, 1874-12-06
Sale Of Ten Acres On Grand Boule-
ward and Eorty-seVenth
Street for $275,000.
Transfers for the Week,
1876 !; Consideration,
&837,151.
A Larger Amount of Loans Ne
cotiatcd than Csua4---
Building in the
City.
1HC MARHEI.

THE MARKET.
THE QUIET OF THE REAL ESTATE MARKET
tha mast week has not been disturbed by any
traneoct;ous of especial significance, or by any
;ndica.ions OF revival OF speculation. ihe
transfers which ve have reported during the
week. aud the sales given below. indicate the
continuance Of the active exchanges "o nave
clrcncled 70. weeks past. The dullness OF tue
market, uuder the present circumstances. IS
eizn Of strength, and cot OF weakness. Ii sales
were numerous at the present low range OF
pr;ces. it vonld show that owners were
uaauls to hold on to their property. asst Is. tue
great majority Of holders are able to carry thel1
-,7o1,erty: the few who cannot meet their in-
cnnhrauces relieve themselves By trades. In
this yav. an updercurrent Of redistribution is IN
operation, placing the property OF the city IN
hands able to keep AMI improve it. The volume
of transfers is, in consequence of this state OF
thiups, moor indication of the actual amount OF
,,-ooerty eold. An examination OF the transfers
will show. IN inaumerable instances, that tue
transfers arc reciprocal, A deciding to Z AID Is
deciding to 4.
Tho largest trnusation of the week WAS the
rr.caaeo by Chauncey +. Bowen of the block on
tluccunas avenue and the Grand boulevard. be-
tween Forty-sixth and Fortv-seventh streets,
This tract comprises 10 acres, and was sold Tor
$275, 800. :,
asa1.ei pio,ce sold two blocks in Pierce's ad-
dition to Hou:ein to B. F. Allen for $40, 0Co.
William 81 Derby bought lots Nos. 81, 81, 50,
aud 81 Sizteeuth street for ,20o:
Senator Logan cold l25 feet at the northwest
avenue, and l0G feet on Grand boulevard,
north of Forty-6eventh street, for S40, 600.
g. F. Swan. agent for NJ. L. Jackson, OF
Dexter H.. has sold Blocks l, 2. and 8, Of Jack
sens Subdivision Of South Evanston. to !. W.
Harmon and COL E. ". Chamberlain. of Ch!ca-
20, for $4,000 Also, d brick residence, three
sto1y and basement, on Seminary arenne, in the
Cana! Trustees Subdivision, for S14.h0o- A1so.
8 iine residence Of Dr. J. n. Harmon at Blue
Island for 5,000.
don's Ridge Addition to Rogers lark tor t6. 900:
also, Lots and /, Block I: for 81 l,o03. and tot
oa Sceley avenue, near jackson street, tor
3l.330.
Il. Gale has sold 10ox1so feet at the corner Of
Like avenue aud Brook street for Sl2 900.
Warren, keepev L. Co. have sold at South
E=anston Lots 13 aud IA, in Block i. at the cor
ner Of Rim and Judson avenues. and SO feet on
Finn avenue. in Block II, for S7:5G0. to 3. F.
Culver. They have also sold at Hicsdale 2.400
feet, comprising Block q, for So, COO; also,
1.2G0 feet IN Block 80. for $4,000.
The Highland Park Building Company have
sold twentv-cne lots at Highland Park, 3.S45
feet, for SIS, 1925 also, 81 feet or Fulton street,
near Sheldon, in Chicago. with dwelling, for
S2O150.
The Iowa Railroad Land Compauy's ea1es for
November were li,9l5 05-1o0 acres t" 124 pur-
chassrt, TOR total Of Ss5, ,572.37. Cash collec-
lions fur tie mouth. SGoal 3.35. These lands are
wir.'y OF tho Government: grants made to the
IoEH ralln ays operated by tue Chicago North
western anu the Illinois Ceutal Railroad Com
ranies respectively, and arc mainly located III
Inc west41n portion Of that State.
g. i. Culver has sold to Warren. keeney
Co. the thlee-storv marble house and lot No. Ill
Calumet avenue, for ST.. 500.
B. L. Hrnoro sold 40 feet on Michigan avenue,
between Adams aud Monroe st1 eeis, for 5l6, 800.
J. Henry j. jacob We'll have sod two
tlree-s.ory b1ica stores on Twcnty-second
s.1ect, between Watnsl' and Michigan avenues.
fronting sou;L with lots. so BY 200, tor $c4 400;
also 42zI feet By 1T on Calumet avenue, so feet
north OF Twentieth street, Gust front, for Sl7,
oad; also $50 feet on Michigan Avenue, between
Twentv-iiftll and T~enty-s.xth streets, east
float. for 543, ,51J-
Necs, Iei:cc j. Co. hare sold GIG Michigan avet
nue. two-btoTy aod basement east front, to Mrs.
7. C. Walker, for S21 900; for co acres OF land
rear kcusington, at $500 acre. tho balance in
sash.
Ira Brov,,, has sold ten lots at PARK Ridge to
" en,4no Bros.. Of Jaue5ville, Wis. for 5775
sash :.iso. ue lots to other parties for 81, GOO,
IL TINS 1leo four lots at Des planes Tor $500.
Jurob c. Nae;l has sold the northwest corner
,: Noble and Hubbard Streets, two lots, tor
story frame store, with lot for s., ,075.
j. S. Hatr Il Co. have sold one lot, 25x175 or
West Washington street. near Dcspiaines, 70:
e100oo.
". ". Watson has sold two lots, 25x1o5 each
on l.id.e street, Washington Heights, for 81 .00t
to J. Hanson also, Lots Sc sud 81, subdivision
Of Lots to ii. Eocs 5, to William Calvert. for
$3.50, mud Lot 9, Heath's Subdivision. Wash
in2ton Heights, to A. II. Andrews & CO., fo1
$jUU.
1,,ct T. pot+or zofd 79n fant a. Noruood % RI
10, S7,500, to Louis Pratt
Kirk 3. Newell sold 125 feet On Trumbnll
avenue. near Houo1e street, and 100 feet IN the
same subdivision, for 81, 400
Bendcn F. Culver has purchased 60 feet on
Ontarlo street, near hiugsbury street, for
e5.45v.
George A. Springer sold lot on Indiana are
nue.. n0rth of Fortieih street, for $4,000.
Ira Holmes sold 2 acres in the northwest X OF
the eouthwest x of Sec. 3, 81, II, improved, for
George Il. Rozet eold 50 feet on Fiftieth street,
east Of Cottage Grove avenue, for $500.
D. F. Eisenhart sold IS lots in Purple T.
Thomas Subdivision, in Sec. 81. 81, Is, for
$500.
S. ". Sea sold acre in K1emms Subdivision,
fronting on Seventy-tilst street, east OF Stony.
Island avenue. for s., 900, all caeh.
Chace Ateu sold Two lots In Egandale for
$500.
IT, II. Moore t Co. gold s71S feet on Grand
Avenue. in their subdivision, one block east OF
Turner Park depot, on the Chicago l. Pacific
Railroad. for SLIGO, one-ha1f cash; also, one
lot 80 feet) in sumo subdivision, for 55o1, Que.
third cash.
Robert c. Givins has sold at south Englewood
two lots on flncennes road to L. ], Reidy fol
f4e0 each; one lot on |lnccnnes road to Chris-
ian Johrtson for $500; one half acre lot and
Block 13 to A. J. Scott. 81 900; and oue-half
acre on boulevard to Joseph Spur for 81, 900.
Reynolds Brown have sold to J. J. G. Gill
ispie two new two-story and basement bricl
houses At Hyde Park for $4,000; one lot Al
Washington Heights for $500; four one hal
lcre lots in the Homestead Addition to Washing
Ion Heights to Judge c. B. Waite for $4,000 j,
exchange for other property.
Harlert: keeney i Co., have sold l 1.3A4 feet il
6fants Addition, South Evanston. for S33, GOO
SUBURBAN PROPERTY.
1he movement in suburban property is natu
M a.Y ta.ter less active than that in inside prop
i sstty, cos, rs Tn be seen from the reports o