The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-06
THE STOCK MARKET.

mere was but little change in mining shares
Yesterday, and prices remained steady under
ialr amount of trading. In the middle stocks
prices were cents better. Nothing was received
from the front that would throw any light upon
affairs, and the superintendent reports that Will
ne placed on file to-day are eagerly looked for.
NOTES.
Silver advanced TO 6o1ec in New YORK yester-
day and to 315sd in London.
At special meeting OF the San Francisco Stock
Exchange yesterday $3.50 was voted TO the fund
Tor The unemployed
the Mayfower GRAY Mining Company.
The follow ne uScarora mining companies re-
port having had an Indebtedness December 30,
e2oU5 o. Belle Isle, sl457 &c. aud North Com
I monwealtn, 1893 79.
had S29,UO SO in its treasury December so.
b. silver King Mining Company reports hav-
ing an Indebtedness OF S423l ~.
Inc Cal1torniastreet Cable Company will pay
dividend Of 90 cents per share on the 10Th
The California safe Den, sit aud Trust Company
has declared a semiannual dividend OF 81 90 per
share payable on the l5th
Al a pecial meeting of the board of directors
OF The Justice Mining Company yesterday it was
resolved to commence milling on test run at the
Taylor mill on the l5th. There Is sumcienI god
ore being extracted and on the dump to keep the
mill going TOR some time, which Will do away with
the necessity OF an assessment.
In the BOdIe west crOSScut 200 level, Lent
shaft was extended feet. North drift 80 feet
ABOVE the 300 level was extended feet. They
nave seam OF ore In this drift which they are
saving
In the Buwer Con. they are extracting ore from
WINES and ., 200 level. They also getting
some ore from upraise above north drift from
crOsSCUt :.
The Union Trust Company has declared divi-
deud at The rate OF per cent per annum ON tenn
depo its and per cent on ordinary deposits, pay
alb e immediately.
Wednesdays Virginia Enterprise says: As
there Is wide diversity OF opinion as TO the
number OF men employed in the CUmStock mines
an Enterprise representative visited all of the
local offices of tAe mining companies yesterday
Tor the purpose or ascert2lning the number of
men employed. Following is the result OF the in
YeStigation:
Cnol ar x PotosI. so; Ward Combination Shaft
II; Alpha Il EXchequer, y; N ew FORK, ?; Bull
lion, 10; sierra Nevada. 8; Union Con. Shaft, 20;
crown Point Yellow Jacket. seq. BelCher, BEL
cher, hentuCk, Justice. Oyerman and silver
8; Cons lIdated California Il Virginia, including
The est COusol dated California a Virginia.
40; Mexican ana Nphir, 80; Utah. l; Gould
Curry and Best ~ Becher 50; Occidental, 10.
As a majority o: these men receive 81 day for
their labor the aggregate shows q monthly payroll
( OF neary 100000. The population OF Storey
County is now estimated 5000, and the
/ blned product of labor Is eQua To so per month
for every inhabitant OF the county.
This showing should silence the chronic croak-
ers, who are always predicting general collapse
IN business and assert that there not over 200
mea employed in the mines. The present outlook
is promising for the employment OF tw &c the
I number OF miners now on the psyrolls II the eX-
ploratory work now IN progress should result In
the discovery of any important ore body, which is
decidedly fatterng.
The above statistics reliable, they
gathered from the local secretaries of the min
they show that 542 men are employed in the
m mes along the ComstOck lode. Adding the Sutro
tunnel, Virginia and 1rucKee Railroad Company,
the water company and mill and electric light
companies, tue total will eV eed 500.