The morning call., 1891-09-15
THE STOCK MARKET.

The stock market opened quiet yesterday and
prices showed but little change. News from the
mines was confined principally to the weekly let
ters but private letters speak very encouragnsiy
OF the work now going on in the 1SOOfoot leVel Oh
Con. Cal. & Va and the outlook is very promising.
The east drift from the winze below the lIoO-ioot
level is being pushed ahead, in vein porphyry'
which gives assays from 50 to 81 per ton.
On the early call ophir was in fair demand al
"a 2O9414, q slight advance over the closing
prices OF Saturday. Con- Cal & Va was steady AT
81 and fair amount OF stock changed hands. The
balance OF the north-enders were steady but IN
active. In the middle and south end stocks there
was little change, Savage being the only one to
show any life.
After the call the market easier under sales
by Homer King, Coffin and Crocker. Con Cal q
Va. weakened off to $65s under sales OF 1Zlu
shares ophir to 81 U5. 1880 shares, best & Becher
S3J2, and the balance OF the list following in pro-
portion, closing steady On the 2:3O P NJ session
very little stock changed hands. After the call
the market was strong; prices of nearly AL inc
north end stocks advanced under the purchase OF
Marks and one or two others, and closed healthy.
NOTES.
The annual meeting OF the Grand Prize Company
takes place to-day, and that OF the Gray Eagle to-
morrow.
5 liver opened steady but inactive In New York
yesterday at CSC.
day. ,
has declared dividend OF 81 per share, payaDle I'M
mediately
A Shipment of bullion valued at $4,000 has been
advised from the Euresa Con.
II. E. Kelly. the mining secretary left for sacra-
mentO yesterday.
John W. Mackay and II. NJ. Yerington arrived In
this city yesterday from Virginia City. Mr. Mackay
will return to tn Comstock Immediately after the
funeral of Mrs. Fair.
Black Diamond Coal has declared dividend of
zoe, payable now.
The following oficlal letters were placed on file
NORTH GOULD & CURRY-Last Monday we started
work at the North Gould Il Curry mine through the
East II, a. Il, snatt There Is some water IN Lu6
shaft and 1t Will take time before we can get
at the new drift running into the North Gould "
Curry ground.
SILVER HnL-Ths northwest drift, so level, is
out from the shaft 25O feet the face In quartz and
pOrphyry The south crosscut, ljO level. Is out
from the wnze 700 feet; face in hard porphyry
WARD CoaBISATIoS SHAFT = The southwest
drift from the 1900 station is out 344 feet; face IN
occfDExrAL l. Have extracted and sent TO the
mill from all parts OF the mlne Sg4 tons OF % ore OF
the average value OF Sl7 80 ton. The stope above
the $50 level Is showing better grade of ore, the
average assays being s2l. The south drift. $50
level, Is in total distance Of 2O2 leeti lace IN
quartz and pOrphyry giving low assays. 80
Cos. NEW YoRK-The west crOsscut, $50 feet
quartz assaying from Sl5 to $50. The north lat
eTsl drift, 100 level is out north OF shaft 6SS eet
face in mostly quartz yielding low assays.
UNION SHiFr-The west drift from the shaft,
9Ol level, has been advanced during the past week
81 feet total distance west OF shaft OF lObO feet
face in clay and porphyTy.
UTAH-fhe utheast DRIFT has been extended SO
feet; total length 293 feet, being in good porphyry
clay ana uartz, the formation OF low value.
GOULD a CURRY-2O0 level: Main south drift
has been advanced 30 feet through soft porphyry
feet above 200 level has been extended 10 feet;
total 43 feet; face in porphyry and quartz showing
crosScut has been advanced IS feet; total / feet
The asst feet passed through is Ia quartz showing
BEST * BELcHER-IOOO level: West crosscut
No. B has been extended II feet through soft por-
100 level: East croSscut No l has been advanced
70 feet; total so feet; face in porphyry.