The Washington times., 1913-12-20
Total of Transactions.


A total of 1a transactions were e.
iectcd during the last six days. The
preceding week had record of 14s sales
and there were I5l 4ciosed during the
opening days. OF the month. In the
corresponding week of 1912 only i2s deals
were cousumrated-,s-u..r 2. rs-- r.
Comprised in the weeks volume =
trading were l99 lots and parcels OF
real estate. c The northwest suburbs
led the market with n record of 60 lots
conveyed. The ,eHtlyi suturtls were
feIred, and TOE nearearban district
Lsnked third, having gc:7 lets Ito it's
credit. There @ere u lots sold in the
northeast. and g.16 in the southeast
There were s dots conveyed in the
The wee S business was more evenly
distributed than has been the case re-
eeatly. itfs sday was the busiest day,
there being thirt,-twe Geais reported
then.- Monday ranked second with
lwenty-ni1e sales effected. Wednesds Y
saw twenty-five traces concluded Ther re
were twenty-five sales closed. on Tues
day, and twentysone yesterday. The
record for Saturdays. half holiday was
twelve deals. - :
The largest transaction, of the week
was closed on Thursday. It. involved
premises 1sSi r street northwest, d.
joining the Adams building on the east,
simon N. Meyer purchased the prop
eIty from Mrs. S. Louise Doubleday
Lhe consideration is not announced. but
Mr.. Meyer gave trust on the prop
ertF 10 secure sl0a, 900 as deferred pur-
chase MONEY. - 81 o.. ..1.''' ~ : -
Mr.. Meyer on 1the same dag sold his
present store building at l22s PennsyI-
vania avenue northwest The purchaser
IS Randolph T. Warwick The price is
not stated, but js understood to be In
excess Of s59.0e9T zs,4E as a-.--la =
A consideration of 5000 was paid
for business location on Pennsylvania
avenue few blocks east Of the above
property. MIS-. Ellen Goldsmith bought
premises 9Il,- Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. occupied by -be Pickwick
Theater, from Attorney Samuel Mad
dox. who Represented -Rn estats The
6y S,,t,sr her late husband, N. Goldsmith.
The fourth large sale OF the week
was the site of the new Capitol Park
Hotel. at the northwest corner of North
capitol and e streets northwest. The
newly organized corporation paid
S,5.6ee for the. site to Albert Carey. A
hotel costing $f25.000 is 10 5e erected on
the property. 1t is reported.
Judgment Against Woman Lawyer.
The interest OF Mrs. Beva A. Lock
wood in the property at 6i9 f street
stui INV CcN ~ sciN WILLIS NhS nSck a.
a United States marshaTs sale. That
official transferred the property to
Charles II. wilson ofor $500 The sale
was made TO satisfy q Judgment Sc
cured against Mrs, Lockwood in the
supreme Court of the District OF Col
umbia. ~-----
The loan business also displayed a
decline this week. The exact figures in
the loan market were sf92, II. Il. This
sum was borrowed on the security of
iIi ttets at at ap ehss tstsrssssssi frsss; rate OF
Deferred purchase moEey trusts
asCended TO the first place IN the weeks
loans, showing an aggregate OF $224,
- 20. Straigift loans came next with
a total Of s17G.87.1l. The output Of the
building associations was S2I, $3.50.
Northwest property was most highly
encumbered, being offered as security
for S2Sj. 50. Loans on county prop
e!tys aggregated Si42312. The record of
loans in the other" city sections was:
Southeast. S35.3s9: 'rnortheast. sS, S,sSSs1,
and southwest $50. .-s. ?