The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
THE STOCK MARKET.

The week opened lower again, the best prices
being generally below those of Saturday. There
was more activity in the m iddle stocks, however,
Cholar, Pc. osi and Gould & Curry selling heavily
on the noon informal session. The widest huc-
tuations were in Potosi. which sold at 9oc@sl 10,
and in Chollar which sold at 81 05@2 so. The
feeling was depressed in the afternoon, but after
the board adjourned there was a recovery, as will
be seen below.
The Alta delinquent sale takes place to-day.
Wells, Fargo d Co has declared the usu al semi
annual dividend of per cent, pay able the 18th
of July.
The Security Savings Bank has declared a
dividend of 4.32 per cent per annum term
payable July 1.
Additional weekly reports from the Comstock
oPHIR-on the 1000 level, west crosscut 1, 20
rect on north OF the Con-, Cal. Va line, is
cut started at point in the north lateral drift,
4S0 feet from the shaft station on the same level
is IN $50 feet The face is in hard porphyry
formation In the OLD central tunnel workings of
the Ophir some low-grade quartz continues to be
found.
HALE & NoRCRoss-On the 900 level the north
drift was advanced Is feet; total length
e25 Level mnrase ave e norm On
the eighth anu ninth floors also started to raise for
tenth floor. The ore streak looks some better in
the raise than at the date Of last report Upraise
4-Haye been working north on the fifth and
sixth floors The streak looks poorer than at
last report. Have done the necessary repairing on
this level the past week Extracted during the
week from 975 level 20 cars OF ore, assaying per
mine-car sample: Gold 81 80, silver is 90-1OO
ounces per ton
BRUINS " lex LoDE-Con. CAL d Va, Best Il
Belcher and Gould & CHrry-Shaft 2-The joint
shaft has been sunk 10 feet on the incline; total
depth 257 feet; bottom in hard porphyry. Savage
The tunnel started in savage ground ex-
tended 81 feet, passing through porphyry and
quartz; total length S04 feet Gould Il Curry east
crosScut 4, which started 75U feet from the
mouth of the tunnel, was extended 81 feet: total
% feet; face in porphyry and stringers of quaItz
OCCIDENTAL CoN-560 level-The east crosscut
from the lower tunnel, which is being run to con-
meet with the Edwards shaft, is now in 307 feet,
having been extended 46 feet during the week.
AT point in the crosscut 290 feet in cut
through seam OF quartz three feet wide which
assays about 81 in gold: face of crosscut is in
porphyry. $50 level-West crosscut No g. which
was started 20 feet south of the main winZe Is in
4SS feet, having been extended SO feet. The face
is in hard porphyry. $50 level-The east crosscut
from south drift is in 10 feet and shows assay
ing "A per ton in gold West crosscut from south
drift is in IL feet and is in ore assaying about $50
per ton in gold
The official returns of the ore worked and bullion
MIA and Virginia Mining Company at the Morgan
mill for the month of June have been received.
The number OF tons worked was and the bull
lion yield therefrom amounted to $34,75S l9, of
which $l7,377 81 gold and S17, 1878 2S was
silver The yield in bullion per ton averaged
$36 ~. The average assay of the ore per battery
samples was $52 80 per ton. The assay va.ue of
the ore per per railroad sample was sos So.