The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-04
THE STOCK MARKET.

The market opened weak and topheayy yester-
day. Trading was very active. and on the noon
Informal session prices went down with run
Potosi broke TO S224 uader sales OF 4Ouo shares
That the public have been heavy buyers during the
past few days is shown by the heavy demand for
money on STOCK by brokers' large money.
lender having had several applications Tor accom-
mediation the last rev days
No news OF any importance was received from
the front The WORK being done on the $50 level
OF Potosi and in the raise from the 600 level is
not showing any change in the character OF the
punches OF ore found there The departure OF MIR
Mackay for the Comstock is as far of as ever. TO
day the trial OF Rippey viii come up and ME-
Nackay Will have TO attend It. lie intends accom-
panyi1g his family to Monterey for a few day q
prior to their return East. Consequently It will be
late next week at tie best before will be able 10
leave for Virginia city.
The sskiyou Quicksilver Company has levied an
assessment OF l1a cents per share, delinquent in
office June l.
The delinquent assessment sale OF the Brunswick
Con. takes place tomorrow.
This weekly report OF the Savage shows that on
the 100 level they continue to extract some fair
grade are In east crosscut from the south DRIFT In
the east prospecting driit from the eleventh floor
they are extracting some fair ore from the 4-foot
streak mentioned in The last weekly report. Dur
ing the week they have hoisted SIS cars OF ore
from this level. Car samples average S3I ON
the 1900 level the south drift from the top
of the unraise advanced rs feet total
length al ieet, face In quartz and porphyry, giving
started from the north drift at a point so feet
north Of the south boundary advanced 3 feet
total length SO feet This drift has cut through the
east clay wall OF the vein. Opposite crosscut
the north drift they have started west crosscnt
and advanced same II feet; face In quartz ana
porphyry.
Tho Boston and Colorado Smelling Company maid
an extra dividend OF $40 per share the 26th ult
against an extra dividend OF 81 SO per year
ago.
Ths Idaho Gold Mining Company of Grass Valley
has declared Its two hundred and seyenty-fourth
consecutive dividend, at the rate OF So per share
aggregatfng $lS,6OO This is the last dividend
which the corporation Will pay for its PROPERTY has
been sold 70 the Mary aud Company, whose claim
ad1ons the Idaho, and there will be a consotida-
tion Of interests. The Mary land mine WAS located
by 3 p Dorsey and others In 1864 is the sec
onu extension OF the clu Eureka lode. 1t adjoins
the Idaho on the and has always been consid-
cred excellent property. The claim is 2U00 feet In
length and several shafts have been sunk on the
property. The principal shaft has l esn sunk a
depth OF 325 feet. from which several drifts and
erosseuts have been run The levels in thu Idaho
lnino which have been to the boundary line
nave oeen quite rich. and 1t determined from
these levels that tho ledge continued into the Mary
lanu ground. The 1900. l40O ! 500 aud 600 levels
81 the Idaho were very rich the ledge In these
legels Is pilchlng Into the Maryland ground.
Inc Boule Miner says: 1.-THE Standard mine and
mil VIII shut down temporarily the. latter part of
hs1l we ek. and tho b. die viii FOLLOW suit shortly
tnoIeaiteF. ~ is not known at this time how long
s5Psa Hs Witi remain suspended but 1t be
80 - oa,u mat IL VIII be at least MONTH This
uuutslrAOie state OF affairs is brought about Inv
scarcity Oh wood. When the Standard fnmnanv
3esr "TEan WORE on ITS electric plant 1t was
alcualeu 20 complete 1t and have 1t in ru nnlnQ
oIuer by the FIRST OF last January but owing to the
SaIiy au ere winter and unavoidable DELAYS IL
nas .ot yet Deen finished. The usual SUNNY of
Mood was not lald In the railroad bringing in ALTO
gelhef last summer only 5000 cords ana ~ nov
mere Us general shortage II is now said thst e
everything progresses Iavoraby electricity will be
Is prs cttcsly at standstl on account or me ~
arfNhi OF certain blocks for tho fou nj nton ~ M,
machinery, but these expected to come viii
the next team. team left Bridgeport this week