The New York herald., 1869-06-22

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The sale Of the Hamilton Park property will be the
feature of the market to-day The superior charac-
ter Of the property offered alike in respect to health
full situation, vicinity to the city, both in point or
time and means of travel, improved condition, pic-
turesque views and general surroundings, premises
a large attendance and eager bidders. lunch Will
be served by Delmonic0 and every provision made
for the accommodation Of ladies who wish to attend
either on their own account or with gentlemen
friends. -
In connection with the review Of the market in
this city the following from the Chicago Post Of
Saturday will be interesting, showing the condition
Of the market In that city,
A moderate activity in real estate transactions
stil continues though this business s perhaps, the
most nourishing OF any In the city. "Bargains" are
Wsnr WS Wen nned pocEetbooks There are
great many Others who are waiting for this specu.
lative bulge" to 1atten down TO dead level but
they will probably be favored with good Old age IT
they should be spared to tnis most undesirable
event.
Of last year win be duplicated In this 10 show
what an advance has taken place, one instance may
s soas s Of s SpS
the attention Of Boston lawyer ey sne admnstIa ns
tor Of the estate to which the tract oelongea Sena
treated he took the land on the adminisrator's ms ORE
hands at $4,000. He sold 1t to for s28 500: sold
70 live M M to his agreements, and Consequently the
contracts that and made were null and void. Q
we we are informed that has brought suit against 9
for the same purpose AZ any rate the properly mas
ono oaco ~ With another to sell MN the
whole tract for S72,000-a considerable rise from
The suits referred to Will come before the courts
next fall. a et rstsr -
even than the acclimated inhabitants. One visitor
has gone home to advise his neighbor Ito live and
die ike Christian and invest in Cacago real estate
instead of leaning his money at five per cent
months Twenty live and fifty per cent are made
not infrequently In one week (and IN TACT there are
several sucn opportunities 10 the market 5oday ~
into building lots This does not refer to the real
estate "shysters'' who own acre property IN and
under Calumet lake, to those who are advertising
sbeautiful residence otsn where there Is not tree
nor o house, nor staton, nor single Improvement
and where there Will be no such thing for ten years
The threatened PARK earthquake, in the shape Of
Something sus to talk about but 4 is wonderful that
none Of the weak kneed are the property owners.
Prices show no abatement IN, IN the vicinity OF the
remarkable for peculiar form OF insanity, mostly
manifested in raising their prices about s. foot
The same unfortunate tendency is discovered
among the owners OF property on Michigan and
Wabash avenues. Arst0cratic civilization Is going
down those thoroughfares with long strides, Hugh
Maher being ahead at the present writing, ne havinX
built an elegant DTeK mansion a. the corner ,s OF
nectiOn we wish to commend the wisdom aud enter
prise OF the Supervisors OF the town or Hyde Park
for having SO thoroughly opened up their town TO
investment and residence by systematic and'widely
extended draining. .' =
The advertised sale OF Hyde Park property, week
from next Monday, is OF q property made valuable
by drainage and good roads. The land furnished
clay to make good road bed and the bitches fur
nished sand and muck to make good soil for the
land. One hand washes the other pretty clean
The town Of Lake may cake note in regard 20 the
draining. The stock yards are perfect windfaH
for the town Of Lake. as the taxes paid by that
ganizaton went great way toward paying for the
grading and paving Of western avenue. That ave-
nue. ana Halsted street are conspicuous feathers
in the cap of the town OF Lake. But more bitches
are sadly needed. II any one thinks that the land
south Of Chicago is too level to drain let him 60 to
the outlet OF the Fiftyfth street sewer, where It
empties into the lake, and he wAl ind @ current
there running like tail race and water as clear as
any spring brook. Good drains and good roads arc
| the f0rerunners OF high civilization. - ;
On Monday afternoon next Mr.. Buffers ofnciaos at
another great sale, the property consisting OF 400
Pierce Henshaw, Robey, Hoyne, Greenwich and
terms are favorable and the property is desirable
for those who cannot buy costly residence sites.
The Park Commissioners doing little but wait
ing for the decision Of the courts. The South Side
Board, however, still buying property as desira-
BILE offers are received. They have commenced 10
purchase on Kankakee avenue, paying seventy dol
lars foot for ninety feet just south OF wahpanseh
avenue ..IUH1 dHfI
The following table shows the daily transactions
for the week ending Friday night and the sales for
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