The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-18
Farm Lands Take a Jump
of $15.85.
RECORDER HAS Been BUSY
More Work in all Depart
ments Last Year.
Real Estate Has Been Much More
Active During the Past Year Than
For the One Just Previous.

county Recorder 70. II. IlttleDaugn
has completed his annual report of
the business transacted in his office
during the past year and some fig
ures which will prove interesting to
real estate men and all those who
are owners of real estate are dis
closed.
The report compared with that
of last year shows q very decided
increase in the amount of business
done in the recorders office in all
of the work excepting in the number
of leases recorded. The most mark
ed increase is i'm the value of farm
lands within the county which have
changed hands during the year. The
previous year the average was $60.97
per acre which during the past year
the average has been $76.S2 per
acre.
Three hundred and sixteen deeds
for agricultural lands, other than
one dollar considerations have been
recorded transferring 22,954 acers for
n total consideration of $i,763,422.77
or the average above stated. Last
year there were 2S4 deds transferring
1G,905 acres for consideration of
s1,030,712.62.
Eighteen deeds conveying eighteen
acres of land within corporate limits.
other than one dollar considerations
were recorded during the year. the
total consideration being $22.S30. or 81
PCS 80 per acre. During the previous
n.,, Ia
nine deeds for the total consideration
of SS,179, or an average of $l,635.SO per
acre.
For city, town and village lots, 9TH
er than enc dollar sales, 2,25S deeds
were rec jrded. the total consideration
being s1,20i,652 During the previous
year, 760 such deeds We're recorded, the
total consideration being, $l,120,3O1.SS.
During the past year 227 deeds for
one dollar considerations were record
ed
The grand total for the year Is 2.S19
deeds and a total consideration of 81
99l, ,13l.7s The grand total for the
previous year was 1,262 deeds for total
consideration of s2.159, ,4O2.5O.
One lease for an eighty-seven acre
farm for s160 was recorded. During
the previous year there were four leas-
es for 1886 acres for n total of 1878 We're
recorded.
For city. town and village lots,
twenty-five leases for total of $780,
934.65 were recorded During the previ
Gus year there were twenty-five leas-
es for total of SS5, 5,4S9.
The total for this year was twenty
six leases for a total of $9T .O94.65 and
the total for the previous year was
twenty-line leases for total of $751;
S62
Last year 2O7 mortgages on agricul-
tural lands were recorded, the acres In
Guiding being Ss,l47 and the total con-
sideration being $569,447.S6 Four
mortgages on lands within corporate
limits covering thirty-four acres with
a consideration $4,000 We're recorded,
941 city, town and village lots were
mortgagel for a total of 1858, 1926,
The totals in mortgages for the year
were 1,152 mortgages for a total of 81
257, ,240.22
Compared with the report for the
previous year the following figures are
secured. 30 mortgages on 1854 acres
Of farm lands for total OF $494, ,630S2
Seven mortgages on lands within the
corporation limits, thirteen acres be-
ing included, for n total OF $3,43O.55
On city. town and village lots, GA
mortgages for S61S,S44.14. The totals
for last year were; S9i mortgages for
a total of 81, ll6,9O551,
During the year 1856 mortgages on
123,1S4 tcres OF lard for total
~ 4j'l5l rs; two mortgages two
and one-half acres of lands with
in corporate limits for e total rf $3.50
nd 22li mortgages on city, town and
village lois for total of $5l796l 70
were cancolled. The total for the year
was the cancellation of 2412 mortgages
for a ''tal of 81 0li aSI 80
During the previous year 1856 mortg-
ages on li77O acres of agricultural
lands for 1896 ,5S4; three mortgages on
lands within corporate limits for 81
233.34 AMI 631 mortgages on city, town
and village lots for s555. .59Oi3 We're
cancelled. The totals for the previous
year were: $40 mortgages Cor 1855, ,4O7,-
AZ. -
The report Of County Recorder II. +.
| lTittelbauSh will be forwarded to the
department Of state in Columbus,
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