The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-18
THE STOCK MARKET.

The market was exceedingly dull yesterday. The
Norcross election still continues to occupy the pub
lie attention, and the brokers' combine seem very
confident OF gaining the majority OF the Board OF
Directors, but those In position to know think
otherwise, and say that when the time comes they
will be very lucky If they get two Directors let
alone the four they claim No effort seems TO De
made to buy the stock. and while little demand
was made by Walls the 2:3O O'Clock CALL 1t ala
not show any particular activity. The only favor
able news received during the day came from the
Savage. wheI the assay value Of all the ore crushed
at the Nevada min during the week showed an IN
crease in value being $24 p, as against 81 ID the
previous week.
On the early call there was very little doing
few sales being made in Ophir at So 50, Mexican
81 go Curry 81 CO. Best Belcher 81 90 and Con-
Cal. Va S5ls to sales of but $50 shares. In the
middle stocks Bullion sold at 81 10, Savage 81 w
PotOsi 81 65 and NOrcrOss So 10. The Gold HI
stocks were very dull and Belcher sold at 81 90
Justice 55c, Overman soc and Seq. Beicher QUO
No change to be seen in the balance OF the ISL
On me 4;5O ocIocA can ll1ie Det ,SI lee,lLs
seen. Walls forcing NCTcrOss up 10 81 80 undeT ss
OF 1910 shares. Prices sentriIy We're . Ctn,s 80
ter ana after tho call remained steady without any
great amount OF stock changing hands
NOTES.
Silver was much better yesterday, selling up to
9l1Sc. and certificates TO 9llac.
The Oceanic steamship Company has declared
dividend u 90 cents per share payable on the ISL
The annual meeting CT tie Western Beet-sugar
Company has been called for March /.
tVfAl'aiLANo
dropped from the list OF the san Francisco STOCK
Exchange for uOn-uay ment OF the annual dues;
ArSeutd, Central. Con. Pacific, pana, Fouad IeAS-
ure, West ComStock, West Potosi and the North tx.
Utlh.
operations In the Crown Point incline for the week
ending February 49, 1892; large volume OF
water continues to flow through the drlu hole IN
the bulkhead, keeping the IIou STATION pumps
working steadily TO their fu!l capacity The WORK
drift is making good progress and the dTut Is now
opened out 2IO feet from the station. ,.
The night shift Of four miners and an engineer at
the Alta mine were drafted last Saturday. Only
day shift will be worked for the present
The Lone Pine Canal Company, operating IN
Owens Valley, Ia Inyo County, has levied an as
Sessmeut Of IS cents per share, delinquent March
The Inyo independent SAYS: An important I'm
provement has been made AT the lHyo marble
quarry by the Introduction OF a sullivan channel
ing machine. The machine was put IN motion about
a week az and works perfectly. BY this means
hanne inches wide is cut 10 any depth less imam
10 feet The length Of the cut may be extended 20
any distance. The cuts are made on Level sur
face the quarry being worked in benches Ike
stairs when "a cut is made wedges are inserted in
holes drilled ia the Of the ledge, and by driving
these solid blocks of marble OF any required SIZE
are turned out. The orders new on file viii keep
the quarry working To- It's lui capacity for the next
three months. The business is Seadily increasing.
According 10 saturdays Dayton Times, very niue
siderable dead work viii have 10 be done il Is be
Hevcd before another bunch OF ore IS struck.
0rk 81 running driit 800 feet To encounter ms
body OF ore Is going on ana other bodies may be
encountered in running this distance.
The following Official letters were placed on ME
yesterday:
HALE d NoRcRoss-On the 600 level have
started upraise IN the north drift about 80 feet
south of our uCrth boundary aud advanced same 20
feet. the top is in quartz. On the 1880 level the
north drift advanced 10 feet, total length 20
Ieel; lace is IN quart ana potph!r5. nes' 49,
cut was advanced 10 feet. total length 10 rect;
face is In quartz During the week we baye holNted
AZ OF from the 600, 100 aud l45O levels;
shipped 10 the Nevada mill 42O tons, average BAT
terry sS1y SO - Bullion yield Tor tue wees So99U
bAFAGE-Durlng the week we have holeled %
OF ore from the $50, $50. 400. l4uO and 1900
Levels; shipped 10 the Nevada mil bs@I2 tons ana
mil ed 6S2 tons, average battery assay ga ~.
Iu.Iou yield for the weeS SIl.b59 go. on the 100
leve. est drift started on the sill h)or was rh-
tended 30 feet; face Is ia puTphyry. on the l4Uu
level We have started a southwest drItt from the
northwest DRIFT and advanced some 10 feet; face IS
IN pprphyry and quart sixty feet nortu or the
above Iritt we have started q west drift from the
said northwest DRIFT aud advanced same IS tect;
face is iU targ grade on The Sutro-tunnei ltFei
the JOINT north drift with the Gould a curry Com
pany was advanced is feet making lis total leuEth
loo from the Sutro Tunnel; face IS Ia porpnyrY.