The San Francisco call., 1898-03-02
IN THE REALTY BROKERS REALM w elcOme Rains Benefit the Market to a Great
 Extent.
 A Renewed Demand for Coun- try Lands Augured by
 Recent Sales. Mayor Phelan Again Purchases Prop erty-The Records, Auctions,
 Sales and Notes.

The welcome rains of the last 1eW
 days have done much to: wash away the cobwebs from the real estate coun-.
 ter. When the farmer prospers the prospects of this city brighten propor- tionately, and the real estate line IS never in the rear. AS yet values snow
 no material improvement, nor is any expected for some time. but the sales
 are increasing. Dealers are greatly
 encouraged at the outlook.
 IN BLACK AND WHITE.
 The following were the principal
 mortgages and trust deeds recorded
 during the week:
 By the Mutual Savings Bank to James
 and Annie Schwartz, s6000 for one year at 612 per cent property on the north line of Golden Gate avenue. 151. west of Van Ness west 41:3 by north 120; Hiber-
 mia Bank to Julius Finck, S0,00Q for one
 southwest corner of Twenty-first. avenue and c street, south 2S5, west 120, south 30 east 129, south 2S5, west 240. north 60t,
 east 240 and on the northeast corner oo of
 Haight and Cough, east 55 by north 120;
 same to Morris and Mary. Haley, SoooO | for one year at 612 per cent on property on the southeast line of Howard, 3Zo northeast of Seventh. northeast 25 by l southeast S5. and on the north line or | Page, 150 east of Frederick, east % by
 north 1876: German Bank to the Mission Lodge Masonic Hall Association, 5000 for six months and SIT 900 for one year at | per cent on property on the northeast | corner of Fourteenth and Guerrero; north | 98 by east 6S:9, and on the. west inc or | Mission, 146 north of Twenty-thlrd, north | 54 by west 125; Hibernta Bank to Julia A: or C.. Gately, $l0,00O for one year at o12 | per cent on property on the north line | of OFarreIl, 137:6 west of Hyde, west 6S:9 | by north 137:6; same to Leopold Ruther, S85O0 for one year at 612 per cent on prop ! erty on the northwest corner of Lagqdnaa una | and Olive avenue, north 5 by west lOe; | same to the estate of Sarah A. Engllsh, | $27 577 for one year at o12 per cSnC ofl | property on the north corner Of Bryant | and Fremont, northeast .137:6 by north 1 west 275 and on the southeast corner or | Greenwich and Powell. east 13l D py s0uth
 SIS; Savings and Loan Society to oeo Jonn | H. and Mary E. von Schroeder, $50 O0O on
 property on the southeast line or K oKfolng.
 251 southwest of Fifth. southwest zss Dy | and Dora Wheaton, S11 900 for one year 1 at per cent on property on the west | line of Sansome SIS north Of Clay, north | 30:4 by west 107:6: Hannah Llepes to | Susannah M Blulnenberg, $l0,OQo Tor one l year at per cent on property on tue | west line of Davis, N south or Clay, south | tonher Nobmann $20 GOO for one year at | per cent on property on the southwest 1 corner of California and Fillmore, west | IS by south S7:6; Hibernia Bank to Panl | Fleury. s7OOO for one year at 61a per cent on property in 5e-vara block 11f, being an | undivided one-half interest. In. the prop
  | of Sacramento, north 4510 by west llo | The following releases and reconvey- ances were for comparatively large sums; | From the Humboldt Bank to C. w. ana | Josephine Courtright $13,000 on property | on the east line of Van Ness avenue, 9o
 north of Turk; north SC . east 100, s2uih Snna1 | & O. to Samuel l.. Theller, $2o,O90. on on 1 property on the south line of Sutter, IsQ
 east of Stockton, east 5O south Ize; west
 25, north 50, west 25. north le; Mut9ai 1 Savings Bank to Elizabeth w. Sackman, [ SIP 900 on property on the northwest cor | ner of Taylor and Sutter, west I$t:9 py | north 1876; Hibernfa Bank to- Frank Bar
 nard s33 900 on property on the west inc
 of Battery, SIS south of Pacific, south HAY, west 1876, north, 6S:9, west 4l6. | north 4510. east 1S5, and on the northeast | corner of Cough and Vallejo, east S2:6 by i north 137 :6; same to Washington l; Taylor,
 s24 900 on property on the west me e,,fh 2b | 113:10h, west 1876. north 6S;9, west. 476,
 north 45:10, east 1855; same to the Scham-
 mel Packing. Company sS00Oo Gn property
 on the southwest. corner of Powell and | Chestnut, south 1876 by west 206:3; Caro- | line B. Watson to Mary E. and John H.
 von Schroeder s5o.O00 on property on the
 southeast line of King, 251 southwest of
 Fifth, southwest 299 by southeast 240:
 Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum to Susan--
 the west line of Davis. 27 south of Clay,
 south 20 by west 55, and on the west line | of Steiner, 100 south of Ellis, south 30 by
 west 90; Hibernia Bank to Jane Riley, 1 $60 900 on property in 5Q-vara block 1z2, on
 the south line of Eddy, 252 east of Mason,
 east 23, south 94:6. southwest 2S:4, north | 111:2; Western Loan Association to J. H. i Johnson, $6400 on property on. the east 1 line of Laurel, 27:Sk south of Clay, south | 9 by east 1076 Humboldt Bank to lily
 man and to Lyman and Katie .Keisch-
 braun, 5000 and $5000 on property on the | north line of Hayes, 1855 west: of Web | ster, west 26 by north 100 German Bank 1 to Julia A. Gately. SG000 on property on
 the north line of O'Farrell. 1876 west of | Hyde, west 6S:9 by north 1876:
 | UNDER THE HAMMER.
 At Von Rhen & Co.'s auction of last l Thursday the principal piece of the cata- ! logue, a lot 55x120, on the corner of Rose | avenue and Market street. running
 through to Page, started with bid of
 S30 900 and was sold, subject to owners | approval. al S37, 800 The lot and improve
 ments, 1709 Mason street, sold by order
 east line of Stevenson street, between | Thirteenth and Fourteenth 25x65, was
 sold at $1000 The remainder of the Stew
 enson-street lots were withdrawn because
 the owner felt that the price was made | quate. For 1904 Post street with lot 25x l 120, the bid was $SS00 and for 16l0 Turk
 street, with lot 45x1S7:6, s5250. Lots on | Dame street, south of Thirtieth. 25x125
 brought $500 each, and lots on Whitney | the same size, also south of Thirtietn
 sold at the same figure. Several private negotiations are now pending for pieces
 under catalogue that were not sold at the | public sale.
 received at Easton, Eldridge & Co.'S sale | for the residence and lot. 30x137:6, on the 1 of nd nj n