The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-08
THE STOCK MARKET.


morning, evidently caused by news OF an improve
ment in an east crOsscut tho l300foot level,
where small lunches OF good ore were Delhg en-
couutered. Epstein the principal buyer OF the
stock, and 400 shares changed hands during the
call. The balance OF the market also continued
quite strong and active. Ophr sold at 81 90, Next
can 81 so, Curry csc, Best q Belcher 81 10, and
Con. Cal. Va. 50 80 to 81 10 sales OF o5O shares
Bullion sold at 81 40, Choliar 9Jc Pot0si ~ 70 +;
Crown Point 81 % 1900 shares; Oyerman 81, Seq.
Becher 500 Sierra Nevada 81 90, and Jacket 81 %.
After the call prices declined under active sales,
Becher selling back to 81 So. 1850 shares; Con.
Cal d Va So g5@3 80 $50 shares and the balance
Of the list In proportion. In the 2:3O afternoon
session north end stocks opened hi cher and con
siderable sto * changed hands, but the heavy offer
ngS OF ais caused them TO shade OH again before
the call closed. The marAet closed STEADY Out IN
active.
Silver remained steady at 1850 IN New YORK yes
Hni'ioa valued at Sls.541 80 has been sent to the
Carson Mint from the con, Cal. & Va, making The
total for December S9j 55l u.
The 30 to- and Colorado Smelling Company paid
a quarterly dividend OF 2l2 per ceEt January ISL.
The Lexington Mining company OIL colorado pdld
a dividend 40 y OF I cent share January I'd
The United Verde Copper Mining Company OF
Arizona has declared dlFIueHu Oh IL ceh1s snare
aggreeutiug $50. 900.
IT a recent meeting Of the Board OF Directors OF
the Gould n Curry Mining Company II was resolved
10 instruct the Superintendent to cease work in the
upper levels and TO resume prospect NJ operations
ON The l6UO-foot level where a large block Of
ground remains intact. The waste rock VIII be sent
out through tho sutro tunnel
During the month of December last inc mining
and mining companies OF the Comstock paid out
about s -. 600 for labor.
me Pacifc STOCK Exchange has made the follow
lug nominations for officers tor the coming year, TO
be- balloted for next Monday: President r. q.
Horn: Vice President stephen OTIS; Treasurer,
Max GOldmtu; Secretary, Paul MorOuey Jr.i CdI eT,
The bullion report OF the Con. Cal & Va for De-
Worked at the Morgan mill $500 tons of ore.
Bullion prOduce.t-tiod, $50, S25 SO. silver, S28,
= rot 4I
Gold, s. 40 silver, 81 So: total, SIS II. Assay
value OF the ore per ton pr battery ssmples$ SO 80
W0rkrd at Eureka mill 1911 tons OF ore Bullion
produced-Gold. $1,000 80; silver, S2O,639 81;
total $50 40 -. Yield in bullion per ton-GOld,
s. 81: silver Sll 80; total, $50 20. Assay value
Of The per ton per battery samples SO 20.
SUNNARY-rotal ore worked, 1881 tons total
G54 rs. total, S95.j5I ~. Average Weld in bull
ion per tou-Goid. 8 ~; silver, - u; total.
Sl7 81. Average assay value OF the ore per ton,
So 10. For the year seI, from scraps In assay
Office - Gold. S6l3 SO; silver, SSzl 81; total,
2l434 ~. GranulatlJus-Goid, $245 SO; silver,
s27s 81 total, 1929 70. Total scraps aud granua-
the weekly reporrs OF the Bodies are as follows:
ten Itd 7 feet UsraiSe /. above the 6OO-fOot
ltFe4' was tAtehGeu Ieo'' Cpl"it'JJ ~
feet north from No. !. was extended ieeL Inc
in both upraIses is about the same As latey re-
ported, from o TO 10 inches vide Of milling ore;
MoNo-SOuth drift, 7du-foot ievf, was extended
5 feet. Cprase /. 7UU-fpUt level, WAS extended
) feet Upraise 2, 70 feet north OF NO l, was
SuMMir-Cleaned out and retimbered 10 feet Of
the shaft The tinbtrs IL the shaft As Tar az we
BTfWFR-rne extraction OF ore from the mine
and Shipment OF same % the min has been Steadliy
carried the MIL has run steadily since starting
up. The north sLope nom east crUsscul from nat
upraise continues TO yield Eue qualify OF ore.
Stopes ! and from south drift from same crosscut
from fiat upUaise y!e dag good milling ore. We
crushed the past week about 100 tons Of ore. Inc
average battery and failing samples Tor I'VE days
were: Batt-ry-G0ld : IS 20; silver. 50 20: total,
S39 90 Ttiliugs-Gold, SO OS silver - "a; to
HE weekly reports OF the Gold Hi mines are as
SFa Rr1cHFR - The last crosscuC tro1 the
south drift from the 1lO0-ievei stat - has
been advanced 70 feet aud is now ou- tota LIS
tanre Of 81 feet. the face is ma mixture Of por-
phyry and quartz giving low assays
JUsrIcE-The s31th dur from the top Of the
raise the 557 level was advanced "a feet daring
the week total len gh. IS feet The lace Is 10 low
grade The raise from the east drift, 81 level, IS
out 63 feet. The top is in mixture OF clay ana
kE<rrcr Co<.-The east crosscut from the north
lateral drift on the 800 level Is out - feet The
face Is ia porphyry, mixed with wgraGe quartz
vine Oh the a'o0 eyt ' out IS feet The face is
Grange Of Importance to report Of the ore streak
which we are following from The lOOO-le'eI north
Confidence And CHALLESGE CoN.-The joint
Confidence and Challenge north diHt ON the @Uc
lS'r' ~ 20 ,'~, - -'~ 'll'-.'N - 80 -
The Joint Confidence aud Challenge Con. north
drift s0J level is la 65T feet, u feet having
been added during the WeeN. he lace shows quartz
having no value.
Consolidated lNPFRIAI-Ne are lH taxing
out some re found DO the oil hIiugs ana 10y Ipl-
lowing up smaJ streaks on the upper levels OF the
NINE.
BEIcuEH-The raise from the north lateral DRIFT
The 800 level is mp % feet. The top OF the raise
is ga Oil ground, wIta some quartz in place on the
west idle OF &c cput-tuIuS spots or pay Arc open
lug out 90 the uorta from the 1900 lever south
raise on the fourth, NTH and siNtl floors Tbs pay
sir-ak varies from one % two feet wide aud is of
"a grade although som -w3at spotted.
CROWS PeINT-Ihe south drft which was started
from No east crosscut. 900 level, following the
quartz body uncovered In It. is now cut 40 feet
Inc face is ia quartz OF low grade, somewhat mi xed
with norphyrr . uo 900 ieyel west crOsScut is out
800 feet The face 5 p0rphy ry, with streahs OF
Iow-yrade quartz through IT,
Home Mutual Insurance will pay a dl, idend Of
81 on the llth.