, 1880-07-18
/ Quiet Market, with Symp-
toms OF Approaching
Activity.
Sales Of the Week Of City and Sub
urban Property.
Delay In Building Generally-Building
Permits.
City Improvements-Real Estate in Boston
and New York.

considered full Of promise by dealers. Whel
the population Of Chicago was put in thest
columns week ago at substantially halt
million, it was not overestimated.
FIVE HUNDRED AND THREE THOUSAND
Two HUNDRED AND SlNErY-EIGuT
is the final official footing Of the population
Of Chicago.
1t will be difficult to exaggerate the effect
on the business and realestate interests Of
this city Of this disclosure of its growth. Il
is believed that the census Of our manufact
nres, under the charge Of Secretary Ran.
dolph, of the Board OF Trade, will be Teye-
lati0n OF more
ASTONISHING DEVELOPMENT IN MANUFAcT.
EIEs
than in population. 4 large capitalist of
this city, whose name is familiar to every
businessman, has long been in the habit OF
making Investments i'll real estate i'll both
st. Louis and Chicago. His home is in Chi
cago, but the foundation of his fortune was
laid on the banks Of the Mississippi River,
and he has believed that St Louis and Chi
cago were growing at about the same rate.
In conversation with 4 friend he stated the
other day that the census was revelation
to him. and that henceforth he should change
his policy. lie considered his St Louis real
estate worth less than he had supposed; that
in Chicago worth More That gentleman will
buy more Chicago real estate on the strength
Of the census. Others will inevitably be
affected in the same way.
Agents generally reported an increased
demand. Business property now yielding
income and property that can be made to
RETURN SOMETHING Dl IMPROVEMENT
arc what are now wanted. Agents report
several cases in which purchasers bring in
Government bonds to make payments with
III one instance the bonds had two years
pest-due coupons OIL them.
In the records of the week was the sale for
S100. 600 by Levi u. Boone to Daniel Sharp
OF SGx1S11@ feet fronting on State street,
with side frontage on Eighteenth street;
also 65xlS11s fronting on Wabash avenue,
with side frontage OH Eighteenth street, and
the Athens stone-front store, 24G Wabash
avenue, lot 2222x90. Ii estimating the values
at the corners Of Wabash avenue and
Eighteenth street and State and Eighteenth
streets. tile Eigllteenth-street front was
,atued al about S300 per foot frontwi the inl-
lrovements, which consist of the old church
building now used for market purposes and
some lalfdozen minor buildings, yielding an
income Ut about 81 per cent clear OF taxes
and Insurance The Eighteenth-strcet front
measures about 3G2 feet deducting an
eighteen-foot alley. What will be done with
the property is al open question at present,
but there Is prospect Of its improvement iii
Walter n. jackson sold to ". ". Ki1nball
125xl9l4 feet to the court on Kinzie street,
near Ada, on which Mr. Kimball will erect 4
organ factory which will give employment
13 over 500 hands, Mr. Jackson is figuring
with several other manufacturers on loca-
tiors, but as the sales are not ready to be re-
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne s. Chicago
Railroad Company have settled their differ
ence with Mr.. Robert II. Foss by buying FROM
him for S9G. 900 an undivided half of 146 feet
'slnning to the river at the northeast corner
Of Canal and Van Buren streets. This is
part Of the proposed site Of the new depot
THE AUCTION SALE
py Ellison, Flersleim & Co: Of the three
stone-front residences on Thirty-fifth street,
opposit Grand boulevard, Thursday, was well
attended, aud resulted in the sale Of the
m M0s fet 9f S or Scs for S eesa 1n
The price realized for the two inside houses
was $500 each, from L. 3. Ream and G. j.
Singer, and for the corner .S14,500 from
Samuel Tanssig. This firm make specially
ber Of important sales early this fall
MI. II. II. Porter has bought lot 25x150
feet OH Cass street, directly opposit St. James,
Church, for 500 foot cash. Mr.. Porter
corner of Cass and Erie streets, on which lie
proposes to build one Of the finest residences
Oh the North Side.
Potter Palmer has bought the northeast
and northwest corners of Cass street and.Chi-.
cago avenue for S125 foot 1t is reported
that lie will build private residence III this
vicinity for his own use.
The premises No $50 Prairie avenue have
been bought by Mr.. Edward E. Gardner for
SIS, 600.
George n. Noble has purchased a lot on
street, 81 feet west Of Clinton, for
500 per foot
.. 6. Loyejoy has paid $4,000 for the lot
and til1ee.story building at No. 2l9 West
A portion Of two blocks on Hyde Park
avenue, near Forty-six:h street, has been
pnrchhased cha by Judge Van Il Higgins for
Z. A. Cummings has sold a lot on Market
street, 10 feet north Of Quincy, for Sl75 per
foot.
IN THE SALES
OF the week were So feet to Astor street, on
North State, southeast corner Of Schiller,
ON Wes Wsst tak %eft nefh%est o Mae ceF
ner of Water, $3.50; BIKES OH McGregor.
southeast corner of Sanger, 81, 600; 219 West |
Madison, ST., 100; acres on St Louis ave- |
nue, between West La Ike and Knzie, $4,000;
"~'AA"o VA ~asNo 0cASNt7 AAOA ~ III 14A4Cs LII |
proved, $1,000; undivided Il of 107x130 on
Fifth avenue. northwest corner of Charles |
place, ST., 600; 50x100 OIL Sherman. south of |
Jackson, 81, $50; 551@xl50 OH Clinton street,
north of Harrison. Sc, $50; o0xlU9, improved, |
On Erie, west of cass, $1,000; 4sx1io9f on
Washington, northwest corner of Stanton,
81 900; 30xl00 IN Canal, north Of Harrison,
81, 600; ST. 1arrabee street, S4,50O; 122
x135 on uoyne avenue, north Of Monroe,
tor 81 $40; 11214x76 on Randolph street, west
of Clinton, S222,400; 40X50 on Fifth avenue,
corner of Monroe, SlS,0O0; 90x150 t
III North La Sale, southeast corner Of Maple,
Sc. 500.
NEW LAND COMPANY.
Mr.. George II. Pullman has organized a
and company to sell the land bought by him
;eif and his friends III the neighborllo0d Of
he Pullman Car Works Its stock in trade
viii be about !, 500 acres west and south Of
AXE Calumet
THE START IN BUILDING
expected in Chicago this summer has not yet
tgun, although building is now ~ to Is per
ent cheaper than last fall. If there are
ut a large number of new houses put
% this season there will be sharp advance
i rents next spring. More money is now
elng spent III New York in houses and bus!-
ess buildings than in any other year slnce
he panic. The returns of the New York
tas,o RI IF Rritdinre fnr the six months |