, 1880-10-10
a Market That Is Dull and Active
at the Same Time.
Sale OF the King and Williams
Building On Monroe
Street,
transactions in Wabash Avenue pron.
erty-The Armour Building
Rental. 49,.
Building During the Week
boulevard, Parks, and
Streets.
SOME IMPORTANT SALTS.

~ II
Heal estate is dnt1 ulld active,--duli for acre
and speculative property. aud active for busi-
ness property that will yield an immediate
revenue. and for residences and lots that caa
nc improved with homes. The inquiry for busi-
ness blocks In the centre Of the city is uure-
n1it1lng, ana has h,a!ly stopped oyer" to tho
Aortu and West Sides Nover were our offices
and stores more tally rented, and never in con-
sequence was this lind Of property 1nore firmly
held. Capitalists hayo begun to buy up the
vacant lots III the. business districts for
. Improvement The dozen new storcs now
bcsnS pushed to completion on Wabash
avenue. between Van nurcn street and e.
drdge court. show where money is going. 4 sale
was made last week Of the old church properly
nenr Congress street, for $500 a foot 1lr, D. P.
Hutchinson bus completed his purchase Of the
EniyersAIist Church lut, On the northwest corner
VI fnu huren and Wabash The lot Is S7xl2iE.
slid tie prico paid NUS <2s.,u00 and tho taxes Of
The principal sale Of tho week was mado by
1acob We'd e. Co., in connection John p o.
Ssr i T1Sy haye seld fSr M nsnEy s * kng and
Nolrs,c street, bet vcen Fifth avenue and Frank
lin street, eighty feet front. lo feet deep, tive
story and basement stone-frunt building, now
occupied by the wholesale clothinE urn Of
CAh1. Wampoid & Co.. 70 Albert 4. Munger, OF
thls city. fur sl65,0o0 This is one or our finest
=5s1Gs OH State street, 1Jo feet north of Har-
rts4,n. Gust fr1nt> tor Mr. Marcus Peser to Mr..
Albert u. Harris, ts,r s1s.soU. all cash. This is
ttv since the fire 0f l6sl.
. Thonas u lsragy have sold to Mr. B. r. Hutch
ins<,n :sxsu on Filth avenue, north OF the Briggs
House. between Lake und sanIolph. for $il, :vJ;
B515u on Frnnkln. east front, III the rear ct
Field. Letter s Ca new warehouse. with :}x16u,
franklin. making an L, fur $;'60 COO for the two.
Nr. Hutchinson will improve his purchases tit |
once win b., business strueures The same agents
tranklin and Haf7ist,a streets for $.20t2,
alr. George 81. Doyus has rented for Mr.G George /
Armour the north store of the building now letn1
constructed On the northwest corner of ErunE-
lin and Adams streets tnSscrm Hill tdry-xoods
mcrchunts Of Milwaukee. for the term Of 1--WE /
per annu1n: making Il rental Of 600 for the |
Whole building;
en soat pt sG feS
sl: 'bU. and TWO 1ots on the corner OF Wood and t
Henry Streets for $l.5u0.
Company. has purchased tirty-two feet on Mich
gan avenue. northwest corner or Thirty-t1fth
1reet. vt S'sn foot- This property was suld
tNUt.
For the vacant corner of Monroe and Dearborn
he Connecticut Mutual have refused an offer |
ot $l.303 It ft'o:. Their price is $500 Ncsides
this thcrt Is but one other curuer In the business
centEe e. E that & Is 70 no5 tnpt,'ved;
9Hls0 No. IS Walnut street TOD. Van Doschott |
FOR Ss,2su: for Mis-: $. Bell to H. H. Sncli dwell
D.; ~ IND, and ot % ssai@ NJ =; Fulton street s7o!;
Fl GoA1D On norshwest corner Washington and
Francisco streets: $3,;Nn
ieused Ta2 DOArtl Of Education is tied between !
those who favor aud those who oppose letting Ia
+ ~ 70 thc l.uniic Libr.ry: The First Nauonat
!" the lnhlc Library i the bunk. Is given I.
ctsc. The bank aiko offers to build ans addi- |
3"na !.:' stories the. Library may need: The walls
|hem- But Ai,y such arrangement would havc
e ;. be UPON business basis. md the