The San Francisco call., 1896-06-04
THE STOCK MARKET.

Changes in mining stocks yesterday were unim-
portant and business was quiet
On the Bond Exchange sugar stocks were some
what lower, and Market-street Railroad sold from
$a4 down to $43A, against $4314 Tuesdays
figures.
The Alta assessment falls delinquent in board
to-day and the Potosi delinquent sale takes place
also.
he sales on regular call at the San Francisco
stock Board for the first five months of the year
were l'S0s,6b6 shares, against l,274.3s5 shares
during the same period in 1895. The sales in May
were the heaviest for some years.
meeting OF the directors of the Spring Valley
Water Company will be held to-day, at which the
matter of selling 5000 shares of unissued stock
VIII be considered and the regular monthly divi-
be declared
"A report is current that the south drift on the
zoo ievel OF the Chollar-Brunswick workings has
been stopped.
In the Chollar mine (Comstock workings) in the
stope above No. crosscut $50 level they con-
tinue 10 work and save he streaks of pay on the
wall and 10 assort the old filings. he east cross
cut on the seventh floor has been a total dis
lance OF 26 feet finding nothing OF vaue face IN
puapmyry; @ IN the south stope on this level they
are working north the second floor and south
on the third in filings OF fair grade and punches of
ore IN places. The wlnze below this poat looks
ABOUT the same as last week. They have shipped
TO the : evada mill for reduction during the past
week i45 tons and 100 pounds OF ore The aver
EXTRACTED was S27 80. They have shipped the
san FRANCISCO office bars Of bullion of the par
$50 level
IN the Potosi mine (Comstock workings) the
nortn urlft from th top of the raise from The 400
ieVel south DRIFT is now out 46 feet; extendei 70
1eet durlng the week 1t Is skirting the east wall
ana Tn e face shows punches of pay of fair grade.
Inc south lateral drift, so Level, started from the
main west crosscut from the shaft is now out 80
1eet; extended "a feet since last report; face In
porpnyry and clay. From the raise above the
southwest drift on the tunnel level they have
curing the past week started north drift on the
fourth floor, which is out 40 feet, showing
Dunches OF low-grade quartz through the porphyry;
race In porphyry and clay.
The Etna Quicksilver Mining Company Of Napa
county will pay dividend of 10 cents per share
on the 10TH This is the sixth dividend. For the
quarter ending May l the gross earnings were
S35,000; expenses, $14510. The dividend calls
ior $lOOO0, so there will be $1,000 to be carried
forward TO profit ana loss from the quarter.
1he Napa Consolidated Quicksilver Mining
company OF Napa County will pay the usual quar-
terly dividend of 10 cents per share the 18th,
together with an extra dividend of the same
amount The dividends for the 10Th are numbered
"A and rs. For the quarter ending June the
gross earnings were $45.500 expenses S22, ,457.
The dividends call for $4,000, so over $4,000
will be carried forward.
The Alaska Packers Association has declared
dividend Of 10 cents per share, payable on the
18th. This is the thirteth dividend.
The Pacific hting Company will pay divi-
dend OF 80 cents per share on the 9th.