The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-13
THE STOCK MARKET.

Yesterday was old time blue Friday" and
prices declined considerably under very lively
sales On the early call prices showed falling off
from those of the preceding evening. and Ophr sold
as low as $3 80 to the sale OF 700 shares and Con.
Cal. & Va to SO 25@83s under the sale of 1885
shares, of which Marks and Cope were the principal
buyers in scattering lots. Mexican sold as low as
So 80, Curry 81 so. Best 81 Belcher az 80 under
the sale OF 100 shares. Union 81 80 and Sierra
Nevada 81 40. The Middle and Gold Hill stocks
followed suit under fair amount OF sales while the
outsiders showed change After the call Ep-
steil began buying Con- Cal Va. with the effect OF
putting the price up to SO 81 "a, and which clrred
all the balance of the list along with It, but about
IL 80 Homer King jumped in and began cutting
prices, forcing Con- Cal. Va. back to $S1s, under
the sale OF $500 shares Ophr sold at S38i0S4 O5,
1870 shares; Mexican 50 30@2 so, 1850 shares;
Best & Belcher, So S0G3 Is, 100 shares. Sierra
Nevada, 81 359l 90, 1901 shares, and Union, 81 So
az 10, 1900 shares. The market closed very weak
and heavy but t was all changed again in the 9 80
p. NJ session. Con. Cal. and Va. opened at IS Z
and sold up TO S813 the balance of the list showing
a prOportiOnate Improvement After the call prices
were quite strong and active, and looked well at the
close.
shipment OF bullion valued at $1,000 has been
received from the Mt. BiablO,
Bullion valued at $50, $50 has been received from
the Standard.
Silver was trihe weaker yesterday, selling In
London at 445sd ana in New York at 975sc
James Hutchinson, Superintendent of the Man
haitian mines. favOrs the erecting OF reduction
and other ores which he thinks could be done very
completely for 10000, aud which he says would
pay.
Phoebe Record: The Mendha mine at Highland
continues TO improve as greater depth is attained.
The new incline Is now below the deepest workings
OF the Old company some fifty feet vertically AL d
richer ore is encountered here than in the upper
Workings, and there is plenty OF IL.
The annual meetings OF the Sterling Goleta and
MOntecitO Mining companies OF Bodie have been
called tor June 29th.
Local securities were dull and heavy, slight de-
cline being shown in Hutchinson $. 7, and Caifor-
MIA Electric Light the latter selling down 10 Sl7 so.
The weekly letters from the BOde are as follows:
BoDIE-East crOSscut No. l, g00fOou level WAS
extended 10 feet; east crosscut, same level was
extended 81 feet; No. 2, south drift 400 level was
extended feet; south drift from No l upraise.
above 20O-fOot level was extended 10 feet; east
eroSscut $50 level, Jupiter shaft, was extended 8
feet.
MoNo-South drift No. 2. 700-foot level. was ex-
tended IA Ieet west cTOsscut No. 2. same level,
extended feet.
BULwER-Upraise from north drift from east
crOSscut from fiat upralSe, above 200 level was eX
tended Is feet; northeast croSScut from No D IN
raise was extended II feet; south drift from wnze
40 feet below the Z00fOot level, was extended
feet In this drift the seam of ore continues about
the same.
Assessments Pending.
Nfpo &c LIST Of