The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-24
THE STOCK MARKET,

Dealing In Comstock shares continued active veg
terday, especially at the 2:30 p. N, session. when
strong demand for Con. Cal. g. Va. caused an sd-
vance along the line. Fitch, Hodley & Marks were
active buyers during the call prices ranging from
$6 to So 25 and about 500 shares were Disposed Of
Potosi, Bullion and Chollar also In demand at
an advance In prices and considerable of the stock
changed hands. After the call prices continued to
advance under heavy sales, Con. Cal & Va selling
up TO 30 50, and the market closed strong
NOTES.
Silver fiuctuated between lOO1a and lO1 yester.
day.
An assessment Of 20 cents per share has been
levied on the Ezchequer.
Bullion valued at S764S Oh has been recetved
from the Mount Diabio
Fleet +. STROLLER. ex-Auditor Of this citv and
county. was proposed for membership in the San
Francisco Stock Exchange YESTERDAY ON the GOAT of
A. H. Lissak. Mr. Strother was a member Of the
board during the bonanza Days" from December
1856. to February. 1875. when he disposed of his
seat to s. b. Boswell for $50 OO0 figure considered
quite low at tnat time.
Local securities dull yesterday the only
stock showing any material CHI ange being Cal Elec
tric Light, which sold down to SIG 621a under the
sale oil 70 shares
The following weekly letters from the Gold Hill
mines were placed on hle yesterday:
M, hENTuck CoN.-The Forth DRIFT from the 1000
level east raise has been extended to So feet The
race Is In low-grade quartz Are following the ore
south and up from the raise above the north cross
cut on this level. 1t varies from l to = feet in
width, and assays from $22 to 1926 per share The
raise above the east crosScut on the 950foot level
quartz with spots of pay through it.
BELCHER-1he south drift from the 2OO-foot
level east raise is now as feet. The face is all
IN quartz. low grade the average but lining
spots OF ray. he west crosscut on the 3OO-foOt
level is out 50 feet The face is in ow-grade quartz
Tue i3OO-foot level east croSScut from the norm
lateral drift is now out SO feet The face is in por-
phyry " f
CRowv PoINr-The south lateral drift from the
3Oo-foot level south winze out So feet The face
is IN mixture OF clay and porphyry The west
crosscut ON the 500 level Is out 27O feet The face
is In porphyry and streaks of low grade quartz with
from to 10 inches OF water from it, which is con-
dncted to the Sutro Tunnel without trouble The
east crosseut from the south lateral drift on the
lCOo-foot level is out 262 feet The face is in por-
phyry and streaks of low-grade quartz.
CONFIDENCE AND CHALLENGE CoNsoLJpATED-
The Joint Confidence and Challenge north drift on
the 2OO-ioot level is 500 feet The face
SHOWS quartz having no value. The Joint Conf
dence and Challenge north drift on the 300 foot
level is in 236 feet The face shows quartz having
no value. The joint Confidence and ChaIlenge
north drift on the $50 eyel is being repaired
CONSOLIDATED lMPERIAL-West CrOsscut No
IRON north DRIFT on the 400-foot level is out 10
ieeC The faee shows quartz having value. The
Joint Challenge and Imperial west crosscut on the
l1OO level is out 70 feet, having been commenced
during the week The face shows a mixture OF
quartz and porphyry We are still finding me fill
lngs aud punches OF ore of fair grade.
Seq. BELCHER-Ibe west crUsscut from the south
lateral drift the 6U0-foot level Is out 233 feet
The face Is In mixture of porphyry and quartz Of
low grade. with a little water running through it.