The San Francisco call., 1895-11-15
RECEIPTS OF INTERIOR PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

There was general decline in values yesterday,
accompanied by heavy selling in some stocks,
notably Sierra Nevada and Union, which sold
down to zoe and SEC, respectively. Mexican de-
clined to Acc. and Alpha to 26c. Confidence sold
down to 81 and Challenge to Sac. The higher
priced stocks were also OFF, Con. California and
Virginia declining to 81 35 and Ophir to 81 l5.
The close was still lower for some stocks. Con-
fdence got down to 90c.
NOTES.
The Alaska Packers Association has paid q
dividend of 75c per share this week.
The Hutchinson Plan alton Company will pay
dividend of 15c per share on the Goth.
Additional weekly reports OF the Gold Hill mines
follows:
Seq. BELcHER-On the 800 level the Joint Bel
cher and Seq. Belcher west crosscut from south
lateral drift is out lat feet; the face shows clay
and porphyry. The Joint Belcher and Seq. Belcher
east crosscut from the south lateral drift on the
same level is out % feet; the face shows quartz
giving low assays There have been extracted
from the mine during the week and stored in the
orehOuse at the mine IL tons of ore. the average
top car sample OF which shows an assay value of
The gross yield of bullion from the l 81 tons of
ore worked by the Brunswick mill during the week
$2604 90.
rial west crosscut from the surface tunnel is out
ll9 feet The face shows quartz giving low assays
CHALLENGE-The Joint Challenge and Imperial
feet. The face shows quartz giving low assays.
GROWN POIST-lhe south DRIFT from the south
end of the stope the ninth floor above the 700
level is now out total distance of "a feet. The
formation in the face Is about the epOrted
last week, the assays ranging from So to Sl2 per
ton. Have stopped work III the face and
engaged in ttmbering this drift. Have started
south drift from No crosscut the 900 level
with view of connecting with the south stOpe for
air. 1t has been advanced % feet. Have shipped
to the Mexican mill since last report sos tons of
gold ore, the average battery pies being SO SO,
of which SO Sc was gold.
BELCHER-There have been hoisted during the
hS nrph nj hn tFinn
tons OF ore, The average top samp pie OF which
shows an assay value OF $2U 80 per
Local corporations Will pay dividends to day as
follows: San Francisco Gas, 35 cents; Oakland
Gas, 20 cents; Edison Light and Power, 6623
cihc Telephone and Telegraph, 80 cents, and
sunset Telephone and Telegraph, 30 cents per
share
Interest VIII be paid in December upon the
ing MILL second issue, 6 per cent quarterly; Reno
Land. Water and Light, 8 per cent semi-annual,
and Visalia City Water, per cent semi-annual.
The official letter from the Bodie Consolidai ed
mine for the past week states the progress of the
prospecting work the 200 and 800 levels and
does not mention any Improvement in the mine.
In the Mono mine the south drift from the east
crosscut from the south drift the 400foot level
continues in mixture OF porphyry and low-grade
quartz.
A contemporary says: "At the request of John
w. Mackay, during his recent visit to the Com
stock, w. H. Lowell, chief clerk of the CONSOLE
dated California and Virginia Mining Company at
Virginia City, compiled a statement of the bullion
produced and the dividen ds paid out of the ground
within the companys patented lines. The state
ment rendered Mr. Mackay as follows: From
the beginning to October /, 1895, bullion produced
assay value, gold, $6l ,671 500 4S; silver, S69-
752Sl5 65; total, $l3l, 424, ,3S6 13. Dividends
california, $3l ,32O 000:. Consolidated Virginia.
$40, $50, 900, and Con- Cal & Virginia. Sd, 1888 300
total dividends, STS,l4S, 500