The morning call., 1892-08-16
THE STOCK MARKET.

Beyond the usual weekly reports no news OF any
Importance was received from the front yesterdey
Prices showed no particular change though Con
Cal & Va exhibited little decline In the face of
an increased assay.
On the early call prices a trife lower than at
the close on Saturday. Morrow and Walls were the
principal sellers OF the leading nOrth-end stocks.
Ophlr sold al 81 20, Mexican 81 80 Curry IS Best
Belcher 81 35, Sierra Nevada 81 TO- Union soc
ana Con. Cal. a Va So so to Gales 200 shares In
the middle stocks Cholar sold at soc. Norcross 75c
and Savage soc. The Gold Hill stocks were steady
but Inactive with sales In BelcheT at S5c Caedon
15c, OverInan 25c aud yellow Jacket SOC
After the call prices shaded of few cents and
theA turned and were fairly steady. Con, Cal a.
Va was IN demand by Schmitt, and sold up TO
80 IS (67O sharesl, and the market closed Quite
steady. N
On The 2:s0 P NJ. call stauf had the orders on
lS5 shares went TO his credit The balance OF the
list remained steady aud fairly active. After the
under quite active sales. and closed strong with a
good outlook for to-dsy's business.
NOTES.
An assessment OF soc per share has been Iev,s
Silver was a trife stronger yesterday. selling ar
s3ls IN New YUrk and 3SIsd Ia London.
An assessment OF SC per share was levied on In
The delinquent assessment sale Of the Alta takes
place to-day.
Joseph Low, the mining operator. has returnea
from eu exten ded Eastern trip.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders OF the
Independence Mining Company yeSterdav 81 6S7
shares were represented and the following offeers
elected Tor the ensuing year: George c. Hickox
president, r. A. Berlin viee-presdent and NJ A.
ters- D. w Few was reelected secretary and X. NJ.
Caller superintendent The secretarys financial
report showed an Indebtedness of 1921 go N'''-
During the past week II ears of ore were ex.
tracted from the old slopes The zoo aud 800
levels OF Gould d Curry the average car ssmnle ~
which was S23 20 per ton. The company bezan
shipping this ore TO the Occidental mil Saturday
The overman letter for the past week says: "Bat-
tery assays average SlS II per ton. on 1870 level
feet ~b
n0rphyry and quartz, the latter assayfug from
S5 10 TO ss o6 per tOa. Incline upraIse FROM west
drift above 200 level has been extended 40 feet
on a seam OF ore OF fair grade. Have resumed
work again In the face OF the northwest drt on rhe
400 level. Face is in porphyry aud seams of
clay and quartz. On third floor OF 100 slopes at 2
point 62 feet north OF No. chute, have run a
crosscut 10 the eastward II feet aud cut about 10
feet OF quartz Of fair grade. At a point $50 feet
in on northwest drift AZ feet above 100 level
have started west crosscut aud extended the same
10 feet through porphyry and seams OF quartz. on
600 Level have repaired 45S feet OF the south drift
AT point 500 feet sou;h Of the north iine have
started west crosscut from the main south drift
The face IS In a mixture Of porphyry and quartz
The following Official reports were placed on file
yesterday:
BULIIoN-Have started an upraise from east
croSscut 800 feet south OF north line 1900 level;
top is In quartz and porpnyry. The Joint Potos
tom In low-grade quartz and porphyry. The north
west drift from the 500 station of Ward shalt has
a total length OF 7l0 feet: face In porphyry Have
repaired so feet OF this drift during the week
WARD CoMBISATIoN SHAFT-The ioint Alpha
ExcheQuer. 500 level OF Ward shaft has total
length of $40 feeti face In porphyry The joint
Bullon and Potosi northwest drift from the i5O0
station has total length OF 40 feet; face In por-
phyry Have repaired 80 feet of this drift during
the week.
occIDENTAI-From the slopes on $50. 400 and
4oO levels have extracted ana mil!ed i7J tons OF
ore or the aysrage value OF $2l 20 per ton as
per battery samples. West crosscut from north
OTift 100 lsYel has been extended feet IN hard
porphyrT. The east crosscut from ZSdg drift
sutro tunnel level. has been advanced % feet in
soft vein matter
Cos. NEW loRK-Are exesvsting for an engine
station at top OF Hinzesj2U level.
SILNEB HILL-Are repairing and changing the
grade OF the northwest drift 200 level.