, 1879-02-02
REAL ESTATE.

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An J,norovemeut in the Inquiries for Real
Estate-Purchascs By Small Capitalists for
Iuyestment--Actual transactions NOT Nn-
nerous-SaIcs, Loans. and Building Per-
uits of the Sycel1-Ycsteraay's Transfers.
The rcal-estate agents report week OF Gu
couraging inquiry with q growing tendency on
the part Of small capitalists. to invest In real
property. Transactions are not numerous, oe-
cause these buyers insist upon low prices, and
holders arc more independent than they have
been.
OFFERS ARE NOW REFUSED
that would have been accepted thankfully SIX
months ago, In one case $50 foot was offered
for piece of property that the owner tried IN
vain to sell last year at much lower figure.
The offer was refused. The bid was immediate
II raised to $50 foot, and that "as refused.
This instance is one Of several that have come
to our knowledge, and shows the hrmer ten
dency OF real estate.
B, F. Jacobs has sold ten acres at the corner
of Paulina and Forty-seventh streets for s10,-'
600.
Ira Brown sold lots in Park Ridge to Thomas
T. Jones, s6U0; lot in Park Ridge to William
Smith, $500; 9 lots in Thornton to Grace Ham
mond, $500; 1G lots in La Grange to Alice J.
Williams, 81, 500; IS lots in La Grange to 1.
Krous, S1,S00; lots in La Grange to .. ".
Lode, $500.
In TIC sales of the week were 25x10o feet on
Clinton street, northwest corner OF lay1or
street, with building; s3,275; 20x101 feet on
West Lake street, west OF Lcavitt. s., 500; 2ox75
feet on Randolph street. east Of Lasalle, Win
building No. l53, s48, 900; 24xl23 feet on Forest
avenue, near rhirty-fourth street, improved.
$500; 25xlG0 feet on May street, nortn OF
on Robev street, north of Chicago avenue, i'm
proved, 81, 400; the premises 359 South ieaVitt
street, S3i00; 25xl00 feet on Milwaukee, aye
nue., near Houston street. improved, SS'uuo'
25xl7S16 feet on State street. south OF lhlrty-
tifth street, $4,000; 25x13t feet on South 1d
Clark street, near Eighteenth street, $4,000;
125xl50 feet on Weed street.. northwest
corner OF Dayton, 51O,500, 22x90 1eet, i'm
proved on Jefferson: south OF Mn1weil,
S2,5O0; 75x100 feet on West Lake street, south-
court, east OF Orchard street, S3500; 10 acres
at the southwest corner Of Forty-seyenth street
and Paulina, $4,000; 16114xs0 feet on schiller
street, east OF Clark street, improved, Si,ooo;
25xl10 feet on South Dearborn street, near
Thirty first street, improved, 81, 150 44x122 ieet
on West Washington street, east Of Page street,
$4,000.
/. 3. Boyd sold two-story and basement brick
dwelling and lot 25xI25, No. ll35. torty-hrst
street, to ]. Foster, all cash, ior sz,o0o;& ~, & SIX
Washington street, Thomas Burrows to Mary
c. Weir, all cash, for S3UU
good proportion OF the laboring class that
used to Datronize the sayings-b2nks are now
putting their money into lots.
Several new manufacturing concerns east and
west Of this city are now looking up quarters
for factories here.
There were nnteen building permits issued
during the week, among them one 20 Allan
Pinkcrton for two-storv stone-front fco dwelling
1nTe Ala
There is steady business in
Persons desirous of purchasing a home are
invited to call on E. 4. Warhetd, at No. 133 La
Sale street, to examine plans and specifications
for some very elegant houses which 2 gre ,2 to be
erected on Prairie aTenue, just north Of Thirty
first street. These plans are by Messrs. Vince
lock s. Clay, architects. They have been sub
mitted to architects in Boston, aud by them pro-
nounced to be models Of all that is necessary to
make perfect house Each house has 'front.'
age OF twcnty-tour feet and depth OF seventy
three feet, containing parors 1ibrary, reception,
diniug-room und Kitchen all on onc floor, with
five sleeDing-rooms above. Easements contain
billiarlroom, laundry, cellar, Wlue-celar- store
rooms, and steam beating apparatus for each
house. These houses will be erected aud sold
for the actual contract price, adding the present
valuation Of the lot Parties purchasing these
houses can have ten years in w1tcn to pay 1or
them, by paying the rate OF per cent interest.
These plans will be op c1hioltionat the office
of f. A. Warlleld, Financial Agent Of the Union
Mutual Life-Insurance Company, No. 1873 La
Sale street, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
OF this week. Please call and sec them; ladies'
are especially invited.
THE LOAN MARKET
at unchanged rates. The loans for the month
loans OF last week was S25, 900 on the Catholic
Cemetery property for five years at per cent,
$12,500 on the Lutheran Church at the corner OF
Eric and Dearborn for fire years at 6 per cent,
for $S.@nr. e,* nm
in Block %, Assessors Division OF 22.
TRANSFERS YESTERDAY.
The following Instruments were fled for
record Saturday, Feb. 1:
c1rT PROPERTY.
West Washington st. 100 It Of LINCOLN
ct. n +, 20xl24 #, improved, dated Jan.
:22 (A1. G. and u. 3. Gardner to John
sedrwes d MeEst &; 5;5 IT Of D1ackbawE st,
+, e5x1o4 it. dated Jan. 81 ludwig F.
Sloan st. III It Of Eiston Road, 8 +
tAlartson s Hicks to G; A. Aepp1p:.:. 1899
Wicker Park st, n cor Robey st, swf,
25xl5e It, dated Jan. 90 (Ftanz Setback
state !a Hes?si fe III 4 af Sixteenth st. VII
,xl70Iz It, dated July %, 1873 John
Garrett to William F. I.ess1ie) -. ...,.. g. 600
clybourn ay, 27a IT. se OF uerndon St
e., 24x125 It, .tetu;o asted Jan. u (Henry nm
Ohio st. \ " cor of Pine st, s I, 5oxioo #
dated Feb; l (estatc of J. D. Cole to
r. st. ST. # ci West Twei{ st.
ef,2l: :xl00 It, dated Jan. Is tuerrick
Stevens to MargaEeth JseseD ..-:...... 1,5oo
May st. 1D5 It Il OF West Twelfth st. +,
:5x10osz #, dated Jan. II William
schaetIer to Elizabeth Dnscher).... $500
Twenty ty:ninth st. s. T ef calumet alum az, 8
p. Caldwell to Albert +. Ha1c) ........ 1900
SOUTH or CITY LIMITS, WITHIN RADIUS or SEVEN
AILEs Up TUE COURT HOUSE.