Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-03
TRADE OF THE WEEK.
Results Show Very Large Volume
of Business in the City.
APRIL SETTLEMENTS EASILY MET.
important Movements Under Way and Con-
templated Cut Fifth Avenue.
FEATURES OF MONEY AND SPECULATION


tions formed earlier in the season, they were
satisfactory to all reasonable people. The
tlrst quarter of the year shows an improve
ment of nearly 81, 900, 600 on the corre-
spending period of 1891, while for the
month of March the gain over wear ago
was close 10 IS, ,0O0,0 Last week was bet
ter In all respects than the previous one
not only in the volume of trade, but in con-
ditions and the temper of The people. Very
little grumbling was heard and calamity
rumors were scarce. Real estate was more
aggressive, and took up advanced ground,
while building was on a generous SCALE
Quarterly dividends and interest were
met without friction to the money market,
which, while broadening little, was easy,
with no indications of tightening of the
lines for weeks or months.
Pushing Things Ont Fifth Avenue.
Much attention is being given TO property
on Fifth avenue east of the Court House.
The high price of downtown business prop
erty and the new demands for business
houses compel attention to this portion of
the city, with its large local population.
The recent sale by Larkin & Kennedy of
the old Price homestead abutting 95 feet on
this avenue, is the largest transaction i'm
medatelv east of the Court House, and is
an indication of the drift of business Plans
for block of handsome business houses 80
feet deep have been prepared, and ground
will be broken on Nav 1 for their erection
The corners opposite are being remodeled
for business purposes, and prices
generally are stiflening up. Work on the
foundations OF another fine store building,
of Chestnut and Fifth
is being pushed, and the house is rented at
2 good figure for September. Architect
Ofierman is completing plans for six-story
building farther ont, and on the whole, east
Fifth avenue is looked forward to as the
coming field for business locations. The
population in that section is growing dense,
and the new business ventures seem to be
justified.
MIR. NJ. L. Malone has refused what |
might be called a fancy price for his large |
building near Magee street. He is now re-
alizing what ne years ago anticipated-en- |
hancement of values in that quarter
Special Features of Trade.
1t is said that e1-County Commissioner
Williams conducted the deal for the Shan |
non property adjoining Highland Park.
Irwin avenue has been surveyed and |
staked of, and owners Will this week take |
bids for grading and paving it from Forbes |
street to Whiteman. |
John Scbaefer. the Fifth avenue jeweler,
has sold his residence on Oakland avenue |
for s., 200.
The Yoder Land Company will have a |
force of men at work this week completing |
the paving of Murray Hill avenue.
Final steps were taken yesterday looking |
TO the establishment of a National Bank at |
CHARTERS. The promoters are local bust |
ness men in conjunction with two or three 1
Tell-known Pittsburg capitalists. Owing to
the great expansion of business in the two /
boroughs of CHARTERS and Mansfield, bank
has become a positive necessity.
Major Glover. of James W. Drape Co.,
yesterday completed the transfer OF a build
ing site in Mansfield to the congregation of |
the First Presbyterian Church of that place. |
the consideration being sl0,s5l Plans for
handsome structure on this lot have been |
prepared. - |
F.w. jackson. of Chess Cook & Co., has
purchased tor S6 200 the Smith residence on
the west side of MeyIan avenue, near Bates |
street. The lot is 2sxlsO.
The Waugaman property, on Oakland ave-
nue., near Forbes street, changed ownership
yesterday at price close to s., 500.
The Iuster Mining Company will hold its |
annual meeting tomorrow, and insiders
claim that the statement which will be sub |
ers. |
Last week was one of the best of tine wear
in the building line. The number OF permits
issued was 90 representing 6S improvements, |
OF an estimated value of Sl4S, 965 The num- |
ber Of permits issued in March was $40,
against 20 a year ago
latest Events in Realty
Real estate agents reported a good week
and their courage revived. Special trans
actions reported in this column aggregate
nearly SiC0 O90. No account is here taken of
small deals in 4 regular way or of transfers
filed for record, many of which never reach |
the surface.
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ness man to Conner c. Ingham & Bro. a new |
QHceH Anne frame dwelling, with lot 75xlOO
feet. at Brushtou station, Pennsylvania Rail- |
road, for price approximating $500 cash.
Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold Tor c. H.
GRAY residence property on Euclid avenue II
near Margaretta street, Nineteenth ward,
for 5000, The lot is 43S5LG
VI. +. Nipple & Co. sold to Mrs. NJ Craig
head, Of Greensburg, residence property, |
corner OF Oakland avenue and Pier street. | ,
lot 25xlO0 for Sc 500 ,
The Burrell Improvement Company re-
Mrs. Henrietta Risser, Parnassus, Pa, lot Is, |
block is, for S675: Charles Romer McKees- ,
port: Pa, \. II. lot 49, block s. for s2s7 50:
:, Tor SLIGO: iughThomas Kensington, Pa lots 9
l55, 1876 and l57, block s. for $780, Frederick ;
kreu=er, PittsDurg, lot 92. block s. for SiSS IS;
ot 35 block 5, Tor sS15: T. Ii. Hanratlv,
Pa, lc5 "a block IL for 81 O6e so: :
u lliam J.. Russell. WalBchalk. =. O.. Pa. | 3
lot ll6. block l3 for s4o0 Mrs. Mary =. Garr- | >
-on, Pittsbur@, lot 8, block is, for $6Is IS. I
Hermann Butzkowskf Allegheny, lot So | :
block IA, ior S722 20: MARGINS Zielinski Ken | i
siugton, Pa. lot 26 block l2, for S552 50.
Back & Baird sold TO Nancy J. 1aggart for
Mary NJ. Snal.an property No. 1877 East
street, Allegheny, includinga store build ng | &
md dwelling, with lot 27x74 ieet, for S4. .4OO. !.
joan Il. Ewing & Co. sold for Joseph | /.
Davis % flrs. Hattie Il, Riddle the property |
No. lO2 Fremont street, Second ward, Ale | v
gheny, two-stoIy brick house of six rooms, t
with lot eOSl39, II Mcdonald way, for 81, 100. a
Reed Il. Coyle Co. sold for H. H. Nickel | T
rev frame dwelling of six rooms with lot =
= 700 feet, on the corner of Ridge and Ma .
pie streets, Coraopolis, for ST. 9s5 cash. They
llso sold lots Nos. 46 and AZ In the Ivarhoe s.
llan, Pittsburs and Lake Erie Railroad, for b
l75. q q
Peter Shields reports the sales of another =
modern ffve-roorn frame house on lot No Is. N
Ox90 feet, located on Lydia street, in the p
greenfield avenue plan, Twenty-third ward. | G.
or 50 800; also for the Scnenlde Park Land | a
company, lot No. $50. 25X100 feet to a eO-foot |
hird ward, FOR S4c0. "
A H. Byers & Co. sold for Colonel + | A.
Thomas TO Anna NJ. Costello, lot No 100 in | o.
he Northside Land Associations Plan, Linn e
ted borough West Bellevue p f. w &C | @.
T. r.: consideration, $500. Fl
j. H. Coleman & Co. have made the follow. B.
ny sales during ghc month of March: For | a.
"a ttj.ew Mawhinney to Henry /. Benner | r.
OF 2e1%xa31%. on south side of Harvard street | I.
or 81 61O: j. W. Whitaker, for William Ward | h
state to Graft Brothers, lot on west side of | a
t. Clair street, 32.I6 feet front, 6l5 depth | g,
nd A. feet in rear, for Las: for J. B. Nc | m
a he ct al to Huldah Noble, lou 221sxICO on | :,
ortu side of Dauphin street, fo- $500 cash: | NJ
or Frank H. Speer lot 23l5xl20 with house | 81
rec.cd theron, on Gerrltt street. Tor
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