Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-10
Business News and Gossip.

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Coal LANDS are still in demand and large
bonuses are being given for options.
Fault is found with the clock just placed on
the Williamsburg schoolhouse. Face. hands
aud figures being dark. the time cannot be read
by peoplsliving south of Penn avenue. Black
and white should be substituted.
W. A. Heron d Sons say: I'VE can report a
very fair inquiry for both lots and houses and
lots, but principally for small properties, al.
though we have some large dwelling properties
for sale which will be closed in few days
Taking the market generally we are much en-
couraged as to the future of real estate"
Two annual meetings will be held to-day
those of the Union Switch and Signal Company
and the Westmoreland and Cambria Natural
Gas Company.
The National Bank of Commerce expects 70
occupy its new building this week.
Eleven of 80 mortgages received for record
yesterday for purchase money. The largest
was for 5000. Each of IL was for less than
$1,000.
Business in Electric Yesterday was princi.
pally scalping between Pittsburg and Boston.
1t is said that interest on Electric scrip will
be paid on the 10th inst
MIR. Robert J. Stoney, Jr., has just issued No.
10 of his Pittsburg National Bank returns, in.
cluding figures for Allegheny CITY. Braddock
and McKeesport. based on the official state,
ments for February e. 1t is a valuable com.
pendium OF local npanclal statistics.
The Building Record.
The following permits for the erection OF
new dwellings we're taken out yesterday:
George L. Howard, frame two-story dwell.
ing l7xS2 feet, on Mellwood avenue. Thirteenth
ward. Cost, 81 900.
John McMasters frame one-story dwelling,
2Oxl6 feet, OIL Dolphin street, Nineteenth ward
Cost, $3.50.
Andrew Krumtacher, frame addition two
story dwelling. Hx20 feet on rear Schuyler
street, Twenty-seventn ward. Cost. 1925.
Frank Frommelsherger, frame addition two
story dwelling, 14xl6 feet, in rear Hall street,
Twenty-seventh ward. Cost, $500.
George Snyder, frame addition two-story
dwelling, 17xlS feet. on Taylor street, Twenty
DR.. r. M. Sands. frame two-story and attic
dwelling, lSxS2 feet on Scioto street, Twentieth
ward. Cost. 81, 500.
Mrs. Margaret Fawcett. frame one-story and
mansard stable. 24x32 feet. on Carolina street,
Fourteenth ward. Cost. $500.
Frank Knitter. frame two-story dwelling lSx
81 feet. on Brereton avenue. Thirteenth ward.
Henry Doherty, frame one-story dwelling, 16
x32 feet, on Faulkner street, Thirteenth ward.
Cost, $500.
H. Herr Son, frame addition one-story
shop, 4l16o feet on Fifth avenue, Fourteenth
George Gumperline. frame two-story dwell.
ing, 1882 feet, on Mayflower street, Twenty.
first ward. Cost, $1,000
Movements in Realty.
]. E. Glass sold for A. c. Watkins, to Marks
Browarsky. the property No. 66S Fifth avenue,
consisting Of two-story brick dwelling and
storeroOm. with lot 2Oxl6O feet. for $500.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold for William n.
Price, his property on Maripoe avenue, Twen-
tieth ward, being frame dwelling of ten
rooms and all modern conveniences, with lot
5Uxl20 feet to an alley for 81. $50 cash.
Highland avenue. lot 36xl2O, with nine
roomed brick residence, for Samuel Mcdonald,
to Mrs. Emily Mckinley, for s7.700.
Black & Baird sold for Edward House, Jr.. 10
s. H. Mckee, lot on Boquet streer, Oakland,
near Frazier street. 3OxllO feet, for s., 0O0.
James w. Drape & Co. sold property on
Highland avenue, vacant lot 75x20O feet. for
sll COO; also house and lot on Meadow street,
W. A. Heron & Sons sold lot, 20xl00 feet,
on Willis street, NunneIy Hill. for 500.
Sloan & Co. sold for Robert Bruce to Mrs
Carrie Bruback frame dwelling af six rooms
on Bond street. East End, for $4,000; also sold
two lots on Agnew avenue, Lexington Square,
25xl10 each to an alley, to Mrs. Nina Fife for
81 600 CASH also sold three lots on Wiltsie ave-
nue., Lexington Square. 25x1l0 each to an alley,
to Arthur Howard for 81 $50.
A. Leggate Son sold the property 81 Sedg-
wick street, Allegheny, lot 24x64. with a brick
dwelling OF seven rooms. for Sc lou
A. u. Byers & Co. sold for Mrs. Mary nj.
Campbell a tw0-story and mansard frame
house of eight rooms, hall, veslbule and hath,
with all modern convenieuces. located on Park
View avenue, Twelfth ward. Allegheny City, at
a price approximating S45OO cash.
s. A. Dckie q Co. sold for ]. Z. Alrich to J.
A. Warden a vacant 10 on RavenDa street,
Twentieth ward, 30xl44 feet for 81 200.
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lett 10 w. j. McCune a vacant lot, 21x230, cor
ner Virginia and South End avenues. Tenth
ward, Allegheny, being lot No. 56 in the Black
& Rohrkaste plan, for $3.50 cash.
e. II. Love sold the property, No. IL Third
avenue, lot z by about 75 with two brick
buildings for William Printy to r. g. Hirsch
for SIC, 900.