, 1869-01-10
Real kA4k1a

il Ct tnp1Itac: with prices Of corresponding PROF..
:.t3 IN Chteago.
TIE Assessment and collection OF the city taxes
II ST. Lou's is in tie control Of the County Court,
md tho As5or thinks tbs: considering tho 1s.se
:ebt oil the city. amounting to $132a150o ths AZ
,ctsu,ens OF property u 100 low. an:. the pur-
pore OF arriving at correct nguset, has made
careful estimate OF The c.sh value OF gro1nd !
w7thozi tie baildinks In various pafts OF the
ci|y, suopg which ars the folio sing:
l. On North FoaEth atsrek heiwe<u Washtuz'on |
avelue aEd 81 Charles sttces. $50 lco Ct busiases
psouertY. cash rasuc sz93 o. CT <l.s00 pcr foot.
z. On Walnut street, corner " Third street, 50 !
net itont, cAeh saloa $5o+b3, 9. &tel3 oss foot
3. On Lucas place. several lots In different To- |
cAl,ties between Thirteenth and soyenteenth |
streets, ali estimated 1t $500 per foot.
4. ua lafayette syerne, fronting Lafayette
Park, E200 Der front fook~
8. On Park Aserue, ffcnttug LatsJrt.s ruk,
t17a per front foot.
Hers ate yaluatoEs-o1 tho grourd without ths
bulIttngtln 1te ol6trsnt locA:iuns ie that eity.
tho dstt tro being burinesa property and the last
threo frst-ciass rrs,dcueo property. 1hoso who
ats perfectly fAmtisr With localities In shat city,
u we'll - in Chicago. will recognise Tue follow.
Ing locations In uhicaRo a falrly cosrsspoudlng
In huslness GdYantsGrs generally. In the clasa Of
business, tho Character at tho atysel sho csA4 of
surrounding Improvements. snd tho relative
p1o1imNy to ths hubfncss crnttc, to thoae mrn
tloLed ntorc:
1. Lake struet, totwern Clark ART. Las.llc,
whers ground would po.i fos $4,000 pat fou,.
Z. Tho tesuers Ut sl:hsr Lake Asd FfaukI!n
or Of Ia a'hlo asd hocroe, tho tre. Of which u
ssned at shout =, COO par foot Ard tho second II
400.
Luets ttsce. from ltilseenlA sltrot 10 Bersn-
tenth s.Eset, In u. Louis. msniored tn tho third
teu, jail aeont costsrtonds, IN point Of distance
Glua Lut!uosr. In tho clasa Of residences with
Witch Il IL occupied. and tho Reusral asts-
toeratle prssll4s Of tho locality. to eisaos M!ctt
asc, Wabash Of r1alle sssuuss. between Fight.
eetth ata Twenty-secoad aiseots. In thts city.
whoto thu Average ir'ea Ut Rf1uad 10 not orcr
&475 ptr foot.
The fourth md a1h Instances. fronting On Ia
tA1eua Pek, in hs H. uts ate. b. ths eauto Of tho
stEeot esss. something over two miles from tho
l'ost Gfees md in rho Amnnnt and character OF
the hutt lrR acd tho character Of Tho sltner8 aud
nstshpoinood, e1r5e.pond very wrii 10 ii. lots
on tho pIi,a,s p,sks in Douglas Grove near tho
universally, dr to lots Tn Michigan and Wabash
Astnaes II the beat pasts ofshs Wentworth prop
sfiy, in this tltJ and in eikhee Of which lots are
solo At about &foo per frcrt foot.
From tbs se and from several ether Instarces IN
Mayor Thomas yAiuAdoas-we eoptlude that ir
Tho boat teeafues aasinssa rfapest1 1. hishsr In
Chicago than In 1t. Louis. bni that the average
tr!ec It desisasle resideeee Property In eor.c-
tponttnp iocstiorA il considerably lower IN Chi.
cago Than II st. Loras.
The:e hare been indications Of greater activity
| Ii se4l estate Geslne tho past wceH. Thee a1e
more tnqnlrelr IN tee feal estA.e ot1ees, and :p
I Increased hn1ets in t1leee. CAplsalfs.A who
| ecvcrnl weeks $50 felt ttpid about makinr long
togesme nts oI this kird en- aecouut Of the unde-
/ deed pltEIan Of toozftss on the question Of 4
! return 10 speela Payments, Aao tho consequent
forced resnrn Of rsiecs to = tpeeic basts,
teem 10 Se4i more confident thlt no abrupt chanse
| ~il be nade In the present currency. Ttste Ii
| ccnSe quently n orc inquiry for Investments Ia
nfht.e9Ats property, both for kusiness and resi-
| dence and We hear at several lat9e trahstctlons
ro~ tcdrg negotiated which, If completed with
IN tie next week, a. Is AT ,gethsr prohaele. viii
amount III the scgr. Eateto nearly hail million
The iDmen1e araoun1 OF capital which will be
| released By the interest and Dividend dIabnrsc
! mstss Of tf1r eu1rers 1nurtt IN all The Kas;er.
c.rea-amounttnR IN Now York city Alone Il
peeted to have some eject on tho movement M
pttces Ct real essste for this II c1&ss Of eap,ts
that does not 60 Into acuFe trad ., INTO narchan
dise CT procutc, Int tsekA nnfo Permanent se
/ Investment In SoverEm4 Mt bonds, real cstste
eee, aud, altogether. the prc.eas psospeet u tbs
ar improvement. both In the amount Of prppert
scld. as well as in prices, Will BE- percepuh1e DC
IL EuN " 14G 4VAt4<
In house rents there 10. Of eourse. Hear@elY ans
hing beng done, u nobody cares to coyc 4
! th4s aea.en e1ttc Jeas. 6uth newcomers sa com
to tic city ind thEtr drst range IN ooafdln
kousea ard hotels NJ IL the n1cre farorablc Weatt
I c1 o{ sp.tug th.1 tndoce them 70 'ses rp houss
kteplrG."
orc hu1c cred and torts-eight wlrrantee deed
| ter city and tpbnrhaa praref41-iJ!EZ within
] rsdI1s CT eeren miles from tho Court aouse-t
to .he agrrsa.c vsluc of <&al.1s4. were nled Il
recura dur,tE the week en:irg Jatrary oh. {
mi. ancunt. $3a1 sse was sttuated trs!de The CO
| pofa,e !,ntts Ct the city, AID -, ,765 outside
iser, bet within the limits d1ss mentionea.
The d.eas flcd to~dxy, Saturday, JaIusr1 et
He:c = below:
,ss-ptsac!sa esIcaSo Paer1 aelsE:5s c.,,,ur
hn<stes: ett'e ~ COT Of fNea.J -s1sh
a.tss i. 4. iS1SJos.an ncfs ia johann iasa: 49,
II; Nofso ~" Il = Of tharca It. I. IL !,
: Csnsieors ~. II cor eor II Rasls XIV e
5:.:;;. f,1t;xosd 10 w@. Il: oS.
aea; hp1in Clark u. . ct Chicago sF.e rs
e. : a. Is. e:Ffs:B Fs: IL H;as:E: '
! ee4. n i. 1sa.uFaiy 4 Xeaies . ua:;ie. i.
! Eh, eler; Mehlss ss ar. :s'Afs Of DoaxiA
DE-. sSnesa ' isas:S to lSfi;tepisI r
> M.s.i Arsher ro.d. SIN n ~ OF Arnold ST.
pee a1h.a1J i s.i1= 70 ssa;a:i i. ws,sisy;
Ws.t n.aison It, az n = Of ftenbea Il, :,
;5SssSs;s !. & I'll S; {: fi II
ai;i5fs !; + ;;;S.sl 3;Ss.E Ssli!ss; 4s
i Afs Hs;'i;5s ri; i 4,ss ssls;x r. 4
s<p; iso; S G R15 i 70 7 ~. 4! ss!5s: AaFS.a
81 f::: i =: : y is s!ssss@ @ ss;