The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-22
Slim Operations I'm Property at Publ,
and Privare Sales-Extensfvc Sale o.
Rr0ollvm Esfate.

Slim Operations i'm Property At Public
and Privare Sales-Extensfve Sale of
Brooklyn Real Estate.
Thus far transactions in real estate for the past
two days, except few legal sales on "Change,"
have been exceedingly light and without interest.
Only single private purchase. mentioned below,
has come under notice but still brokers report
that they are busy, and numerous inquiries for
property are made daily by parties who desire in.
vestments as well as those who buy for specula-
ton. The time has hardly arrived yet for extern
sve operations in uptown lots, owing to the bad
state of the weather, which precudes the idea OF
drive to the end of the island to inspect lots offered
for sale, even II the snow had melted down. For
the very same reason there exists no activity in
suburban property as yet few days. however,
VIII work complete change and heavy business
At the Real Estate Exchange yesterday large
audience assembled, drawn there by an advertised
trustee sale VI Gin, Centre and Hester street
property.
Anthony J. Blocker, the veteran auctioneer, who
conducted this sale, stuck to his bidders ike a
leech, and by his pertnacity succeeded in reallz-
ing several thousand dollars more for the various
he foo~ine are the pieces u disposed of:Five
story brick building, southwest corner OF Centre
and Howard streets, adjoining Earle's Hotel 100
feet 10 inches on Centre street by 80 feet inches
on Howard street, leased to good advantage for a
number of years, to Calvin Stevens, Tor s55, COO.
i've story brick building on the southeast corner
| OF Centre and Hester streets, size of lot
40 feet rx inches on Centre BY so feet in chcs
on Hester street. the building covering the entire
lot, leased for term OF years, to Elizabeth A.
Leroy Tor $4o $50. One four story brick house ana
lot 1911 feet by 80 feet by 90 lect No. 80 Cliff street.
| 81 feet 3 Inches south Of Fulton street. to f. w.
| Meyer, for $31,0O
| v. X Stevenson a Son had o Supreme Court SALE
by order OF G. d. L. Harrison, referee consisting or
| . four story brown stone house, south side Of
Ihiryeighth street mo. 1885, lao feet east OF Park
avenue 2ox9S.9 feet. fhe manner of conducting this
sale was commented on In the severest terms pos
sibe by many OF the attendant purchasers. Bids
were received on this property by the $4,000, aud
| finally Knocked down for $4,000, the aucti0neer
| SHORTLY after Mr.. Stevenson and Mr.. Bailey, his
| auctoneer, returned and stated that they had
made a mistake and resold the same prOpertv, this
| time to Daniel Lord. Jr., for $500 Whatever
may have been the motive OF driving up the price
OF this plot is unknown but uncharitabe persons
are by no means slow to put the most malicious
construction upon the attempted "bullr process.
Mr.. William H. Raynor reports having sold four
lots on the northwest corner OF Eighth avenue and
1880 street. two lots 133d street 100 feet west OF
Eighth avenue, and one lot on the south side Of
134fh street. 100 feet west OF Eighth avenue, to-
gether, for $32, 500.
At the Commercial Exchange, BROOKLYN the at.
traction comprised the sale OF the property known
as the City Assembly Rooms and BROOKLYN Post
ONCE, 81, 319, 32l 1923, 1875 and 1917 Washington
street. sold 10y j. Cole, by order OF the supreme
Court. The prices realized were entirely satisfac-
tory.
BROOKLYN REAL ESTATE SALES
asn'Gry BIZ house and lots, known as the Assem-.
y, by Rooms os s2l sss $50 and so wsshngton St. 50
leases amount to sI3 100 per annum) Sl250O0
'ks, nap Ok no1se and lots adjoining the above
Washington ST, size OF plot 50xI56 Subject 10
vast amount HsDOV Der anpumj, ,.,,,......, 6600D