The San Francisco call., 1896-09-28
REALTY MARKET REVIEW
Settlement of the Tax Rate
=. : Has Helped the
:. Market.
J. AUCTION SALES ANNOUNCED
A Good Demand for Properties.
: Notes of Interest About
Building.
AUCTION SALES ANNOUNCED.

, of all Kinds The general financial condition
continues to affect the market adversely TO
greater. or less degree, but it is the general I'M
preston that this influence is less pronounced
than it was few weeks ago.
The fixing of the tax rate last week by the
Board of Supervisors causes feeling OF relief
to prevail among real-estate men. The rate,
while nominaily much lower than that of last
year; is Still considered too high when the i'm
. mense increase in the assessed valuation is
:. taken. into consideration. But as 1t is the
total saving TO the taxpayers is in the neigh
borhood of $3.50 600, compared with last
year, and for even this small saving many are
quite willing to feel thankful.
Banks have not receded from their position
in the matter of making loans, and will prob
ablynot do so until after election. This acts
. as n barrier to many sales, and if the banks
. had not taken this attitude the market would
be much more active than ii is.
REVIEW OF The RECORDS.
The number of transfers recorded the past
week was 105.
There were fifty-eight mortgages recorded,
aggregating 1884, III. The principal ones, to-
Sether with the security given, were:
BY Charles Main to Ezra 81. Winchester,
S145, 600 for five years at 6-10 per cent on
;; property IN Western Addition block 3O7, on
the southeast corner of Fillmore and O'Farreu
streets east 137 IS by south 100; in Western
of Fillmore and O'Farreu streets, west 275 by
south 1875; on the northeast corner
of Ellis. and Steiner streets, north
1875 by east 1876; in Western Ad-
dition block 361. on the southwest
corner OF Ellis and Fillmore. west 275 by
south. 1876; in 50-vara block 169, on the
south line of Geary, 1926 west of Powell
= west rs by south 1876; in 5O-vara block %,
an undivided half interest in property on the
east line of Battery, 81 g south of Sacramento,
south A 10 by east 1876; undivided half
interest on the east line of Battery, 1910
sou tn OF Sacramento, south 45:10 by east
. 110:6, and IN 50-vara block D, undivided
hall interest in property on the east line OF
= Battery 59:9 south OF Commercial, east go,
south 10, thence on a circle the diameter Of
which IS 20 feet, through the center of the
wall there standing, TO point south 1876
from the first drawn line and 1876 from
the east line of Battery street, and
thence through the wall west TO Battery and
to the point of beginning; by the Hibernia
Bank to Magdalena Van Wrinkle, $12, ,000 for
one year at 81 per cent, on property in 100
vara block 40S, on the northwest line of
/. Folsom street, 100 northeast of Eighth, north
east 30 by northwest 50, and in 50-vara block
S11; Oh she southeast corner OF Geary and
=. Larkin, east 1925 by south 20, and by the
trustees of the estate OF A. c. Whitcomb to
=. Baron and Baroness Won Schr oeder, $50, 900,
:. for three years at per cent, on property in
=. 100-yara block 394, on the southwest line of
Sixth street, 80 southeast OF Minna, southeast
so by southwest rs, and on the southeast line
OF Minna. 70 southwest OF Sixth, southwest %
by southeast So
:. There were thirty releases granted, aggregat-
ing $130,956. The principal ones were. From
the. Hibernia Bank to Richard H. Plummer,
$25 1000, on property on the northeast corner
i. east 1896, east 80, south 43 :934 east 205 4,
north l2S :03z, east 17:6, north 14:71z, north
east 1926, north 25;I0, west 1926, south
255 AZ; the same, $4,000, on the same prop
'.erty, and in Western Addition block S51, on
the north line of Jackson street, 43 % west of
Cherry, west 121 10, north 10, east to poin.
al in Wpafar0
on the.south line of Jackson street, 175 . west
':of Cherry, east 134:11, south 80. west 129 2,
west 1889, north 129, and in Western Addi-
tion block $40, on the south line of Washing
ton street. 155 ~ west OF Cherry, west 66 :015
!. south 1876, east %, north 57:712; from the
Pacific Loan Association to Joseph T. Pohe elm,
$4,000, on property in Mission block 73, on
the northwest corner of ofTWenty-frstand Valen-
cia streets, north so by west 90; and from the
German Bank TO Jennie S. and Faxon D. Ath-
-erton, $4,000, on property at the southeast
corner of California and Buchanan streets, east
"a ~. by south 1875.
Tn ere were twelve building contracts fled,
o pledging an outlay OF $32, ,lSS.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Plans for the new municipal building viii
: be presented to the Board OF Supervisors to-
day. II the plans are adopted bids will be
called for at once.
An error was made in these columns last
week in reporting the price paid by J. Cuneo
for the property bought by him on Montgom-
cry avenue and Union street. The considera-
tion was $33, 900 instead of 500, 900.
The contract has been let for the reconstruc-
ton of the Center Market building, corner of
Sutter street and Grant avenue. Work will be
commenced shortly after October 1st, at which
date 1t is expected the present tenants will
vacate the premises.
Among sales recently made are the follow
. ing: A lot 31:3x105 at the northeast corner
of Clay and Baker streets, for $5625; a house
and lot 25x120, on Octavia street, between
Broadway and Vallejo, for S4750; a lot % Tx
100. on Lombard street, between Steiner and
Pierce, $3.50; two lots 5OxIOO on lombard
Efr hpf fXEaa nj L lin nd
$165O, and lot adjoining, size 27:6x1O0, for
A. NJ. speck & Co. have sold to ]. F. Ormart
the lot 28x62 :6 at the southwest corner OF
Geary and Williams streets, for SIS, ,0OO 1t is
covered by old buildings OF little value. They
will be torn down by the purchaser in order to
make room for new four-story brick struc-
ture. Speck & Co. also report the following
recent sales: Lot 81 :3x100, with six ats
. thereon, to John McNslly, the miner. for Sl2,-
600; lot30x120 and siX-room cottage at 81
Haight street to Mrs. Mathilde Drucker for
$4,000; two cottages and lots, 25x100 each,
at Ia and 16 Patton street, for $1,000 respect
lively; two flats at 10 and 81 Douglass street,
lot 25x74, Tor $500; two flats at 1881 Bay
street, Alameda, for $4,000, and 171S acres Of
improved farming land near OakVille, Napa
County for $4,000.
Easton, Eldridge Co. viii hold an auction
sale OF miscellaneous properties tomorrow.
The catalogue includes the following: busi-
ness building with rear flats on the southwest
9 corner OF Fifth and Shipley streets; fats at
4OS and 1857 Fell street, with fats in the
rear on Linden avenue; cottage at 164 Clara
avenue; lot 29x120 on the northeast corner OF
California street and Twentieth avenue; cot
tages at 379 and 381 Arlington street; build
ing lot 50:11X114 on the north line of Twenty
second street, 1929 east of Sanchez; lot 50x
120 on the east line of Eleventh avenue loo
feet north OF J street; lot 51x80 and 90 feet
on the north line of Greenwich street. 80 feet
west of Brooerick; lot 5Ox75 on the north.
west corner OF Rhode Island and Yolo streets
Baden corner, triangular lot. and an undi.
vided half interest in thirteen acres of four.
year-oid orange trees in Thermalito, Butte
County.
Easton, Eldridge & Co. will also offer at auc.
ton. Saturday, October 10, about 400 acres
more OF the Murphy Ranch in the Santa Glars
Valley. All The land included in this ranch is
OF. the best and the portion to be offered al
this sale Is Of the richest In the entire tract
II has been rented lately at good rental for !
seed farm, and the seeds produced here were
OF the very best A special train will be run
to the grounds on the day of the sale, ana :
fine collation. will be served to those who at
tend.
NEW SUNDAY-SCHO