, 1876-02-13
SALES OF THE WEEK.


SALES OF The WEEK.
ALuLL IN THE MARKET.
The nepotiationa reported as consumuated
4, o.. -. ,,,,,a~o,,a I'D ;,o,o-..,t th,n
''117 "ceA 40 'ee0 .. 49,
those OF the Pteceo1ng "eeAs ou1 tno an7tAeA
las nevertheless oecn f'rm and comfortable.
The activity of the last two weeks is reflected in
.,,o r.,-,,+r aoada rocorded this vcek They
a..ua.... 4-.,.fo-. -, ~. -,,,. ~ q, 5oo mn
4ep4e7e"s 49, -1'.ss'
LAhdEa THAN foh AM sAEeSpi'so with
for year. The morale OF the real estate mar
Lct in every direction is excellent. This is NJ
4oe,oi br Tho far, that althouol, con6iderab1e
s.a ~ - 49, 49,, s.a a,..;ss a.,,;t., 80 ,,ar. ~
an1ouN.9 Va .oee1' A00 o"'sNo
the locEont 1of bargains lne NUMBER o1 sa'es ID
not large. Holders feel lndependent. and able
to bo.d Oh to their property, unless they can get
what they consider faH pr7ce Tor It, Ihe
activity in the suburbs is marked. Old sub
divisions are being improved and new ones
are being made. As Was stated in last Sun-
DAYS article, this is true Of the whole Gordon Of
suburban settlements that surround Chicago
from the Calumet to Lake Forest. The burden Of
CITY taxation is ope obvious explanation Of the
increasing popularity OF life outside the city linn
Its. Tho opinion ve have expressed that there
viii be this spriug
HEdInA OF TAI-rAYEKs
oyer the citv line will no doubt be verified in the
ue1t few weeks. But there are deeper cause8
than this st work in the growth Of our
urban aud suburban population. Oue OF these
is the extraordinary superiority OF Chicago "a q
manufacturing poipt Its railroad connections
give it control OF materials, and markets, beyond
that of auy other centre. These are constantly
increasing. lhe Chicago 4 South Atlantic Road,
= larne part Of which ia already completed. will
give Chicago q eeaport-Charfeston-o $50
miles distant. From points along the road an
thracite coal can be supplied here At
Sc per ton. The constant development Of our
advantages as q manufacturing point will add
enormously to our population. Examples Of
the operation Of this law Of our growth will be
crossing. @ ing , where lie IL JOSEPH Il. Brown Iron and
Steel Works in the first locality, and the Will
son Sewing Machine Manufac.ory in the second
will bring with them
4 POPULATION nEAcd1xG THOUSANDS.
Tho .eal-estate dealers reported business last
week as quiet but encouraging. Inquiries were
rum ,rous, both from largo capitalists and per-
sons Of email MEANS from those seeking invest
ueut and those wanting residences.
cause Of encoul apement is the demand for
houses, to purchase and rent. This has already
SIT in strongly New houses, with the modern
improvements that can be bought or rented
cheap are IN active request. Many Of the appll-
caots nre reported BY the house agents to be nev
coinera.
THE PBNc1rAL SALES
reported this week are as follows:
Lorius 4. Chase has sold to Rev. P. D.
Young. for John r. To1er, two two-story and
hasc:Deu! brick housea. corner Ellis avenue and
Brook street, for $l3, COO.
F.. c. Cole i Co., have sold the two-etory
brick house and lot, l72 Kossurh street, for
81, 80 cash.
Or. S. Place has cold for 7. G. Madden. so feet
With ts 0 three-story frame houses, Nos. Il and
III North Gysen street FOR Sl2. 900.
The Calumet aud Chicago Canal apd Dock
Company have sold at South Chicago block
for $4,000: lots for $500 each, and l lot at
$500.
Bash & Potter have sold q feet front on ludi-
ana aycuue. between Tycuty-uinth and Tbiztieth
streets, for s.. 800
Ns}ter T, perk sot3 9o5Y1o4 feet m prAirie
,1onna and 175v1o1 faat m Indiana arenue.
both tracts lying just north Of Thirty-seventh
j. Henry Eoa sold to G J. Hambleton, 2ar
tav 1av s sset 5 1n 1aAe stree near 4'AAn 1'e'07'
+ >'' r nrran so1d bns;ne.s bnildine and 1oz on
the co1ncr Of cisrk street and Ch,csro m syenue.
LOT $lt .utJ.
Cassell i Cross cold 2421l50 feet IN block be-
tween san Francisco and Sacramento avenue, on
1..oh eiuee' n;ee .nd 11I So:v3oo t.+ and
an+s ~ .',,o rou ae9s una Iad;'ns
..rests, fnr sd I'M ~ Waltsr ~ f."i T. pact
:, Josiah Il: Bisseil attorney for D. J: Fallis.
tfes!ueot OF the Merchauts' National Bank ol
Cincinnati has purchased for him, from Banja-
min +. Eh1man' Lot s., Ellis East Addition,
ncrtn OF Thirty-eeventh street. and runniuC
four frame houses on Ellis avenue, together
the dge at Washington Heights, for s3s, 600, Of
party taken an interest Of s2sooo u IN @ soms na Of
hssftsi Of so6 this M TIs o PAID in cash. H.