The Washington herald., 1915-08-01
REALTY TRADING
BEST since 1912
Deals Involving 1885 Parcels
Brought $4,000, 900 During
| Month Of July.
ONE.DAY RECORD MADE
Wednesdays Business. Assresatins
I73 Papers. Was Heaviest Ever
Done on Any July Day.

The largest volume of midsummer
realty trading since 1912 was estab-
| lished in the District during July, a
| total of ISL transactions being ef-
fected. These deals involved 1885
parcels of real estate and an aggre-
gate purchase sum Of $4,s00.000. In
July. 1914. only $3.51o.0oo was ex-
1918. s4.175.0o0 figured. in the trad
ing. In July, 1912, however. $685.
900 passed between brokers in realty
deals.
| A new mark for a single days re-
| cordation was set during the past
month. Acting Recorder Of Deed
Dutton. receiving 173 papers for filing
on Wednesday of last week. The next
highest record for a July day was
| in the history Of the city has We'd
nesday's trading been surpassed. that
| being November 80 last. when 226
papers were filed.
Friday Was Best Day.
Brokers closed lat transactions dur
| ing the last week Of July. in which
figured 63s parcels Friday led the
week for the number Of sales effected
thirty three Monday was second with
thirty-one Twenty-seven were record
Wednesday were tied with twenty
one. Only fourteen sales were record
ed Thursday.
With nearly 500 lots changing
ands. the suburbs again led the mar
ket. Fifty-one lots were sold in the
near-urban sections. Within the city.
the northwest section led with thirty
nine sales. The week witnessed a
boom in the southeast where thirty
five deals were closed.
In the southwest twelve lots were
sold. and in the northeast nine chang
ed hands.
The feature Of the week was the sale
Of the old Havemeyer tract of 1SS acres
on the east side of the Anacostia River
to the Columbus Cooperative Corpora
ton for Sl7s0C0. Although parties con-
cerned declined to discuss their plans.
It is believed probable that the tract
will be subdivided for the fall market
Loan Market Active.
The property at 1925 to 1923 Kenyon
was sold by Charles W. Barbee to Min
ME E. Messick. The revenue stamps in
Dictated the price to have been $4,000
Robert H. Featherstone ACQUIRED from
John c. Cook and others the business
property at 1901 to 1908 Fourteenth street
northwest. The price paid was slightly
more than $4,000.
For a considera ton OF $4,000. Samuel
Goldenberg and Charles r. Moran. as
trustees, sold to William ]. Brewer. the
property at 2o2-eOl F street northwest
A. M. Adair acquired the Senate apart
ment house, Second street near Maryland
avenue northeast. from Silas A. Manuel
for about 1880.
The n. Auth Provision Company sold
to the A. Loeffler Sausage and Provision
Company and the T. T. Keane Company
its interest in the Washington Abat-
toir on Benning road. The two latter
firms will continue to occupy the prop
erty.
The loan market also was active. pass
ing the million mark. The exact figures
for the week were s1.02l .s2s.H. This
sum was secured on 435 lots at an aver
age interest rate OF 81 per cent. An
aggregate Of s761 30 was made in
straight loans. The sum Of all the notes
given for deferred purchase money was
S1s7, 1864 Building associations advanced
to members $4,000.