The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-30
THE STOCK MARKET.

Yesterday harvest day" for the bears who
improvsed the opportunity presented them to fill
the long line OF shorts that have been for long
time. But for this IL is probable that prices would
have gone still lower as well-xnown inside brokers
had unlimited selling orders and sold when ever an
opening presented itself.
On the early cali prices hung fire under light sales
and OphIr sold at 50 10, Con. Cal. a. Va 50 So aud
Savage 81 so. while the balance OF the list showed
no change After the call Homer King. Barrett and
one or two others jumped in and began selling,
forcing Con Cal. u Va down TO 81 80 under sales
of 2O6O shares, and Ophir to 81 55 $50 shares the
balance OF the north end list following suit. In the
middle stocks CholaI broke TO Soc, Savage 81 SO,
Sorcross 9Oc and PotOsi 81 so, quite amount of
these stocks changing hands.
The south enderS did not show quite as much OF q
decline, Crown Point selling at 81 %, Yellow JACKIE
81 IS, and Challenge csc the whole market closed
weak at the noon recess, but remained fairly steady
on the 2:3O T. N. call under quiet trading. Homer
King a heavy seller Of Con Cal. 81 Va. at 81 As
After tine call prices weakened of still further clos
ing topheavy and sloppy, with an outlook for lower
prices to-day.
An assessment OF 20 cents per share has been
levied the Seq. Belcher.
The Lapanta Con OF Hawthorne. New, has de
clared div idend OF cent per share, payable i'm
medate!y.
The California Title and Trust Company has de-
clared Dividend 4, OF 10 cents per share paya Bile
November I'd.
The North Belle Isle delinquent sale takes place
to-day.
bullion valued a; 1887 90 has been received
The Occidental has about $4,000 in bullion and
81 1000 concentrates on hand at the mine
Silver showed an improvement yesterday, selling
up 10 96l2c in New ork-
The following Official letters were placed on file
yesterday
SEA. BELcHER-The south drift from the west
the 600 foot level has been advanced
% feet and is out total distance of As feet.
The face is in hard ground composed of pOrphyry
aud streIks Of quartz.
BELcHER-E East crosscut 2 on the 3O0-foot level
In the west ledge Is out So feet, The face is in
porphyrT and streass of quartz. giving low assays
Are sayiHg 1--WE six loads per day of pay from
the quartz body cut IN the east crosscut the 200
foot level.
CHALLESeE Cos. AND CONFERENCE.-THE Joint
Coah ence and Challenge west crosscut ON the 200
foot level Is being repiired. The Joint Confidence
and Chalien-e north drift On the $50 level IS IN 743
feet The face shows porphyry. The JOINT Chat
lenge and Imperial east croSscut on the 100 level
is out IS feet. 1he face Is in porphyry.
CRowN FoISr-Thc south lateral drift from the
west CrosSCut the 900 level is out PA feet.
The face is in soft ground composed of porphyry
and clay. Have stopped east crosscut to permit
the water from It TO drain or, Have resumed work
In the west cr1sscut tae 6OO-Ioot level which is
out III feet from the south lateral drift The face
IS In hard porphyry with some wafer still running
from H.
shaft ON the ago level was cleaned ont and retim-
bered total distance OF % feet The south drift
from No. erosscut 622 level is repaired total
length OF $40 feet The north DRIFT on the s22 level
Is IN a total distance OF 90S feet. The face Is In
KENrUcEl CoS-The raise on the ore streak
level. is up AZ feet and has connected with the
north lateral drift the 800 level The north drift
level Is now out SO feet he face is IN m xture
OF porphyry and low-grade quartz. Are still re-
pairing the north lateral DRIFT on the 1900 level.
Con. IHPFRtAL-The main north drift on the 800
level is In 400 feet The face shows quartz having
no value The raise from the 400 level is up ~
feet. The top shows quartz having no value. The
east crosscut on the 500 level is out 81 feet. The
face is IN porphyry. The Joint Challenge and I'm
pera east crOsscut on the HOO level is out 30 Feet
Tne face Is in pOrphyry