The morning call., 1891-09-29
THE STOCK MARKET.

The stock market opened with quite rush in he
leading north-end stocks and advanced over the
closing on Saturday. The weekly reports not
as satisfactory as expected, especially that of Con.
Cal. d Va. where the work on the 1900 level is
anything but encouraging, and the showing made
is used with good effect by the bears in filling
their shorts. At the opening of the $3.50 morning
session the market was inclined to be weak and
Ophir sold at SO 65 and So 20, Mexican 81 SO.
Curry S. S5 and Best u BeIcher 81 So. AT the
call OF Con. Cal. & Va. Messer jumped In and be-
gan buying the stock at 1855 and forced 1t up to
1875 on a Lively call during which 1900 shares
changed hands. This gave better tone to the
balance OF the market In the middle stocks,
Savage was steady at 50 with sales of ovec 700
shares. or the southenders Belcher was steady at
81 80. Crown POInt 81 So and Yellow Jacket 81 20.
The outsiders dull and inactive and few
shares changed hands. After the call prices
advanced still further. and Con. Cal. q Va. sold
up to Sc, then weakened off and closed steady at
$55s. The balance of the list followed suit and
closed steady at the noon recess.
On the 2:3) afternoon call little change was to
be seen in prices Con. Cal. Il Va. was steady at
$534 and Savage So considerable stock changing
hands. After the cali prices strengthened up again
and demand was shown FOR 0phir at ~ SO, Next
can 81 80 and Con. Cal. q Va s6, the market
closing steady but inactive.
NOTES
W. E. Sharon super ntendent OF the Jacket and
south-end Mines is IN the city.
Silver was steady at 9sl4c In New York yes
terday.
Assessments or 0Oc on OYerman ana 16c on Con.
New York have been levied.
The feature of yeSte. days transactions In the
Bond Exchange the fluctuations in Cal. EIec
trio Light, which sold from $l6ss down to $l5A
and back again to Sl61s, under sales of 1870 shares
Bullion valued at s25,OS9 OF has been sent to the
Carson Mint from the Con. Cal & Va, making the
total to date on September account $36, GIL lS.
They have commenced sinking two prospecting
shafts in the CuptiS. A little high-grade amt
considerable second-class ore is being extracted.
The De Frees mill continues working the ore up to
good percentage.
The assessment Silver King Is delinquent In
office to-day, and those on Union and Yellow jacket
Will be delinquent In the board on Thursday.
The following official letters were placed on file
yesterday:
NORTH GOULD & CURRY AND EAST BEST q
BELCHER-We are progressing rapidly in handling
the water. We now below the upper drift. and
will continue ON the lower enc, which we expect to
reach in a few days.
SILVER HILL-The northwest drift, so level, is
out from tie shaft 27O feet the face is in porphyry
The south crosscut, $50 level is out from the Wine
100 feet face in hard porphyry.
UTAH-Tne southeast drift, 725 level, has been
extended SO feet; total len 9Th 375 feet continuing
in pOrphyry showing a little clay.
OCCIDESTAI-Have extracted and sent to the
mill from all parts of the mine 905 tons OF
OF tho average value OF Sl6 20 per ton, per ba.
terry samples The upraise from the $50 level is up
~ feet. top show ing SIS ore Have started east
crOsscut from the end of the south drift on 725
level. 1t is now in feet n quartz showing little
value.
Coz. NEW YoRK-The west crosscut. $50 feet
north OF shaft $50 level, is 81 feet. II has
passed through s feet OF quartz, some of which
yields fair assays The east crosscu 900 feet north
of shaft 100 level is out 80 feet. II has passed
through rs feet OF Iow-grade quartz.
UNION SHAFT-The west dritt from the shaft 800
level, has been advanced during the past week "a
feet: total distance Of shaft, l04 feet; face
is in pOrphyry with considerable water.