The Washington times., 1915-10-09
Brokers Complete 165 Deals in
First Full Week Of October.
One Involving $4,000.
FOUR APARTMENTS ARE SOLD
Harvard Courts Bought by Co.
Iumbia Park Realty Co.
: Loan Market Shows Decline.

A new record for a dav's activity In
realty trading for 1915 was esta blished
last Thursday when the brokers closed
forty-six transactions. Had It not been
for a sharp decline on Saturday. the
past six days would also have smashed
the weeks record for the year.
The brokers completed 1ss deals in the
first full week Of October, being only
one sale short Of the record for mid
July. This total for realty selling in
six days has been excelled, but rarely
this year.
Early October trading also bears the
stamp OF quality. One sale involved
consideration Of Sic. 600. two others were
around the $4,000 mark. and several
trades were effected In which the price
was in excess Of s25,coo.
Thursday Banner Day.
While Thursday was the banner day
Of the year. with Its total Of forty-six
sales, the business OF two other days
was worthy OF notice. A total Of thir-
ty-four sales were completed on Mon
day and thirty-one on Friday. We'd
nesday saw twenty-seven sales reported.
and there were eighteen deals recorded
on Tuesday. oEly nine sales were made
In the half-holid.y OF Saturday.
Involved in the weeks total Of lsS
transactions were 207 lots and parcels OF
real estate The greatest number or
lots were sold In the outlying suburbs;
where seventy-ive parcels changed
owners. The near-urban district was IN
eo,opd pioce with Hfty-gix lots trans
ferred. followed by the northwest. with
thirty-cight lots conveyed. There were
fifteen lots sold In the northeast. thir-
teen In the southwest. and ten In tr'
southeast.
Four Apartments Sold.
Four apartment houses were featured
In the weeks trading. The highest
priced sale involved the Harvard Courts
on Harvard street northwest. between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, for
$4,000. as indicated by the revenue
erty TO the Columbia Park Realty Com
pany For a consideration of about
$4,000. Emile Berliner sold to Anna l..
Hurley the Ingleside Apartment at 1851
Lamont street northwest.
An, apartment house site or y street
northwest. between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth. which. with the improve
ments will cost more than $4,000. was
purchased during the week. Ralph
Walker bought the property from Clar-
ence. F. Norment
The fourth apartment was the Seaton,
ut the corner Of Second street and
Rhode Island avenue northwest. which
was conveyed by Thomas II. Melton to
Charles f. and Della Winbigler for
5.oJO, as indi cated by the stamps.
The vacant lot at the northwest cor
rer of Rhode Island avenue and Ninth
street. was sold on Thursday for $25, 900
by Harry Wardman to Thomas II. Mel
ton.
Valley View Farm Brings $4,000.
Property on School street northwest.
between Lamont street and Park road.
was conveyed yesterday by Edgar w.
Davis to Frances NJ Clarke and Rachel
K. Trimble. The stamps indicated the
trade tive houses in the northwest.
Valley View Farm. lying west of
Gcoigetown. brought about 500 The
Prorsrty known OWLS. as part wa Of White, n,
x. Berry from John G. Brennan. Mr..
Kerry sold the Kelwood apartments at
1909 and 1911 Corcoran street northwest
to Clarence A. Marshall The price is
supposed to have been s27 900.
Mrs. Emma Walter transferred the
property at 1880 and 1892 Sixteenth street
northwest, early In the week to James
F. MCGEE The stamps indicate the
price at 10000. Mrs. Walter also sold
the property at 2203 and 22o5 Fourteent h
street northwest. The purchasers are
James J. Becker and Charles Ray Dean.
trustees. The price is not stated.
Largest Trust For S92,5OO.
James y Mahcr. clerk of the United
States Supreme Court, purchased on
Wednesday the property at III? n street
northwest from Ella c. Smyth and