The morning call., 1891-11-01
: THE STOCK MARKET.

The past week has seen prices reach a very low
ebb, in fact the lowest, with the exception sf Con-
Cal a Va, for many months, and the. appearance
of the market anything but encouraging, and
in the absence OF news from the front 1t was the
general opinion that the stagnaon in business that
ruled prior TO the big market in 1885 was again TO
be enacted but the news OF favorable Improvement
in the the 1900 and 1900 levels OF the Con.
Cat 4 Va. received Friday have for he time
being instilled little new life into the business
and little announcement into the hearts of an
otherwise disguised public.
Considerable attention is being given to the Gold
Hill stocks and this district is looked TO to help re-
viye the market Whether it will be allowed to re
mains for the managers to say, as they are rapidly
reducing the water and some lively prospecting
work would add greaty;to the market
The outside mines doing well. The Union
mill al ruscarora Will start up in fewdays as we'll
as that at the Peer inine, when 1t is possible that
these stocks Will see an advance in prices.
Inc market Continued quite steady yesterday I'M.
der light sales and an advance was to be seen m
prices of the leading north end mines Con. Cal, a
Va. selling at 50 Z1a tbecali TO the sale OF 450
shares ophir 81 75,- Mexican So "a, and Sierra
Nevada 81 70, being an advance of from 10 to 10
cents in each over The CLOSING prices OF the previous
evening. The balance Of the list remained steady
and fairly active and after the call prices weakened
oil again for short time, then turned and closed
sttoug:and active with 50 Did for Con. Gala Va.
NOTES. e" :.-...-
The annual meeting OF The Mineral King taxes
place tomorrow and that of the Great Western
Quicksilver Company on Wednesday
The Pacific ff0rdX COmpaf1y=has declared 4: divi-
dent OF 5 peESEaIe a..
Silyet-was steady in New York yesterday, selling
at S5flCt9 96C.
been ADVANCED Is feet, making Its total length Big
ieet. face in porphyry and clay. There Is quite a
stream OF wafer coming from the face. SaouiG Judge
there Is FULLY FIVE Inches OF water
81 THEN ELBOW j AG'RETEShlpp1hg IS tonsoi silver
btariug rock 10 the Vivian nri daily aud 100 tons
go d-beaFinG rock 10 the Santiago mill The uSual
prospecting is being done. -.
Tile statements recently published in The Dead:
wood Pioneer BY .Ihe HomeStake and Deadwooil-
Terra Mining companies have opened the eyes OF
mining men, they SHOW thattor the past year tho
Deadwo0d ezra goes 81 40, yet tHe former has
paid iO-cent dividenus every mouth and has sur
Plus OF SI2G 900, while the latter has piled up
surplus OF 100000 and IS paying 5-cent dividends
lug 4nW-grade ores pay has stimulated Others, aud
a movement Is on loot. backed by the leading
men VI the Black Hills, 10 erect an immense Gus
t3n-miil at point that is reached by railroad
TO the mill. g: ~.
The weekly letters from the Quiotoas are as fol-
lows. So.
-PEEREHss-on the SOo-faot IeveIilear the main.
working shaft uorth:dri1t has been advanced 70
% feet. The driftis nov all in iroRStained quartz
from some OF which fatrassayS are had -.
CRocKER-0n the 3On-feot level 90 feet south OF
the lnatn tunnel The west crosScut IS out d feet
tue formation continuing the same as that reported
r. IN last report. ~. -: III :
PKsR-There are no changes to repprt from.the
the open slopes and those on The 10O-teot level are
IOoking sJrous -inthe breast and producing ore of
> on the so and luo foot levels FROM shaft 10.
which OF good grade IS being EXTRACTED. An
order has been sent for men, Gl on their ar
rival otter Slopes will be opened AZ various poi ntS,
preparatory 10 starting the mill at an early day.
Following : re the Highest Prices During
~ the Past Week.