The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Business in mining stocks was quiet again yes
tereay and values showed no appreciable change
from Saturday. The feeling was firm in the morn
ing and weak in the afternoon.
Edward Pollitz has been elected vice-president
of the Bond Exchange, vice August Helbing, de-
ceased.
Interest VIII be due and payable September l
the bonds of the following local corporations
Ferries and Cliff House Railway IS, semi-annual:
Market-street Railway first consolidated mort
gage 5s semi-annual: Oakland Gas. Light and
Heat 5s, first and second issues semi-annual;
Park and Ocean Railway 6s, semf-annual; Powell
street Railway 6s semi-annual Spring Valley
Water 6s, semannual, and Stockton Gas and
Electric Light 6s, semi-annuai.
. The semi-annual dividends Of the London and
American Bank ana the Angl o. Californian Bank,
at the rate of 7 per cent per annum, will be paid
in September.
The Pacific Lighting Com pany has declared a
monthly dividend of 80 cents per share, payable
September B.
Weekly reports from the Comstock are as fol-
lows:
Con- CAL. & vA.-lOOO level-west cross
cut 2, started point in the north drift $50 feet
north from the Con. Virginia shaft station, or S5
feet south from the north boundary line of the
mine, has been extended 90 feet passing through
porphyry and clay with lines of quarsz assaying
81 per ton; total length 500 feet; face is dry and
Goes not snow any seepage OF water Iooo ieveiM
floor of this Level, the south drift from the east
crosscut from the drift run south from the end of
through porphyry. clay and quartz assaying 81
per ton: total length $40 feet From this south
drift at point 500 feet in from its mouth or about
90 feet north from our south boundary line: an
east crosscut has been started and advanced 10
feet, passing through porphyry, clay and quartz
: 1850 level-From the thirteenth, sixteenth.
tweDsy-irst and twenty y-second floors above the
sill floor OF this level the north end of the slope
in old grouni OF former workings we have ex-
tracted during the week lit tons of ore, the aver
age assay value of which, per samples taken from
min wa
south drift from the Twenty-fourth floor from the
end OF the west drift has been extended n
feet through old slopes and filings assaying $ZO
per ton. total length SO feet. From the upraise
which was carried up from the northwest drift
from the main west drift from the G. d G. shaft
80 feet above the sill floor of this level from the
END OF ast crosscut the north drift from the end
OF crosscut has been advanced z feet through
porphyry of rominal value, total length 63 feet.
lhe total ex traction OF ore for the week amounted
TO III Ions, the average assay value of which, per
san pies taken from the cars when raised TO the
surface was $43 03 per ton. We have shipped to
the Morgan mill 253 tons add 290 pounds of ore
assaying per rail- DAD car samples, SAP per loa.
The average assay va'ue per battery samples
OF all the ore worked at that mill during the week
Qt6 tons) was $50 Al per ton.
cut from the south drift from the shaft station,
which crosscut startei at point 70 feet north
OF the Con. Cal. & Va. north boundary line, is in
$50 feet The face is in porphyry, carrying seams
OF Gay, with a slight seepage OF water. In the
suaft above the OLD Central tunnel level low grade
quariz continues to be found.
In The ii ale d Norcross mine on the 800 level
the north drif is in 2l4 feet. rhe face is in por-
phyry and strlngeis of quartz No. upraise-
Have been working north and south on small
streaks of pay No. upraise-Have been
working north and south on second floor. The ore
streaks continue atout The same as last reported.
100 level-Advanced north drift feet: total
length IL feet. The face is III old filings of low
value. Extracted during the week from 900 level
four carloads OF ore assaying per minee ar sample
S5l in gold and 81 ounces of silver per ton.
A total OF 23S1a tons of Hale q Ncrcross ore
worked at the Dazet mill during the months Of
June and July yielded bullion of the gross assay
value of $6448 9S Of which S3577 3S was golu and