New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-20
REAL ESTATE.
NEw-YoRK. Thursday. Jan. 10. 1871.


The market at the Exchange was quiet and
the attendance small James NJ Miller sold, by order OF
the Court Of Common Pleas lot with building there
south side of sevenucthst 1915 feet west of Third
ave- for sl2945 So also three vacant lots street
adjoining above for s9935 Il The lots were all 25S1Oo
Anthony Blocker, son Co.. offered the three brick
houses and lots, Nos 81, and Fronst with three
buildings rear Of lots connecting with Frontst by
an alley The whole lot was put up together and struck
Al Yonkers the following mproveri ents have been an
nounced. and portion Of them are already completed
Two new houses. store fronts, by VIM Brown. on Ne
chanicst cost $1,000; Peter kuss Spring-st three
Mr. Dud ON Asbhnrton-ave three three st.'r, fr,mc
dwellings, 25x30 each, Mansard roof which will cost
about $1,000 Josiah Rich, buena Nista-ave and Main
st. fourstory brick building 1ox4o, for stores and
story frame dwelling and store 25N32 Albert
MsnsaSd root ~ cost abont SO oo Vim RInon snrinS
ST., two-st0ry frame dwelling. 25X2s, MansaTd roof
cost 81 zoo Mr. Tremper. MOsholu-st, ne hreestory
frame dwelling Manslrdroof which viii cost 10000;
hy the same for Division No. 2o5, Sons Of T., hall,
threestory frame dwelling 2ixs2 cost 5000; a brick
addtlon ~ school No g. Warburton side, 5000 j. v.
Mansard roof worth $500; Mr. Harper. on Nodine Ill.,
three story frame dwelling, 24X2s 5000; Mr. Chris
property near South Broadway, $500 Mr. Greenalch
on Factory ST. threestory double brick house, soxi0
worth 5000 Mr. Rose MansaFd roof To his dwelling
on South broadway cost 5000 John Copcut owner OF
the veneertng and saw mill establishment recently de-
stroycd by IRE having the debris removed, prepare
tory to erecting much finer building the site. No
estimate of the cost of the proposed mill yet be
given.
The SAN Of lands by the Des Mones Valley Railroad
Co for Last six months have BEEN 1882 for s22s
ass which paid for cash 81 49, In bonds OF the
Company S66,OO; mortgage notes on lands. eight per
cent interest 1896 The Land bonds OF the Company
are recevabe at par in payment for lands sold, when
rendered The Trustees 0f the Land Grant Mortgage
Bonds advertise another column to redeem $4,000
bonds from the Land Fund.
The Auditor 81 Public Accounts for the State of Nir
ginia has compiled tabular statement OF the value Of
lands In that state for the years 1856 and 1870 for the in
formation OF the Legislature III readiustng the ASSES
meus OF taxation. In 1856 the total valuation Of real
estate Virginia and In 1870 s2407400
In districts there has been increase eating
81, 20G,000 but the aggregate decrease property
throughout the Slate Is s04650o leaving net decrease
OF values in 1870, compared with 1856, OF - $4,000 The
principal increase has been In nearly a the Large cities,
except Williamsburg; aud were Richmond, Norfolk,
Lynchburg stanton and a few other important towns
left of the calculation the decrease during the past
years in the value Of real estate adapted agriculture
has exceeded S3OO0OOOO. Taking the state whole,
II appears that while the progress OF the country, as
shown 10y the increased valuation OF property has been
about $50 per cent during each succeeding decennial
period the value Of property IN Virginia has declined 81
per cent within the period Of IA years. Nearly all the
Eastern and SOuthside counties, which formerly had
large slave populations, show heavy decrease.