The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-19
THE STOCK MARKET.

The week opened with a sharp ADVANCE in prices
under very heavy sales and the market IyeIier
than for many weeks. Large buying orders from
virginia city together with a reported improve
meut the Sutro Tunnel or l640-loot level OF the
Chollar near the NOrcross line, caused sharp ad-
vance in ChOllar ana carried the balance OF the
middle stocks along with IT, The large increase In
the assays Of Con Cal 4 Va during the week also
helped 10 give strength to the market and for the
time being the demand TOR the leading stocks was
greater than the supply.
On the early call Of the Pacific Board Hrschteld,
Goldman and other leading brokers heavy
buyers and Cholar was forced up 70 s 40 and Con.
Cal Va to ST Az on the call of the big board ow-
ever these prices were subjected 10 considerable
change under the heavy purchases of Epstein
Marks and Ives, and the extensive sales of Walls
who seemed 10 have an unlimited supply OF the
nOrthend stocks Opbir opened strong at 50 10
an advance OF SOC over Saturdays prices; Mexican
sold al 81 70, Curry 81 %, Best 4 Belcher
81 40 and Con Cal. & Va 81 lUd4 20 to
sales OF 1895 shares. Sierra Nevada 81 so and
Union 81 as. or the middle stocks. Savage opened
al 81 IS and quickly advanced to 81 80 under sales
OF 1000 shares. Ch0lIar Jumped from 81 rs 10
OF g. Us over saturdays closing prices. NOrcroSs
was IN quick demand al 81 40 and Putosl sold up TO
81 80 under sales of 500 shares, against 81 65 on
Saturday. The sOutheud stocks ala not advance
as sbarpiy bur were equally lively fletcher selling
up to 3 80 under sales OF 600 shares Crown
Point 81 40, tverman 81 10, Seq Beicher zoe and
yellow Jacket 81 Is The lAItncs or the N Il was
steady and fairly active
Alter the call prices shaded of a few cents in the
middle stocks under heavy sales but advanced in
the northeuders. No less than 1900 iares OF
ChOlar changed hands at p-tceS ranging from 81 20
o. so. l"tosi sold az s. aHL3 3 10 sales Of 500
cross 81 SOC 10. 1915 shares. IN the norJhend-
Best a Eelcher sold at 5 3OQ2 40, 900 shares,
Con ca. a Va. a. 1894 70, 1880 shares, and Ophir
5. q 20 900 shares, tho market closing strong and
Ia the past O'Clock session there was less
demand Tor stock, aud the large offerings OF Walls
caused the market 10 shade of Ophlr sold back to
g. Con Cal 81 Va. 81 10, Savage 81 80 $500
shares and Choliar 3 40. The balance u the ist
tGi'wed sui A,ter the can prices again shaded
bidding OF Joe Marks and closed strong.
NOTES.
Silver remained steady at 93i4c in New York
r Keryin. Superintendent Of the Gould & Curry
ana OF the Best & Beicher, arrived ia this city
william $. LYLE and Captain Won returned from
the mines at Quiiotoa yesterday.
At the annual meeting Of the Croker Mining
Company Yesterday 81 9l2 shares were represented
year william :. IyIe President: George WalIaee59
Nlce-President ald j. Is. Low, G.. II. Fish ana
Samuel Frank, Directors. Augustus Waterman
was reelected Secretary aud William Pickett
Superintendent. The SeCretarys financial state
ment showed credit Of 1871 10, with assess
ment being collected.
The weekly reports from the Quljo.oa mines are
as follows:
PEER-The usual amount aud grade OF ore has
been broken during the week from the various
Slopes st tho north and also from the different
levels In SHAFT !. which continues looking welt.
During the week l25 tons OF ore were crushed,
which averaged, according to battery samples,
$3l 80. All the machinery at the mill and pump
ing work is running smoothly.
PEFRL EsS-Fatr progress continues to be made
IN the north dTift Oh the 300 level near this main
working SHAFT
The face continues in favorable looking iron
stained quartz for width showing some in spots
through u.
CRoCKeR-From upralse ? on the 300 level
near the west lateral dTift the breasts north and
south are in vein matter for width showing some
ore fair grade. WhiCb Is being saved.
The following Official letters were placed on file
yesterday:
the south drift from tde Justice shaft 400 level TO
our north line.
NEW YoRK-wOrk in No. crosscut. $50 level,
has been discontinued. West Crosscut 4. $50
level 81 feet, the last 10 feet in quartz
Ing punches OF ore.
GNIoN sHAFT-The south lateral drift, 1870 feet
west OF shaft 900 level, is ont so feet; face IN
quartz giving low assays.
WARD CoMBINATIoN SHAFT go The southwest
drlft, 1890 level is out from the shaft S77 feet;
face In pOrphyry.
OccIDENrA L-Th north drift from west cross
cut in south drift $50 level is In "a Re ct In fair
grade ore. The west CTossCut from north DRIFT, to
connect with wlUze $50 level is lii II feet: face
showing striugers Of hgh-grade ore. No wluZe,
$50 level. IS down 96 feet. and continues in low
grade ore. North drift, 100 level is in 2l3 feet
from station; face I'm quartz and porphyry. We
have started west CrOsSCut at this point In quartz
giving low assays The south DRIFT 1850 level, is IN
3le feet; face In quartz and porphyry.
UTAH-725 levei-The north dritt. running east
OF north, which viii hereafter be called the north
east drift, started from the main west DRIFT alta
point l4O from the shaft station, has been
extended 40 feet: total length, 90 feet. The Tor
nation Is pOrphyry aud clay.