The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-05
THE STOCK MARKET.

The feature OF yesterdays trading was . shar
advance in Hale d Norcross on the noon informal
session and subsequent decline in the afternoon.
No news OF any importance was received from tn e
front during the day. but strength of the north
end stocks was favoraby commented UPON
On the early call prices remained the same as at
the close on the previous evening Ophfr sold at
$3 o. Mexican So 05. Curry 81 As, Best e. BeIeher
% 80, Sierra Nevada Sls4. Union 81 go and Con.
CAL Va 81 45 to sales OF 500 shares of which
Fitch was an active buyer. In the middle stocks
Cho'iar sold at 81 25 Norcross 81 65 Potosi ST. 25
and Savage 81 90 with an assessment added.
The Gold Hill stocks were strong and Belcher
sold up TO 81 30, Challenge CSC Crown Point
81 Is, aud jacket 81 20. The balance OF the list
remained steady and fairly active After the call
Murphy began buying Con- Cal. & Va and the
stock sold up to 81 so under sales OF l4l5 shares
Hale a. Norcross also jumped into prominence and
advanced to 81 80 under sales of 1000 shares
which were taken in principally by Croker After
adjournment it sold up to 81 O5 and stood at that
hgnre on the lay call OF the Pacific Board. On the
2;3O p NJ cali OF the Big Board. however all
stocks weakened of under light saes and after the
cal there was further decline the market closing
weak and Inactive.
NOTES
Silver was trfe weaker yesterday, certificates
selhg AT soS4c and bars at sO1ac in New York and
A cheek for $7sl2 20 has been received by the
on account of sale of ore.
1t was reported on the street yesterday that H. NJ
Levy. the mining President, would arrive in this
An assessment OF l0c per share has been levied on
the Harmony Gravel Mining Company OF Nevada
County.
The Bald Mountain Extension grave, mine OF
OF February. ~
The Iron Mountain Mining Company paid Febru-
AIRY "a dividend OF &c share aggregatiny Ri 600
making $3.50, 900 paid to date.
The Running Lode Mining aud Milling Company
paid February 20 dividend of lac snare scgre-
eating $4,000, making $35 900 paid 10 date
The Lexington Mining Company OF Colorado paid
a dividend OF lie snare, aggregating $4,000 on
March l.
The Placervule Democrat SAYS: The Tocsey
mine, better known as the old Franklin gravel mine
On Isxas HUI, has again come into prominence,
but as yielder OF precious stones. One day last
week while psnning out for gold. the owners dscov-
cred among the taiings shining substance which.
upon examination, proved to be diamond IL was
brought 70 town and pronounced BY all our
Jewelers. TO be frst-water diamond. The mine
also yields ruLies.
Nevada City Herald: 1t is we'll known that the
Ophir ming district. Just across the ridge from
Newcastle. Is one OF the richest quartz districts in
tue STATE, out that owing to the large amount OF
pase ana refractory metal contained in the ore, IL
Das been found impossible TO save more than a
snali percentage OF the gold which IL is known 10
contain. ore that Will sly $50 to the ton will
produce scarcely enough TO pay the running eX-
penses or the mine, the gold being carried of in
the shines from the batteries.
The mne-ownerS Of this district have struck a
remedy, however, and are shipping the ore to Dem
yer. where II Is worked by what is known as the
observation-disclosures teaching, process, and gives
satisfactory returns. This NAV be the means OF a
boom which VIII bring renewed prosperity to Ophr.
Assessments Pending.
The following is list OF assessments now pandn-,