, 1870-03-13
REAL ESTATE.
Decrease In tho Volume OF Kusf
ness-Money 'Locked Up"
In Real Estate.
Purchases of the South Park Com
missiouerrTransfers for the
Week, Ktc, Etc

IN these ttuss, vndn the falsbg Of the price Of
xold nom Eonih 70 month uuss1les prices and
rrsncsa calcul4sons, It u not surprising that the
yo1ume Of ao1iEe4s In geA esta.4 should diminish;
the dtmtnuhng aggregates Of the weekly sraas-
teu show Il The predominant Idea nov With
men who hare rtAdy money, II 70 hold On to Il.
TeeJ VII cot inves. In leS.tna:a business enter-
p1zea for fear Of kas nom failing pncaa and they
hesitate to tnvest n rea estsse FOR 1esr Of getting
there Is ves1 large amount Of money thA. IL
being neld Idle Bu1, n Parks God vim sud: Money
s,G 70 se s1s nardsr g ho sna -
temptx The devil" 70 il 1t hard to hold moaey
inle, Tor idla money tempA 70 ha1IdG1s spe,usa-
Tor whom il would bo Fortunate Il theft moaey
were "locted Up IN real estate, for lh.Fe ara
many whom no other KIND Of l3cS so1ld enable
men Waose eap,.a, whether i 70 II o3l Of s31o9o,
Is Kept Ia ready money. End Hno.afe 30 fstsels
and eager to tet ftct tapdly, tass r1e5 uuit erer
ee III satsa Tosn oae, n sn1a .. 81 p E o.
yeniu1e, In winch experience eaoEs tdts iu the
loCR run tho epeculsIozs are A!moA! aiEav4
losets and re mica!s mea ~ ~ ne 20 cay sn:e.a.
IN purs1lt Of TEN By such na1pS III generally
Quck nt.fn1tuEe- EGtn In The various depA:r-
meuts Of Terminate Gadn 10 femaFsase =. sS -, 20
large ore, and how nuc3 E1ote hazardous tT1ta
ts icl either one tcsa they vera 1nrested In real
estate. IHE RQ1Eht WAY 10 Qlxf6 money Is t1Uukut
IL to By tnters.t. "5heut per aoeut' neret tires;
II Eorks while uue s aaleep; 1t oeasx tha 9roFilK
OF a tree, tor that Only grows IN the s1uuef.
summer. But il sakea man With peculiar nen4
tai qualifications to make money hy she hccunu-
lstlonA Of lnteteas T1e money Il 70 accessible,
aIpects that Ter have tue dogVed petser rerance 20
aone1e 10 Iokps and interest ~ = meanl Of aAv1ux
aud aeso1nIsuIE none,; aon.5 na loSfsd up n
btble Is II reEcIRt Aa profitable ~ the btas Iatea
OF .nte.ssi, AID has the adsan'age oi being lesa
se 70 loss Tas ~ ssr.911aa rI nc @1sEsSs
t:ts tnAt II seems mo1e siku1hcans sct 70 1ealizo
uoIey IN that way 70 risk in the uncertainty Of
.npy HI a'G seeS noss 1 a's
asas 70 iea,,ze e3a %asey ~ paSs with rs., s.e
,a.s 10 i p.1;.us = win Iotaenine dt real vsias.
The de!a7 attsntsnt apou converting res! es.sto
into noIeJ, even Ia the mosr at11d umea. ~
atwa38 an objection In the eSunAu0n Of the
epeclAttrR clsis, who arc In chste OF q1fcE-
made fortunes, but tho chances are 1uat those
who may conclude to let thetl mones rema,n
clicked up " II Cnics1o real estass during the
next three 5ears will, ppou unlockt1R It At the
trd ot that s.ne. cnd ,honkelse in possessio2
q larger p5ons than II the mono, Esd bssn
The south PARK Commissioners have h-eu making
better pEosFe1s la'sly In securing the ground fot
eas,ta ss lei Of @ oa. u sae % Is ood IA
mo wDoIo dsAtaoce from Tn:1t7 n.ta ssrtss 70
FIFTY. nras sftef In the Wes' Park Of the santo
acres cut o! the whole s45 in taat PARK. Ia the
EAbt Park Of tho Sou'h Park what another
name. , they have nov purchased 60 act+a. and
have Aooat Concluded ncRotzuous Tor % acFes
neIe, making 12o acEea OF tho whole ia acrca
IN that PARK. In the "parE Way.' OF tbs ooulc
yafd between the sw0 park, they have Purchased
co acIe4 ont OF 50 acfeA Id general terms, they
bare purchased jlst about halr Of tae whole area
o. land to he TAKEN for tho park n3d bou'csArdA
Tee folio wing table EhoW6 The volume and 7eu
Af fhAr n fA6 rat
a radiu4 exteIdlnR seven miles from the Co1r1
House, durtrg tho week endinR March 3, tat
aggregate volume IN each direction. and the tota
tn all, beicg compared With the t1me Ioc the foul
rHey1puA weeks: