The Washington times., 1911-11-25
ACTIVITY
SHOWS INCREASE
IN PAST SIX DAYS
Market, However, Displays
Wide Range Of Fluctua-
tion in Sales.

days evidenced slight increase over
the volume Of business transacted In
the previous week. A comparison of
the number of sales closed during the
| two weeks. shows a daily increase OF
one sale in favor of the third week Of
November, Just ended. over its pre-
docessor.
The market appeared to lack stability
this week and showed q wide range of
fluctuations In the number Of sales
closed. On Thusday the brokers sue
ceeded in concluding negotiations in
| thirty-nine sales figure far above the
daily average even in this active fall
trading. Yesterday but twelve sales
were effected, reaching a low water
mark for Fridays bueiness this year.
The extremely Indictment weather may
have had something to do with the
slump.
Record of Sales.
The record Of sales for the other days
In the week was Wednesday. thirty:
Tuesday, twenty mine; Monday. twen-
ty-siv, and Saturday. twenty three. The
slump in business yesterday is sepecial-
ly noticeable as Friday Is ordinarily one
of the busiest days of the week.
In the total Of 100 transactions closed
this week there were involved A9 lots.
The near-urban district Is found in the
van this week with eighty-two lots sold
section ranked second with sixty-six
lots and parcels Of real estate changing
owners.
Within the old city limits the north
followed ny the northeast with twenty.
seven lots sold. Sixteen lots were trans
ferred In the southeast and six In the
southwest.
Demand for Houses.
As an evidence Of the demand for
property adjacent to Lincoln Park. Will
liam Murphy. the builder. sold this week
three Of the seven new dwellings which
he is Just completing there. The pur-
chasers will occupy the houses. The
row built by Mr.. Murphy at a cost Of
$4,000 Is located at the junction Of
Thirteenth street and Massachusetts
avenue southeast directly opposite the
southeastern corner Of the park. The
houses are two stories OF press brick
with brownstoue trimmings and tiled
roofs. The corner house fronts forty
FIVE FIVE, feet on the park and contains
price is said to have been $500. A box
house fronting on Thirteenth street,
having a wide alley on the side. and
Ssas hnoahf sf Sa hall and
Of the five slx-room end bath houses on
Massachusetts avenue sold for Sc, 500
These later have frontages Of seventeen
feet with deep lots to an alley In the
rear.
The corner house was purchased by
Thomas M. Harvey. the box house by
Robert D. Seel, and the dwelling on
Massachusetts,. avenue by John Bray
shaw, jr.
Money Market Increases.
An increase of 40 per cent Is noticed
this week in the money market where
the total Of loans exceeded tho three
quarter million mark, reaching $751, ,2s2. 81.
This sum was borrowed on the security
Of 2ls lots at m average interest rate
The feature Of the weeks business In
loans was the Sl5O,OOO bond Issue made
by the University Club Building Com
pany. The company placed deed Of
and I streets to the American Security
and Trust Company TO secure the pay
ment OF 15O bonds Of $l,OO0 each on ma
turity November Is. 1871. The bonds
Another trust worthy Of note filed yes
terday, secured the loan Of $11,00O on
a piece of property In Georgetown for
ten years at the lew interest late Of 3
gave no vidrnce of the loan being a
family affair.
Straight Loan Aggregate.
The University Club bond issue aided
the straight loans to retain supremacy
In the market this week with an ag-
gregate of $f96,06S. The sum OF all the
notes given for deferred payments this
week was $134,414S7.
The output of the building associa-
lions reached $12o, $50, nearly double the
figures Of the previous week.
The northwestern section is slightly
in advance of other sections In the ag-
gregate OF loans this week. The former
mas $351, 500 to its credit and the latter
$685.. 1881. The record for the other
city sections Is. Northeast, $31, ,453;
$2S,30O, and southwest, A,5Oo.