The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-23

Trading in real estate was more active
among the agents last week. The tone OF
the market was strong and the volume OF
business more satisfactory than it has been
in many months. The auction sales were
specially successful where choice holdings
were submit tied, the sale of McAfee, Bald
win & Hammond on Thursday at the Real
Estate Exchange. being the best of the
year.
AUCTIONS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
The same firm is advertising an excursion
to Mountain View, Santa Clara County, on
June 4, when 90 small fruit farms, varying
in size from one to nine acres, Will be sold
at public auction.
Easton, Eldridge 81 Co. win offer an un-
usually inviting list OF properties to the
public tomorrow noon at their salesrOoms
on Market street. The catalogue com prses
Market and Mission street business prop
erty, Pacific Heights lots, Western Addi-
ton residence aud cottages, Mission i'm
proved property, Bernal Heights improved
property and choice Is j. acre Sonoma
County orchard.
AGENTS SALES.
G. II. Umbsen report better feeling In
the real estate market OF late, and the fol-
lowing is a list of sales Of recent date: I'M
provement and lot 4, Lizzie street, SO :6X70,
SITS this property has been sold twice Of
late); building lot 25x90. on East Guerrero
street, $500; tw0-story house and lot, 26X9O,
1912 Twenty second street. S4100; building
lot, 25x1l4. on north line of Clipper street.
325 east of Castro. Sl325 (the buyer is erect
ing nice home ON the I0D; house and lot
23X90. 100 Fifteenth street, $1,000; house and
lot, 25x137 :6 1912 Golden Gate avenue,
$4,000; building lot. 81 lx114. on South Valley
street, 262 . east of Dolores, Sl450; Ill Butte
street, 24x91, $500. furnished; improve
ments and lot, 55x104, irregular shape, on
northeast corner Twenty-fifth and Valencia
streets. Sl3,500; vacant lot, 50xl25. on east
line Of Blake street. 125 south of Geary,
$500: house and lot 25xl00, SIG Hampshire
street, $780, vacant lot, 25x1S7 IS. on south
line of Oak street, 125 east OF Broderick,
S3OO0
Sol Getz & Brother report a good bust
ness and the following sales for the week:
Lot 100x120 on the west line of Twenty
second avenue, 100 north OF l. street, for
$500; lot 30 :6X100 on the northeast corner
of l. street and Twenty-third avenue for
$500 lot 50Xl20 on the west line OF Iwen-
tieth avenue, $50 north Of X street, for
$500; lot 81 :6x100 on the northwest corner
of Seventh avenue and X street for $500;
lot 25x120 on the east line of Twelfth ave-
nue., 125 north of A street, for $1,000; lot COX
100 on the east line of Thirty-second avenue,
$50 north Of j street, for $3.50
Troy & McNally report Increased activity
in the market. They report the following
sales Cottage and lot, 24xi05, on Noe street,
near Twenty-fifth, for $500; lot on north
line Of ID street. 82:6 feet west Of Seven
teenth, J0x150. and northwest corner of
Nineteenth avenue and ID street, 80 ;6xf60;
lot on east line OF Chattanooga street. so feet
south Of Twenty third, 25X125. S1700; two
lots in outside lands, blocks 73i and 737,
$3.50; lOt on north line of Frederick street,
Fea acf IF
$500
George ID. Sbadburne JT. reports the sale
Of lot 25x100, City Land Association, block
Is, 500; lot 25x125 on the west side Of Ellen
street, between Iwentv-fourth and Twenty
fifth, $3.50; lot 100x115:9 on the east line Of
Diamond street, between TYenty-secOnd
and Twenty-third, $1,000.
FREE LUNCH TO ALL.
Something unusual is promised for next
Saturday afternoon In the way of an auc-
tiOn on the other side of the bay William
j. Dingee, the veteran Oakland auctioneer,
will offer at the hammer 105 cheap lots In
the Potter Tract at the extraordinary terms
of S25 down and IS a month. The Potter
Tract lies about half way between Oakland
and Berkeley, on the line of the West
Berkeley local railroad. and has half-hourly
trains, station bearing the name OF the
tract being established on it. A franchise
has also been granted for an electric line
tnIouRn Vne udcl, couueGtinR OdAihhd anu
West Berkeley via San Pablo avenue and
the live town of Golden Gate. The tract
slopes toward the bay, possessing natural
drainage and a fine view fronting the
Golden Gate. The streets are graded, and
cement sidewalks and water pipes are laid.
A free lunch will be spread on the ground
at the time OF sale, free to all who attend,
and satisfaction TO all will he assured. This
is great opportunity for workingmen and
hOmeSeekers.
NOTES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
The grading and sewering of Elizabeth
street through the Heyman Tract has been
completed and accepted by the Superin-
tendent of Streets. The grading and sew
erDg of Twenty-seeond street in the same
tract is now under way.
The first excursion to Rodeo, the new in
dustrial and meat-packing center across the
bay, next Wednesday promises to be largely
Nafr0UiYad