The morning call., 1891-08-04

The new week opened fairly strong in Comstock
shares with slight advance In prices under light
sales. Potosi and Bullion were the fayorites,
the former selling up to So 25 and the latter to 81
on the carly call. After the call prices weakened
ON and closed soft at the noon recess On the 80
P. NJ. call Potosl and Bullion. under purchases by
Peckham. were the leading stocks and about the
only ones to show any strength, the balance OF the
list falling off few cents Immediately upon adj
tournme1t, however, affairs chanyed-the North
scarce aud the short end boys kept on the run
Trying to buy in their shorts The market looked
Fifty-tour tons of high grade ore have been
shipped to Eiko from the Coptis NINE
John w. Mackay will leave for Virginia Civ on
to-nighrs overland train, aud will take fun charge
OF the leading North End mines during Mr. Lyman's
The annual meeting of the Alta Mining COMPANY
has been called for August 2uth.
SILVER opened strong in New York yesterday, sell
BnllIon valued at s5o5l SO has been received
from the Occidental. The company also has concen.
trates valued at $500 on hand.
.. bullion valued at s47,762 81 has been sent to
total to date on July account $s6532 80. INV
Local securities were duh yesterday, the only
to Slb so under sales of 235 shares. 'o'u Up
A semi-annnal dividend of per cent by the Cen
tral PACIFIC Railroad Company became pava bic on
the lst The amount to be distributed is $3.50 900
The Anglo-Nevada Assurance CorporatIon' now
in course of lIquldation, viii nuke further distri
button of capital on the 4th The amonnt r. he rs
turned is $50 per share " W 10
The Overman letter for the past week saws that
9l5 tons OF ore were extracted from the 9Oj 1000
and llO0 levels of the mine last week. Car SAMPLES
averaged Sl4 IS per ton. Shipped to the Brunswick
mll SIS tons OF ore. Battery assays averaged
$l4 81 per ton.
Following is Superintendent Shockley's weekly
report OF operations at the Mount Diaplo;
The north crosscut from east DRIFT on the sew
enth level is In ~ feet The DRIFT sixth level
is IN eS feet, showing one foot of $50 ore in the
race Tue stope on the sixth level east shows a foot
OF $50 ore The east drift from the north crosscut
ON the sixth level east is III II feet showing low
grade ore in the face. The Stope between the ffth
and sixth levels east is giving the usual amount of
ore. The east stope below the fifth level east SHOWS
one foot OF S6J ore stOpe west The north
crosscut from the east drift the third level is in
10 feet showing favorable ground for ore The
raise from the intermediate between the third and
fourth levels west is up 81 feet showing inches of
$50 ore IN the face The stope above the second
level west Is giving considerable $50 ore The
slopes above and below this level east are giving the
usual amount Of ore. The Slopes on the interms-
diate between the first and second levels east are
giving considerable $50. The Slopes above the first
level east show about the same as at last report
The mill has been running steadily during the
week, and is doing good work.
The following table shows the financial C condition
OF the mining companies, given in their monthly
statements placed on file yesterday: