The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-13
REIL EsriTE IUCTIONEERs.
Pen and Ink sketches of the Knights of the
Hnmmer-Nho thew are, How they DO
business, aud whcre-The Exchange.

No branch Of business at the present day IL more
important extensive than the real estate trade both
auction and brokerage. To prove this 1t may here
be stated that the auction business alone last year
amounted TO t0isi49. The auction branch has always
been important one aud for the past two years has
grown extensively, the several prominent auctoneers
growing quite wealthy. The brokerage branch has
also piosresscd ia proportion TO the auction. aud all
along the principal horoughares Of this city You can
always sec real estate signs The sales are con.
Quoted in the Exchange saesroom m tie basement OF
Trinity building corner Of broadway aud Thames
The, EXCHANGE Il onineted by Mes'rs. Frank and
for yearly st'rent re auctonecr. ai.o nav "a for
each knock Gown u real estate and q for each stock
ventilated. and heated and presents a very invit.
Ts S'P Pc ,, aS Srs e. tFFe1Ssnt on ths
polished gentlemen, Ave 10 good style and have done,
Frank Fowler perfect Mons Away. dresses in IL.
he!tht 81 rSie .poEis a Oars n9u.lacnc, and wears
Fowler hs brother quite the reverse is pory good
appearance tndc itcs. These brothers are ably
assisted BY Young German gentleman named Peter
Peter . smaIl and 9eca'lo ally INDUCES In little
AZ The end OF the "a esroon there large clock and
when the hands point 20 ]! o'clock noon, the auction
sales OF real cslAe commence aud last generally IN
busy season until or O'Clock IN the afternoon. TO
during sale when lie stand, are All ed netonger
selling and buyers bidding, presents appearance
,ogads being any Ting o.! pleasant i may be spropos
u atols who always ca the watch Tor chances
piece o. properly WORTH before pat up, ard they
sSoG a9 ssTe az an to c @aAs Ds
,t aynange no, 9yhlnd ~ We ang question The
nen' Aneu2nees Who have realized The necessity OF lib
Messrs. i. ii. Ludlow a Co. do nrstcass business.
Mt; Ludlow Is an elderly gentleman with gray beard
as ssnea iSn i1as S. ne taxes snngs csy
acts a. auenoneer Ihs nrn also lease and lei large
one and has gained name Tor the straight forward
Mes' Mae %kSs "y o 3a i year
The most extensive sne!lon business Mr, Muller, he
Of o aes sSs sss; buyer and sssf He
auburn whskeis tingei with gray and can always be
iound st,snains to business It's son. young Mr. Null
ms father AZ me sales Ne slim sports dsfs nous
other partner, attends 10 tae ONCE business whicn In
M Mc sSS,eSh yen . lSEe; Son. ~
all He W. Workers, MT BessseT has been oas
iaa ns csc9 q he, has has
Island Of Manhattan over ana over AGAIN lie /. port
though ass y yen on ss nae pse he
dS and M Bsese aSd s ssar lo ne asSsr
partners, Ihey have transacted good business this
yer Lhe lat IMPORTANT sale they had was that OF the
Nj; James Miller s also one OF the Oldest auction
about % YEAR. old The gentleman has GOOD business
moustachs lsshsrp at times which may DC sttribted
lac nrm Of Messrs johnson Miller I. no, over four
Year, Gn mas made specially Of Brooklyn and
ng has heavy 6iowa wIsEe Sells xe ale and a.
Tracts buyers by his pleasant manner tells a good
story and rapidly growing rich Mr. Miller his part
ner ~ quite young man, sharp and quick at his bus
ness anu genial TO ALI He attends TO The office branch
Ss s e OUTSIDE sHsines' Their sales last year
Messr. A. ID. Melck, Jr., BRO are also a new nrm
having been IN business little three years. They
nave uade NSW Jersey property a specially, and de
the msfte Mr. a. d MecE e,r Is young oSa ess man
slim built WIN side whiskers and mOIstache wears
glasses, and quickly attends to business Is yeIy
peasant and anane. His brother Mr.. James Melllck
Il also young, tail aud good OokinE attends 10 out
sde and country branch OF trade well the auc-
on; hey SOLD last year properly To the amount OF
Mr.. D. NJ. Seaman has an occasional sale AT the room
nayoung man, and was formerly clcrK with Muller.
Mllklhs 90 nc deserves success on account OF his
liberal way OF advertising,
Mr. WIN. kennellys aIovial IrishmAn, and has Pc
cuar voice which not pleasant the ear. lie does
good business, IL good natured dresses always neatly
and KNOCKS down property with vengeance
MI Joseph Mcclure Ia a Tammany man, Just elected
ness, having control of all the referee sales OF the
preme Court lie 10 short, thin, and sells with an
manner Has done large business during the past
year.
Mr. John McClaye does large brokerage business, is
short thick-set gentleman, with a heavy mOusaohe,
dIesses wel anu transacted very large business last
year, Deals largely In Westchester county property
aud has done much toward improving the unper part
Of this island the books IA his office are the most com.
pete set IN the city the result OF seven years prepara
ton They contain all the new improvements in this
city, new boueyaIds &c, dc.
IL may not DC out OF place In closing 10 state that
dealers IN real estate are nTn In their prices and conn
dent OF an active spring business. The books OF the
bat that we may see revival OF the lnteTest SHOWN
last spring,