The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-31

s. king ship sud tells tho rebels ~ 'H"lM or
crown"
4 Little sunshine tor House Iiunters
AruSr ray Of hope ley.us % dawn upon to
house hunters There is prospect. slsht iudi.
cation, ,ha, rentals sro coming wn, AID that
houses rn,y yet BE- obtained te'9re The drst q Nay
a, raos somewhere Ia the ueishhoraDoi Of reason.
II Is unqucsionable that more houses are now 10
the market ior rtnt y an there wo-c two, three "
four weeks AGO and TIC prices demanded for them
are generally somcwhat lower. This 10 sign that
she Gilman # li.h prices has teen reached and
passc, AMI tia, y g r,ssiio is about tOcofnmeAoe.
~ carly a. u, lrit Of February renters were in
panic ryoul houses. The lauLl'rla, by an hppa
rent combination. rad caused TIC Impression 10 80
at that ttcfc would be- au uncommon nar-ty q
AaIscq for lhc O. ming year; IN short, that there
would 10, o.. taI cu u-u hah.tauou7 g. supply
,te der srl. sd Tia, prices therefore, would tc
suoru.is with This belle, the houo hunting
Season % cnol .luch earlier than common. A very
large eass VI renters seemed T. boo struck With the
bright ii that they would ioros, .ycry body cllc
l,y securing their hou,e IN advance ~ TIE ususl
uut, and g nscqueutly genera, raid was made
upon the landlords. The latter, believing that
Will tbs state # excitement and anxiety they hnd
tho game in Their own hands put such LiSb prices
upon their property that the igckless applicants
stool sylat. What was b. he donoy such prices
scre more than thy could afford " pay, aud Sc,
they icI confident Tia, every succeeding DAY
v.oIl a, rayAlo the evil that rents woull 30 -..l
...Ler, aud he number Of applicants Increase. l.
| d o dilemma, very large number ~ lou'c-huri-
RS determined a. the mex. hes; alternative, t.
hurry h. the suburban towns secure their dwell
n.s. and mako lower rents compcnsatc Tor the D-
convenience. They did So and thousands = iainI'
| cs who are today living In Now York, haye rcAt-
| OIL houses IN ih'so rural villages, aud VIII remove
uithcr On tho FIRST ~ May. This ezIl.4as what
.Uaac.huntcrs u the last two thr.o woDks have
| been uusb.o 10 srcount for that houses m tie
| towns adjacent T. New York arc more sCsrve and
nor, tlcu g. obtain than those Ia the city itself
| II 10 thus iact-thc Withdrawal oi a lari
class Of renters from the clty-lLa, Is now hedr'
ming 10 he iou ~ landlords They have hco1
| hol..ng tack their houses IN No ic.ci That, ~
N - day approaches tie demand would great >
uctcasc, ant that r,n.crs would iuslly be o.hgcc
| to pay any price demanded, no matter how ex
| ,ortouuJc. hut with the number # applicants
| icauy dminishod, ~ we have shoRn aud Will
the pressure for houses decreasing usieal of IN
crcssug, a. tho landlords fondly hoped, they uoN
| cgn 10 see that tle alternative is presented o
i.nuishius their outrageous prc's or l"av ~
| their houses tonantcs5 The oaly rluen,c TIA
nov prevents material reduction IN rontAls % t.
| es,crlc,s manifested ~ tie rcmaiu.uA house
hunters, who do MT see the subject M ITS tru
light. House rents Ike cycrytuiIs else IN a.
busiucss world, are governed hy tie laws Of aui
ply aud demand The exodus ot tae large elias
alluded 20, who have gone o. aiJo,eai VILLAGES
leaves abundant room Tor al that now r'lu.r
houses, and prices Will depend rr'on lie pulse q
those who have not made their Arrangements +
Ihc ensuing year. while Icrc "a fever "a ans
.cty uln.s c7tod, Ian lords will take ADVANTAGE 9
IL; tut Oh tlo oScl'omout dies away, the ttAudar
| 81 Irleo5 must iaI with il.