The morning call., 1893-12-10
THE STOCK MARKET.

There was no particular change in the situation
last week, and prices fuctuated but few cents
either way. Trading was very dull compared
with the several previous weeks, but it was the
general opinion that a change for the better
would come ere long. he situation on the Com
stock grows better every day. improvements
have been made in several places. about which
very little has been allowed TO get out and judg-
Ing from the tone OF the Virginia City papers the
outlook is most encouraging. Mr. Rule left for
Virginia City Friday evening. aud expects to be
gone at least two weeks. He will oversee the
work in the Con. Virginia the 1000 level. and
is as hopeful as ever that he will find something.
The Virginia Chronicle contains the following In
relation to the Jacket and the general outlook on
''over three hundred tons of ore, which yielded
about 81 500, were taken from the elbow Jacket
mine last month The ore came from the stope
above the sill floor on the / 100 level where the
rich strike was recently made. AS the ore was
chiefly silver there was discount of about $500U
on it at the Mint. The net yield. however, was
sufficient to pay the monthly expenses of the mine.
The company is stopping up on the vein from vail
to wall for space OF about 90 feet long. and the
ore continues both good In quality aud fair in
quantity The appearance OF the ore body indi-
Gates that the yield of bullion from that spot will
pay the expenses OF the mine for soma time to
come. The public would have given this find the
much greater notice that it deserves had not the
Rule project enRrossed its attention to the exclu.
sion OF all other mining interests. This ore body,
by the ears itself. may yet indeed be the forerun-
ner of a new era on the Comstock The lode was
at a low cub when the Rule scheme inaugur ated
its revival. This strike followed the inception of
the Rule work. The extended explorations which
will soon result, from the paying of assessments.
in most of the mine make other strikes not only
possible but very probable"
There was but little change in prices yesterday.
and trading continued light. Con. Cal. & Va. was
steady at SO so. Ophr 81 So Best 4 Pelcher
81 SO. Curry 81 10 Sierra Nevada 81 90 and
Jacket 81 20.
The assessments on Alta and Overman are de-
linquent in the bosrds tomorrow.
Silver shaded off yesterday to 693sc in New
York and TO 32d in London.
The Alpha and ExcheQuer companies are get
ting ready to work their mines more extensively.
The engine foundation at the Alpha shaft is being
repaired in preparation for the same.
In the Crown ont the south drift from the 700
level stope has been a total distance OF fifty
five feet where If was stopped In a low-grade
quartz mixed with porphyry. Have started TO
connect with the 500 level from this drift at the
junction OF crosseut 2. 1t is up two floors, an d
tue G. p is in quartz (goid ROCKY assaying from IS
to 81 per ton. We are also preparing 10 clean out
the 500 level east crosscut. to meet the raise.
Have started 8 small drift from the shaft below
the $50 evel a small streak OF ore discovered
in repairing the shaft 1t is from one to two feet
wide.
Tse Pacific Lighting Company will pay divi-
dend of soc per share on the 18th.
The Homestake Mining Company will pay a div
idend OF DC per share on the 25th.
The California-street Cable Company will pay a
dividend Of soc per share on the 18th
The atlantic Dynamite Company has declared
the usual monthly dividend of 40c per SHARE pay
able the 18th.
The dividend of 81 per snare by the Tsmarack
The amount Is $200,D00. and will swell the diyi-
dends 20 that date to $i.67O,0O0
Dividends will be raid on Monday as follows: !:
Pacific Gas Improvement Company, soc per share,
or S15.O00 Spring Valley Water Company soc
per suare, or $5S.500, hrst account of the 1000
shares of new issue sold in November.
Following are the Highest Prices During
the Past Week.