, 1875-03-28
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.

III This motion for new trisl will probably
ba srzusd within tho month OF April.
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
AMoSa TIE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
that seem. Is it were, to freeze up With the
winter and do not resume their operation 1eA'n
unti} tho reason OF thaw and fresnet shows that
~. icv confinement has been broken through, |
eome Of the most important a-e the movement !
Of real estate and building operations.
Traffic in real estate Is, for certain well-knoHn
ro,.ons . more important business hero than in
INV city in the country. The immense fortunes
vb;ct, hava been made By purchasers Of land
and tn. gigantic and rapid increases in value'
have turned to this city tho eyes OF people II
eyery section, and have attracted here !
IN 1xcnEpDLE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL
rt;cb has contributed in a vast degree to tho
,r,.nerity Of Chicago Nothing is, therefore, OF
.oora eenar.l importance than to chronicle At
this time Of the year, not merely for tho lntor-
nation Of Chicasoans, but for residents in every
o.bcr 1arce city throughout the country, the
,roh,h,a condition Of the 1ea1-estase market here
for the Coming season. Tho New York banker
tfa Hartford insurance man, and the Cincinnati
merchant, read with equal interest intelligence
coccernino tbs advancing value of Chicago real
estate. ...
nurine the psst winter zeAl-estate TRANSACTIONS
,,,ra heap yerv limited, and the stormy ana
chaneeful Fueaiher Of the present month nas
had retsrding effect upon the spring business'
Uhi1a the streets were resolving stemselses
;nto boys aud quagmires and nat and 10"
n1aces became great ponds OF water, 1t was 1aen-
er Ind time to take trips Of inspection 10 feal
estate, 20 that up to the present week the gen
a-s, rav:val Of business that follows tha ADVENT
of a1rinc had not yet communicated an impulse
IN the real.essate Market Although still too
e.r1v in the season for brisk movement In inc
market thers have been sufficient
INDICATIONS OF 11rEEDIso ACTIVITY
n anable property agents to form soma opinion
at the amount and character OF fEansaction' LUZ
the present eeason.
reporter OF TIE TRIBUNE visited large
onr,her Of real-estate agencies during the past
v.al and found the belief universally expressed
+b.+ zitb the continuance Of sottled weather,
+hora wonld be IN actiye movement IN the mar
! tot As compared with last spring, the buflnees
,,,t,ook ia considered to be much more taVora-
h,o AZ that time the ers Of good feeling ano
| -,n,o.l confidence had not returned. Ihe lnnu-
anca of the panic was still too fresh. 1here
| had been q hard winter; funds WHICH,
| n,aar other circumstances, would haSo
! baan invested in real estate had been consumed
!, carving families through ths winter, for the
,n,nhcr Of persons vino were out OF employment
| ~. very 1arrc, and tho reserved funds OF sue
| ,.hor;no c1asges r.s Tell-ngh exhausted NO"
| 49,. .and;tion Of things does not exist. MOI
~;th.+a ndinp the severity OF the winter, work
49,. 7,rc1, hettar last year, and, as Was shown in
Trr Tn1nusE during December, worhasmen
-. ~, 1.n nd nj this moment larger amount Of
n@ =. in.e.t IN small lots than at any time
since 1870. ....
A1,rea number of agencies report Al increase
;. 49,. nnrher Of INQUIRIES, and cash buyers are
5- Grazing tn a considerable extent- ons
e"o'a-
agent stS1es tna'
TIE Eu2AEh oF eAsn oo
coming into the market Is greater tnau no Lon
.va, known before at this season, End that thers
;s gooa nronise Of = very active movement IN
cot.r c,eh nrices offered have
| building lota- gu AS1, S.17A eN :. -t:u.
been considerably below the figures ~ "uloo
| ,ronartv-oEners are holding, and CONCESSIONS
F:n toxa IN ha mazda befo1e transactions take
WILL o4'o r, ~ :t,a.,;o,,, a.. th.t buiIding lots
place. 1n' 'A.A -, aax,,ra "A m
eiigibly situated VIII % III soo. IT,. -,
instauce, it may bo mentioned thas tnoio H@'
has, considerable inquiry in regard to propert'
80, - ~, ha ,n,de elieible for building pur-
WHICH w. ,.;n ~ M;,v,nkro nvauue tt
poser o5 lAo oP45 t;..-..t -. ham nads
Iaks slfee'' "o :. - .1...a ,,non th,
Of the properly, not nas "oo" pa~ee -;
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