The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19

of California has been very great yet the con-
sumption is rapidly increasing and is destined
to increase for the merchant, the manufac-
turer, the miner, and the iaborer must get his
supplies from the farm. California fruits now
find ready market in Europe, which, few
wears ago, was thought TO be impossible. The
building of the Valley road, the Corral Hollow
road and the renewed activity in mining all
tend TO show that California is on the verge OF
a prosperous period. This is indicated by the
increased demand for investment and specula-
tive properties. and notably for small farms.
CITY TRANSFERS AND LOANS.
There was marked increase of trans
fers during the past week. The deeds of
the largest recorded considerations were
from the Pacific Bank to the Peoples
Home Savings Bank of the property, 80 OK
81 IS, at the northwest corner of Pine and
Sansome for $219, AS, and from Daniel ].
Buckley to George 0. Davis of the prop
erty, 137 :6x137 &c, at the northeast corner
of Buchanan and Vallejo streets for
SIG, $50.
The most notable loan of the past week
was made by the California Title Insur-
ance and Trust Company of $50 900 for two
years at 81 per cent, being the lowest rate
charged during the season on loan OF i'm
portance. The security covers property
in fifty-vara block 200, northwest side of
Market street, 202:15S northeast of Golden
Gate avenue, northeast %, northwest " %,
north 49, etc. Other loans were:
By the Union Trust Company $4,000 for
one year, at 6% per cent, on the property BOX
81 IS, on the north line of Turk street. rs feet
west of Mason street; by the Hibernia Savings
and Loan Society $4,000 for one year, at 615
per cent, on property 65x90, on the east line
OF Valencia, % south OF Twenty-frst street;
and by the same bank of So, 900 for one year,
at 615 per cent, on property 137:6x137: IS, at
the northeast corner of Buchanan and Vallejo,
and lot 25x137 :6, on the north line of Ellis
street, 1875 east OF Jones street.
The largest releases recorded during the
week were as follows:
BY the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society,
$4,000 on the property 120X30 at the north
east corner of Ellis and Franklin, and $4,000
on 1877 :6x6S;9 at the northeast corner of Hyde
and Sacramento streets; and by the directors
of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind ASYLUM to
John Stande aud Amedee Mans ,$16 900 on fifty
vara block 1874, south side of Pacific street,
1877 IS west of Stockton, and by the same to
John Stande, $4,000 on the same property.
GENERAL NOTES.
The Pacific Coast Jockey Club has let
the contract for the erection of the grand
stand at the new racetrack, amounting to
over $26, COO.
Several notable Improvements are going
on in Golden Gate Park, the most i'm
portant being the park lodge, which will
be finished by the last of December.
a. G. Berthier reports the sale of 100
lots out of total of 223 in the Elmhurst
Park tract in Alameda County.
Wendell Easton of the firm of Easton,
Eldridge Il Co. is expected home from
Europe next Sunday.
The building contracts for the week end
ing Saturday, August II, amounted to
$85,375 go. The building which is going
on throughout the City is principally of
small structures.
On August 81 the leased portion of the
school lot at the southeast corner of Fifth
and Market streets and its improvements
will come into possession of the City. 1t
comprises eleven ordinary lots, having
frontage on Market of 275 feet and a uni
form depth of 100 feet.
The demand for building sites in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the Castro-street cable
railroad is SO great that property owners
on what is known as the Castro-street
Land Company tract began a short time
ago to make that section of the Mission
more presentable for building purposes.
The hill, which residents say may rightly
be called the Mob Hill of the warm belt, is
so situated as to give a commanding view
of the City and bay, while for accessibility
the railroad facilities are abundant The
heavy ocean winds which are encountered
to a greater or less extent on nearly all
elevated positions in the City are claimed
to be here intercepted, making the grounds
desirable for residence purposes. Baldwin
& Hammond have been appointed agents
for the handling of the tract.
Every one now looks forward to an early
equipment OF the Sutro electric railroad to
the Cliff House. The opening of this line
will mark a new era for Richmond. In
view of the benefits of this enterprise home
seekers are looking for locations all along
the line, and many who few months ago
considered Seventh avenue long way out
are now willing to go as far as Thirty
fourth avenue or still farther, realizing
that the difference in time amounts to
to Twelfth avenues, is rapidly building up
and promises to be the finest thoroughfaIe
in Richmond.