, 1874-11-15
Review Of the Operations of
the Week.
Exchanges Brisk, But Few Import
ant Sales.
The Loan Market Shows an In
proved Demand.
Real Estate Initiation in San Francisco
The New York Grand
0pera-House.
NTte1a1T3nnnnE-
miscellaneous

The rea)-estate market offers few features To-
.,,,,,a,t +b;s week. The number of cash sale
ia email. and there are few important one" O
anv kind, except the sale Of the Nixon Building
thc narticulars OF which are given below.
There is one form Of activity in the marke
Tint deserves notice, and 1s in Il quiet way in
Producing into the city some Of the best ele
ruents Of It's future growth. This is the e1
change Of good, unincumbered country property
for city property, burdened in various ways In
easier times, such exchanges would not be con.
sidered by city holders In these times they
are glad enough to escape their incum'
brances in this way. By this move
ment, good deal Of incumbered city property
is passing into the hands Of wealthy citizens
in the country towns about Chicago, who are
we'll able to hold it, aud who bring Chicago the
bost OF contributions in themselves aud their In
terests.
SOME sAIEs or TIE TEEK-
Fred L. Fake Co. have sold to Gen. GrenEllle
n. Dodge, Of Council Bluffs. tho Nixon Building
and lot, northeast corner Of LaSalle and Monroe
streets, for S2s1, 900. The building is -four
stories and basement. 461Sg feet, ara Is con
be remembered as the solitary exception to the
general destruction Of the business portion OF
The South Division in The Great Fire Of 1871.
L. H. Whitney sold one lot, 25x125 feet. on
Fiftv-foutth and Halsted streets, for $500.
A, H. Slower has sold four lots, each 25x124
feet: on Taylor street, near Central Park avenue,
for 81 900.
c. 4. Phillips has sold five lots, each 25x125
Eeet, in Prospect Park, for $500.
hr H. G: Springer has sold Block II in
Dingee's Addition, Wilmette, being lots, each
5oxl56 feet, for $1,000; also,
Three lots, each 501150 feet, with 2-story
frame building, II Hills 1 McDaniels' Sub
division, Wimette, for -. 250.
on Prairie avenue, between Forty-ifsh aud For
sy-aixth streets, for s., $50.
IL F. Hale has sold five lots, each 25x125, in
Thomas d Hills Subdivision at South Engle-
rood, for So, 600.
J. S. Hair d Co. sold 3-story and basement
brick store, No. 15a West Washington street, for
iu FouT lots in stedmans Subdivision, tn Sec. 10,
IS. u, for S9,1oo; also.
Danvilie d Viucennes Railroad, 81 miles from
Courthouse, for $50, 900: F: also,
4 lot, 75x109, on the northeast corner of Noble
and Ohio streets, With 3 ea1riage manufactory.
FOR S25.000.
md basement brick dwelling, on Washington
street, ore block west Of Union Park, for So 500;
also,
Five lots in South Chicago, Russell's subdivia-
ion, for S1U000.
Asa ". Clarke has sold acres at Morgan Park
for Sl2, 900.
Rhodes d Clarke have sold two lots, zach 5O1
1885, at River Park, for 3600.
Ira Brown has sold twenty-five lots. each 251
125 feet, in Park Ridge for $4,000; also,
Three lots lots in Des Plaines to Albert D. Blng-
ham, for 5000.
George S Shaw has sold farm OF 100 acres,
in Oswego, miles south Of Aurora, for $40, 600;
also,
also,
Eight hundred acres in Minnesota, near Vino
Forty-foaf lots, each 2515o, at. Elmhu1st, for
$120 900.
The Highland PARK Building Company have
sold one lot, 251l70. With q 3-Htory and base
ment marble-front dwelling, No. G14 Wabash
aFenue, for S25, 600; a1so,
Two lots, each 221100 feet, With cottage, II
Egan avenue, for S11 200; also.
One hundred feet, with large brick dwelling,
at Highland PARK, for $17, 400.
Warren. keeney d Co. hare Sold to James q.
Hubbard 800 feet in Harbert j. Richards Addi-
tlon to South Evanston for S150o
rotwin Corby have made tho following
sales in Prtnam's Subdivision, S. ". h of the
S. ". 4 OF Sec. 9, 80, Il; Lots "A. Is, and Is,
Block 1, at 5000 each; Lots "a, 25, &c, II. %,
and %, Block l, at $3.50 each; Lots "A, Is, 1G,
II, Is, and 1s, Block 2, at $3.50 each; Lots 8, 8,
10, II, u, and Is, Block q at $500 each; Lots 4,
z. and 9. Block 4, st s45o each Lots 80. 40, Al,
End AZ, Block !, at $500 each.
Potwin l. Corby have sold q lot on Monroe
street. east OF Western avenue. 241148 feet. for
El00 per foot.
G. a. Leland has sold for Potter Palmer the
four-story and basement new stone front store.
36K147 fest, west front, State street, north of
Jackson, for $50,D00 cash.
Larkin, jerks Co. have sold the two-sto1y and
.yenae. for So, 700; also 322 feet at Glendale for
*2 5s4; also 50 feet at Forest Hill for s6u0
John u. Waite has sold for himself to John b.
Da1nhart $3.50 feet front at Norwood Park. for
e2o,o ,ooo, one-ti1i1u cash. and the balance in one
and one-haIf and two aud one-half years. This
sale comprises the whole Of john II. Waite's
Subdivision Of Is acres of ridge property.
George s. Shaw has sold sixteen lots at WILL
mette for $11 900.
Also, 4 farm at Oscgo. Till, for $4,000
Also, fo1ty-fou1 lots at EImhurst for So, 900.
Also. 500 acres Wild land in Wenn County,
him.. for s., 900.
Randall l. Brown have sold at Homewood
during tho past week four lots on Homewood
avenue At Sl50, and Rl1 lots Oh Ridge avenue at
s100 each.
II: F. Eldred l. Co. have sold three 2-sto1v
mAIbte-front houses on Wabash avenue, south
OF Ihrty-si1th street, for S36, 000
Also. "a feet on Forty-second street. east of
'lncennes avenue. for s24, ,4l250.
Also, 60 feet on Wabash avenue, south Of
1h1sty-ninth street, for sG,750.
4lso' 10y 1eet At Irving Park for $500.
, Lew Wing Co. have sold two 2story and
basement brick houses, With lots. or Ind,ans
ayenne. Just south Of Thirty-eighth street, for
Slo'ooo total "a 2story frame house and lot at
me corner OF Eston road and Pau;ina street. for
for g. 800. 0'oDu''
The Blue Island Land and Building Companr
nave purchased the Hoyt HOUSE. located II ia |
rorner OF Cottage Grove avenue and F,fty-fIth
Hreet, fronting On the South Park, with fonr
acres Of ground attached. for S65 ooo and intend
70 improve it as resort for visitors 10 the port
Aud Lou1eyards. ''n
HArbert, Keeney l. Co. have sold at South |
Evanston. 800 feet in Ridge Addition, at $40 Der
loot; 800 feet in Grants Addition, at SIS per
loot: @ 100 feet and honse in Ridge Addition, to
William L. Moss, for Sc, 500.
=, Chace Abel have sold 10 feet. east front. On
Maoash avenue, l20 feet north Of Eld1idge court.
\ tust outside the reburnt district, at $500 Der
3&oot, 81, 600, all cash. fN'
.. De1amater has sold so feet On Indiana |
1A'enqe, and other property, for 50, 600,
s.. 600. -" 'e@4o"ooo 1of
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