New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-06
REAL ESTATE.
A LAPSE TO MIDSUMMER DULNEss IN
THE MARKET
UPTOWN PROPERTY ~ DEMAND-IMPRoNED
RENTING THE MOST FAVORABLE CoNpi'
TON EXIsTING-pEOsPECTs IN
THE AUCTION ROOMS.

Several higl-CaSS
able re- tcs last week. ard number OF valuable plots
on the upper West Side changed hands at good
prices for immediate improvement. but asl"e from
these transactions the realty market was Dun 10"
dull was may he judged from ;he fact that on
Monday last five conyevanccs only were hlel IN Inc
Ncw-Yort Registers Office the smallest number Tor
any day for the last twenty year. fet the num-
her of conyevances I'd fo- the year still slightly
in excess Of those fled in the corresponding period
Of last year. ana thus pruy" as far az the records
prove anything that this year a whole IS not so
dull as the last years have been.
II Is the opinion OF the best judges not only that
the coming fall and winter VIII see more important
dealing in real estate than the last year two. but
that prices are likely 20 advance for really good
properties. An indication OF this Is already 10 oe
seen moreover In the early and active demand for
houses of the better CAS- and the consequent sen-
Ing Of rents for this kind OF property II is true
that there has been little or no solid dealing IN
downtown property, yet the majority OF uptown
brokers report inquiries for houses, stores
lofts and the better class Of .ats than they hoped
FOR several months ago. and that there is steidly
decreasing tendency on the part OF new tenants 10
qu6be over prices. This and the increase In trad
Ing in the OF the better dwelling house property
tell their own tale and give the lie 20 the ancient
rroakcrs who insist that the conditions. If not worse
are al least as bad as they were last year by the
eddie OF the present month the majority OF IN
ycstorg will have returned the city and several
transactions of which TO hint has yet been heard
in public are practically certain to be brought to
successful issue Some little time must be allowed
for the Improvement In rents 20 be felt before any
;hlng resembling boom can 10y any possibility be
expected but when once investors see that they are
likely to obtain better returns from city realty
Improvement in the market vii! be both swift and
Thcre Is already promise Of an awakening In the
coming week Two trades involving large amorn's
transactions In prospect. The offerings IN the
s2lcsroom. moreover. are exceedingly numerous. al,
though they are FOR the most part 81 iGe ordinary
THIS WEEKS AUCTION SALES.
Among the auction sales scheduled to take place
this week at No III Broadway. unless otherwise
specified the following:
EMIT Sanford i rrierc@ Nos pa ami 20; West
Nineyeienth-sL norm s,lG u; iret rrs o. An, An
hathousoS due ON judgment *l'', subject TO other
hy GIyan /. Kenrrlly: Forcclosure sale vi!a
R"r& viva ie.'L,' No q Wgsl Ninety 5i,
lhre,-s'ory s;onr-ircnt dwelling. due on judgment
~ l. J. Phillips q Co ForecII2,suTe, saio; Mauricc
SID. Ni let norm Of Scycuil,ih-st. l-y7o three
atGp inrirA IWe.irs du' on judsmeni, - t,,,..rI
- William kennelN. For"c "sur@ .ale. Ed"afd
nafE d ig.! . >S " ut fo Of F i x
iooS.. thfcc-s;ury hri.k dw"llin-. ia" 'n Jndf-
n< s,Ioae lrsard For'G.asgre aHe: william ,ian}
M':>iH iririrg 80 r,,d. .., w.. w.,
north 9,5S 5>. north ~ east - ~ east j." 10
Sccoul-av" a South 259 fouf-rtOry brick HuLd.
INK. with tWo--t.ry brick building Hf r" trs du" on
driD.ut. s-tt9A
rs strong & ireland. Foreclosure SAFE 'llGoid
". Hartridrr. referee. tlirfou-tf".. east SIDE. o,
feet north - Oakland Place H. 51l''NfNl.I. % Two
story II 4ina dv..I.g with oic-story iilr, building
al ar. dur on fu igm.iit q ~
f.i. strong e. land. .'o!"r o~4r. sale. irllh Il
SffIrp referee. so a. Ne. Fort. DO st.. south
Sid. 70 f.,t ...-t q i,u'h-ttr. 1N,Np % t.i..-
If. e, Iri.k ...,m.i,f- Eous. with stores. ora. ,.
IN g,.aut 30, .I,li.r, Il. .i.'lf.~ mortgage, FOG
ycV-.
I.y strorg = Ireland. lpt., o-.r" sale. tunptd
" Hartr!agc referee, 40 - Ea-t Tllrfv-siNth-
~ south a. T.. 80 feet ,a4t Of S..uul-Hr, --V, =
f,t.r-s,oty hrlrk .t,r, ana f,i.u..'.4oi-, ,!u, nt
,f',.,u.rt 3; q.
V'..u.-,Int- Nv ph.ip 4 Sm,th. FarDelo.ur.
sal.. Edv.ar, II @ B;en referee. No 80 EaS, one
an ,,rtt rl.I.in.st -,tifu sI, e 80 f..i
east u RaiIrcada,c. ~, D a n.e-s'orj lr,k :,n.-