Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30


| the purchase by the city of the Peoples Saw.
| ings Bank property, adjoining Highland
| Park, for $4,000. It will make q necessary
| and valuable addition that popular resort.
| Several other good-sized deals were con.
summated, one Of these being ths sale by
| W. U Stewart for D. B. Murdock to Mrs. j.
| Scott Ferguson Of five acres within q few
This property has a frontage of nearly 800
| feet on Schenley avenue and depth of 800
| feet to Belmont avenue. People in posi-
tion to know say the purchaser captured q
bargain.
Money for All
II what leading fnanciers ssy be true,
there is no scarcity Of money in Pittsburg.
One Of these opulent gentlemen said yester-
day: ri am in a position to furnish any
amount from 81 900 to $50,0OO on short notice,
at 6@6 per cent Long loans are preferred.
All tnat is necessary to procure money is to
furnish real estate security"
Up in the Figures.
Among the more important building per-
mite issued last week were the following: To
Davis & Watson, brick four-story dwelling
and hall, on Butler street, Seventeenth
ward, ST $50; r. II. Myers, five brick and
stone two-stoly and mansard dwellings, on
Roup street, Twentieth ward, 900 each, or
$a6,o 900 in all; John Mooney. nine brick two
story dwellings, on sweetbriar street, Thir-
tyffth ward, 81, 900 each. or $1,000 for all; DR..
p. J. Eaton, brick two-story dwelling on
Highland avenue, Nineteenth ward, 1000;
Thomas Atchinson, five brick two-story
dwellings, on Noble street, Twentieth ward,
story dwellings. on Parker street, Twentieth
ward, $50 600.
Business News and Gossip.
Real estate was strong on its feet last
week. It no longer needs doctor.
Builders are rapidly catching up with
last year. The difference is now very
slight. The full year will show q gain.
Sixty-nine mining companies paid an
aggregate dividend in June Of q, ss4, ,l4l
The highest single dividends were Sl6 80 per
share, paid by the Idaho Gold Mining Com
pany Of California; $40 by the Calumet &
Hecla, and So by the Tamarack.
On call yesterday, Birmingham Traction
was offered at 171d and Manchester at g.
It was reported yesterday, but not veri-
ned that 80 shares of Duuuesne Traction had
changed hands at l31s.
A broker said yesterday evening; "I thiok
Bostont is engineering = bull market for
Electric. :Adyfces from there to-day have
that complexion"
Earnings of the Northern Pacific Railroad
for the third week in August decreased s4s,-
835.
Nearly all the Western railroads report q
shortage of cars. This shows the inmensity
of the crops.
weeE for five houses on Duquesne Heights.
The Lawrenceville and Homewood Gene
terry ejectment suits will come to trial next
month, unless postponed.
Movements In Realty.
John E Ewing & Co. sold to Mrs. Harriet
A. McNair, for a well-known Pittsburg busi-
ness man, a two-story and mansard brick
dwelling of nine rooms, hall, bath, laundry
and all conveniences, lot 2Ox110 on the west
do Nf A,-C1 ct, 10
ward; Allegheny, for $l2, 600 cash.
Black s. Baird sold to S. j. Zerbe another
small house on Virgin alley, near SmIthfeld
street, and adjoining the one recently re-
ported, for s. 900. They also sold TO Michael
Ryan for j. Walter Hay, lot No. 25 in Hey
wood Blan, Heron Hill, for $3.50.
j. C. Reilly sold for John Seibert to Niche
las Beis vacant lot on Grace street, Mt.
Washington, 37xlO0, for 500 cash; also lots 8,
and in the Columbia Park plan, Tenth
ward. Allegheny City, to john and George
Lashley for 81 200. Several nice homes are
now being erected at this place.
A. J. Pentecost sold for the Safe Deposit
and Trust Company of Pittsburg, eight
building lots near McKeesport, on tho Jas
E. Myers plan, for $40.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold six lots in their
Glenmawr Park plan at Haysville, Pitts
burg Ft Wayne and Chicago Railway, being
90x220 feet extending through from Merwyn
aV0nu0 10 lLSloSluc AVENUE IOE SI0U CASH.
Charles Somers & Co. report the following |
additional sales of lots at Blaine: Sarah j,
Chapel, Allegheny, lots 81 and 80, in block s, |
$500 each: Thomas Yearick, Clarion, Pa, lots |
and g. in block 9, $500 and $4Oo respectively; |
C. f. ~Nelton. city. lot 26, in block 9, 500: |
Thomas Billman, Brookville, Pa, lots co.. 81 |
and 81, in block II, 81 200 for all: Thomas |
Allegheny, lot Al, in block g. $40O; |
William Phillips, Greensburg, Pa. lots 90 |
and 80, in block 8, $500 and $3.50 respectively;
Charles Dosh, Franklin. Pa, lots 93 and So, in
block 10, $400 each; Ames Veley, city lots At
and As, in block s, $500 and $3.50 respectively
for J. H. Watkins a Queen Anne frame
dwelling of 10 rooms, with lot 3ox95 feet, for
$500.
Kelly & Rogers have sold for william Fat
g Co. to Mr.. Smith, of Braddock, house and
lot on Euclid avenue, near Highland, for
3, GOO; also for same to prominent business
man a house and lot on Euclid avenue for
"a 200: also for William Soeff1er to j. W. Gale
\ house and lot on Homewood avenue for
B, 500; also q house and lot for j. r. Holland
TO f. A. Stewart on Reynolds street, Twenty
kirker to Mrs. Hepler house and lot ON
Atwell street, Twenty-frst ward, for O., ZOO
also for Peter Schwan to D. n. Milligan on
Bower street, Twenty-1rst ward, for 81 800 |
,ash; also for John Buchner to L. l. Laugh.
in, a house and lot on Penn avenue, near the
bridge, for fancy price; also q house and
OF on Rural avenue, Nineteenth ward, price
private sold for Frank Mcknight; also sold
or G. H. CARRIER to W. d. Wind lots on
Bower street, Twenty-nrst ward, for 81, 100;
.lso sold for q. +. Downey to Smith ct al, lot