The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-14
THE STOCK MARKET.

Outside OF lively fluctuations In Potosl prices
showed little change last week, and the general
tendency OF the market was downward. Matters
have reached point where IT viii take consider
able effort TO advance prices, and 1t Will REQUIRE
an ore development at that. This condition is
claimed for PotosL The insiders have carried the
company along for many months without any as
sessmeuts. and have been active purchasers Of the
stock upon the showing made in the mine. There
has been vast amount of dead work doue In
opening up the ore bodies claimed to exist on the
different levels, and they are now In position to
reap he benefit OF their efforts.
The showlngs made on the $50. the 1000 and the
500 Levels have given them something u go GU
As rule the general public do not take Kindly to
the stock, and the clippers have hammered IL
every time 1t has advanced few cents, but none
OF Them have made any money out Of theIr tactics
as they have generally been Obliged TO fiji at higher
prices.
Nothing new was learned OF the work going on in
the ophiT crosseut from the Wine he oe the 1858
vel. Superintendent Lyman in the city
during the week, and spoke very encOuragin ely of
the worK going on there and in Con. Cal. & Va
The m1Tket opened firm and active yesterday
with Potosi In demand at 81 So Ophir sold at
81 80. Mexican 81 so. Curry soc, Best Il BeIeher
81 o. Sierra Nevada 81 70. Union 81 5 and Con
Cal. & Va 81 80. Chollsr eady at 81 s.
Savage 81 05 and Hale & Norcrcss Sjc. The g old
Hin stocks were iuIi aud inactive.
After the call the demand FOR Potosi advanced
the stock TO 50 and the market closed strong and
active
NOTES
Tho assessment on BuIlioa is delinquent n the
board to
The assessment on Gould & Curry is delinquent
IN Otce tomorrow.
The Goieta Mining Cempany's delinquent "a
.sessment sale taxes place to morrow
! he New York price of silver a point better
yesterday, selling at SS5sc. The LoEdon urice
renalned unchanged at 3S14d
X. q, hOrH president OF The Pacific Stock Fx-
change, leaves for all extended Eastern trip to-
day
The Denver News prints the following opinions
OF prominent western men, as taken from The re-
cent report OF The Congressional committee:
Ex-senator abUr OF Colorado estimates siIyer
to cost 81 50 per ounce.
Ex-senator Hin OF Colorado believes it costs
moro than 81 II per ounce.
W. e. Nyukoop thinks that every ounce pro-
duced has cost on an average 81
W. f. Reinert OF Denver places the cost AT from
81 SO TO 81 10 per ounce.
Lewis 4. barnet ct san Francisco estimates the
cost OF Comstock silver at 81 90 per ounce.
;. Wenben OF san Francisco while saving hn
can produce silver from his mines ia Nevada AZ
50 cents ounce thinks that all the silver In Ne
vada has averaged not less than 81 80 per ounce
The leading superinteudeuts of the Comstock
William T. Sharon. James II. Kinkead ID n ~
man, A. j. Mcdonald. L. Boyle and c. e. Thomas
put the cost OF producing ounce silver on the
Comstock to-day at 81 81.
K. H. Cclcord, Governor OF Nevada puts tho
cost OF silver produced in that State 81 so per
ounce. 30
Surveyor-General Jones OF Nevada estimates a.
from 81 30 to 81 per ounce
Atlantic Dynamite will pay dividend OF aoc
tomorrow.
Following are the Highest Prices During
the Past Week.