New-York tribune., 1868-03-07
REAL ESTATE.

NEwYoRK, Friday. March 6, 1868.
The company at the Exchange SalesroOm to-
DAY was Of tho usual character and quite numerous but
the sales Of real estate not in proportion to the
numbers in attendance result attained however ho
so much by the apathy OF buyers. the obstWacy o'
owners the inCompeteucy Of sellers as Dy 'no
fact that but a little property was onelVu'
The aucuOneers, whose faces familiar 10 re''i estate
Dealers had commenced their sales this morning. anu
succeeded In attracting the attention OF 'osc uo'uH
TO purchase the property each had TO DISPOSE O When
an individual came into the Exchange mounted
vacant platform and by wefdrected move
meut Of the arm succeeded in throwing among the
attentive trong opposite bundle of maps with printed
n rtions OF property he had 10 SELL and at once begun
IN sound its praises not ia crescendO movement or
sn the falsettO voice, but in tones that dumb
founded even the auctoneers and domorahzed
buyers The auctOneer rallied and unitedly attempted
20 resist the torrent OF sound, but TO no
purpose The visitors stood astounded and motOness
wondering what il could all mean Sellers became m
dgnant as they contemplated the condition OF their
property which itIwas doomed should remain at least
three days longer upon their hands He Onered
70 sell his lots but gave the few who had
brought themselves up to comprehension OF his
sounds 10 understand that he was not anxious to
sell: that he would not start his property at
les bid than "ten thousand and five hundred for each
LOT OK yards The houses and lots however only went
MP 20 down at $los5o and two at Slo5OO out OF
line of ten; cannot affirm that they were pur-
chased This property has an the modern Improvements
the te is and may be had Immediately
Another salesman disposed 81 foursory brick building
known No So Pnet north side, and l47 feet east OF
wnliam-st with the lot, which is 2AGx253x9S6X929 to
Cornelius BOgert for $4,000 twothirds of which Is To
remain mortgage Possession OF the premises Is TO be
given on the ls May The person also sold the
house aud lot on the south side Of East sxteenthst,
about ICO IT from FOurthaYc and known as No los The
houS three-stOry brick hChstoop. in good order and
jxis in size: the lot is 3}xl033 feet Possession on
Nay NJ Young purchased the property 10r $4O4W-
twohrds Ofhe purchase money TO remain ON bond ana
mortgage Two lots the northeast corner OF the
Grand Bouleyard and sxtvAfthst each 2jlixlOO feet
were sold TO r. Thorpe SG5O each. Nine lots on the
north side of East Eightyseventhyst, commencing 100
fcet from Avonue B. and extending to the East EVer
were sold to W Moore for sl7Oog-one-haf OF the pui-
chase money to remain mortgage for three years
Each lot is 25xlOOs feet excepting the one fronting on
Tie river which is l5x2OxOos feet Lot the north side
OF Folydfth-st feet west OF Fthave was sold Tor
oo Lot 25x1O3 feet with building, on the south side oil
Foucruth-st III feet east OF Avenue A, was sold for
Nl.S.0
Tho legitimate public sales to-day IS lots for sl22
B5l.
The c ty SalesrOOms the Phenix Building, on Court
nj were closed to-day aud will probably continue closed
uui Tuesday. the 10th inst. at which time real estate
healrs are to be again agtated important sales by
tile MeHefs JOhhsOh duu holi is dioV " 'nO 0'iO
o.. other auctioneers who hold court there occasionally
Ehe private operations were reported as thing Ihe
house and lot the south side OF sackett-
ST. between Columbia and Van Brunt-sts., which
W, announced 10 be sold 10 satisfy
mortgage that has been forecOsed. still awaits buyer
the sale is postponed until the 18th inst The Messrs
Cole q Murphy had a sherfs sale to-day of two 2stOry
buildings on Tweneth-st, commencing at point sixty
feet the northwest corner OF Tenthaye One was
sold SiOO and the other for 1880, both subject TO
mortgage. but what amount could not be learned
sale, in Brooklyn to-day twO-amount to $27S0