The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
Increased Inquiry, But Ac.
tual Sales Have Fallen
Off in Volume.
SMALL PROPERTY
LEADS In ACTIVITY
Smaller Sales Reported, but
Agents Are Kept Busy Attend
ing to Inquirers Who Are
Going to Buy Little
Later On-Auction
Sales.

There has been during the past week
something OF lull in the real estate
q business-that Is. lull In @ certain
sense. There was enough OF activity
in the matter of inquiry, and the evil
dence Is abundant that buyers are
plentiful for small properties. but for
one reason and another the number OF
GALES actually consummated fell off
considerably, as compared with the
GALES of several weeks past One agent
sized UP the general situation pretty
accurately. when in speaking OF his
own experience he said: II have been
busy enough entertaining inquirers.
who apparently really want to buy.
and 1 have shown great deal Of prop
erty. but, without feeling that I have
actually lost a customer, have made
very few sales. The old hackneyet
expression. getting them on the string
constitutes the results OF the larger
part OF my efforts this week.
Tho majority OF the agents make
similar reports. and while the actual
sales OF the week. as far as can be
ascersaihed. footed up less than usual,
in fact less than 100000, the agents
are not complaining of dull times.
There is much inquiry for the smaller
feel that these inquiries are going to
result In early sales to home builders,
but the most. of them arc yet on the
string.
Some Good Sales, Anyhow.
The rather extended long season In
May which always brings heavy
clouds loaded with much wetness. play
ed havoc with auction sales the past
week, but such sales as could be made
between tho downpours OF rain were
very satisfactory to the sellers, and
apparently to the buyers also.
Nevertheless. notwithstanding all the
drawbacks, some business was done.
The largest sale of the week, as far as
heard from, was made by Pollard &
Bagby. i was sale Of Vacant prop
erty In the West End amounting to
$4,000. The firm making tho deal
withhoids particulars.
Messrs. G. L. and II. L. Denoon re-
port active inquiry, some fairly good
sales and growing demand for first
class property.
They have sold recently a Yves.
Broad Street store for $500: two
dwellings on Marshall Street for So.
$50: brick dwelling on North Twe1fth
Street for $3.50: dwelling on West
Main Street for $500; two dwellings
on Kensngton Avenue, and several
small properties.
A. J. Chewing Company report six
sales OF residential property. and also
Few small vacant lots. The sales Of,
residences ranged from $4,000 down to-
$500. the total being about $4,000.
Messrs. ]. Thompson Brown e. Com
panY made several small deals aggre-
eating about $4,000.
Messrs. N. w. Bowe 6. Son dtsposed.
OF several small lots and other prom
erty. and they report an active inoutry.
showing that there is business ahead
Messrs. Blanton & Purcell had sew
eral auction sales during the week,
which We're we'll attended, and good re.
suits obtained. They also sold several
lots IN Lee Annex and some small
investment properties.
they VIII sell at auction on Monday
No. 1907 Wallace Street: on Tuesday
No. 2117 Grove Avenue. and on Wed
nesday No. 1909 Floyd Avenue. Thi,
Is nice residential property, and tho
sales Will doubtless be we'll attended.
Coming Business.
Among other auction sales announced
for this week Is an attractive offering
for tomorrow by. N. w. Bowe & Son.
They will offer about twelve acres
of handsome suburban property located
on the extensions of Floyd Main and
Cary Streets, Just east OF the Belt Line.
This sale, which will take place in the
afternoon will doubtless attract I'M
usual attention.
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
Messrs. ]. B. Elan 6 Co. will offer the
residential property No. 721 North
Twenty-third Street. This Is a trus-
tees sale OF spacious dwelling in an
attractive part Of the city.
Lively In the Suburbs.
In the suburbs business has been
fairly active. Numbers Of lots have
been sold In Broo kland Park, Highland
Park, on the Plateau. and in Barton
Heights, ta
Ginter Park lots to the value Of
about $4,000 were sold during last
week. and sales for many more are
now In process Of being closed. The
big success of the park Is a we'll earned
one, and It is destined to see a great
development boom during the coming
months. In fact. 1t is now under way
for new homes are being started every
week.
n The building Of the Chambe rlayne
Avenue extensions is going forward
steadily. and this promises to be one
of the finest ana most popular boule-
wards leading from the city to the
beautiful suburbs lying to the north Of
Richmond.
The volume Of pleasure driving over
the fine avenues in the Ginter Park
section has Increased rapidly Of late,
and It will continue to grow as the
Knowledge spreads Of the good roads
J Whereabouts.
Tobacco and Potntoes. , -a
rspecialto The Times DISPATCHED
5 NTNA MILLS. VA May 23,--Farmars arc
busy selling tobacco, as the season Is al
good as could be wished for, n All have
plants O. plenty. ~ 4t e rs NJ s9g8S
s Sweet potato hot-beds have not done
Shge In the CROP This was a. paytnR crop