The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-04
REAL ESTATE.
The Criteri0n'S Review of the
San Francisco Market.

In its review of the July real estate mar
ket the Criterion says:
Only a limited amount of business can be
credited TO the July real estate market June
22d to July 18th inclusive). The number of
sales was 426; their value amounted to
Sf,SJ9,510. There were but six sales in eX-
cess of S25, 600 One of them was Senator
Fairs purchase of 100000 worth of proper
ty in the Mission, consisting of two 100-vara
lots With one or two possible exceptions
this is the largest piece of property held by
one individual in the city. Another of the
large sales was Henry L. Dodge's purchase
Of a S62 900 residence in the Western Addi-
ton. Richmond also had one of the large
transactions, probate sale of three pieces
of property. aggregating S36,S5O The 80
varaS had the other three large sales,
amounting respectively to $1,000, $50, 900
and S27,250. A considerable number Of
sales were in excess OF $4,000, while the
very small sales were legion, so to speak.
The quiet spell during the month had the
effect OF making its sales less by 167 as to
number and S797,0S7 as TO amount as COM
pared with the preceding month. Compared
with July. 1890, the sales were thirty-tbree
less in number and 1851, 765 less in value.
july 1889, however, was not so good as the
same month this year, the latter exceeding
1t by % sales and S4S6, S97 in amount. Like
the two preceding months, July'S poor show
ing, compared with the same month of last
year, has bad the effect of making the bust
ness of the nrst seven months of this years
market show decrease of s.. 6S4, Ole in the
value of transactions over the same period
OF last year, notwithstanding the fact that
the number OF sales this year shows an in
crease of l07 1t will be of interest to men,
ton the total figures for the seven months,
those for 1880 being 1867 sales and $40 COS
in value. and those for this year being 1914
sales and ST, 205, 992 in value.
One instance of how quiet the months
business was can be shown by stating that
the sales Of property north ana south of
Golden Gate Park amounted to only $780,
160, as against S235. 34T in June. But Rirh-
mond. with its thirty-three sales, aggre-
eating Sl02,775, and Southside. with its
nfty-eight sales, amounting in value to ST.
$50, were not the only districts that made an
unfavorable showing over the month before.
All the districts show falling off as to
the number of sales, and all, except the
Mission and Potrero, in the value of trans
actions. South Beach held its own, after
the manner of the man who was thankful at
having held his own during a life Of sixty
summers and winters. lie began with moth
ing and in old age found himself with moth
ing. South Beach did not have sale either
in June or last month. The Potrero, with
ten sales, valued al S4l,35o, shows an in
crease OF a little less than 100 per cent in
amount. The Mission had thirty-six sales,
aRgregatlng Sb55, goo, an increase OF a little
over 100 per cent in amount. This is one of
the rare instances in which the Mission
leads all the other districts in the value of
sales, anu which Is due TO the fact that it
had one sale of $500, 900, as already mem
tiOned The Western Addition had 115
sales, valued at S484 800, decrease of al
most % Ter cent IN amount. The decrease
in Horner's Addition was not 81 great, its
sales numbering forly-stx, and being valued
al S104,9 900.
Fifty-varas and city slip had twenty-five
sales, valued At 1895, 800, while the 1G0-varas
had sales valued at $50, 800 and numbering
eleven. These figures represent big de-
crease in amount for both sections. South
San Francisco had twelve sales, valued at
$3.50, a decrease of about 50 per cent. The
sales Of homestead and miscellaneous prop
erty numbered eighty, with value Of
S65,50O, a decrease in amount over 50 per
cent.
The July mortgages June 22d to July 18th
inclusive) numbered 326, their value being
Sl,055,5S7 For the same period the releases
OF mortgages amounted to S363, 227; their
number was 100.