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The sun., 1919-05-01
RESULTS At AUCTION.
lat II vEsEY STREET.


9Th Az. Is4-s: es, 4o.4 2sth st. Sssx
Ny HHspital ct al s.t C l. Mouauin ct
sa,sGs 50; to the plaintiff FOR $4,000.
sTH Az. .it5. W ;, 2:91o n 130th st.
?sexl2o5, story tenement and stores
atty Co E, al: due. s.,.a5.1s. taSes &c
ssi6to; 20 Philip Highlander for si9,Soo
STU AV; s,,T; :. $3.50, s5s.7 lsoth st. 2stS
Franklin Savings Rank agt Dora Kla-
her ct al; duo, {2l,:sss4; taxes. &c,
;Si7 20; 70 the plai5ntir 70, 1890,
i:O story tenement and Stores
Franflin savings Bank ast Iouis Franz
$50 $50 &C. {, %" t Snf p,a, for ,s s%St' &C.
SAD Ct 1ss W. $ lOs Amsterdam av
fS yneS ~ Il 6 sSTy ";M d
sina VOiiiart Tor isj.i.5, '"'' N0'
is?D ST, 20 f, IS, 100 W Park .ev, COX
lI,oes 81; to1os &c. ,:3o.s5; to tn.
plaintiff for 10000,
by Henry Brady
HUDsoN ST, GIL. n W cor. 18th st, sI7.
storss-N savings Bank agt A
LGrrle, eNr. ct al; due, ti1,37542: taxes
&c, 1915 to the plaintin for $4,000.
BY Arthur c. sheridan
coLuMpIAS ST, So, 8. 100 RIyinston
Il Roberts agt Aaron Gruher ct al;
due. ssO.esO; to the plaintiff for slB.JOo.
lat 320s THIRD AVENUE.l
By Arthur c. Sheridan
is5TH ST. SN-Si3 f, g. front bet Wal
nut nut e1d Locust avs s5OHloi4., two 2
story brick stores; also lSith ST. Ssi
800: walnut av, l35th Ut and Locust
av, 350N2o7ll. block. &c. seven 2 story
brick loft and store bldgs and six story
brick stores-E s Appleby agt T l.
Doughty e; al: due. 3lS3.s37-l0: taxes
&C; 'A'iS2.5S; to the plaintiff Tor 1850,
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SATISFIED MORTGAGES,
Manhattan.

'' Mary Alien to r conm 81 i rus, Co.
80 H%sy 'Sn'ee e, s9Ps H. I'i' s'ty
ilsT!I ST, al w-Chns f Haskell, ssf
Main st, Orange. y J, to Leo L4wes,
bourg steindiSr ii. 2oo 5th ' ay = 81 90
Philip Malone TO the East River Saw
Cath Malone, t74 'rra"klln ay nrook!
ssfH ST, iii w-Rornardd j Fo:s si 70 8
lsn Is ~ S1sS5, W sSSh st and syivestsr
Title q & T Co. l7s Rway...',.s 1850
iSTH ST ~ l:5 E Hway, loOxss.il.---
Mtg Co. 80 Liberty st. $40, O0S
20 ST. 2ls-2o--Ike and Annie Islel to Au.
gusta Schneider. 2s4 L fist st. June Is.
Az <, iGii-Rose Andersen. extx est ;,'If, Len"
G,SssnSueT's iS2& pI pslg az TO " Yet.
%, 1914; atty. Henry seldner, isS Broad
7sTTH ST. ?i7 E-Aaitoon1 and Jet N,u6er,
June IS, 1907: atty Paul Hellinger, $40
7sTH $r same 'prioaptriiyiiGrry He ,nr sS
to chas q Koso. trns VII Mary A Cooper COOPER
Sept 10, 1905; attvs. Thompson. Ross X
9TH Az, n e cor 55th st, ,ooxlOO 5 Coium.
West b5th 81 Corpn TO Brni Lummis
Jan 90, 1871; atty. Title Guar q T Go,
,srH sr ao6 E-Ro,thsiamip Rits cO oGTo
atty. n = Title & MTG Co, is5 Broad
HAMiLToN PL. cor isSth st. runs ti;SV e
Si,3x 0silx 81 10 TO g $ pacs K y
1857 20 heg-s Morrill, Bsrmer and wife
1911; attys, Foster Thomson. ili
lWuf .. ~
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ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGES.
Manhattan.

9TH ST. +zo E, mtg 5000; l<3d ct. . .,
t7s.s Bway. mtg &s.o0o--Jennie Bid
du.ph and ano extrx. &c, to Jennie q
Diddu.ph. Montclalr. y J; atty. Perry J
Fuller. l45 Nassau st. 2 assns. each. 81
18th ST. 20-22 W.-Tit!s Guar d Trust Co
to Harlem Saw Bank. l24 E l26th st:
address: iIe Bwsy. assns. -. $4,000
to Amelia KATE. A Katz TO L Edelmuth.
and l. Edelmuth to A Ede.muth. 81 Il
seth st, "a part: attys. Lachman 4 G,
18TH ST. 2ls-2:O E. mtg ,2s.oOo--Msx
kobie to Alex Rosenthal and A Rosen-
thai to Jos Vidootzky. IS Canal st: atty.
saml zipris, 1871 e Bway. assns. 800
18th ST. las W; 75,h st, sai W, Mannato
tan av. 4O6--Tltis Guar & Trust Co to
Investors Corpn. l7e Bway. .
18TH ST $3.50 Wenr sG0 Gn Hoa rrSse
co Of Y. trustee. to Lawyers Mort Co.
I7gTH ST. sos W. mtg s2,ooo-Hy q
Schwab. exr. to Lawyers Mort Co, SO
Liberty at: atty. q Co. 17s
is4TH ST, tts-5o W. mtg ;io.ooo-Jennis
seligman to Henrietta Ruppin. ss5 West
End av: attys' Feiner. F Mass. 100
sIsT ST. q cha; N Brook, to Arthur
Smith. i75 Il 64th 1t. or III Bway.sie. 900
list AV. W cor 63d st-Iawyers Title 4
Trust Co to the Republic of Panama:
atty. Lawyers, Title Trust Co 100
Sd Az. 1874, Sc cor si,h st. mtg now
& Mercantile ms Co. rs william st:
attys. Middiebrook a h. 4s Cedar st:
SD ct. 1874, mtg iico.iccc-w;mI' wsts,ein
to Clarence Buttonweiser. lss Cathedral
Parkway W; address Jos l. Buttonweisen.
goo 9Th Observation-Disclosures.
sTH Az VS. ~ so.h st. I. mtg SIS.
ooo-Pertha st'verstein to Harry A Sill
at
HAMILTON PLACE, cor lssth st. mtg
satisfied April 90. 1e1a--NIddletown n
Y. Saw Bank to Banner white
Pains. " Y; atty. Jos GreenSerg. go
81 ST. .ls.,o =, mtg .7.soo-commc psSg
Exchange Bank 20 Jacob Eis'er. 7sI f
l5sth st; atty. Sol H. Eis'er. esl
s;TH ST. n g. $50 Q I'd nv-Aiice I. RIPLEY
and ano. extrp. &C. Hrrry Ripley
to LAWYERS Mort Co. SO Liberty st:
atty, Loeb. 10 Cedar st. .....slo 900
5sTH ST, AH4-wm Jones ct al. ex-s 80,
81 Morgan Jones, to LAWYERS Mort GO,
90 liberty y, ................. $4,000
1i'TH ct, = W. mtg 3. Ooc-Isssc Gold.
man 10 I'dor rreedman. II s7th st:
atty, Jacob Klein. 100 Bway.
CLINTON Az No iass. jackson Az No go.
Tni1n av No l22s-so. Linton ~ No '?ro,
Hughes No fits An,honv nv No 2oSs
1883. y Mechanic 81. so7,sr2ls axirrsE
1'sth 81 No si7 e, also Lot go Map
sec WISE estate, also Part Lot Man
- ss'ng. Jr, eos f Lincoln sv. Mt Yer.
non. y Y; atty, John Buss,ng Jr. eos
f Lincoln nv. Mt Vernon. n Y. Gs
coTRTL iNpT Az. 7si.Hy Hsren e
Euscnia naer, ess Neirose av: atty,
schaefer 6 SON, 7Gc Courtlandt av. $4,000
'vr. 10 Title G & co. l7s Bway; atty.
Title G & T Co. 17s dway $4,000
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PLANS FILED FOR
TALL 9Th AVE. FLAT
"A story Structure to Rise on
Site of Dwelling at 18th
Street Corner.
70 COST ABOUT S25O,OOO
Turrirr Buys Loft Building on
West 9th St.-Fish Dealer
Becomes Investor. -

IN spite Of the Fifth Avenue Asso-
cations recently inaugurated campaign
10 prevent apartment houses from en-
croachlng further upon the upper Sec
ton Of Fifth avenue the SO cred pre-
rlncts Of Mllionaire's Row are becom-
ing more and more vulnerable to In
vasion from the skyscraper FIAT house.
This was evidenced yesterday by the
fling of plans for fourteen story
structure to he erected at the south
corner OF the avenue and Seventy
eighth street
A syndicate will erect this apartment
house from plans drawn up by George
and Edward Blum. architects on the
site now occupied by the former resi-
lence Of w. V. Lawrence, a Ave story
American basement dwelling fronting
.5S feet on Fifth avenue and 100 feet
on Seventy-eighth street The esti-
mated cost of the new building will be
about $4,000.
Mr. Lawrence, who owns the greater
rart of Lawrence Park In the Bronxville
section Of Westchester and the Grama-
AN Hotel, gave the residence last De-
cemher In part payment for the Leonori
Hotel, at the southeast corner OF MadI-
son avenue and Slxty-third street. which
no acquired from the Park Realty Com
pany tMaNlrTllllan MOrsenlnaub. Inc
combined value OF the properties in
volved in the exchange transaction was
piaced at 81 500. 600.
This is the third big apartment house
venture on the upper section of the
Avenue Of the Allies" to be definitely
launched within the past four months.
on January is II was announced that an
eleven story structure was to be erect
Cd on the property owned by the estate
Of the late Grant B. Schley at the south
corner Of Sixty-flfth street. next to the
Astor family mansion. That was fol-
lowed within less than a month by the
projection of another apartment, $50
Feet high, for the property at the north
corner Of Seventy-second street, which
was sold by the heirs of the late James
Stillman to a syndicate. Formal plans
tor the improvement of the site next
10 the Astor mansion were also filed
With the Manhattan Bureau of Build
ings by J. f. R Carpenter. architect.
Yesterday He estimates the cost Of
building at 100000. The house will
accommodate seventeen families.
The sun., 1919-05-01
BROWN REsELLs FULLERTON.

J. II. Michaels wholesale fish dealer.
made his tirst purchase as an investor
Yesterday when he acquired from Fred
rick Brown the high grade elevator
.partment known as the Fullerton, at
rs 10 100 East Fifty-eishth street. on
plot 57xl00. Mr.. Brown bought the
?roperty one month ago from DR.. Far
4uahar Curtis and realized a substantial
roft in the resale.
The building was constructed by
Major S. Fullerton Weaver. 1t contains
nineteen suites, rents for approximately
$4,000 year and was held at $3.50. 1000.
Studin & Sonnenberg, and Julius Zie-
ser were the attorneys representing the
puyer and seller respectively.
Frederick Brown also sold three
Heights apartment properties. having
IN aggregate value OF $4,000, to
-l!ents Of j. S. Maxwell. The two six
story structures, each on plot 50x112.
1t 565 and 567 and 500 and ST. West
18TH street he sold to separate buy
ers The buildings adjoin the corner
II St Nicholas avenue, return s25,4sS
annually in rents. and were held at
$4,000. The other property sold is
he i've story twenty family house at
The sun., 1919-05-01
OTHER SALES IN MANHATTAN.

FLETCHER STREET--Horace S. Ely
4 Co. sold for Compagnie Morana the
five story building at is Fletcher
street. 1s.6xS4.9, to Arad F. Hess.
WEST SEVENTY-F1RST STREET
Horace S. Ely & Co. sold for the
Whitlock estate the property at 3l4
West seventy-first street. four story
dwelling. 17xlo0.5, to a client Of
Tucker, Speyers & Co.
WEST EIGHTY EIGHTH STREET
Ennis & Sinnott resold TO a physician
through J. Irving Walsh, $50 West
Eighty-eighth street, a three story
dwelling. 17.6x100.
FRANKFORT STREET-william H.
Whiting Il Co. sold for the City Real
Estate Company the four story build
ing at rs Frankfort street
WEST 18TH STREET-George w.
Sasse resold the three story dwelling,
16.sx100. at 223 West 18th street.
The seller acquired the property re-
Gently from Amedia Lambert, through
the same broker
EAST 126TH STREET-Barnett & Co
also sold to we'll known resident of
Harlem the three story residence,
20xloO. at IS East 126th street, owned
BY Lizzie Chevalier.
GROVE STREET-Samuel Cowen sold
10 Mr.. Birnbaum 25 Grove street, a
six story apartment.
AVENUE A-W, X. Gronholx bought
from E Sharum 26s Avenue A. a five
story tenement, 24xe5.6.
EAST l31ST STREET-Harry Sugar.
man sold for the Franklin Savings
Bank rs East 131st street. three
story dwelling. 1s.3x1oO. to the Hud-
will Realty Corporation. Hudson p.
Rose president.
EAST SIXTY-FOCRTH STREET-Dr.
pancy the three story dwelling. Pollok
100, at 172 East Sixty-tourth street
through Harris & Vaughan from the
estate OF Charles Palm
The sun., 1919-05-01
RESALE ON FRONT STREET.

The Charles F. Noyes Company has
resold for Henry L. Young the three
story building at 126 Front street, 1sx
81, to Edwin Groves, Benjamin Lahy
and John L. Sipp. comprising the La
grosip interests. Inc. The buyers re-
Gently purchased. through the Noyes
company, the modern seven story build
Ing adjoining at 124 Front street, and
sold 121 to 1873 Front street to the
Czarnlkow Rlonda Company. Their re-
cent Investments In real estate In this
neighborhood have exceeded 100000. ].
p. Slensby was Mr.. Young's attorney
in yesterdays transaction, and William
P. Niebrugge was the legal adviser for
the Lagrosip Interests.
The sun., 1919-05-01
Business Troubles


WILLIAM REIpERS---A voluntary prti.
ton OF William Rciiers ILthrit'cE Of
;G,sf1 and no assets The three largest
creditors are; F'ubanr,. q -rman Hrew-
ing Company. Staten Island. ". Y,
$500; Richard A schwartz, HohohrN
~ j., 800 and g. Kraus 4 Bro, 80 Ave.
nue. &, seas, Ralph Guttchen. l35 Broad
way. 10 the attorney
THE FASHION STORE-An involuntary
petition against the Fashion Store aiT6
Sd av. 10 by three Credit'r' claiming:
Daniel Getz. s?l:' Celia C0nowitz, use.
and Edward T. Butter, 3l4S Joseph
Krinsky. ago broadway, is the attornrv'
FIWEIL-MANFR a co An Involuntary
petition against Elwel!- Maye- & 90, 20
Wall street. 10 By one creditor, Goo-ss
Shamyer Co, Calming 81 900, Robert
j. Lewis. q Broadway. is the attorney.
DAVID II LEWIS-A NOluntAry petition ~
David II lewis, Is: For' Second street
shows liabilities OF t7Ii2t and assets OF
50. Tho three largest creditors are
Fred Iewie, Sherman Square Hotel, $50,
672; Honheimer Bros, Cincinnati, Ohio,
SS.2ss. and Philip Hamburger. Cincin.
The sun., 1919-05-01
REAL ESTATE JOTTINGs.

Payson Mel. Merrill Company were
appointed agents for the six story apart
mrnt building at 81 West Fifty-second
street.
Wood, Dolson Company were APP
pointed agents for the Alexander Hamil-
ton. the apartment at the northeast cor
ner OF l6Ist street and Broadway
Charles d. Van Valen. Inc. placed for
the estate Of Marcus DAILY a loan OF
5000. 900 on the five story store and
office building at 5S1 and $50 Fifth ave-
nue.. The property, fronting 80 feet on
the avenue by 125 feet in depth. was
bought by Mr.. DAILY for occupancy
shortly before his death and has been
altered for business purposes.
The sun., 1919-05-01
GARAGE FOR WEST 10TH ST.

Leonard, Well. operator and builder.
bought from a Mrs. Talbot 442 and 444
West Nineteenth street. old buildings.
on plot 60x92. o. v. & H. d. Dixie were
the brokers' Mr.. WE'LL owned 43s and
40, adjoining, and now controls a plot
l0Ox92. which he contemplates improv-
Ing in the near future with n two story
garage. Negotiations are pending for
selling the site or leasing the proposed
structure.
Another deal on the same block Is in
dicated through the formation at Albany
Yesterday OF the 42S West Nineteenth
street Corporation. with Thomas j,
Whalen, Helen d Coughlin and Violetta
Mcintyre "a directors, and having a
capital OF $4,000. The property at that
location consists Of four story garage
on plot 5ox92, title to whhh Is held
by ]. Fred Pierson.
The sun., 1919-05-01
DUTCH TREAT CLUB ELECTS.
Important Programme Being Mad.
Out for Year.

George Barry Malon was elected
president OF The Dutch Treat Club at
the annual meeting yesterday, TO sue
ceel w A. Rogers. The other new Of.
ncers are: Vice president william
Morrow secretary, Charles Scrlbncr.
Jr. treasurer, William II Walker The
board of governors includes Howard
Chandler Christy, Rupert Hughes, 10.
sepa Cummings Chase, Charles Dana
Gibson. James Montgomery Flagg, VIII
Irwin and Rea irwin.
The Dutch Treat Club IL unique
among the luncheon clubs OF New York.
and has a membership of nifty writer's
and nifty artists. 1t did considerable
war work. and an important programme
Is being made out for the coming year.
The sun., 1919-05-01
MAI. NAGLE BUYS BACK HOME

Major Percy Magic. former Street
Cleaning Commissioner, has bought back
the old Nagle family residence at East
129th street from William J. Morgan.
The Maggie family owned the property up
70 three years ago, when II was sold at
auction to the Broadway Savings Insti-
tuition. which in turn sold II to Mr.. Nor
gan about three weeks ago. The prop
erty Is a three story frame residence
one OF the largest in the section-and
occupies a plot 50y60. adjoining the
northeast corner OF Fifth avenue. Bar
nett & Co negotiated the resale
The sun., 1919-05-01
LIVE TOPICS OF THE J
COMMERCIAL WORLD
Dunlap Hat Company t.
Is Reported Sold

THE business of Dunlap & Co.,
manufacturers of hats, has
been acquired by Allan A.
Ryan OF Allan A. Ryan 4 Co, bank
ers and brokers, according to
statement made for Mr.. Ryan yes
terday. The announcement came rs
elimination to rumors concerning
the disposition OF the business, one
OF which was to the effect that Truly
Warner and several other hat men
were negotiating to purchase II. and
would open n chain Of their own
stores. 1t was stated on behalf OF
Mr.. Ryan that as yet nothing could
be said az to his plans.
On tho other hand. inquiry ut the
Office OF Dunlap a Co. elected the
Information that no deal has been
contaminated, but 1t was thought
matters would come to q head about
May 3. This statement was made
on the authority OF Arthur II. Lam
son. treasurer.
The sun., 1919-05-01
FURRIER BUYS BUILDING.

Albert B. Gross. a manufacturing fur
rler at lis West Twenty-seventh street,
fought from I. Randolph Jacobs the
welve story loft building. Ssx100, at
IS TO l62 West Twenty-seventh street,
which was held by the seller at 100000.
The building Is fully rented and yields
N income from this source Of $4,000
year. Spear & Co. were the brokers,
Mr. Gross also OWLS the building In
which he is located. ,.
The sun., 1919-05-01
Imports of siik in March Fell.

Imports OF manufactured silk dur
ing March showed a slight decline IN
value as compared with March of last
year. according to the Bureau OF For
eign and Domestic Commerce During
March the value was s10,ei5,Sl5 as
compared with sl1,264.esl during
March last year.
Fabrics woven In the piece imported
during March had n value OF :7G43l0.
as compared with 39S? s3l during March
last year,
The sun., 1919-05-01
OTHER SALES IN THE BRONX.

TIEBOUT AVENUE-The Isaac Lowen-
field Realty Company sold to a client
Of Elfers & Abberly the vacant plot.
7oxloo. at the northeast corner OF
Tiebout avenue and Ford street, which
the buyers may improve with a garage.
EAST l61ST STREET-Lee Leyinson
sold the three story house. at no East
16lst street to Zelda Maxim through
Julius Trattner
WEST 163D STREET-David werden-
schlag sold the Ave story fiat. 25xloo,
at 900 West 1880 street, TO an investor,
The sun., 1919-05-01
WEST 14TH ST. PLOT SOLD.

Cammann, Voorhees, & Floyd, asso-
ciated with the Duross Company. have
sold for the owners to the 395 Canal
Street Corporation the property $50 to
356 West Fourteenth street, at tho
southeast corner OF Hudson street. The
plot, 92x103, Is now covered in part by
old four story buildings. some of which
are leased to the Chatham and Phenlx
National Bank as a branch office The
property will probably be improved with
n modern structure.
The sun., 1919-05-01
APARTMENTS FOR WEST BRONX

A hve story apartment house. contain
ing suites OF six and seven rooms and
two baths. Is shortly to be erected at the
northwest corner OF Grand Boulevard
and Concourse and 17sth street, on a
plot l04x1O0, by the NJ. & L. Construc-
ton Company. which purchased the
property yesterday through Albert d.
Phelps and Charles Brady from Eliza
beth A. Steinmuller. The arrangement
of suites in the projected building is an
unusual one in the West Bronx.
The sun., 1919-05-01
BROWNING BUYS AGAIN.

Edward w. Browning has bought from
Daniel F. Farrell and Richard s. Elliott
the Bostonian apartments. at EOS and EOS
West 1881 street, two Ave story build
lngs on C plot 75xsss. arranged for
twenty families, in suites of seven and
eight rooms. The Lloyd Winthrop Com
pany was the broker.
The sun., 1919-05-01
NASSAU ST. BUILDING LEASED.

Spear & Co. have leased the six story
and basement building at ll3 Nassau
street for the John r. Thompson Res
taurant Company to Klein's Rapid shoe
Repair Company. This firm will occupy
the store and basement for its business
and sublet the remainder. The lease la
for a term OF fifteen years and the rental
approximately 100000.
The sun., 1919-05-01
Defer Making Fall Lines.

Reports In the cloak and suit trade
In this city indicate that the majority
OF manufacturers have deferred opera
tons in connection with the preparation
of fall lines on account OF the uncer-
tainty which exists IN the industry be-
cause OF the labor situation and the pos
s!bllty OF a strike
Many factors In the trade are said
TO be at complete standstfl They
have not started to cut up materials
for their early fall lines. 1t is believed
by dealers that conditions will result
In either the curtaiment OF the style
output for fall or n rush of new things
designed during recess in the industry.
The sun., 1919-05-01
May Settle Fur Strike.

There is a possibility that the strike
OF the fieshers, floor workers. fur pluck
ers and hatters' fur locals OF the Inter
national Fur Workers Union. who were
employed in the Brooklyn shops OF MEM
bers OF the Assoc ated Employers OF Fur
Workers. Inc, may be settled within a
few days as the result OF n proposed
agreement being drawn up by the EN-
plovers. The agreement will be sub
mitted to the union this week
The sun., 1919-05-01
LATE DIR. CRAGIN's HOME SOLD.

Pease & Gilman have sold for Mrs.
Edward b. Cragln the four story dwell
Ing at 10 West Fiftieth street on Column
bia College leasehold The house, which
occupies a plot 2lx10o.5. will be altered
By the new owner into small suites. The
seller of the property Is the widow of
the late DR.. Edward b. Cragin, the
famous gynecolosist formerly attached
to the Sloan Hospital. in whose memory
Mrs Payne Whitney and Mrs. Willard
d. Straight are to erect a memorial.
The sun., 1919-05-01
RESIDENTIAL LEASES.

Pease q Gilman subIeased the Ave
etorv dwelling at 20 East sixty-seventh
street for Richard lowering. and ex-
tended the lease from r. Fulton Cut
ting. the owner, to George V. Coe
also rented the four story dwell
Ing at 20 East Eighteenth street 10
George A Garden. and the four story
dwelling at 500 Lexington avenue to
Theodore G. yisschsr.
The sun., 1919-05-01
BUYS ST. NICHOLAS Av. BLOCK.

Gustavus. L. Lawrence bought from
Samuel Eiseman the block front west
side of st. Nicholas avenue from 1880 to
174th street, two four story apartments.
1oox1o0 each, containing fourteen stores
and seventy apartments. The property
rents for s55. 5000 and was held at $780,
900 NJ. l. Strunsky was the broker.
The sun., 1919-05-01
Record Price for silver Fox.


ST. Louis. April 3o.--Buyers from New
York secured the bulk Of the Offering OF
400 silver fox skins at the fur auction
to-day OF Funston Bros. Co. Gen
orally prices for the cheaper grades Of
skins ms well as for the more choice lott
showed an advance over those realized
at the January auction.
A pair OF clear black skins, with Just
n sprinkling OF silver on the launches,
went TO c, G. Gunther's Sons for SLIGO
said to be a record price.
The sun., 1919-05-01
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
INCREASINGLY GOOD
Credit Clearing House Predicts
1919 Will Break 1888
Fine Record.

Business conditions in the United
states as whole are excellent and in
dications point toward greater mer-
chandising activities than during tho
year 1913. which recorded the largest
ever known. according to the report for
April compiled by the research depart-
ment OF the Credit Clearing House
rms comparison ID based upon more
than 100000 actual transactions aggre-
eating about $4,000 900 in volume.
Every section shows some improve.
ment In merchandising activitie, during
the past month. says the report. and
while the increase was not I'D to expec-
tations at some points 1t was neverthe-
less felt to be remarkable. Purchases
snow an increase Of . per cent over
March or this year. but per cent. less
.hah april 1918, and 1 per cent greater
than April, 1917, and April, 1915.
indebtedness Is cited as showing an
Increase Of per cent over March OF
this year. but decrease of 1 per cent.
from April, 1918: per cent. from April.
1917 and per cent, from April, 1915.
Payments are recorded as showing an
increase OF per cent in activity over
march or this year; per cent. over
April, 1918: per cent. over April, 1917.
and 4 per cent. over April. 1915.
High Grade Leather Scarce.
BOSTON, April so.-The SUPPLY OF the
better grades Of upper leather Is not
equal to the demand the Shoe and
Leather Reporter states this week. The
market Is becoming more excited and
feverish and II lie feared that the alb
normal experiences OF 1915 will be re-
peated. There Is an increasing volume
Of business on all the better grades of
sole leather. Oral is we'll sold I'D. par
tcularly on union heads
Conditions in the Wholesale shoe mar
ket continue to improve and manufac-
turcrs are more optimistic in discussing
fall business. Statesmen on the road are
doing fairly good business and report
that merchants are not well stocked with
desirable merchandise.
The potential demand for leather and
shoes lie almost staggering, II is said
From many sources information comes
from Europe that people who have
money to buy shoes are unable to get
them. The question of price Is incon-
siderable. Only Government regulations
and the scarcity Of ships stand in the
way OF great export movement.
Leather and shoes at the highest prices
quoted to-day are below replacement
values.
The sun., 1919-05-01
Top Price for Raw Wool.
Special Desp1frh In Tuy Sry

Special Despdfch TO The SuS.
BosToN. April 30.-All of the 21s lots
OF raw wool. consisting of 100000
pounds of greasy Australian wool and
81 900 pounds Of carbonized and neutral
tied Australian wool. offered BY the
United States Nay Department. were
disposed OF within an hour to-day. The
various offerings brought top prices