The morning call., 1891-09-16
THE STOCK MARKET.

There was renewed activity In the stock market
yesterday with advance in the leading north
end stocks under active sales. Ophir for the time
being favorlte. and considerable of the stock
changed hands duriag the day. News from the
front continued scarce, but enough is learned from
private to create considerable faith In the
future possibilities OF the market.
On the $50 A NJ. session ophir opened strong at
81 40, Mexican SO 75, Best " Belcher So so and
Con- Cal. Il rginia 81. The middle and south
enc STOCKS showed particular change but re-
manned steady. After the call the market continued
strong and active, Ophr closing at 81 90 under
sales of SS5 shares. ON the 2:3O P. call there
stiil further advance Ophr sold up To 81 10.
Con. Cal. Virginia 81 25, Sierra Nevada So so
and the balance of the list Ia proportion After the
call prices continued hrm the market closing
healthy.
NOTES.
Silver was a trife weaker in New York yesterday,
selling at 97Jac.
The annual meeting of the Mono takes place to-.
morrow and that OF the Gray Eagle Company to-
day.
During the past week the Holmes Company
hnSted 244 cars OF ore OF average battery assay
OF S34 65.
Al special meeting OF the stockholders of the
Mineral King Mining Company Monday C. Wilfert
was elected Superintendent and will leave for the
mine during the week. Arrangements have been
completed to resume operations and thoroughly
prospect the good veins of ore now being shown in
The following companies paid dividends yes
terday: oaGland Gas zoe, San Francisco Gas Soc.
Omnibus Cable 40c. State Investment Insurance
Que, Atlantic dynamite 81 AZ, California Powder
81, Black Diamond Coal zoe.
Trading in local securities was fairly active yes
te'day, the bula of the business, however, being
confined to Safety Nitro Powder, which sold at
81 s71a@S under sales OF 2lj shares.
AT the annual meeting OF the stockholders of the
shares were represented and the following Board Of
Directors elected for the ensuing year: w. c. Raj
stOn. PresideIt; Thomas Cole, Nice-Ptesdent. and
Herman Zadig II. III. Noble and William bowers
Trustees. Il. X. Graysou was feelected secretary.
and his financial statement showed an overdrAft OF
1861 7j
The weekly letters from the Tuscororas are as
follows:
AAvAJo-Every thing in and about the mine is
working nicely. the slopes continue without ma
NORTH CoMMoNwEALru-se level No. Q
west crOSscut extended II feet and RAISE started to
joint raise extended II feet cutting scam OF good
the ore
DEL MoNTE-Jolnt raise from third level e1-
tended Il feet, cutting seam of fair grade ore
No. north DRIFT same level, advanced IS feet in
the vein. North drift from east croSscut extended
l3 feet. and crOsscut from end OF drift extended
Ii feet. stlll in ytiu matter.
No. east erosscGt extended 20 feet. Fourth level
North drift from bottom OF No wlnze has been
Raise from east crosscut cut through vein 2 feet
showing seams and lunches Of good ore. assaying
500 TO S?1Oper ton Have started horEh DRIFT from
OF raise.
BELLE IsLE-Line crosscut, 96O-foot level. et-
tended 20 feet, the rock is looking very favorable
fer ore. South drift from tue same crosscut ad-
vanced IL feet the vein Is growing wider. very
TICh NoIth lhttriheudle uFllL from lhe WlhLe DeOW
the 35O-foot level Is in Il feet aud showing fine ore
South intermed ate. same place. Is in II feet Lue
erOsScut, i50foot level, extended II feet, looking
very favorable.
NoRrH BELLE IsLE-North drift from the south
line crosscut, 4OU-foOt level, extended IA tret,
showing some very nice ore, which promises fur
ther Improvement. No. l upraise from the drift
extended lS feet. vein larger but not 50 rich. est
crosscut, same level Iteuded IA feet. Vest cross
from the north dri't, $50 level OF Belle Isle.
extended % feet Line crosscut, same level. ex-
tended IA feet South drlit. 5O0-fOot level, ex-
tended feet. No. upraise, hOG-foot level. e1-
tended feet. South intermediate from No. lc hute
is in feet, showing some good ore.