plan Of
Nadine Park, fronting D feet on Poketo ave-
nue. and extending back ITO feet to Usage alley,
to Mrs. Ann NJ. Sedgwick, Cor $500.
Ewing & Byers sold to a prominent city
official for the Ridgeview Land Company two
vacant lots, z7xl2o each, on California avenue.
pany's plan, Eleventh ward, Allegheny, for
81 000