, 1874-08-16

lots in Charles E. Browns Addition to Evanston
Noble 4 Richmond have sold, at South Engle-
| wood ryo-story frame house and so feet on
| Halsted street for s2, 500, aud 3 simi1ar house
| on same stzeet for s.. 2W}
| J. II. Beverley l. Co. llavo sold Lot s, Block O.
| Walsh Il McaIu1len's Subdivision, and t"o.story
| house and Lot No. SIG Centre avenue, for 93.8U
total; six lots III Block 90, West Haywood. fol
| So $40; three lots aud house in Block JOG, West
| Haywood, for =. $50.
Charles Cleaver las sold SO feet at northwest
coruer OF Lake aud Egaa avenues for 313. 600.
II. Y. Wagner has sold 50 feet on Third ave-
nue., near Harrison street, for 55,o0o to s. kus-
sell jones'
Gurdon $. Hubbard has sold to z. S. Ely 41511l
acres III Secs 25 SO, and 81, T. &c. IA, fol- Ill
BUILDING.
". n. Boyington: tho aIchitect, is drawlng =,
plans for splendid stopo building on LaSalle
btrcet, opposite tho Pacific Hotel. It will have
frontage Of 10 feet to begin WITH aud will event
ually be extended along the entire frontage be-
tween Quincy aad Jackson streets. S. u. Moore
l. Co. are the ownerr.
a1r. Boyiugton is also at work on plans for
about 200 feet Of business block frontage on
Wabnsh avenue, south OF Congress street, for
Taylor l. Lat!iu-
Nr. Potter Palmer has undertaken tho prepa-
ration OF d large restaurant, to be situated IN
the Palmer Building, Oh Monroe street, aud be-
tween State aud Wabash It will be fine. large,
modcl restaula ant, aud run independently of the
hotel.
Rebuilding in tho burnt district is proceeding
slowly. The eutAu.lasm that followed the Geeat
Fire Is Wanting for We" obvious reasons. Being
burned out cannot with Ordinary, or even Chlca-
60 human nature, be mado subject Of Intense
and ftryid enthusiasm more than onco- II BE-
comes mon0tonOua to ottlor people than the ht-
surunce companies. With all this there is some
thing beiug douo by different owners to substl-
tute habitations for tile wlldetness OF ruined
walls that now make the drearest sixty acres to
be found III any city in CAristcudom. During the
week tue following have oeeu added to the build-
ings wa have hitherto reported:
4 two-storv and basement brick double store
building, ~ feet front, ut Nos. 31l aud 3l3
State street, for II. l.. Satterlee. a two.story
and basement brick store. 8. No. ISL Ihtrd ave
nue., by Jonu Koch A oue-story brick building, at
3}5 Fourth avenue, by 3. &. Smith. three
story and basement brick house. 251G0 feet at
No. 1Gl Fourth avenue A ono-story BRICK
building, ut No. S23 Clark street, by II. ".
Martin. 4 three-stoly mai 1b1e-front block OF
Stores ut No=. 323 and 327 State SITE ect, by Paul
d Orson Smith. a three.story and base
mcnt marblc-tront store. at No. 4io
story and basement block Of stores, 40
x7U feet. ut Nos. 453 aud 4j5 State street, By
Michael Grus:. 4 two-story and basement br4ck'
double store ut Nos. ATS AMI is0 State street. BY
G. W. Brown. 4 two-htory aud basement brick
house, at No. l27 Third avenue by T. 4. New
ton. A thrce-story aud basement brick store, at
No. 4i2 State street, BY Johanna baum. 4 th1ee-
story aud basenleu. brick store, at No. 444 State
street, by Chris. Hannah. \ four-story aud
basement marble front building, ut No. l29
fouf:a avenue, By Sydney Thomas. i,l t"o-stofY
BRICK dwelling, at No. 1l9 Third avenue, BY J.
L. knight and two-story aud basement brick
store On S.ate street, near Harrison, By Mrs.
Nerklc.
The managers Of the Seamen's Home are about
to spend $4,000 toward the improvement Of
&1&at IifI1 tot an
ol Lake aud Dest lanes streets. Tue improve
mente, according to contract, will be completed
by the lst Of November. The main part Of the
existing structure Is four stories high, aud there
is an Vi loner proportions. Both taken to-
sether form 153 roo1us. The plan OF improve
inent i8 to raise the l. to level with the rest Of
the establishment, a:1d thus make 1T afford mo,c
ample bedding accommodations, aidlug nt least
1UJ rooms to the present nsinber Iuese WILL DO
Sufficient to lodge at least 5Ou men. The dining
loom " i'll be situated iu tue basement aud it will
have all area Of 80 by QUO feet. There will also
be laundry. aitchen. store~room, and pantry,
Everything arouui this department will be rem
dered commodous AZ possible.
The Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear Inlrmarr
has Just completed substantial and ori lmental
four-story aud basement building on the corner
Of Adams and Peoria slrccts. The building il
Of lrick, With stone trimmings, with Mansard
rouf, aud is heatcd throughout with steam: Bur-
ling j. Adler are the architects, and Flint, James
~ W. kAC CoHhtaGLo4E- 4-NCkt tt444at3 AD0Ak A4c
building is built iu solid aud tirss.ciass mau-
uer-
TIE LOAN MARKET.
The market las been excessively dull; some
1arge loalls are sad to be in ne3otiaton but are
not yet forward enough to report. With the sx-
ccptiou Of loan Of Sl4, ,0J0 The foreign compa-
Mos have doue nothing, Which accounts III q
great measure for tho tncagre consideration of
mort cages in the table below. During the cor
week of 1873 their loans amounted
to $10i.37U Tie ho1ue institutions have also
ilau quiet time. 4 comparison of the business
Of four Of the principal agencies shows only
571 4Oy against $10O, ,040 last year. Tbs consd-
Grafton Of trust deeds has been run up to its
total by the negotiation Of loan By
q railroad corporation, III which the Chicago d
Illinois River Railroad Company, the Chi
caSo Hallway Company, aid John II.
Rice, Trustee, are the parties of tho
first part, aud Jesse O. Norton is party Of the
second part. The instrument is datcd AEri1 !,
1874, and conveys the franchise, right Of way,
road-bcd, and IT, 534 acres of coal
lands, as security for 5U0 bonds, executed by the
Chicago Railway CONSTRUCTION Company, for
s 900 each, due and payable to bearer ole year
from date, with interest At 10 per cent. Other
than this there is only one loan exceeding
so. GOO, whereas for tue week ending Aug. Is,
1875, there were nine loans in excess OF $500
each. For the past week. loans below $4,000
are 81 Per cent and thoso below 81, 900 are 81
per cent Of the aggregate number of i1stru-
rncnts: for the corresponding week in 1873 they
63 and 80 Per cent respectively.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FOR TIE wEEK ENDING