The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-12
AMONG THE DEALERS

Condition of the Market-Reports Of Sale!
Made
There is no great change in the condition
of the realty market from that prevailing
for some weeks past, yet there is a general
tendency to improvement, both in city and
county lands. In the city the demand is
chiefly for building lots for immediate i'm
provenent, there being apparently little
inquiry and no deals reported for tracts fol-
subdivision.
In the country the timely rain and the
good prices prevailing for oranges have
stimulated the market and numerous sales
are reported, the majority being of lands il
bearing or at least partly improved, with
alfalfa lands making good second. The
largest deal in prospect is that affecting
a change of title to the big Chino ranch, il
having been given out that Messrs. Easton &
Eldridge have rustled up an English synd-
cate. At any hour the announcement may
be made that the lands have been sold and
will be subdvided for sale in small tracts.
Ben White reports the following sales for
the past seven days: Lot 25xiOO, with
eight-room modern house, Wolfskill tract,
on Ruth avenue. to Cole and Field for
$4,000; ten acres of land in the Lanker-
SHIN ranch to Desea |. Pico for $1,000.
who will improve it, five-room house. lot
50xl00, Pico Heights. d street, for Mrs.
Sarah Ross TO Mrs. E. Church, for $11OO;
ten acres. partly improved. near Azusa, to
ID. j. Johnston for $1,000; fourteen-room
fiat OH Temple street, near Centennial
street. for Thomas Darnell to L. Huffman.
for $4,000; two lots in Gritfens tract, East
Los Angeles, to Henry Cole for $3.50 eac h {:
lot 25Xl00 ON Central avenue. near Sixth
ct tn Sinplf Johnston for xkotl. Kan
White states vacant lots are i'll demand if
offered reasonably.
l.. H. Mitchell reports an exchange of
four houses and lots in Lincoln. Neb.. for
10 acres at Tropico, highly improved and
valued at $500. c. w. Fluke was the
owner of the Nebraska property and the
exchange was made with ReOecca Clay.
Poindexter & Wadsworth are making ar
rangements to hold an auction of Cahuenga
valley acreage OH 5 Saturday, April 4. Six
lots of 10 acres each will be offered at
auction.
Byron Erkenbrecher of Cincinnati, has
purchased 67.5 feet on Seventh street, just
east of BiXel street, for $3.50, owned by
T. f. Tram.
One of the largest real estate sales of the
season was closed last week, l. W. He'll
man transferring TO Byron Erkenbrecher
of Cincinnati the northwest corner of Sew
enth street and Grand avenue. with 'front.'
age OF 100 feet on Seventh street. The
price is said to have been about S33 900,
or very close to $225 per front foot. Mr..
Erkenbrecher will erect 100000 bust
ness block upon his late purchase during
the present year. The sale was consum-
mated by w. NJ, Garland & Co.
w. M. Garland & Co. report the follow
ing sales: Cottage and lot at sos Iowa
street to II. H. Walter, $1,000. This prop
orty was owned by Mr,. Harriet d. Burch
of Ohio. To the Hon. Nelson Story, lot at
the corner of Adams and Severance streets,
$500. This firm has also negotiated the
sale of four lots at St. James Park, to pur-
chasers who intend erecting handsome res
licences.
The Barr & Clay Realty company have
just negotiated the sale of 40 acres one
mile from Santa Ana, with two flowing
wells on the land. The property was sold
to gentleman named Kinney. Consider
alton. $4,000.
l.. II. Mitchell reports the sale of y
acres at Garvanza, highly improved, to
James Jones of St. Louis. Consideration,
$1,000.
Cortleyou & Giffen report the sale of two
lots on Olivia street to Fl. G. Chilson for
$3.50: house and lot on Chestnut street to
J. c. Hays for $4,000: house and lot al
Long Beach for j. c. Hays, $500.
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