The San Francisco call., 1896-01-03

Stocks were firm yesterday and those of the
middle group were higher, Hale & Norcross ad-
vancing to 81 TO- ChOllar 10 72c and Potosi to
62c. The northend stocks firm at previous
prices.
The annual meeting of the Sierra Nevada Min
ing Company has been called for January Is.
The Home Gold Mining Company Of Nevada
County has levied an assessment Of 5 cents per
share, delinquent February l.
The following local corporations paid dividends
yesterday: Capital Gas Company of Sacramento
81, and Stockton Gas, Light and Heat Company
80 cents.
The First National Bank has declared a semi
annual dividend at the rate Of 10 per cent per
annum, payable on the 10TH The Alameda
Savings Bank has declared half-yearly dividend
to depOsiors at the rate of 41a per all de-
posits, payable January 2.
The Ophlr mno has shipped to the Smelling and
472 tons and $50 pounds OF ore crushed and con-
centrated recently at the Mexican mill.
The following securities were ex-coupon at the
Stock and Bond Exchange yesterday United
States 4 per cent bonds per coupon, 81: Cali
forna-street cable bonds, 50 so; Contra Costa
Water Companys bonds, So 50 Los Angeles
Lighting Company's guaranteed bonds, So: Mar
ket-street Cable Company's bonds, So: Nevada
County Narrow-gauge Railway bonds, 81; Park
and Ocean Railroad bonds, $3; Northern Railway
of California bonds, So Park and Cliff House
Railway bonds, So; San Francisco and Northern
Pacific Railway bonds, 81 so; southern Pacific
Railroad of Arizona bonds $3, and Sunset Tee-
phone and Telegraph bonds S3 What with these
interest payments, the savings banks dividends
and payments on City, County and State bonds, a
good aeal OF money is being paid ont row.
The weekly letters of the Gold Hill mines are as
follows:
OvERMAN-Extracted from north drift, 900
level, S12 tons of ore: value of same S41 81 ton.
seq. BELCHER-No work has been done In the
mine during the past week on account OF the holi-
days
SAvAGE-On the S5O-foot level the north lateral
drift advanced II feet, making its total length
1877 feet; face in porphyry and strngers of quartz.
The west croSscut started in the north drift from
the eighth floor of the north uprase is advanced SO
feet; face is in low-grade quartz The north up
raise is advanced z feet making the total height
so feet. The .eaSt crosscut started in the north
drift from the fourth floor of the north uprase was
advanced II feet, making its total 80 feet face
has reached the east clay wall and discontinued.
They are making good progress raising and re-
timbering the $50 level and in the main shaft
below this level.
CROWN PoINT-The southwest drift from the
south end of track floor the S00-foot level is
now out total distance of IA feet, having been
extended 20 feet; the face is in porphyry.
Repairs in the main southeast croSscut on the
600 foot level, in the east crosscut on the HOO
foot level and the usual repairs III the shaft and
other thoroughfareS are under way.
The B0de Consolidated letter for the week SAYS
"rhe north drift from the crosscut from the
north drift the 200 level has been extended g
feet, the ledge in the face being about feet wide
and of low grade The south drift from the above
crosscat was extended 10 feet. We have from lS
inches to 2 feet OF low-grade quartz in the face