The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-12
THE STOCK MARKET.

The strength that marked the close of Thursdays
business continued yesterday, and prices showed
further advance. but only for short time as they
shaded off again in the afternoon. No news beyond
few weekly reports was received from the front;
but judging from the manner in which certain Of
the leading brokers buying Con. Cal. q Va,
news OF favorable nature had undoubtedly been
received from private sources the short sellers
consequently were trife nervous for time dur
ing the morning Informal session.
On the early call the north end and middle stocks
were strong aud active Ophlr selling at 81 80,
Mexican 81 95 Curry 81 90 Best & Beieher 81 30,
Sierra Nevada 81 10, Union 81 20 aud Con. Cal.
Va. 81 50G4 40 to sales OF 1860 shares, OF which
81 95 sales OF 1903 shares. Oh lar 81 81. or
cross s. % 10 100 shares. Potosi 81 55 aid But
In the south end Alta old at Use, Becher 81 80,
Challenge S5c, heutuck 40c, Overman 81 40 aud
Jacket 81 80. rne balance OF the list shovel no
particular change. After the call bus mess was
al the close. ophlr sold at $500 95 to sales OF
1920 shares, and Norcross 8 409l IS, 2lOO
balance of the list and the market looked very
healthy at the close. These prices did not hold on
sales OF walls, Epstein aud Homer King, prices
were forced back few cents The only prominent
buyer was Marshall, who TOOK Con. Cal Il Virginia
at 81 ZOOS 10. TO sa'es OF $50 shares The bal
ance of the lts5 fell OF a few cents under a fair
trite better, aad the market closed steady and
fairly active.
Silver showed a further improvement IN New
York yesterday, selling at 20 &C.
bHtIlpn NdlE d-ht GlS,lo0 80 mas heen received
from the Stand ard on November account.
Blu lion value ed at 50 III 81 has been sent to the
Carson Mint from the Con. Cal. n Va. making the
total to on November account S56.72I 81.
Bullion valued at sZS6S IS has been received
from the Becher.
winnemuccA Silver State: About fifty Cinnamon
are now engaged In placer mining in Rock Hin
Canyon, south Of Dun Glen. The MOng0li ans work
the gravel Ia rockers, and must be making good
wages by this SLOW process OF wOrkin ,. the
heatheus hocNng to the camp from all dIrec-
tions. here are three Chinese stores in the can
yon. all doing rushing business.
Silver state The old Mountain View go d mice
IN Lyon Codnty this State, has been sold san
Francesca capitalists. A SJamp-miil VIII be put up
and work commenced on the property soon.
A Butte city collected about fifteen tons OF
copper by running the water that had been stand
ing in the Anacoudl for months into pits which he
had filled with scrap iron, tin cans, etc After the
water had stood IN the pits for ten days the iron
had al been eaten away or had been completely
Coal fields nave been found on Snake River.
ei-ht miles south Of Huntington, Oregon. and a
large number OF locations have been made 1t is
the intention to develop the land and ascertain TO
will be sunk, which in all probability will be sud-
cent 10 encourage the ocaors to 50 further toward
The following ofhcaI letters were place on file
yesterday:
DRIFT 622 level. II Is up Is feet from the tracS
floor. The south drift from the top OF the raise.
OF ore The north raise on the so level is up 81
feet. The lace is IN low-srade quartz.
KENTUCE COnS.-The west croSScur from the north
lateral drift the 500 level is 20 feet. The
face IS ia hard porphyry. Tho east crnsscut from
the bottom OF the Wine Is out 10 feet The face
IS IN low-srade quartz No speca! change to report
OF the Ure-streass from the north raise this level
BELCHER-The north drift from the 800 level
station is Ia l3j feet. the face IS IN heavy clay.
Have stopped the extraction OF rock from the 200
level stope as IL has beeu found that the is
low grade on the average to pay to take out Arc
now timbering the south raise the 1900 level,
preparatory to running south from the Attn floor.
GROWN POIST-East crosscut 2 the 500 level
has been advanced to total length OF II feet, and
has been stopped. Have started crosscuL from the
lateral DRIFT 100 feet south OF 40 =. and which IS
out Is feet. Tne face is In SOFT porpnyry. The
west orosscut on thu south lateral drift the 500
level is out total distance Of 800 feet The face Is
in hard porphyry, with small streaks Of quartz
through It.
MT. DIABLo-The south crosscut on the seventh
east IS In 27l feet, and shows little ledge matter
in the face assayiug $50. The west drift from the
south crosScut the sixth IS In SO feet and is
in barren ground. The north crosscut from the
level is giving small quantity Of $50 ore. The
east drift from the NTH and sixth intermediate is In
1877 feet: we have another east drift that IN SO
feet near the above. and the face shows feet of
$40 ore. The north crOSscut IN this intermediate
IS in 100 feet The stOpe \ the fifth east shows 2
a foot OF $40 ore. The fourth west is yielding "A
little $50 ore. The west intermediate between the
ttiTd and fourth levels is giving small quantity
oil $50 ore. The west stupe the third level
third level shows considerable Gre but 1t is very
low grade. The east intermediate above the
third lsyel shows small punches of
$50 ore. The slopes around the second are
giving the usual amount OF S35 ore. The slopes
above the second show no change.
The mill has been running steadily during the
week and is doing good WORK.
Assessments Pending.
The following is list OF assessments now nendin1