, 1873-08-04

u J. i f.si. Central: ' s5 L. H. hs'' '
:: REAL ESTATE.
Tho lulnesa TINT for tho nomont acoms to
peryado tho mercantile aud financial oircloa Of
tho city il manifest In tho roal estate market.
Capitalists dre ruBticatIng for tho summer, and
operators aro getting good roady for tho fall
md winter campaign. In inside property es-
pecially scarcely anything Ia doing. Indeed,
1t; Ia T. fact that may IA
vol DO stated tint. on tho South
Side along the borders Of tho groat Ere district,
both inside and outside Of It, property has
deprecated from tho rates ruling six months
after tho fro from 20 to 80 ror cont.
Thero aro no Halos lately that wo hear OF to
dotormino exactly what tho range Of prices is.
When large limo Of proporty-thae to which VIC
havo roforrod, for inBtanco-sinkH bolow former
figures, 1t Ia always held, If possible, till the
gradual appreciation, about snre to como in tho
onward progress OF tho city, brings 1t up to pre-
viouB prices. Tho sano depreciation is rc-
ported in tho property On the Vest .sido noar
tho rivor, for which there waB so pressing
demand for .ueo Immediately after tho
fro. Building is going on on tho North
Gllo rs fast as could be expected,
but prices nro much below thoao ruling before
tho fro. OF co,rBo, tho wealthy poople who
lived cnst Of Clark street, especially on tho
beautiful gore of land cast Of Dearborn, will
not soil their lots ut my offer they will bo 1ikoy
to got. Thoy are attached to their old homoh,
and many Of them aro building tlne residences
to roplaco them. Wo notice moro building in
blocks In this part Of tho city than formerly
good moyo, for rentals can thoreby DO afforded
at cheaper ratos.
HOUSES WANTED.
Ono Of our lending firms reports quite q do
mand for houses Of tho botter but not moro OK
ponaiyo olasB, say from $1,000 to $4,000.
Inquiries aro mnde by parties from sur
rounding cities aa fnr West as Omaha.
There Inns boon and will continue to be, q
large accession to our business circles from all
directions. With new Chcago 80 rapidly dovol-
oping, fnr-soeing men deem 1t best to cast In
their lot. We Bhall doubtless hava reasonable
rcnts for eomo yearB to como. This, with our
splendid parks, magnificent drives, and other at-
tractiols aud means for tho enjoyment Of
wealth, will, within tho next year or two, add
largely to the wealth md the population Of tho
yeara roll onward. Whom our half dozon parks
nre finished and our boulevarls connecting
thom, Of moro than twenty-five miles, entirely
| around tho city, aro completed, Chicago may
1EiSAAo1N'
OUTSIDE PROPERTY.
Some operators report considerable demand
for outside aero property. Several pormnnont
Halcs will bo noticed in the lists given below.
South of the city still seems to be tho favorite
locality. Considerable Is also doing In property
about the West Side parks.
AUCTION aALEs.
| Tho fact that many porsons are absont from
| the city anl tho wonther warm haB caused par
tal suspension of business in this limo, the par-
tics offering believing they cannot do full jus
tice to their customers under tho circumstances.
| Notwithstanding th,B, wo noto ono Of the most
| successful sales Of the aoason, mntlo by Elieon
| l. Foster, who sold at public auction On Wolncs-
day last, on the ground, Blocks i, 2, Q, mud
| of Nocks 5 and in Hits Subdivision Of tho
lots at Washington Heights fronting on Matli-
son, Grand, and Franklin avonues.
The sale wns perfect succoss, c every lot being
sold for from 1926 to s8.75 per front foot,
realized s6.25 por foot On Grand avenue, from
s5 to 98.75 per foot on Franklin ayenHe,, from
$3.50 to S0.25 por foot. Eight cQaches filed with
n no fbIue d9Gus xsry WS snro
and many moro lots could lavo beou sold.
Tho aame parties sold Oh last Thursday, at
public auction, Two lots,. Nos. II and %, each
25x124 feet to 10 foot alley, situated on Indiana
sidoration, s05 per foot. this iB regarded as q
good sale, tic lots realizing thoir full value.
William A. Buffers d Co. sold at public auc:
ton, on tho promises, yesterday. ono lot, 25x171
feet with all improvements, being No. COG Wa
basil avenue, consideration 3l1, 500. Mr. Julius
Bauer, of the firm Julius Dauor j. Co., was the
purchaser.
SALES OF LOTS.
Among tho important esles closod during ths
week has been that Of the large house and bcau
tifu1 gsoundn On Ellis avenue, near Thirty eights
street, formerly owned by Lucils Nowbury. i
was sold by Iaaae Il, Hit & Bro. to ". II. pharo
who will no doubt mako this As private resi-
donco. ......
". D. Kertoot l. Co. sold 5ox124 foet, eornel
Of Madison street and Kedzie avenno; conBid
cration $3, ,250 Also 48x1o0 feet on Washing
ton, uoar California avenue consideration
s2,d00. Also 2l7x124 feet OH Washington, nea1
Kedzlo aveuuo ; consideration, $4,000 Also 81
x110 feet OH Dearborn, near Huron street COLI
sideration, s5,250.
B. r. Jacobs l. Co. bnyo recorded tho doods o
forty 9ales at the South Highland Addition II
Highland Park, aggrogatng $4,000.
BALES OF ACRE PROPERTY.
3. F. jacobs l. Co. sold Block 49, In Stone 4
Whitnoy's Subdivision, consisting Of 10 ueroB
situated on the Pavilion boulevard, about on
mile south OF Brighton consideration, 1000
Tle Banlo partios sold nero located in 3. I
JacobB' Subdivision, near tho corner OF Miwau
koo avenue and Armitage road consideration
$4,000.
W. D. Kerfoot sold 10 acres situntod on th
east silo OF Crawford avenue mud axtenain,
from Kinzio to Madison stroeta consideration
3i5.000.
Also acreR located on tho cornor OF Jofror
son and Twonty-soconl etreots consideration
> SEQ 900.
Also, IA acres situated on tho corner Of Wes
Lako street aud Kedzo avenue consideration
q Sb4, 600.
O. @. Thaysr d Co. sold at privato salo 12
acros IN tho n: W, Il Of Soc. 2l, 81, 10, situate
OH the line Of tho now c., u. Il v. Il. H., md from
. ing on Morgan ayouuo, ono milo from the MOI
gan ayonuo depot, on tho Hook Island Road
Z consideration, $500 por aero. Il Is expected th
1 property win be suG1iyldol at an early day.
MONTH SIDE RESIDENCES.
! The return to the North sido by tho nnte-il1
| population IL rapidly taking place, and there
. groat activity iu tho rebuilding Of rosidonce
slk,o ,xll nlnsals. faiaa:od