Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-10
KEEPING UP WELL.
THE REALTY MARKET IN GOOD SHAPE
FOR AUTUMN ACTIVITY.

Some Of the Agents Say They Have About
All They Can Well Attend To-August
Making Good Record In the Building
Line-Late Transactions.
The realty market is keeping up through
the summer in an unusually brisk manner,
though little is expected from it, as rule,
at this season of the year. A good deal of
business is being transacted at the present
time, q large number of deals being in vari-
Gus stages of negotiation. Said promi-
nent real estate agent yesterday: "I find
business more active at this season of the
year than at any time during my career.
Previous to this year always witnessed q
lull in the market during the months of July
and August, but this year it has been less
marked than in any other within my recol-
lection" Another well-known agent said:
II certainly cannot complain. am kept
very busy, SO much 80 that am unable to
take my annual trip to the seashore. OF
course, the business is not at its height, but,
with me, IT is very active for this season"
Ira NJ. Burchfield remarks that, "Consider.
ing the circumstances, find that the mar
ket is doing very well, indeed. anticipate
Increased activity at a much earlier date
than In previous years."
An increase In bu1lQ1nR.
More building permits have been issued
since the first of August than during any
corresponding time for some years past.
the first of the month. The total number of
houses to be erected, as specified in these
permits, is about 1b0.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued yester-
day: Fred Stolte, ,one-sory frame green house
on Smith street, Twenty-third ward; cost,
$3.50. Catherine Healy, three two-story frame
dwelling houses on Rutherglen street, near
Second avenue; cost. 5000 foIall. John E.
Kubn, two-story brick and frame dwelling
house, Mporewood avenue, corner Wallfng-'
ford avenue; cost, $5,20O Miss Jennie
Loomis, q two-story brick and frame dwell
street; cost, s4,95o. O. NJ. Hartzell,
two-story brick and frame dwelling house,
college avenue, near Howe street; cost,
$6, 54s: Mrs: Ella Block, two-story brick
dwelling, Hay street, near Stanley avenue;
cost, q. 500. j. W. Frey, three two-story brick
dwelling houses, Arch street, near CassetI
avenue, cost, So goo tor all. Charles Spies, q
swo-story frame dwelling house. Larimer rHa
Robert McGunnegle, six two-story frame
dwelling houses, Dean street, near Larimer
avenue: cost 200 for all. Mrs. Catherine
RiVer %eg n1ase
George w. Ackerly, q two-story frame dwell
ing house, Adephia street. near Morningside
avenue; cost, $500.
Fresh From the Agencies.
C. Beringer, the well-known agent is lying
at his home in a precarious condition, the
result of a paralytic stroke received by him
Saturday last at his residence, Ben Avon.
The physicians report his recovery as very
Black & Baird sold to Eva D. Harris lot No.
$50, in the Alta Land Company's plan of lots
on Duquesne Heights, for $50; also to Mary
A. Sproul, lot No 3ll for $l05.
John X. Ewing & Co. sold for Laurence A.
Thompson to William j. Harrigan new two
story frame house of five rooms, with lot
l6Xloo, on Virginia avenue, Tenth ward,
Morris & Aisbirt sold to Mrs. Emma V.
Lewis, three lots, 5Oxl25 feet each, in the
Piermore place plan, at Grafton, for 81, 800
cash.
Peter Shields sold lot 80, in the Shenley
Park plan, fronting 25 feet on Gertrude
street,and extending back 130 feet, to foot
alley, for $3.50. Also lot No. l57, 30x90 feet, on
Coleman street, in the Greenfield avenue
plan, Twenty-third ward, for $3.50
w. A. Heron Sons sold lot 31x100 feet,
on Bellefonte street. near Fifth avenue,
Tor $50 per foot. The purchaser
will improve same at once with good
house.
A z. Byers & Co. sold for William A.
Black, to Robert F. BARLEY, lot No. 116. in
his plan, Tenth ward, Allegheny, fronting
20 feet on Howard avenue, and extending
through leo feet to East End avenue, for 500
cash.
The BurreIl and Kensington Improve
Of lots at Kensington, the new manufacturing
city on the Allegheny Valley Railway:
Mill, Pittsburg, lots 695. 696 and 697,
block 19, for 81 800; Mrs. Mary Diehl, Kensing-
ton, lot S5l, block %, for $49s 66: Harry s.
Surls, Beaver Pa, lot 903 block %, Tor 1852 so;
August Wilmes, Pittsburg, lots 329 and $780,
block 25, for sl,755; Mary Z. Lowry, Beltz-
hoover borough, lot ,4S5, block 90, for s6S7 so.