, 1874-03-22

purchaser will repair and occupy; price s,2l U0,
Also, TWO tWo-stoEy and basement brick houses
M and lots 2ix125, on Indiana avenue, south o1
InrtJ-o'ghth street; price, $4,000 each.
SOUTH EVANSTON.
warren. keeney D. Co. have soldeo Col. E. B.
paYne, OF Naukegan, H., tho brick houte and
loo feet Of ground situated on the northeast cor
ner Of Judaon and Keeney avenues, South Evans
ton, for SIS, 900.
Also to Francis n. Davis, Of Altoona, Iowa, a
for $500. @ 0'
They have also commenced laying the foupda-
tlon Tor brick block OF eight stores. corner OF
Chicago aud Lincoln avenues, which will be I'm
ishod about Sept. l.
HOUSE Rents.
The recent fine weather has been tho means OF
atl1en1ng house rents, because it has permitted
everybody to go out louse-huntinG, and tho null
tlpl1clty of inquiries made 80 long in advance OF
the annual day OF confusion on the LIT Of May.
has cteated the impression that there will
pc more than the usual demaud this spring.
Landlords are Of course ready to make the most
OF any thing that iavors an advance in rents ;
and the house-huntiog ladies', seeing go many out
oq the same errand as themselves, begin to fear
that there may not be enough houses to go
around, and that rents may be highor this spring
than last.
There is no ground Whatever for this impress
sion. On the contrary, there is good reason for
believing that dwellings, that last year rented for
$500 and upward to $4,000 will lie lower this
spring than they were last. The. house-rcnt~
ing. agents who do the largest
business admit, that in nearly all cases where
landlords have satisfactory tenants in houses ct
rentals Of over $500 or 590u per annum, they will
be doing well to make reductions Of at least III
per cent for this year to retain them. For
houses which ronted last spring for $1,000 and
81 500 per year, the landlords expect to make re-
ductionB of at least IL to is Fer cent. The
cheaper hoases 1t reptals OF from 5000 to $500
per year are, however, more in demand, and the
same rates Of rent as last spring are likely to be
maintained, though, in ali such cases. the house,
agents admit that 1t will be necessary to put the
houses in good repair.
1t is. however, noteworthy. fact TINT rents in
the suburbs are firmer than in the ceatral parts
Of the city. This seems to be one OF the enects
Of the general movement OF. population toward
the suburbs in search OF lower rents The agents
who do the largest business in both the selling
and renting Of houses in tho older and more
central residence quarters tell us that this move
ment has had tho effect Of reducing both rents
and values, Tor instance the rentals Of houses
on either Michigan, indiana, OF Wabash avenue.
north Of Twenty-second street, will
be from 10 to 90 per cent lower this
spring than last. This dist1ic: alone is
The residences OIL these streets are among the
most substantial and commodiouB IN the city,
and, Notwithstanding that some people maT
think them too near to trade, others less fastidi
ous will find more comfortable homes there than
in many OF the new and more distant residence
quarters. There IL. however, no question tnas
there is constant and increasing demand for .
medium class Of cheap two-story and basement
orick- houses that can be rented at from 5000 to
$500 per yeas. Builders who will erect houses
at about this cost will find they will rent we'll,
and, If not built in blocks, will sell quickly. No
house in 3 block sells Us well as one built
separately. The difference in cost Will mole
than be made up in the price.
ON THE NonTu s1DK
there is good demand for houses, both from
purchasers and tenants. For reute, the demand
is cspeclnlv active there. Three houses built
last summer bv DR.. Wheeler on Ontario street,
near State. hare just been rented sicce March /,
and DR.. W, SAYS La could have reated them sew
eral times over. So with block OF four near
Zine street, on Erie, sad of tho many vacant all
through the North Side month ago. hardly any
remain.
SATURDAYS TRANSFERS.
The following Instruments were filed for rec
ord Oh Saturday. March 81:
The premises No. l55 West Bi4ck-Hawk st, dated
March Il consideration, 81 col.
dattd March 10 :; consideration. 5000 ~
Dadley st, $685. It Of Webster Nv, 1, c4x125 It,
dated March 70: consideration: $500.
KS, IT, building daied March Is consideration, s10
90.
West Ohio st. 70 # Of Noble st. n +. 1o4112s II,
twenty at, 81 2-1o # of Oakley Az, ST. soz
125 #, dated March 18: consideration, Il 400.
125 #, dAted March IL; consideration, 81, 100.
Douglas Parx bculevard, " cor Of Central Park Az,
t. 3501l3e it, dated March e; consideration. $3.50
Fake st. 1.oli # Of Lyman 1T, f. 1G8xl15 It,
with IL other lots in block dated Feb. -; con-
e1dcration, Sal, 500.
Clybonrn Place corner Of Edgar st, I, o41125 IT,
dated March II !; consideration, Si,500.
Forest ~. nw corner Of Thirty-eighsh st {, 7sx
1241 it. dated March consideration, SEQ, ,000 Hugh
Mcclellan to Charles Holmes. +
ForQueE st, asst Of Hatsted st, (, 103x113 #,
dated Sept. 15 1879; consideration, $500.
Fifth av, 81 It OF Harrison st, CT, undivided Y Of
o0k112o feet, dated March 20 consideration $4,000.
I*ke st, 178Y Il Of Hoyue, I, 5oz1l5 #, with
buildings, dated March Il consideration, ,oo2.
North ~, 1T2 It Of Western az, +, 24xl25 It,
dated March 81 consideration, $500.
johnson place. o651: It Of ThiTyetghth st. I, %
t5-1ous1as H. dated March s; consideration 81 500.
dated March 20; consideration, 81, 90.
Dearborn 1t, 1854 It Of Thi1ty-,hird It, r. 2511oo
It. dated March 16; consideration, ss,7co:
Kclzle AZ, Of Adams st. 1, 99A ft,to alley,
lated March 20; consideration, $500.
SOUTH or CITY LIMITS.
Lots Is to 18 Of Rice Valentines Lots II to 20 in
Dobb;ns' e 4 of 4, Sec s. u.s. II, dated March
70; consideration, 0,co9.
or CITY I.1,11Ts
Undivided 4 Of B.Ls and in Brittons 4 " |
Of II, Sec 3, SO, 49, dated Feb Al consideration,
10000.
SUMMARY or TRANSFERS roE TEE wEEK. |
The follow-il, is tho total amount Of city and !
suburban property transferred during the neek end
s, I soass4aoa i5sh m e{ 5 II CIT
imits-Number Of sales, 4; consideration; s17,75o.
'outh Of City Limts-Nnmbc1 Of sa1es is; consider
ton, s157, ,f24. West Of City Lirnits-Number Of |
aez consdcrat ion, $4,000 Total sales, It's. Total
consideration, 81, ,lo6,'os.
M'cAR7HY.