The New York herald., 1872-12-05
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.

The Exchange slimly Attended Yester-
day-Mr. Grceley's Funoral Drawing
on the Cr0wd-A Few Sales Only
EMectcd-Im p0rtant Tra ansacti0ns to BE
Had To-Day.
No better evidence is needed to demonstrate
how much the late Horace Greeley was thought OF
by the New York public than the general stagnation
Of business observable everywhere yesterday, and
more especially on the Real Estate Exchange
Tuesdays transactions augured busy time for
yesterday, In fact, great deal OF property had
been advertised for sale. The audience assembled
for the purpose OF making purchases was small
considering the usual attendance. The general
topic OF discussion was the funeral obsequies Of
the departed Philoso pher and more interest was
taken in the proceedings al DR.. Chapin's church
than the plea OF the auctioneer for an additional
bid.
were absent, attending to the funeral. being able
to AFFORD one day at least to devote to the memory
OF the greatest American journalist Of the age and
pay homage to his memory by abstaining from ac-
tive business. When such people are away the
business here might as well close, and no one
knows nor appreciates such facts better than the
real estate auctioneer, whose knowledge OF man
kind is as keen as briar.
Crawford referee, sold yesterday noon at the Real
Estate Exchange, plot OF ground viz. Six lots,
150x100, Fourth avenue, from corner of 107th to
lots on 1O7th street, each 25x100 feet. The entire
sale realized but $3 $780, which is at least forty per
cent less than its value-William Lawlor being the
purchaser. Four OF the last named lots must be
taken of this property for the extension OF Lexng
ton avenue, for which the corporation win have to
pay o round sum, but the improvements to the sur
rounding lots win be manifold.
The following sales were effected by James M.
Miller, aucti0neer:-
House and lot =! Clin st. lot Is lossl, SKIS. lxU.
right title and interest in the lot 50 Beekman ST.
b. house and lot 9, % #. 18th St, lot
- s. house q and lot e. ist av. aaa 10Th ST.
s house and H,@ lot East ssd st. n s. lis H. I'd
ay, lot ISxSs ., JOS. Thompson, psintiGf 1850
As b., East s7th st., Il II. ID av., lot 25xg9
'sas%sns 0 H. sets sS1asI av ana
few other parcels Of ground were offered; but,
owing to the slim attendance and apathy Of pur-
chasers, they were withdrawn.
Some few transactions were had in private sales,
but the particulars have not transpired.
Bleecker, Son h Co. win sell, at the Real Estate
Exchange, q four story high st0op brown stone
front house, No. 123 Fifth avenue, 226x65x1o0 feet
between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets. This
property is well located and will bring very good
price, even II only for business purposes The
same firm win dispose at the same time Of q
REAL ESTATE AT HIGH BRIDGE,
In Westchester county, consisting Of eight full lots
25xl00 situated contiguous to the extensive
estates OF William b. Ogden, and overlooking Cen
tral avenue s The owner Of this property Is resid
real estate to attend to more valuable to MIN,
which Is given as reason for the sale. II 1s no
use OF denying the fact that land in Westchester,
80 near Manhattan Island, Is necessarily bound to
advance rapidly in value under the projected I'm.
provements in rapid transit soon to be carried
into operation. These eight lots will no doubt
Central Park lot corner OF Fifth avenue and
Nineticth street, Is to be sold to-day by v. X.
stevenson n Son at the Exchange.