, 1869-10-31
REAL t6TATL.
Chy 3turc and lIausc NrntA-One thousand
rtr Crnt AdsAn In F~lue--tlen{ IL.
satu TfaNaf<rs for The Week,

The decline 10 store aud house rents, which nas
been ~ decided IN tbs city durt1R tho last ntns
nonths, has rot be- en- oonnned to GhlcaRo, but IL
general feature Iu tho experience Of III the
cities Of tho Entsl s.a.-s, beine quite ~ marked
In Neb fotk autl tan Francisco ~ Ia Chtcaga.
Tho fnilowtpg, from Al Article IN lne New Yort
Drv foet. ktpvfstr on The anblect. ahnrs t1lst, ~
heen tar grpascrin In Eex York than ln Chicago,
thouEh n aHtl!lug hoosa tcuta tnd decllnn has
"Ino Unusually issre numner Of atorrs and
DWELLINGS fot renk and safe 10 Thu city II tho pres.
cnt t.11e Indicates transition pt:rsod IN real cs-
stotc ID broadway, aud rHrsonk hAd 10 wait
mouths TOT vacancy: hot Al pgeaaut thcec II
acalrely block hc!o. Canal gtrees that does not
contain one Of uore a,ofes TOR frnL II IA near!y
tho eatns In lhc sIle streets or ltfoalwsT. 5onr
ol the lafsc business sfocts, constructed un,ter
.e g1otu:,nE su.rses have failed 70 ss.lIss ,as
ottIRst1 70 make considerable conccs1lons to ton.
anti: sosrs large stnrca. taas foEu,ofiy osnuent
win hut lev tatcrr Tho tcdn~t on hss not trrn
~ hcayt 10 tho caIo Of the smaller class Ut Hsorcs
Int IN these me trhduncy IA decidedly downward.
Tho tutef city Uf llf1,eklyut thcrc &fu nov unse
,,S:xs y e +, 1ea'ea than at my rcoa ''s' Tic
ii i. cosnoa crrur to rcsanl tho increase ot
ssrsht sioses ata rt1llugs ~ ~ ar!nbcc oI lilo
dtrln" ~ tta4is. .nd :. Check to tho Iurrraso Ut
l. 1ouli hren tn thaw that th~sn wns \ rellar III
tndn md drcrrast IN city P1putssun xanefafly
throughout The Unite'a htAIe4: thus. huwrvrr. IA
I ns shr casn. l1.o great commarasl osnlsrt cnu.
s,tnr 10 stt1ant FopnIA,inH ftnm thA country lhr
sln,r ~ sser, and na~ that ono prnst dra shack
iu dts life, 10 the snspo ut txothisan: Ern1a, Il,
IN tntue Era.nrr, removed, people wlll
e tempted IN cuntc 10 th~ ctGns. aoi to start ne~
l,us,ne.a enterrEaee: which ~eru before rrecludt+l
by Iha hiKh frnA rh1 Ef&nA cAuta III tho hr<:!iho
I'll .ents it r. a. well NJ ia olhe ct,es i shu gre4l
l.rsea,t Of new L0lllloRs, for four 5tafA 10
sra'c has lecn 70 active II any Of tho clues =.
oullt.pe. and nc lpereale q hosh nusin:ss ~
this no1enent, md tne present caases Of
date ia rase 10 ne wsr aanns which batiinls Ia Ias
! cities nearly erased. When tna nation returned
to e,vl rut.a,t. tns cittes wsre fonad 70 oe 100
I made. As the movement proSrr4$ch sftlle1l me-
| chan.cs were drawn 10 Tho cdes, and large capt.
ta',sts took up the radc Of huttaing These h1iit
houses aut stores on bpec11Atlon, AMI when the
having St tbtlr cotumahd urRantztI forces oi
1asntcfs, etc, hnt more nou;ss to antscipass tue
iuturr wants Of the ctee- Huldlns CONTRACTORS who
Desired to leep ihelf force4 tosetaer aud 10 Ecep
In operation, have bi. lower au'l lower ns induce
Hents to czpttaltsts 10 t!d more, anil lower still
IS the prices Of materials declined and "orfmen
ctAt py real d-1a1d, and after fEarla " the
comparative cheapne-s, the supply OF both o9As.
eees me aSI shunasps .na mases a. betore mensloa
ed, that Ee1J desirable bat uufsequent coadtton
| 10 thlpRa In q city which soon En1nces IeF nual
ness e1tertr1sc c. and an increased tacuI Of popu
| lAtlcn -...-..-.....
An Interesting instance Of the enormous ID
! cycale in the vaiuc OF aard about CalcaSo, aac
also / curious coioc,dence Of neures. may bt
f'und IN the sale this xeet q stxt1.dye scse!
the Fouth etd Of the nlddit oEc Of tho new Nes
side Park, the FAle being made 81 Mt. John D.
| koven to the West Chicago Park Commissioners
! tcr the sum Of Sl3u,aeA Tnts land was boaKht 0
The government oJ III. DeKoven'a = father tn June
1sas for t1sN--the Price oesaned this week betul
! tust eHe tAoxAdad PER eent advance On t1xf 0
! thirty .foor Jeaxt ago. . ~
+ Tie iollo sinE table show1 the volume Asd ten
dercy Of t14ur1cxsons tn real estate, situate wtthl
. ! > r1titts e1tenutns seven usiies from the Cou1
uoute durn9 tho week ending Ock 30. The aRg7e
| ralt value in eath direction, and the total In nj
, Eeicg compared with the ZANE for The four pr
| s1ouA NtekSs