, 1874-03-18
MONEY AND COMM ERCE.
MONETARY.

TUESDAY EVENING", March II.
The money market hcro, al,t alno In NIL tho
other principal cItios, continues very qnies md
abundantly supplied will, loanablo funds. Bnt
1t Ia roniarl,od OIL all eldos that, who everybody
desires to lend, few cnro to invcst In anythiog.
Everybody aeoms undecided, and tho majority of
capitalists profor to mako only temporary OIL
gagemonta iuBtoad Of going into now entor-
priscs.
Tie country banlss arc still offering considora-
bic amounts Of money through brokers In tho
open market hero ut por cont.
Now Yorls exchange is still worry Bcarco, antl.
though ono or two exceptional sales wero mnao
ro-tay 1t Boo per 1000 premium, tie supply Of
exchange is 80 acanty that somo Of tho bnllka
nre shipping currency to Now York.
THE REVIVAL OF AN OLD CLAIM TO "a, 100000 OF
CRY PROPERTY.
There seerr1H to bo come chance for moro It'll
cation on q largo scalo In connection with reRl
eBtnto titlos in thia city. Tho heirs Of Ascler
Roseitcr-who died Bovontoeu yenrs ago-are en-
prouorty iu various parts OF the city, of which
tho aEgrcgato yalue iB probably over two millions
Of dollars. On Saturday last a warrantee decd
wns iliod for record, eigned by tho five lloasitor
b. Angur, Of Now Haven, Conn, and Richard N:
Robbins, OF Chicago, for tho consideration OF
s2Oo,0o0, the following pieces Of property:,
Tho entire block bounded hy Market, Jackson,
md Quincy strcoss md tho South Branch OF Chi
fho ontire block bounded by Wcst Van13uron,
WoBt jackson. mud Canal Streets, md tho South
Branch Of Chicago River. ,.
The old Like House property, being tho LOT
150x100 feet on tho aoutloast corner Of Kinzio
and nuHh strcots.
Tic undivided q OF 70 1o-1oo acres on the
south Bilo Of Thirty-frst street and cast Of Cot
a. AIt~N In {ra1 FnI.
soud.
Tie whole Of 3]16 acros On the north silo Of
Thrty-Becond street, aud lying on both sldos of
Cottago Grove avenue.
pears to 10 only contingent upon tho suo-
ccssful prosecution OF tho Noaeitcr claim
by Augur Is Robbins, and tho Whole. affair
appears to be similar in some respects to several
attempts that lave boon made In tho aame line,
notably by Tho Beanhon heirs a fow years ago
to a largo amount OF property III tho contro OF
tue bualnoAa part OF tho city, aud again by Bal.
comb 1loboy, ind others to largo amount Of
property in tho southern suburbs owned by Paul
Cornell ind others. Tho Doaubicn claim nevor
cot into the courts, and the Dalcomb claim was
recently thrown out Of court aB unworthy Of coil.
sldcration. Whether this Rosslter claim will
eourso impossible to say until loyal lnvestiga,
lion shall bo made. We understand tint
the property. or portion Of 1T
nzo ss noI Gnts So oaa oea q o ~ tho Hsser a @s s
ferred to tue present holders. But, whatevor
may bo the foundation for tho present cla,m the
fact tint It has been mudo to appear in tho
records by tho dccd flcd Inst Saturday will
ohlge the proporty-owners to takc notice OF it.
MORE INITIATION PETITIONERS.
Petitions both for and against an increase of
she currency continue to pour into Congress-. IN
REV Of tho present abundance OF money through
out tho United Statos 1t becomes more and moro
apparent that tho petitioners for all increase Of
currency cannot bolieye there il any necessity