The Washington times., 1912-10-05
OCTOBER OPENING
OF REALTY SALES
, CROWD|NG RECORD
Seco---d Best Week of the
Year Closes
Today. Z ia.
DECLINE IN LOANS
OVER LAST WEEK
County Property Was Most At
tractive as Basis for
Security.

The second best week of 1912 In the |
number Of transactions in realty closed |
is the distinction attained by the open |
ing week OF October. During the week |
the brokers succeeded in concentrating |
ls3 deals. which Is but four points below |
the years high mark of 1s7. set In the
FIRST week Of May.
Thirteen more sales were closed this
week than In the first six days OF Octo-
Der. 1911. and the latter was 20 per cent
in advance Of the activity displayed In
October. 1910. Should like success at
tend the brokers throughout the month,
October. 1912 will surely prove q record
breaker.
The high mark for the year in a days
terday's business. There were closed
forty-four sales, a number which has
been exceeded but few times during the
current year. Monday was the second
sales sale USs We're % completed. mn Thirty-one deals
were closed on Wednesday. and deeds
passed In thirty cases on Thursday.
There were twenty-nfne sales consum-
mated on Tuesday: and ID tTsnty.thrse we tyosn on
traordinary business were 81 lots and
parcels OF real estate
Distanced Competitors.
The near-urban district distanced its
competitors this week, leading the mar
ket with 11S lots sold, The northwest
section ranked second. with seventy-fve
lots conveyed. The outlying suburbs
were in third place, with forty-seven
parcels transferred. Just nosng out the
southeast section, where forty-six lots
changed owners. There were thirty
sales In the northeast, and ten in the
southwest.
The largest sale Of the week in
volved a consideration Of $l1o.2L This
price was paid by the Young Women's
Christian Association for the property
at the southwest corner Of Thirteenth
and I streets. bought from John c.
Welch. The purchase included premises
8. which fronts on Thirteenth street In
the rear OF the other buildings. The
fund was raised last spring as the result
OF a whirlwind canvass among local
business men in the interest of the asso-
ciation.
Other Business Section Sales.
Other sales in the business section this
week included premises 1904 e street
northwest and 35 to II Ninth street
northwest. The former was bought by
Charles E. Meyer from Frederick A.
Linger and Frank d. Garman. The
price was not made public. The new
owner OF the Ninth street property,
which includes the southwest corner OF
Ninth and H streets, Is Abram d.
Prince. The merchant purchased the
property from the Baker estate.
There was a boom IN southeast prop
erty this week. the record showing
forty-six lots in that section changing
was made by Arthur c. Noses. who
bought the entire frontage on the north
side of South Carolina avenue. from
Thirteenth to Fourteenth streets. Tho
tract comprised eight original lots and
expected Mr.. Moses will improve the
property.
,,The The real property & belonging to 9TH the .s IS;
1s of ss late was as0safs asdsd % amosx H. a
son and four daughters yesterday by
deed placed on record. The other heirs
conveyed to Mrs. Laura c. Cain pre-
tSree lots in pnsman Place. nssr tSe
Union Station. Mrs. Marion q. Fischer
received as her share houses $50 ant
S22 Eleventh street southwest. and q
IT. &rs Many Rnymnn place Tns shs1s nesdst
premises 314 Eleventh street southwest
30 Myrtle street northeast, and a 10
in Dingman place. Mrs. Catherine v
u. se' SE6 SIS 0 nsVens @asnd
southwest, and a Dingman place lot
George s, Harvey took title to premise
1915 Maryland avenue southwest, 81
Eleventh street southwest and lot oil
Ddngman place.
Figures Show Decline.
The activity in the sales department
OF the realty business did not exten,
this week to the loan branch. Th
figures show a decline OF $4,000 from