The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-26
More Activity Money
Coming to the Front.
Larger Sales Made.
4 GENTS HOPEFUL;
BUSINESS BETTER
Nany Sales on the Small Order,
aaa Foot Up Large in the
Agereeste--M Money for Sure /
Enough Investment Avail
able--Right Lively Bust
ness in Suburbs. -

Ali OF the real estate agents inter-
viewed yesterday; and 1 am sure 7
talked to about forty of them, agreed
that things are looking much better.
Livery one of them reported some
sales None OF them had any real
big things to tell about. but each and
every one had something more en-
couraginG to expatiate on than has
oeen the rule for the past several
weeks Every man Of them seemed
70 see several big riffs in the clouds
that nave been hanging over the real
estate situation FOR several weeks:8yea
for several monOs. past.
one OF them. and by the way. one
or the best informed of the fraternity,
put me thing in the following Lam
guaEe: We agents are patient men;
we do not look for the whole world to
turn around any sooner than the laws
'L Nature require" We, OF course. knew
/, hat the dull censon. of which there
mas been great deal of talk; more
perhaps than there ought to have been,
had to come and we prepared for it.
J do not think anybody has suffered
very much by the so called dull sea-
son. 1t came along I'm very good time
Tor the legitimate dealers in real es-
tate TO take little time to cast up 40
counts and see whore they were at.
me accounts have been cast up and
know just about whero they stand.
So-Cnllcd Forced Sales.
1T may Take several months yet for
the wild CATERS to find out whore thew
are at, but the real investors have
already found out that they have nor
Invested In vain. Let me tell yous
Within the past two weeks there haze
been not less than twenty auction
sales that were supposed to be sac
rihce sales: that is to say. the holders
ART tan IL
ana the goods had to go on the mar
ket for the money they would bring.
Every one OF tkees sales (some of them
at forced sale. mind YOU'D have been
attended BY at least twice MS many
people as wSre expected to phow up
at auction sales. and In every instance
inc nuctioneers got more bids than
they were looking for. In every case
the property sold for considerably
more than the auctioneers and sellers
and several names to prove this. but
think - Unnecessary. 1t Is enough for
YOU TO know that none OF the So
called sacrifice sales have been sac
ritices al all. All OF this shows that
Richmond !cnlty Is SKIN In the market
and Is @kely at all times to command
the outside hgures."N
This agent did not say so, hut the
fact seems plain enough that the many
people who attended these auction
the!' were going ia buy something for
!. $. than It's Vati..
nave heard OF sales like that be-
fore, and not all OF them were in the
real estate line. but all OF them in the
end created better prices than had been
expected And all of this simply
shows what | have been saying all the
time during the so-called duh season,
that there is all kinds or money right
here IN Richmond ready 70 be invested
in good real estate and only waiting
for bargains.
Money In Easier.
rs a general proposition. il may ba
said that the bargain hunters are get
ding Il little tired OF holding their
money, and during the past week not
II few OF them came from under cover
and got to Investing right along. The
result Is that the sales for the past
week We're much larger than for any
one week for at least three months
past. and more money was in evidence.
would not like to estimate Just how
large the sales were. for the most or
the agents are very reticent rs to ds-
tails. am sure, however. that within
the corporate limits and just out on
the suburbs the total sales ran close
up to 100000. And vet the most or
the transactions were on tho small
order but there We're very many OF
'i.cHi ~ ~ tTuctI " son Tell OF
quite number OF small sales that
may have footed up over $4,000
IT, seldom TAYLOR & Son sold ever
$4,000 OF small stun, but. as none OF
their deals were up in the big thous-
ands. they did not think they were
worth talking about.
Somr Few Details
y W Rowe " Son had some good
sales. but 'hey viii not brag OF them
tell nj IN,
OF them We're very large. but all the
same they foot up more than $4,000.
Ricneson X crctchheld sold $4,000
worth OF small residence property; and
] Thompson browi & Company were
persuaded TO tell about the sales or
four rieres OF property In various parts
OF Richmond that footed up $50, 900 the
same being varied In location. taking
in the north the south. the west and
the east. showing that there is some
thing dong at all points of the com
pass
Gipbony & Nichols tell OF some good
sales they made. but withhold particu
lars However. K leaked ont that they
did some right good business near the
corner Of Sheppard and Broad streets.
and IN North Ninth street. that footed
up about $4,000.
Pollard Basby made soma good i
sales on the small order In various
parts OK the city and cut In the suburbs 4
that aggregated $4,000. but because
there were no very large angle trans-
actions in thei" deals. they did nor q
want to enter Into particulars.
The Parker Bagby Company, conI-si
new concern that js doinn a
business at 102 North Eighth streslsg5
sold z lot OF West End property fhs
past week. including lots and homes
on Stuart Avenue and West Grace
In t,at,- 49,
and coming amount TO about 10000
c. H. g. H. l.. Danoon toll me they
sold during the past week some Al, u
tractive business and residential PRO 81 III