The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-24
THE STOCK MARKET.

hE Sl YIN IVA nhEls
The market continued dull and heavy yesterday
and prices declined still further under the shire wd
manipulation OF Walls and one or two others
Little done on the street but poke fun at the
resolution TO sell the building IL being looked upon
by the mi nority as joke that they get silver
dollar for rs cents. An executive session will be
held to-day. at which an attempt win be made to
do away with the $1,000 life insurance now being
carried upon quite q number OF the old-time mem
bers.
Prices were heavy at the opening call. and Ophir
sold at 81 O6, Mexican 81 10, Curry 65c Sierra Ne.
vada 96c, I'm ion soc and Con. Cal 4 Va. IS 10 to
sales OF $40 shares In the middle stocks Noreross
sold at 50c and Savage 65c. The south enders
were in fair demand. and Belcher sold at s5c 700
sha res Caledonia l5c. Challenge 25c and Jacket
Acc.
After the call prices weakened of under the sale
of walls, King and Dixon Fitch and Morris
Schmidt were active purchasers of the leading
north-end stocks, and they steadied up little be-
ON the $3.50 p NJ. call prices were fairy steady
and trading was ordinary. After the cali thew re-
Inained steady but inactive. and showed but little
NOTES.
Silver declined yesterday, selling down to 1884
IN New Y ork and 81 1864 In London,
The assessment on Union Is delinquent in the Of
fee today.
Thirty.nine bars of bullion. valued at about
$4,000 have been received from the Candelarla
mine OF Mexico.
A shipment containing six bars OF 1854 me
ounces OF silver, has been received from the Mount
Diablo.
Following Is the Official report OF the pumpinr
operations in the Crown Point incline for the week
ending August 20, 1892: he 1700-Staton pumps
nave been working continuously during the week
The flow OF water Is the at last report d
keeps both pumps running steadily. In The joint
pump have been ftted in place. and the pump is
ready TO begin wOrk when the repairs TO the drain
tunnel. now being made from the Sulro tunnel, are
completed
The Virginia Chronicle OF Monday gives the fol-
lowing additional details OF the temporary suspen-
Hon nj W. rE n ms ~ he min M Naxa fa
mill closed down az noon yesterday, owing to neces
sary repairs having 10 be made 10 the wafer tank on
the eastern slope OF Mount Davidson that supplies
the mot We power OF the mill The repairs now be-
ing made were contemplated the first week in July
but were put of as long as possible. Owing to the
shutdown OF the Nevada mill, which crushed the
ore from the Chollar, Potosi and Savage mines, and
ment in carson, work in the slopes of three the
aforementioned mines has been suspended. 1t is
pairs TO the water tank. when the mill will be started
and full force put on in the underground workings
Dayton Times: We reliably Informed that
the Savage Company has about contaminated nego-
place. The mill is now only fitted up to run on
tailings. but 20 stamps will be put in and few
other alterations made so that ore can be worked
The ore will be taken out through the Sutro tunnel
and hauled TO the mill q distance OF only three
road ow runs past sutro, and all the change that
Will be necessary In the road will be short switch
from the main line TO the ore dump near the mouth
OF the tunnel
The expense OF hosting Savage ore from the iun-
u
the transportation charges from the hosting works
10 any OF the Carson River mills 81 ton. IL Il
understood that the charges for taking the ore out
OF the tunnel VIII be about 49c per ton, and Il viii
cost CSC per ton TO haul II from the tunnel TO the
mill AS It is calculated that the mill Will handle
90 20 tons Of daily il Will be that the
conn any Will save mo ~ tN the change. The
tunnel company is making pre- iaratlons to haul
the out or the tunnel aHy desired quantity
A small but powerful understanding engine is
now on the road from the East Tor use in the tun-
mel, and the mules VIII be discarded when it ar
Tyes
The weekly reports OF the Tuscaroras are as fol-
lows:
NORTH CoNMoNwEALTH-S Shipped to concentrat-
Ing plant 1913 tons of ore; average assay $50 per
ton.
DEL MoNTE-There has been crushed at concen-
trating works 1913 tons of ore; battery assay $3S
per ton.
NAVAJO Work In the slopes atOve the $50 level
continues as usual and the product without mate
rial change in quantity or quality.
BELLE IsLE-WeSt line crosSCut. $50 level. has
been extended feet. all the way cutting punches
of rich ore. Wiaze l same level extended feet;
not MS good. Upraise 2 same level extended 8
feet, showing two and half feet OF quartz part OF
which IS gOOi ore.
NORTH BELLE fsLE-No g2..upYaise south 500
level extended o feet Work has been resumed IN
No. north drft south 400 level. and IT has been
extended feet. The Slopes Throughout the mine
have Welded better this week
NEVADA QUEES-North intermediate drift from
chute IS In Commonwealth line 123 feet. North
intermediate drift from chute d has connected
with gSngway $50 feet from chute !: bOtn drifts
have exposed good ore and Slopes started y
raise has been put up IS feet in porphyry. JOiut
west line DRIFT extended 10 feet. Joint east line
driit advanced 10 feet Hoisted "a cars OF ere.
1915 per ton, and 2l6 tons sent 10 cOncentrat-
Ing plant average assay S2i or ton.
COMMON WEALrH-Sec ieYel-East line drift
extended 10 feet: have started Slopes this point.
Joint west line dliit extended 10 feet IN the vein
low grade. Third leyel-South dritt from 40.
menced extracting ore HOiSted 6S cars of ore,
assay value S23 per ton