, 1874-01-05
years price. 1t is noteworthy fact, however,
that every one OF the recent sales Of business
rroperty has been made at from

that every one OF the recent sales Of business
property has been made at from
FIVE TO TEN FER CENT MORE
'han tho same property could have been bought
for sixty days ago.
This upward tendency Of prices and increased
activity IN connection with business property is
not quite so positive in connection with
F1RsT-CLAss RESIDENCE PROPERTY.
Nevertheless moro OF tins Kind Of property,
b;th improved and uainprosed has changed
owncrs within the last two weeks. than in nearly
two months previous. In good many instances
tlese transfers OF residences have been iu
the settlement OF the indebtedness OF
tile former owners. In others the owners have
concluded to move further out aud have ex-
changed central for suburban property and a
little mouer, intending to build cheaper homcs
aud. in some cases, tins has been tho means Of
drawing ne1s residents to the city to occupy the
moo expensive honses thus vacated. Tie
HouGh mansion on Prairie avenue, south OF
Twonty-tirst street, is tho finest residence that
has appeared i'll tho published list Of tlansfere
for some months. Tho price in the
deed is S50.oU0, which is thought
10 be from $4,000 60 $4,000 less than tie prop
The handsome residence No. l1d Calumet av-
euuc, mentioned iu tho published transfers yes
tercay sold for 435 QUO, was, we uudersta I'd. a
Elft from q father to ills daughter. A lot 40x80,
on the coruer OF State ard ONO Streets. WIS
sold q few days ago for S4,500, nearlv all cash.
DO considered x5frst-class rosidonce property.
it waa nevertheless a very low price.
We hear nso OF other and much more desirable
property on the North Side being offered at from
l0 tu Is per cent less than tie pl1ces at which il
was held year ago.
There seems to be q better demand for resi-
dence lots at from
$50 TO s1o9 PER FOOT
Than almost any other cll=s Of property. The
great bulk Of this kind Of property rs in the
uear subutbe. aud yet within the reach OF horse
cars aud other conychlences for doing business
in the city.
SUBURBAN ACRES
in almost any direction but Bouthward 8nd
suutLwestwar1 arc very difficult to sell. We
hear Of tho sale OF ono tract OF sxteon acres III
the northeast Quarter OF Scs. IS, milo south
west of tie Brideweil. for nearly all cash, but
the parties decline to state the price for publica
tion. because it WAS very low. We hear also If
several offers for acres at various points south
Of the South Parks, but az tic prices offered
we're low aud owners Of land III that direction do
not feel disposed to mako mucl reduction in
prlccs, nothing important has been accomplished
III tnal lla:ter lately. The property within la +
nlite ii II @ north division IT the South Patk
probably more firmly held up to former prices
than any ot@er ~ or about tue city. Tie city
continues to grow, aud its extension along the
lines Of the various railroads running south-
watd through Englewood and Hyde Pa,k
is shown by the continual increase Of new
wooden houses that arc being built evea now In
the hoason when there is usually great decrease
IN the activity Of building in nny quarter.
SOME RECENT
sales which have not appeared in the published
list OF transfers yet arc as follows:
". i. Kerfoot Co. sold 5 lots on the corner Of
Forty-eigh,h anu u4lsed Streets each 2lxl1s feet:
coin street, south OF Harrison street; consideration
1900. Also lot .84l03 feet the northwest cor
of John aud Walsh streets consideration, q sou
1v1J fanf tr.fift hAsyr
B,lddan land Wentworth avenue; consideration,
$780, Also lot 24x1OD Dobyn4 street. between Blue
Also two oss 53xll5 feet. the southeast Of
Lake street and Crawford avenue; consideration,
s2.eoo.
Sui i, vision, Ut L4Wulale: consideration $780,
Art two lots tie sa1ue ocaty III Iawndale: con-
s;derattou, $1,000.
sideration, $50. Fowler McDauies naye sold Irop
erty this Ne in Evanston amounting III al to $780,
near South Engewoot1 consideration, S., ,0V.
OTHER RECENT SALES.
Albcr: Crosby sod ~ fest on Washington street he-
tween Dearborn anl Sate {OiJera-uouse property
caares Dlsby sud 81 feet On Lake street, near L.
Sail. liberation, ssa,ooo Also s. feet Oh Clinton
Tue Methodist Book Concern sod % feet Oh Wnsh-
ingon street. cast Of $la co.,
Morey M4g'il aud No. da5 West Ia Adams street viii
Adams street, near Levitt consideration. 5o3 per
foot. Also two iota Wicker Park: consideration,
for both s. 5co Also two lots in tue same subdvls-
ion consideration, 81 3oo. Also $50 feet on Michigan
avenue, Forty-trst street, consideration. SIS
rcr foot. Also, sc feet the nor beast corner Of
M4disun and Carpenter streets, with improvements
6W,0u0.
SUMMARY or r.AxsrERs Yon THE WEEK.
The fol1wlug is tho Total amount OF city and
suburban property transferred during the week end
ing Saturday, Jan. 3: City rrol erty-Number Of
tales, 10; consideration, sloo5,o4l. North Of city
linitA-nGlnbcr OF sales, .: consideration fl9,o0o.
South OF tty nnits-NumbeE Of saet, 70; cousits ra-
ton, $51 44u. West Ut city imits-Numuer Ut snles
3; cols deration *l0,Sto. Tutal Aalcs, l36. Total
s, ,286,oSl.