Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-03
The Trend of Realty.


| A prominent business man, who handles con-
siderable real estate side issue, said yester-
| day. i am not regular dealer IN real estate,
but occasionally buy piece of property when
l think there is al bargain in it. 1 nay pretty
close attention to the market and think l un-
derstand it as well as the next man. 1tlooks to
me to be in excellent conditioa-not quite so
active as at the same time last year, but it has
| good healthy outlook. Prices have been
marked up considerably in the last three or
four years. but not more than the demand
justified. The city is increasing in population
and wealth fast that it is reasonable TO
exDect still higher prices in the future, espe-
cially for business and choice residence sites.
Taking everything into consideratiun-work.
wages and cost of living-property in and
about Pittsburg is cheap, and it is compari-
lively easy for any industrious man TO acquire
a home Our greatest need is small houses to
accommodate outsiders desiring to locate here:
as this want is being literally met, il will in
few years cease to be an obstruction TO the
material development of the CITY,,
An Allegheny Deal
Mr. George S. Griscom has sold to George
Shiras Third his residence property on Ale
gheny avenue. Allegheny City, second number
from Ridge avenue, for $4,000. The lot is
24x12l. with good two-story stone front build
ing. The price is an advance on any former
sale in thar locality.
Business News and Gossip.
1t is probable that considerable Southside
acreage will change ownership during the
present week. The demand for building lots
over there quite urgent.
Pitrsburg and Western As were offered at 80
Kuhn Bros. were IN the market tor Luster
at l50
John K. Ewing q Co. have sold three hand
some dwellings Garrison street. Second
ward. Allegheny, within a few days They re-
port good demand for residence property in
that ward.
1t is reported that the lower end of the Nc
Kelvy farm. near Swissville. will be plated and
put on the market this spring,
Sixteen of 3S mortgages on file for record yes
terday were for purchase money. The largest
was for $1,000.
Natural gas stock was at heavy discount in
Williamsburg and vicinity yesterday. There
was not enough of the fuel to do the cooking.
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal was held
at Al. with 80 bid. Cold weather boosts coal
stocks.
Henry NJ Long sold l5O shares of Airbrake
at 92115.
Morris Brown took the lions share of Elec-
trio Sproul & Lawrence sold.
George B. Hill & Co. sold 200 shares Electric
in Boston at llH.
1t WAS stated yesterday that a. 900 shares of
Electric preferred had been placed in settle
ment of claims against the company and that
the remaining $1,000 shares would soon be dis
posed of.
There were more sellers than buyers OF
Switch and Signal-a reversal of last weeks
conditions.
Mr.. ]. G. Allies has gone to California and
Utah for pleasure and business trip, to be |
absent about six weeks.
The Building Record.
The following permits for the erection of |
new buildings were taken out yesterday:
NJ. NJ Pastorius, brick and frame addition |
one-story store. 6xlS feet on Carson street.
ward Cost, SIS,
e. Sweeney. two brick two-story dwellings |
l5x32 feet each. on Shetland avenue Twenty |
first ward. Cost, $1,000
ID. Fritz, frame two-story store and shop, 33x |
SO feet on Fifth avenue. Fourteenth ward. |
Cost, $500.
dwelling. l2xl4 feet, on rear Oakland avenue,
Fourteenth ward. Cost, $500.
Carl Hngger, frame two-story dwelling, l7x32 |
feet, on Ycw street, Sixteenth ward. Cost, 1915,
Mrs. Casey, frame one-story store, I7xl6 feet.
on Forty-second street, Seventeenth ward.
Cost, S272-
dwelling. l7x34 feet, on Ella street, Sixteenth
ward. Cost. 1000.
Daniel Clifford frame two-story dwelling l4x
s2 feet, on Kirkpatrick street. Thirteenth ward.
Patrick Mccall, frame two-story dwelling. 1sx
"a feet on Fifth avenue, Fourteenth ward
Cost, S4C0.
Movements in Realty.
W. A Heron & Son sold house and lot in
Coltart square, Fourteenth Ward Oakland, for
s7.0Ou. They sold this property short time ago
for MIR. Wood, of Philadelphia, this being the
second sale of the same house.
John K. Ewing & Co. sold for A. JEFF
frey to Mrs. Elizabeth Gray tho prop.
erty No. Garrison street, near Buena
Vista street, Second ward, Allegheny,
consisting of two-s1ory frame house OF five
rooms and hail, with lot 23 feet on Garrison
street and extending l30 feet through to Nor.
man street, for s. 700 cash.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold for Charles s.
Holmes a lot on Sylvan avenue, Twenty-thIrd |
ward, having frontage of 81 feet and extend
ing through l36 feet to Monongahela street. for
$500 cash.
Thomas McCaffrey sold for John Brothers to
w. p. Tolley property Brereton avenue,
near Craig street, lot 25xl40 feet, with new two
story frame house of four rooms, hall and fin
ished n tic, for 81 100: for the Nixon heirs to
John Garry. property on Rutherven street.
lot 24xl2O feet. with two frame houses of five
rooms each, for S. C00
ID. Behcn & Son sold for James ScanIln to |
Albert J. Kuhn. for s.. 200. frame house of four
rooms with lot 2ox6l1a feet, on Denny street,
Sixi eenth ward.
Black 4 Baird sold to Lorenz Kern lot No 35
in the Urling Bihlman plan, Nineteenth
ward, in size 20XIUO feet. for $500 cash.