The San Francisco call., 1898-08-11
MANY SALES ARE NEGOTIATED
NUMBER AND AGGREGATE VAL
 UE OF MORTGAGES.
A Glance at the Records, New Build ing Contracts, Recent Sales and General Realty
 Notes.


 to indicate clearly that q change is being undergone and that there is undercurrent o1 prosperity striving to break through the weil-grounded surface Of dullness which has characterized the progression i'll real estate Tor the past six months or more
 Sales, although of not unusual value and size. are increasing in number daily with good prospect of continuing in the future Many of fair size were negotiated during the past seven days by the brokers generally which stands as conclusive proof that the tide of prosperity is slowly but steadily making its way into the world of realty
 The building contracts for the week are of uniform value and correspond closely to the record Of the preceding week. But few con tracts for mofe than ordinary value were awarded. none exceeding the limit Of 5000
 The record for mortgages was unusually large, the value of the total pledge involved exceeding S400, coo The releases and reconVey- ances were few and of small value compared to the record of mortgages, there being lew, II any. recorded for more than S2o.O0e.
 The total number of mortgages for the month of July, according to Thomas Magee x sons monthly real estate circular, was 2Sv, aegfe11 number Of releases and recOnVeyances lSs with an actual value of ss5S. 6so. The number of sales, according to the same authority was 1'0' with aggregate value of S47S,l26
 The number Of mortgages, according to the estimate made by the firm ot G IL Cmbsen & Co. for the same month (July), Is 2Zs with a total value Of S652, SIS, the releases and mort
 
 REVIEW OF, THE RECORDS.
 During the week there were hfty-two mort g8ges and trust deeds recorded, amounting to sS54. PIP For the same period htty-thTee re the total Of S16S. 346. The principal mort gages and trust deeds recorded are as follows: By the Ribernia Savings and Loan Soclety 70 Leah and Philip Meyer, Sl6o VuV TOT Gne year st 61z per cent on property in the one hundrea blocks 54l 362, 3Sl and 5S2, situated respeGtIFeIy Sn the southeast corner or Flrsl ana NAlSstyti streets, southeast 13I:6 and northeast lS1 70, northwest corner of Third and stevenson streets, northwest g by southwest 75; north east corner of Sixth and Minna streets and the southwesterly line of Third, 40 southeast or Stevenson, southeast Z5 by southwest to' Iy tlle Hibernia Savings and Loan Society to t@operI Mclean. $60G0 tor one year aI 6F2 per cent on sted on the northeast corner of Broadway and BrodeTIck streets. north 2T5 east PAS, southeast l2, south 2I;lA, west 5b:l, south l5i D. West lSS:6, by the Security Savings Bank to Gussie M. BroughtOn. S6T50 for three years at per rent property in Western Addition olocks B75 and 545, situated respectively on the south srly line of Haight street, l56:3 east of Pierce, Jackson Street Il west of Brodertck, west 26:6 by north l00 by the Continental Bank and Loan Association to Alexander K and Mar cent on property in Western Addltlon ploeA DOCK 200, situated on the northerly line or Post street. 257:u west of Octavia, west 25:lo by north 120; by Egisto c. Palmieri and Francesca Arata, trustees for Columbus Savings and Loan Society to Teresa Murphy, Sll5o0 on property !n the one hundred block 34l and Western Ad- Association to Enoch T. and Helen Nj. Howes, s55OO property in Western Addition block street 1Si west of Baker, west 25 by south I27:sr: by Alexander Boyd, Belle Curtis and Lizzie Muir to A. H. and Madeline II. Lissak. S30 825 for two years at : per cent property In 5O-vara block 227 situated on the northeriy line of Turk street, 1926 west Of Taylor, west I5 by north 137:6; by the German Savings and Loan Society to the Congregation Sherith Is erty in 50-vara block l94. situated on the north east corner of Post and Taylor streets north 7:6 by east 1O5 by the San Francisco and Oak Loan Reduction Works, S20, 900 for ten years at per cent on property situated on the northwest corner of Fifteenth (Gl Dorado) and De Haro streets, north 346:9 northwest 7o:O12' west l546 The principal releases and reconveyances gre as follows: From the Hibern.a Savings mad Loan Society to Helen Sylvester. s20,oo0 on property in Western Addition block 62. situated on the northwest corner of Eddy and Polk streets, north 12O by west 137:6; from the Union Trust Company Of San Francisco to R. H. and Isabel Sprague Donahue) $20,0oo on property In 5O-vara block lss, situated on the northerly 30 by north 62:6.
 NEW BUILDING CONTRACTS.
 Northeast corner of Mission and Second streets northeast 112 by southeast 1G0, all Illuminating tiles and necessary Iron work for game, in connection with the erection of a six story brick building; owners, Wells, Fargo & Co; architects Percy 6 Hamilton; contractor P. H Jackson & Co.,; cost, $22S7
 streets 30 bv 100 all work except painting for ? twO-story frame building owner Agnes Her man; architect. F. A. Garin; contractors. Cam eron 6 McDonald cost, S2S88-
 Southwest corner of Natoma and Russ streets all work. except plumbing, painting, plaster ing brick work and grading for an additional story, frame building and additions and alterations old section; owner, Teresa Mur- phy; architect, NJ J Welsh; contractor Allan Mcdonald; cost s1400.
 Southeast corner of shipley and Sixth streets BIS by 125 alterations and additions to two story frame building; owner, Gustave HarshaiI; ; architects Shea x Shea contractor, P. J. Northeast corner of Washington and Spruce streets, east TIC by north l27:6A by east 6O ing. concrete and brick work. stone and terra cotta work for two-story, basement and attic Huddleston; architects, Percy & Hamilton; con- tractors Richardson & Gale; cost, Sls50.
 Northwest corner of Ellis Ell an and Franklin crete, marble, granite. mosaic, brick work etc, for two-story frame building owner, D Jut- ton; architect, C. A Meusdorffer; contractor, R. Stettin; cost. sl63s.
 REGENT SALES.
 The sale of the property situated on the northeast corner of Eddy and Polk streets, 85 I5 Baldwin & Son in the interest of " V Rohiffs The property includes a building of six stores and as many flats above, and was sold for S3S, 0O0
 Goldtree Bros. report the sale of $500 acres of land in Santa Barbara County to the sugar factory at Santa Maria for s1S5,O00. The pur- chase was made for the purpose of cultivating Madison & Burke have recorded the sale of a half interest in the block bounded by Silver. sflliman College and University streets, and the northeast corner of Van Ness avenue and McAllister street 12O by 129. for s23.675.
 Bovee. Toy & Sonntag recently sold the resi- dence of Mrs. Anna NJ TObbenboske, situated Sn the southeriy line of Pacific avenue, 56 feet vest of Scott street, to Henry Ach for Sl5.00. tere same firm also negotiated the sale of the premises at PHO Webster street, near Vallejo. 10 A Muller from c. 4. King. for sl0O00 The lot is 27 by 92:s feet and erected upon 1t is a handsome new dwelling.
 RANDOM NOTES
 The property situated on the westerly line of Polk street 306la feet south Of Clay street. formerly owned by Louis Braverman, was sold to Allan St J. Bowie for Sz0,000 The lot Is 7S:6 by Sl:61h erected upon it being four stores with l-story structure above Shain- wald Bucllbee x O. were the brokers.
 F Hesthal has purchased from the Charles C. TerrilI estate the property the south west corner of Valencia and Hermann streets, extending back to Elgin Park. The figure was slightly over $36. GOO. Seyenty-five by ninety feet on the corner vacant but the remain der of the lot is covered by twelve flats. The transaction was carried through by O. D. Bald Q win & Son.
 Plans have been forwarded and the design ac- cepted for the erection of a 2-story frame build ing for St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church on Fourth street. The estimated cost is s2534
 The store and two flats at 635 McAllister street near Franklin. renting for ss0 per month have been sold to John Young for