The morning call., 1891-09-04
. THE STOCK MARKET.

Bust ness continued very dull yesterday without
any particular change in prices. The north-end
stocks showed the same quiet strength that has char
acterfzed them during the past two weeks. AS for
the middle stocks, with the exception of Savage,
the general appearance was weak. and they looked
as II 1t only needed the offerings OF few shares to
break them. general scarcity OF stocks in the
brokers' oices is reported. This is generally fol-
lowed by change in prices, but whether such n re-
suit will follow the present scarcity remains to be
seen. No news beyond the Official letters published
below received during the day. and the mark ct
closed dull and Inactive.
NOTES.
The annual meeting OF the Mineral King Mining
Company will beheld on the l4th inst
Phoebe Record: The working force at the Yuba
has been increased to twenty men. As many more
Will be. put as soon places for the storage eff
ore can be provided. The company expects to be
delivering ore at the furnace bins from the Yuba in
about ten days.
Silver remained steady in New York yesterday,
being uoteu at 1915 to 9s3s cents.
dend of 80 cents per share. Ninety tons of first
class ore recently produced by this mine netted the
Local securities showed no change Yesterday and
very little trading was done few sales were
made in spring Valley Water at 9oA, and a few in
The BeIcher Assessment falls delinquent in board
to-day aud the Justice delinquent sale takes place
also.
The following onicial letters from the Gold Hill
mines were placed on file yesterday:
JUST ICE-The south drift or the $40 level is out
% feet The face is a mixture of quartz and por-
phyry. The south dri,t from tho east crosscut on
the 622-foot level has been retimbered total dis
tanCe of1ll feet. The north drift from the west
cEoSscut. 800 level, is out 80 feet. The face Is In
low-grade quartz The north drift on this level
ADVANCED 10 feet since last report and is now out
795 feet he face Is In quartz giving low assays.
crosscut the l0J-fOot level Is down IL feet. The
bottom is In low-grade quartz. Have connected
the south drift from the north raise, 1000-foUt
level with the 95O-f0Ot level east crOSScut. Have
not advanced the west crosscut on the 950-foot
Level. as the work has been occupied in tmOeriug.
BELCHER-lhe west crosScut from the east raise
on.the 2U0foot level has been advanced IA feet,
making Its total length 6l feet. No change to re-
port there during the week. The west crosscut
the S00-foot level in the west edge,2O0 feet north
Of the main west crosscut and which was started
last week, is out total distance OF 81 feet. The
face is in pOrphyry aud streaks OF quartz
Coz. INPERIAL-West .crOsScut l on the 400
foot level Is out l5 feet. The face is In clay aud
pOrpbyry. The joint Challenge and Imperial west
crosseut is In l3O feet. The face shows quartz and
CHALLFNGE AND CoNFIDENCE-The joint Conf
dence and Challenge west craSseut on the 200-foot
level is out q feet. The ACE shows mixture OF
Challenge north drlIt on the 3O0-foot level is in
399 feet. The face is In quartz having no value
The joint Challenge and Imperial west crosscut on
the HOO level is out l3O feet. The face shows
quartz and pOrphyry
CkowN PoINr-Have stopped the west crosscut
on the 500-t0ot level, and at point 20 feet from
the face have started south drift which Is out %
feet. The face Is In IN Iture OF pOrphyry and
quartz giviIg low assays. Have cleaned out tue
6O0-oOt level station, and at point go feet south
OF the shaft have started west crosScut from the
south lateral drift. The drift is out 81 feet. The
face is in porphyry. Have stopped the l000-fOot
level east crosscut
SEa BELcuER-The west crosscut from the south
lateral drift on the 6OO-foot level has been
tended 81 feet during the past week, making its
total length 800 feet, The face in a mixture Of
porphyTY and quartz OF low grade.