, 1881-11-06

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I 4 STRONG MARKET
| Real estate was steady and fairly actiy'
| last week. There is Il demand for propert.
| of almost every kind Values are very firm
| Numbers of capitalists are looking about fol
| good investments in realty, and there is
| constant and growing demand from smaller
buyers,
Last week Controller Curney formally
| opened the one bid he has received for tht
| old Arnory lot, corner Franklin and 1AA
| ans streets, with frontage Of la4 feet and
depth of 1c0 feet. The hid was from II. A
! kol,1, who offered $4,000 in cash. This is
| exactly s17,ooo less. than another party OF
| fered at private sale. 1t is possible the prop
erty will be offered at auction at al upset
pr,cc of Sl27,001
Mr.. John De K0yen sold 100x1Go feet on
Indiana avenue, between Twenty-ninth aud
Tllirtie1h streets, for $4,000
Two hundred acres have heen sold east OF
Rogers Park. Of, the lake shore, south of the
old Indian boundary road, for S1.l0o in
acre. .
L. 4. Wartield sold to William Z. Howard
eleven and onc-l1aIf acres on the Calumet
River at Chr Hundred and Sixth street for
Sl4,4D. This was bought last March FOR
$1,000,
The highest price yet realized for property
in the vicinity Of hammond appears in the
sale of seven acres at the point where the
Chicago & Atlantic Road crosses the Calumet
River. The price paid was $500 I'LL acre Nr.
Hammond sold to Mr.. Iowle. Docks ;ild
slips vii! bt PIT i'll ut once.
Ira X Harvey has sold to James +.
keel,ey 7l1z acres wes1 Of Humboldt Park,
at Eorth avenue anu Central l.ark ;lyelltls'
in Eee1,e' Subdivision, in the y. E. i Of y.
W Il Sec. = 80, IL: for S715 all acre. streets.
alleys. and right Of way included.
5lessrs. Hubbard. 1loslner Il Co: have sold
their celebrated White River Valley stock
farm 10 .ianues T. keeney for $4,000. THIS
f,rnl comprises TO acres, includ'i, the VII
la=c Of Ferry, several houses and barns, bt.-
sides 80 Uo) worth Of b1o,,ded stock of inl-
ported Pcrcheron, Norman. AMI Morgan
horses, llolsttin cattle, and Berkshire hogs
This is the most celebrated stock and 5r;tl1l
farm III Michigan. Some Of Tile horses cost
$500 apiece to import.
i. \. Bragg. d Co.. report: The following
saI.s: Nos :}30, -, anu ;;224 Clark street,
tllree->tnry and basement brick block, with
10: 4S.5XiU3 feet, for , 700, taxes OF 1851. and
will ii. $. Eyerllartl: t;ox..:; feet northeast
corner ot State street and Elri4ige court, va
cant lut, for S24 0O0 taxes OF 1881, aud coil
missions: -iGf Stat'. street, threc-story aid
basement S{Hl1E-ITDl1t Store anu lnE i2NiUu
feet. fur 81, 600 alld taxes uf 1851 :;tc,,f Mich
ig,li avenue three-story and basement stolle-
ftunt llu1.se, and Inf 2ixl00 feet, for $500
and taxes of 1851; :noxI7S feet west front, on
l'raire avenue, between Twc,.ty-sxtl, and
'rwrllty-ninsll streets, for $3.50, taxes of
1881. and commissions; ;741 johnson place,
tNt:-slury ami basement brick house. and 'ot
:.oS:J feet for 81, $50 :, taxes Ut 1851; luts,
,or1l,e:lst corner ut F;,rwcll avenue and Six
t,-seycn.l, street, for $50, taxes Of 1851 ana
unp:li, installmellts Of Hyde Park water as
sesS,teut.
T, {. Vierli11. sold during the week two
lois. a5yl25 OIL Bushnell street, near Went
worth avenue, for 81, so cash: :i12 Dearborn
street, for Sa7:D cash; 100 East Van Buren,
street. },ei1lg 20x1O5 feet, with improvements,
for ;15O00
In the Sales OF the week were a,x17o feet
on Wabasl, avenue, near Thirteenth street,
$4,000: 30S-!Oxll31-lU, on West Monroe street.
west uf Robcy, 5000: 81 1l-l3xliO feet, on
Michigan avenue. northeast corner Of Tween
1icti. street, SGN.cOU: 44x1yl Improved, on
Gorthe street, west OF North Wells, 81. 80; 49x
IL; 90 on Greenwood avenue, southwest
corner uf Furty-third. sl0,:S5O; 1Goxl5O on
N;uiison ayen,lc. nvr,least corner Of Fifty
fhi.;i. 1900: 5lyN; ,;-lO on Fourth, avenue.
so,lti, If rayIor. S5.tMO: a4S!U on Fifth ny