The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-17
THE STOCK MARKET.

Beyond afayorable report of the workings the
1450-foot level of Savage of any impor-
tance was received from the front yesterday and
prices shaded of still further under fairly active
sales.
The levying of assessments on Utah and Hale &
Norcross, although expected for some time, caused
anything but a feeling OF confidence In the market
On early call ophir was heavy at SO 10 and Con.
Cal d Va, at IS, to sales OF $40 shares. Savage
was fairly active at 81 60, and 600 shares were
placed on record. The balance OF tho list showed
no particular change but remained duh. After the
call there was a slight reaction and considerable
stock changed hands, but the market closed weak
and sloppy 1t continued during the balance of
the day, closing weak and heavy under large sales
by Barrett OF Con. Cal. q Va. at 81 80.
NOTES.
Silver was dun and heavy In New York yesterday.
selling at S6I4c.
Assessments Of 25c on Utah and soc Hale d
NOrcross were levied yesterday.
The California Insurance Company has declared a
quarterly dividend OF SO per share, payable on the
18th. This Is the ninetieth dividend OF this old and
well-knOwn company.
The Granite Mountain Mining Company OF Mon
tana paid dividend ot 25c per share on october
10th
The Deadwood-Terra Mining COMPANY OF South
Dakota will pay dividend of &c a share, aggregat-
ing $4,000, october 2Oth.5
The Bimetallic Mining Company of Montana paid
a dividend OF 35c a share October 10th.
Inc Best Friend Mining Company OF Colorado
paid dividend o, lie a share october 10th.
The Mollie Gibson Mining Company paid a divi.
dend OF &C a share October 18th.
Austin Advocate: The water is being lowered in
the Patriot mine at Yankee Blade at least onethird
| having been pumped out. II is now down TO the
| AGO level, and the air Is circulating at that place
which gives much better opportunity for the work
| The new company has about twenty men the
payroll, and the visit OF President Washington to
| Austin week with General Manager Farms
| worth will probably result in more active opera
| tions
The assessment pending Sierra Nevada stock 1:
the hundredth assessment levied by that company
and the number is the largest ever levied BY cor
/ poratIOn of which there is any record. The tota
sum of the assessments levied by the Sierra Nevada
| Company to date is $6.446a 80 and SI02, 500 ha!
been paid In dividends, the last OF which was dis
burseu January 10, 1871. The amount of the assess
ments levied by the Sierra Nevada (&6, 446 9lU) 1,
| surpassed by only one Comstock company-the saw
age, whose total Is S6770,00O. but the Savage ha
paid 81, 100000 In dividends. the last OF which wa
paid June IL, 1883.
| Following is the official report OF the pumping
| operations In the Crown Point incline for the week
ended october 10, 1891: The station pumps at til,
| 1900 level have been running steadily during tn,
| week, with enough water flowing through the bulk
| head to keep them going at q good speed. Tn,
| water in the Belcher incline has been lowered A.
feet since last report. The 1900 station and drift
| on that level dry the surface OF the water
| In the incline shaft is now SO feet below the Zoo
| of the 1900 station.
The annual report Of the Nevada Queen wa
| placed on file yesterday and is as follows:
| Through North Belle Isle shaft, 6O0-foot level
| The north drift was run a further distance Of II