The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
IN THE BIRMINGHAM
 REAL ESTATE MARKET

General conditions in the local real estate market remain unchanged. The number of inquiries filed with local realty agents daily is said to be increasing, but the chief trouble in consummating trans actions is to get a suitable price on the property involved. This is indicative of a strong tendency on the part of prop erty holders to hold on for even still higher values. Prices are reported steady on a firm basis.
 The file of deeds in the probate clerks office has been exceptionally heavy for about three weeks and will continue to be so until after the first of January on ae- count of the assessing of property The proper papers were filed with the probate clerk yesterday recording the following transactions in local real estate, in which amounts of s775 or more were involved:
 Birmingham Realty company to Gus Adams. lot IS in block 14, Birmingham according to the map of the survey of the Elyton Land company, the said lot fronting 50 feet on the north line of Sew enth avenue, north, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. and extending back 19O feet to an alley in the rear the consideration involved in the trans action being $500.
 Joseph Martin and wife to J. H. Ed wards, lot and feet off of lot in block l. according to the map of the sur vey made by the commissioners court of Birmingham for Robert Johnson, in part of the northwest quarter of the north east quarter of section 2 township 1S range west, the consideration involved in the transaction being s4o0O
 Mrs. E. A. Roebuck and G. ". Roe buck to S " Blythe and M. c. Self, part of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 31, township Is, range l west, the consideration in- volved in the transaction being 5000.
 l.. D. Jackson and Dovie Jackson to S. T. Barnett, lot in block T. East Lake, according to the map of the survey of the East Lake Land and Improvement company, the said lot fronting 50 feet on Bagby street and extending back IA feet along Eighth avenue to an alley in the rear, the consideration involved in the transaction being 5000.
 Joe Rogers and J. A. Rogers to James Nelms and Irena Nelms lot in block 16, according to the map of the survey of Finney & Jones' addition to Ensley, the consideration involved in the trans- action being $1OO0.
 Thomas Ellis and Ellen Ellis to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany, lot S1 and the north half of lot S2, according to the map of Collins Ss Johns subdivision of the northwest quar- ter of the southwest quarter and the northeast quarter of the southwest quar- ter of section 2, township IS south, range west, the consideration involved in the transaction being $500.
 Frank B. McWillams to Gus Rotholz and Ellis Shortrldge, property situated in the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of sec tion 6, township IS, range west the said tract containing about four acres of land, the consideration involved in the transaction being $78Oo.
 E. M. Scott and wife to II. B. Full ton, certain property in the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of sec tion 9, township IS south, range west, the consideration involved in the transac- ton being $165O
 l Joseph Martin and wife to Thomas FL lis, lot S1 and 37 feet off of the northern end of lot S2 in Collins & Johns survey of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter and the north east quarter of the southwest quarter of section 2. township IS, range west, the said property front ing 9S feet on Orpheus street and extend ing back 211 feet to an alley in the rear, the consideration involved in the transac- | ton being $S90.
 | Virginia Loretta Brambege and B. Law renee Bambrege to A. c. Hix, part of lot D in block 226, according to the map of the College Hill survey of Birmingham, the said property fronting 45 feet on the east line of Prayton street, near Barron ave- nue and extending back 1sO feet to an alley in the rear. the consideration in- volved in the transaction being 5000 T. H. Crowder and wife to J. D. Hall, part of the south end of the Mcdaniel siX-acre tract on the northeast corner of i the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 26, township IT, range 3 west. the consideration involved in the transaction being $775.