, 1880-01-04
Another Heavy Purchase of OUT
J., side Acre Property.
A Subterranean Activity Unusual
= at This Time Of Year.
Buyers Afraid. to Publish Their
Bargalns-Sales OF the
:> Week.
Building in 1879 ,and 1s78--oalu1net
Dock Company Bonds:

fMlrOau on Ih1rty-ilttn street, at Tue lnteT-
section of Ogden avenue, for SIS, ,518. We
understand, with regard to this, that Mr..
Field buys an undivided one-half interest,
and that the property is to be developed and
handled to the mutual interest of these
parties This is a very handsome tract, and
is situated. on the line Of the Chicago, Bur
lington g. Quincy Railroad, three miles west
of the city limits, in the Town Of Cicero,
BETwEES HAWTHORNE AND RIVERSIDE.
Mr.. Fields purchase of acre property near
.the South Parks last summer was followed
by all immediate boom in tie vicinity. It
will be interesting to watch to see if similar
rush toward the west follows the publication
OF this sale. The real-estate market was
quiet, as it should be on holiday week, but
there is a good deal of
SUPPRESSED ACTIVITY.
There are large buyers in the market, who
are very anxious not to scare off the sellers,
and are keeping their purchases secret for
that purpose. This policy is being followed
, i'll the large purchases Of acres south as well
as of inside business property. It is reported
that Mr.. John Borden has bought the Ham
lii Theatre land and building for S1oo, 900,
of which S50, 600 was paid in cash.
The sales of last year foot up $24, ,1S2, 1872,
against SIG, 81, G24 in 1878, gain Of nearly 50
per cent.
In the
:. SALES OF THE WEEK,
were: 35x125 feet OH West Madison street,
west Of Ashland avenue, S., 800; 50x1o6 on
West Adams, west Of Campbell avenue, S.,
go; 50x100, improved, on Maxwell, west OF,
Jefferson, $4,000; 90x125 northeast corner Of
Thirty-seyenth and Cottage Grove avenue,
81, 600; 25xl35 on Prairie avenue, south Of
Thirty-frst, $4,000; 57x125 on Campbell ave
nue., northeast corner of Congress, $4,000;
52x100 on Bremen, southwest corner OF Elm,
$1,000; four acres on Fulton, northwest cor
her Of Hamlin avenue, $500; ten acres on
West Lake, northwest corner Of Homer ave-
nue, $1,000; 6oS Michigan avenue, $4,000;
o5x125 OIL Twenty-fourth, west of South Park
avenue, $500: Gox1S3 OIL Hoffman avenue,
north of Milwaukee avenue, $500; 50x1Ss
on West Monroe casts of Laflin, ST.
500; 223x17s, improved, on Michigan ave
nue., north Of Twenty-third street, ST., 800;
$500; 90 sox1s4, on ioA' PARK avemae, @ y west f Of
Robey street, $500; TINES, on West Huron,
southeast corner OF Ashland avenue, 81 GOO;
::,5xl75. on Wabash avenue, north, Of Thirty
Iesvtt fsssata sfree fsf nortS Il Poie x
on Tompkins, between Taylor and Polk,
5000; 159 South jefferson, $4,000; 49xSo,
On Dearborn axenne, az , south Soufneast corner OF
5000; 22 feet on South Clark street, north
west corner Of Fortieth, west to dummy road,
$500; 1S2x3l3, OH North avenue, northeast
corner Of Western avenue. 5000; 25x1o1, on
eox1oo: on Stewart avenue, southwest corner
Of Elgin, s., 800; 49xl44, improved, on 1fichi-
gan avenue, southeast corner Of Thirty-sec-
ond street. Sls, 500; 20x1s2, on State street,
north Of Eighteenth. So, 900.
The firm Of S. Il. Kerfoot g. Co., has been
strengthened by the admission Of Mrs. II. .ker-
foot, Jr., as a partner. The new member is a
popular and energetic real estate dealer and
S. Il. Kerfoot has sold fifteen lots on Blue
Island avenue, near Eighteenth street, at an
average price Of $500 each.
The records last week contained the sale
ing on the southeast corner Of franklin and
Madison streets, at present occupied by IL
". King & Co., wholesale clothiers, by Mr..
James ". Scoville, President Of the Prairie
f S1afs Ryefson rGaa a1a for !55t s Company to Mr.
D. ". Storrs has sold the lot 1o0x150, at the
corner Of the Dummy. road and Addison
avenue for G: G. Benedict to T: II. Shin
neIs for $500, and the lot, sox125, at the
and Thirty-seventh street for ". S. Grubb
to G. c. Benton for $4,000.
The Chicago Carpet Company have leased
the entire Hadduck Building, corner Wabash 9 81
they have been occupying), also the large
building next north, known as the Crozier
Building, giving them a front of 120 feet on
Wabash avenue.
sAvEGs-BASKs ASSETS.
Receiver Otis, Of the State Savings Bank,
has an offer Of par in cash for $50 600 bonds
Of the Calumet s. Chicago Canal Il Dock
Company. This would be u large realization
upon the assets compared with what was ex-
pected few months ago. William Green,
OF New Bedford, sold his $100, 900 at G5 cents.
The depositors Of the bank will gladly have
this large sum thus secured.
TIE BUSINESS IN LOANS
last week and the week before was as follows:
This 1ceeAs. tFrcuious tccek.