The Washington times., 1915-10-23
OUTLYING SUBURBS
LEAD REALTY MART
Years Record for Days Activity
Closely Approached Thurs
day With Al Transactions.

The years record for a days activity
In realty selling was closely approached
last Thursday when the brokers effected
forty-one transactions. This number Is
only five sales below the record estab-
lished October Z. Trading for the other
days Of the week was rather below the
average, but by the aid Of Thursdays
deals the aggregate of the weeks &C.
tivity was on par with the SECOND
week of October. A total Of III iran
ssctions was completed in which, were
involved 2iS lots and parcels of real
estate.
The quality Of the sales continued to
be rather good; One sale was reported
at sos. 900. another at $4,000. and many
smaller deals were effected at figures
which indicate a decidedly healthy con-
dition Of the market.
h,rh mark 81 4 PdoSIs was Recorded
terday when twenty-five sales were re-
ported. Tuesday ranked third with
,wSSy trades SSms,t,9a Th fSe c ha
ing Of nineteen sales, while seventeen
trades were made on Monday and fifteen
on Wednesday.
Near Urban District Second.
Although the outlying suburbs con-
tinued as the scene of the greatest ac-
tvity Of the week, they did not dis
play the large margin of superiority
that was shown in the preceding six
days. The ncar-urban diSIrict was IN
second place with seventy-one lots con
divisions OF the city proper this week
with thirty-onc lots to Its credit. The
northwest followed with twenty-nine
lots transferred. There were twenty
two lots sold In the southeast. and five
In the southwest.
The downtown business section fur
nished the principal sale Of the week.
Fer consideration in .ls an@ BY y, the
Wardman and Thomas Bones trans
ferred to Mrs. Henrietta NJ. Halliday
the new business building at GIL
Of Huyler's. Messrs. Wardmun and
Bones took leafe on the property
for five years from the new owner
at an annual rental of $500.
$50,5O0 For Vacant Property.
The large vacant property at
Eighteenth street and Columbia road.
en- the southwest corner. was pur-
chased this week by George 7. Small
wood and John A. J. Cassidy for
$60.6o0, accordins to the stamps on
the deed. Charles W; RICHARDSON was
ers will expend about 100000 in
improving the property. II is said;
The plans. for which Mr.. Smallwood
secured permit over the strenuous
ers in the vicinity call for the erec-
tion of a threc-story auditorium.
store. and office building. The en-
trance to the auditorium will be on
be provided on the corner and along
tho frontage on Columbia road.
Premises 1922 Fcnnsylva<N. avenue
northwest was purchased by J. Louis
krick from Oscar p. schmidt and
others; Tie price was said to be
for s13. 900 four housee on Seventh
rect northeast. between '. a~I i
streets. 10 Robert Wolfe. Fo' .'on
:dsretion OF SIS GO MAJ aarel :. rul.
l., rton bought tousa. IN EGioI4nrs
r. Mssruder paid $4,000 for T'' a
building Just north of Mt. Vernon
Place Church on Ninth street north
"nst. between and 7. streets.
BENJAMIN II. Gruvcr will improve sew
aral lots bought during the wcck on
Third Taylor and I'pshur streets in
Petworth. Mr. Gruvcr invested $1,000
In the purchase OF tho ground. which
he acquired from C. II. Byrn
Advance In Loan Market.
The loan market displayed an advance
of $4,000 over the record for the pre-
ceding week. The exact figures in the
loans OF the past six days were 1913. 3iG-
81. This sum was borrowed on the Sc
curity of l79 lots at an average interest
rat" of 81 per cent.
Straight loans were well in advance
Of the market. showing a total of SOS
III The building associations advanced
TO members $4,000. The sum of all the
notes given for deferred purchase money
was s57.G724
County property continued in favor as
g basis for loan security being plcdrod
FOR a total of S2l9, 1861. Land in the
northwest was encountered to the extent
Of Sl3l .395. The record of loans in the
other city sections was: Northeast,
sE.I,5: southeast. $3.50, and southwest,
5000.