The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-28
THE STOCK MARKET.

The market showed less activity yesterday, and
for the first time within the past days looked
topheayy. The fluctuations, however, were sum-
Gent to allow good trading margins, il properly
taken advantage Of, but the "chippers" did not
seem disposed to sell.
On the early call trading light in nearly every
thing outside Of Con. Cal. q Va, which sold up to
So 20, under sales OF 1920 shares. Ophir sold at
50 80, Mexican So 20, Curry 81 90, Best Il Beicher
81 80, Sierra Nevada 81 20 and Union 81 70. The
middle stocks showed cOnsid cradle strength. and
Choliar sold at 81 80. NorCrOss 81 70, Bullion
81 80, Savage 81 so and PotOsl 81 IS. In the
SOuthenGers Bclcher sold at 81 20, Challenge S5c,
Confidence 50 rs, Crown Point 81 25 Oyerman
81 05, Seq. Belchsr soc and jacket 81 20. After
the III the uorthand stocks shaded of trife, Con-
Cal Va. selling back TO S51s under sales OF 1885
shares; Best Il BoIcber 50 1903 10. l470 shares
Ophr So 40 and Mexican s. 10 On the other hand,
the middle stocks quite strong and &C
tive, and Norcross sold up to 81 So, under
the purchases OF Marks 400 shares changing
hands. Chollar advanced TO 81 49, POtOsi 81 ana
Savage ST 90 under sales Of $3.50 shares.
On The 2;3O p. NJ. call prices were a trihe heavy,
and. Con. Ca q Va. sol down to So 10, with Joe
ana Homer King ana Epstein selling. The balance
Of the market also weakened of a trne. After the
call prices declined stil further under the sales Of
Homer King, Dyer ana Walls, and the market
looked topAeayy AZ the close.
NOTES.
Silver declined sharply yesterday, selling down
to 90t4c. Silver certificates sold at 81 &c.
Bullion valued at 9lO,Z5l 92 has been received
FROM the Belcher.
The California Title Insurance and Trust Com
pany has declared a dividend OF 75c per share pay
able February lst
At the weekly executive session OF the san Fran
CISCO STOCK Board yesterday all that portion OF the
bylaws relating to buyer and seller options
eliminated aud in future there Will be no trading
At the annual meeting OF the stockhod-
ers OF the Utah Consolidated Mining Com
pany yesterday 10000 shares were represented
and the following officers elected for the ensuing
year: Ii. Il. Ravens, President; George X. Wells,
ceTresdent, and Herman ZadIg, A. s Wollberg
and +. j. Holmes, Directors. A. II. Fish was re-
elected secretary, and his financial statement
Al the annual meeting of the stockholders OF the
Del Monte Mining Company yesterday SD,6IS1a
shares were represented and the following oicerS
ele cted for the ensuing year f. scott President;
f. A. Berlin, Vice President, and Thomas Bell,
George W Grlysun and Thomas b. Pheby Direc-
tors j. W. Pew was reelected Secretary aud T. F.
Conn Supertuteudeuy. he Secretary's financial
statement showed an oyerdraft Of $l8l97 81.
The superintendent annual report showed that
there had been sold I $4,000 tons Of ore OF an
assay value of $2l7 % per ton There is now on
hand 615 OF secOudcIasS ore. assaying S3S per
ton and 20 tons OF rsL class ore assaylng 1911 per
ton, ana about tons, the returns OF whch viii be
reported by wire,
The following Official letters were placed on file
yesterday:
cut from fiat uprase l5O-foot level, has shown a
very noticeable Improvement In quality and guam
change OF Importance. Average battery samples
for week S5S 81, taiiings &l4 IA
SAvAGE-During the week VIC have hoisted S26
cars OF from the 900. 100. 600 llOO l4O0
1900 Levels shipped 70 Nevada mill 1922 tons
= ~. - y Il
Bullion yield FOR the week $3.50 30.
ON the sutro Tunnel level the joint north drift
with the could Curry Company was advanced 10
feet: ace In QuarZani porDhyry. At the time work
was resumed in this drift it had been extended IS
feet from the main SutrO Tunnel; the total length
cf the DRIFT from the SutrO Tune is now 20 feet.
Have men on repairs and prospecting on the differ
eut levels.
= HA1E y NoRcRoss-On the 1880 level the north
drift was advanced 20 feet; total length Zl5 feet;
The face IS all ia quartz but not OF sucent value TO
extract East CrUsScut WAS advanced 10 feet,
whom II stopped Opposite the crOsscut we
have started west trJsscut 2 and advanced same 10
feet; lace Is ia quartz On the SuITO Tunnel level
the J0iat west cr0sseut with the Cholar Company
advanced 20 feet; total length 10 feet: face
Is 10 porphyry. During the week have hOlsted
4S3 cars OF ore from the 100 and 1850 levels;
shipped to the Nevada mil 4Iu tons and miled 400
tons; average battery assay SIS g.. Bullion yield
for the weeN F3a39 50.
BELtHER-TEere is no change Of Importance to
report OF the stOpe from the 3UU-tOot level raise.
are stll saving Little ore OF fair grade from there
daily. During the past week have started two
crossCuts from the south lateral drift the 1900
foot level No. ] east started lSJ feet south OF
the incline and IS now out twenty-five feet The
face IS iu low-gra3e quartz. No east was started
twelve feet north OF the south raise and is cut
twenty-five feet The face Is all quartz OF low
grade. Have about compile III the timOerIng in the
nth raise this level. Have shipped TO the
brunswick mill during the past week Z52 tons OF
ore. tue average battery sample or which
SIS 81. A portion Of this rock has been lying in
the bottom OF the railroad dump for some time,
saved al odd times from various drifts.