Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-28
THINGS ARE MOVING.
Wylie Avenue and East End Prop
critics Change Ownership.
GENERAL TRADE In good FORM.
Blue Monday in Pittsburg Passing Int
Traditielary Annals.
OFFICE AND STREET NEWS AND GOSSIP

April is leaving the real estate market in
better shape than it found it Inquiry is
broader and sales more frequent. BY some
occult process not known to outsiders, ewn-
ers and buyers seem to be coming together
in an amicable spirit. 1t is easier to close
sales now than at the beginning of the
month.
So far as can be ascertained% there is no
abatement in prices. Perhaps buyers have
given up the notien held by them at the Begin
ming of the year. that real estate values would
deprcciate.
Several deals came to the surface yesterday.
]. G. Reilly sold for John Kelly, of Weldon &
Kelly No. 13l Wylie avenue, for $l2,0O0 The
lot is 22xlOS, with three-story brick dwelling
of IA rooms thereon. The purchaser is John
Beck, who keeps drug stcrc In the adjoining
building.
corner of Fifth and Denniston avenues, Twenty
second ward, to Theodore r. Hostetter for SS0.
700. The lot is l00x160. The house is an ele-
giant two-Story brick of the Queen Anne style.
DR.. D. c. Hoffman purchased a semi-business
property in McKeesport, corner of walnut and
Seventh streets, tor $1,000. property on an
the purchaser being William Walters. The
gentleman furnishing this information added:
"McKeesport is one of the liveliest towns in
Western Pennsylvania"
Business News and Gossip.
Pittsburg was seventh in the list of Clearing
House cities last week. She'was ninth at the
beginning of the month.
A. ]. Lawrence 4 Co. sold Citizens Traction
yesterday. George e. Hiel & Co. and Rea
Bros bought Philadelphia Gas and Electric.
The Board of Directors of the Grecers' Sup
ply and Storage Company yesterday declared
an annual dividend of per cent, payable on
and after May %. There is a good surplus to
fall back on.
There was not an offer of bank stocks at
either of the early calls yesterday and but one
bid.
Abutments are being put down for a bridge
over the Yough at McKeespert.
Pttsburg traction bonds could have been
ssld yesterday at 81 0a. They were held at 81 04.
The largest of q mortgages on Ale for record
yesterday was for IS, 400. Each of ten was for
less than 8, ,000
A movement is on foot to reduce the price of
Exchange memberships so as to attract new
class of traders. The matter will come up at a
meeting to be held on Thursday.
John d. Bailey will offer at auction this after
noon, on the noor of the Exchange, a large as
tment of choice local securities.
The Sharpsburg and Etna Gas Company will
elect President. Treasurer and Directors on
Monday next ut P. NJ.
w. +. Maxen has returned from New York.
He was on Change yesterday.
Fred Rinehart disposed of bundle of Elec-
New York was strong at the opening yester-
day, but weakened in the afternoon. Nearly
ali the changes in London were gains.
A large number of important local corpora
ton meetings will be held next week includ-
ing Westinghouse Electric, Philadelphia and
Charters Gas.
is earning at the rate of per cent on twice
the value of the present price of the certif-
Gates.
The Building Record
Permits for the erection of the following
buildings were issued yesterday:
Robert Och, frame two-story dwelling, 2Ox34
feet, on Allen avenue. Thirty-frst ward. Cost,
81, AS
David ]. Mercer. frame two-story dwelling.
l9x32 feet, on Manton alley, Thirty-frst ward.
Cost, $3.50.
Henry Maly, frame two-story dwelling, 22x2S
feet, on Twenty-eighth street, Twelfth ward.
Cost. 81, SEQ
Mrs. Reed Myers. brick addition two-story
dwelling, l2x14 feet. on rear Overhill street,
Eleventh ward Cost, 1915.
John GetH frame two-story dwelling 22x33
feet. on Brereton avenue, Thirteenth ward.
Cost, 81. 400
Charles Gainher, frame addition one.story
kitchen l2x16 feet, On Kramer way, Thirty
second ward. Cost SIPS
James Cotton. frame one-story dwelling. 16x
is feet. Morningside avenue. Eighteenth ward
Barbara Better, frame one-story dwelling, l6x
Is feet rear Eureka street, Thirty-tirst ward.
Cost. sS4o.
William c. Pfeil. frame two-story stable, l6x
is feet Washington avenue, Thirty-frst ward.
H L. Benner, frame two-story dwelling. 1sx
81 feet. Euclid avenue. Nineteenth ward. Cost,
81, ,l00
Mrs Lizzie Barr. frame addition one-story
dwelling, lOx2O feet. Virginia avenue, Thirty
second ward Cost, $3.50.
Nicholas Hartman, frame two-story dwelling,
2lx30 feet, Penn avenue, Twenty-hrst ward.
Cost, 81 0O0
Catharlne Kallmann. frame one-story dwell
ing, S2xs2 feet on Homestead street, Twenty
second ward. Cost $3.50
Mary E. Paul, frame two story dwelling, 20x45
feet on Pacific avenue, Twentieth ward. Cost
S., $50
Movements in Realty.
Thos. McCafrey sold for Reuben Miller
to ]. E ODonnell lot 73xl56 feet on Penn
avenue near Thirty-eighth street, for $1,000.
Baltensperger d Williams closed the sale of
two more lots in the Kreiling Plan. Tenth
ward. Allegheny, for 500.
deceased, a lot on Spring Garden
avenue, Seventh ward. Alleeheny. with
two-sIory frame dwelling, for 81 900; also, lot
on Filbert street, with two-stofy franc dwell |
ing, for 81. 600.
Black 4 Baird sold to s. H. Mckee, Esq, for
William Adams. two lots in the Adams plan, |
situate on tne corner OF North street ana w al |
lace, Williamsburg, each 2sxl32 feet, for SI,25O.
MAgsw q Goff, Linn, sold to Thomas Gould |
lot 25xll0 in Etna Park place for $l00. on easy |
payments. |
Charles Somers Co, sold for a city business !
man to w. r. Harrison, a lot fronting 40 feet |
on Grazier street. Brushton, and extending by !
even width l50 feet to Blaine street. with a |
frame house on the latter 'front.' |
age, for 8, $50 cash. |
James w. Drape d Co., closed a transaction |
in manufacturing property near the city, lnrolv.
ing S75, 600 cash.
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