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February 28,1885 The Record and Guide. 211 Supposinir a Case. I/ooking at tlio amazing development of the western portion ot the Unite>unt.y Lis Pendens. Recorded Leases. Building Slaterial Market and Quota¬ tions. Business Failures. New A'ork Judgments. Kings County Judgments. New A'ork Chattel IMortgages. Kings Couuty Chattel Mortgages. Real Estate Chronicle. Price, $5 per vear. STATISTICAL CONTENTS. I Mechanics' Liens, Kings County. I Mechanics' Liens, New York. 1 Satisfied Judgments, New York. j Satisfied Judgments, Kings County. New Jersey Cons., Mortgages, &c. Price for Both Papers, S3 per year. Real Estate Department. The hopeful feeling in real estate continues. The majority of traders really believe that the spring season wiU be a good one. Trausactions as yet are neither large, numerous nor important, but withal the tone of feel¬ ing in the brokers' offices is good, almost buoyant. There were two signifi¬ cant auction sales this week, one on Wednesday and the other on Thursday, and they told very well the condition of the market. On AVednesday, resiifence property in the Ninth Ward was offered aud to the surprise of every one attracted a throng of eager bidders, aud brought excellent prices. This property, it will be remembered, is in an old and unfashionable part ot the city. There is no prosjiect for a quarter of a century to come that it will be needed for anything but residence punxises; butthe fact remains that it was in demand nt good figures. AA'^e have before noticed that Seventh and Tenth Ward property on the east side has been in high favor with investors for the last two yeai-s. There seems to have been a luU in the uptown movement of population, and tor a time, at least, purchasers ot pro