Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-16
SAN FnAscrsco, Dec. IA, 1876.

Eprron NEWS: II seems 10 me that .
good hunter ought to be able to make
. killing in this city. A., according 70 the
talk current en- California street. there IL
= big boar abroad; and II anybody
wsnld come along and kill the ursins AMI
NAL. many people would feel greatly re-
lievsd. The bear. % they say. Ia after
Ophir. more particularly than anything
else. This stock rallied up 70 $37t@$9s
day before yesterday; but this morning II
Is down to SIS and the fractions. I have
been informed by . man who 10 In . posi-
ton 70 Be wsli-posted on stocks. that ophir
10 more generally distributed among the
public than 10 suspected BY those who have
not investigated the subject. Ny inform
ant says that II IL so scattered about In
lots from i've shares upward-principally
under one hundrsd-that the control Of
the mine can hardly be said TO be vested
in any enc man or set Of men ; and his
theory IL that tho present depression In
DIlCt IL y N0uEtItA nASNtaitat 6tWSo ~
two sides which there always are TO . stock
question 10 knock down the price prspAra-
tory 70 gathering in this stock from the
outside and making . deal on II. In fact,
there seems TO be . pretty general opinion
ON the outside that . big bear movement
10 in progress on Ophir. and that II has ne
friends 10 protect Il and hold up the price;
and, on tho other hand, II 10 freely assert
ed that tho mine 10 . total wreck from
former greatness. When stocks are down
everybody seems 70 catch the inspiration
Of ~downwardnsss, and . spirit OF "shsrt
EN- T" takes possession Of the souls OF opera
tors. AK them II they know Of any way
In which . poor man could use . couple Of
hundred thousand dollars 70 advantage,
and they say /: "Shert EN- shert EN- all,
irrespective Of age, sex or condition"
The Bank Of California has reduced tho
minimum rate % interest on commercial
paper to nine per cent. per annum; aud
when the announcement was made the
more sanguins ones predicted that the re-
duction would stimulate operations In
stocks and have n favorable eject on tho
market. The reduction 10 taken a. an in-
dication Of the fact that the Bank Of Cali
- ar. 80. O..
v, sSuh g. rssnaI..a I,rnaorh;.
Pisn''u, a., 49, has. 80,
s1Iy Is P,sn.''ui ,oI No. nA e.
plenty, W. po A.. mon., ~
pay their next wash.bill Is coming from (;
and the reduction Of the rate Of interest.
while II may be Of benefit to those who
don't want any money. sffcrs no consslA-
ton to those who do want money and have
no rusty diamonds or wealthy friends to
put up a. security LOT i'ans'
pNpRrLLIs
d,,c. In m. IA, Fran.
anu - -.
cisco market, a. the "ea'her SUI ho'us
dry, 70 dry that the streets require TO be
..n.,.,,i, x.t.r.s IN lssp dovn thu dust =:
-" 49,.
anu "hs'e 'n''
a. drsty ~ carson City during . wAshee
zephyr. Melody having any use Tor ~
umbrella, OF courss there 10 b u little sale
for those articles ; the weather bears the
market. - ID were. and holders arc trying
TO realize. In the front Of various stores,
On the principal retail business streets. are
racks full Of umbrellas. on which are stuck
placards reading, " Umbrellas at lsss than
cost; - .' Great Bargains In Umbrellas =
AZ Selling out Our Stock Of Umbrellas ON
account Of ill.heslth !" "Umbrellas at
half.price on account Of the owners going
into the country, and others OF . similar
emphatic appeals to the people 10 provide
themselves with somsthing for . rainy day
pass unhssdsd. Nobody wants umbrellas.