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Show ' r-rr TV f"i r-v r-, r r r t- v ' 0 worst days. If people want to buy or sell property they do not care about the weather. ' ' "In some ways the San Francisco disaster dis-aster has had a depressing effect .on the market: . Much of the money from Los .Angeles that .wpuld have come to Salt Lake City has been withheld on account ac-count of the need of It In California. There were a number of negotiations with Los Angeles people cut oft by the fire. - In another way it has had a beneficial bene-ficial effect. Coast People Here. "Everywhere In the 'city a person runs across San Francisco people. They are persons who were once residents and have returned to take up their homes here again. Many of them owned homes here and have returned to take them back again. A large number num-ber of Callfornians hava ceme hare to make their homes. -To this peculiar condition is due the peculiar changes on the local market. It has made the market mar-ket stronger." , Bait Lake City is fast becoming a city cf homes, declared a local real estate dealer, this morning. In nearly every real estate office in the city the general run of "business for the week has been the sale of homes. These vary' from places worth $2000 to $4000, and occa- ; Flonally there is one sold In the neighborhood neigh-borhood of the $6000 and- $7000 markiV ' The market during the week was steady and a little faster than last week, y It is recorded that about four-, teen small property sales were made during, the week by local dealers. This does not include the large number of sales that were made by private parties, - and sales made by persons out of .the : city. . Sales on Tapis. j In nearly every real estate office there I are severaMarge piecesVf property that will change hands within a short time. I Negotiations are now on for several J large Main street properties. The pur-j pur-j chasers in most cases, it is said, are , looking for a safe Investment and Intend In-tend to build substantial buildlngss. In most of the. cases the purchase will be speculative.' The demand for homes In Salt Lake City is becoming greater every day, it is said. At the present time nearly every house in the city is filled. A person per-son looking for a house for rent has a long Journey before him. The scarcity scarci-ty of vacant houses leaves a person with but little choice. . IJore Houses Needed. , "I believe that 200 more houses could be easily used." declared a local real estate igent this morning. "The market mar-ket seems to be mostly for houses. There are very few business properties sold. Of course, there Is always a demand de-mand for property and a great many times this is due to the old saying that .you are never able to please everybody. Some people are always looking for something different. When there are only a" few vacant housep this demand is more marked. Market Is Steady. "Never In the hy?tory of Salt Lake City has the real estate market been steadier than this spring. Although the beginning of the week was bad there were several sales made oh the |