The morning call., 1891-09-13
THE STOCK MARKET.

There was little change during the past week in
Comstock shares. Trading was light, being almost
exclusively confined to several brokers who EVIL
IDENTIFY acting for the insiders. One thing GER
tain is that there is less stock out upon the public
to-day than there was one week ago. News from
the front has been scarce lately, the manipuators
being al present very cloSe-mouthed, and were IL
not for the Virginia City papers but little would De
known here Of what is going on at the mines Inc
action OF Savage and one or two other stocks bears
out in a great measure what is published below from
the Enterprise and Judging from the manner IN
which the stock is being taken in 1t must come
pretty near the truth. The Enterprise says:
THE situation at the Savage is getting more ana
more Interesting daily. Taking the mineral belt
from and Including the Gould n Garry south to and
including the Exehequer-below thu 1900 ieYel-a
section is opened prospecting that eaHnot fan TO
awaken interest because OF great posi- bities.
and with the exception OF Inc Iullion, section
that has yielded a great deal Of money from the
upper levels in days gone by.
The Hale IL Norcross main incline is now re-
paired and retimbered IT'S feet below the 1900
level and they are still going downward. This
means the reopeniHg of block OF ground over oVo
feet in depth below the better proSpecJsd levels,
aud while this work is going GU. we repeat. VIII
command much higher prices at some time before
very long than they do now u,,,
from the Hale Il Norcross side is in 10 feet AT
napt "a sect north of the south line on the east
side of the DRIFT fair grade ore was encouhterou,
Grifr was tpned about is degrees to the west leav
ing the ore TO the east. The drift was then CON
IinGed "a feet further than the poiHt where they
on The west side II is pretty certain that the latter
strike is the downward continuation OF the ore cut
into by tYo west crosscnts on the 1ieV leSeI, AT
point about the same distance north of the south
tine The character OF the r0cs IS similar IN every
respect and ii is about as rich The character OF me
- feet south OF The present lace OF
the DRIFT the 1900 level Is similar TO Inc east
ledge rock. Alter the north drift Is advanced Iur
Their an croSSeut viii be run TO tap the north
continuation of the ore struck on the east SIDE
OF the drift
began buying Ophir AT 81 20, au advance over the
closing prices of the previous day. Mexican was
strong at 81 50 and Best a Belcher at 50 TO. Con.
Cal. & Va, was In demand at 81, but scarcity OF
stock was noticeable, ony $50 shares being placed
savage was in demand, 1900 shares changing
hands at 80 20G3 % with MesSer buying. Tue
After the call Colin had buying orders on ophir,
aud the call prices were well sustained the market
closing strong.
The annual meetings OF the Mlnera! King and
Gray Eagle mining companies VIII take pace 20,
morrow, that OF the Grand Prize on 1uesday aDu
that OF Mono on Thursday.
Silver showed more tuctuati0n IN New Aork yes
terdaY, Selling from eT%t TO 9bl2e
The weekly letters from QuiiotoaS are as follows;
PEER-Ihe slopes on the 1O1foot level near the
north line present the same app earace as ldSl re-
ported and the extraction OF ore continues regular
and OF good milling grade. The north DRIFT from
the shaft No. l. l5OfoOt level has been extended
10 feet making "a. The vein shows strong IN The
face. and IS producing ore OF fair grade.
been extended to 81 feet during the week the
formation vein in the bottom being of about the
character as last reported aud ore OF fair
grade is being extracted.
PEEKLEss-The vein in the south drift on 6Q0-foot
level, which in loose and broken condition
when last reported, has again become solid anu
shows smooth hanging wall The face is mostly
All IN miHera-stained quartz, carrying considerable
fin grained galeua, some OF which assays very TAR
and IS being saved. The drift is now in 242 feet
CRoCKE R-Fair progress has been made in the
south drift the 440-foot level since last report.
Inc face. which is now in 1919 feet shows mostly
all in quartz OF Lively appearanance, with sumo
ore o far grade showing in buuches.
The Weston Basket and Manutac turing COMPANY
has levied an assessment Of soc, delinquent
OctOber 18th.
Following Are the Highest Prices During
the Past Week.