The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-22
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE
THE sTOOl MARKET.

Mining stocks opened the week dull as usual,
and prices showed no change.
The North Gould q Curry delinquent sale takes
place to-day.
has declared semi-annual dividend on the de-
posits In its savings department OF a. 70 per cent
per annum on term and $50 per cent on ordinary
deposits payable January 2.
At the annual meeting of the Gould & Curry
Mining Company yesterday majority Of the old
directors were reelected with the addition of f.
Gauther The old officers were reelected, viz:
Henry B. Havens, PRESIDENT A. K. Durbrow, sec
rotary, and p. kervin, superintendent resolu-
tion Was passed, subject the approval of Super
intendent Kervin, that the upper Levels of the old
mine on the Comstock be Leased to James ii. Kin
kead for term of five years.
The Mount Diablo assessment Of 10 cents per
share will be delinquent In the company's office
to-day.
the list OF the Stock and Bond Exchange without
prejudice: Visalia iy Water Compsnys bonds
and Black Diamond Coal and Mining Companys
stock.
At the annual meeting of the Ontario Mining
Company last SATURDAY the Following directors
were elected: Lloyd Tevis, James B. Haggin, K.
III. Clark, Joseph Clark. Fred Clark, Thomas
Turner ard F. @. Drum. Lloyd Tevls was elected
president, Joseph Clark vice president, James B.
HaggIp treasurer, f. 6. Drum secretary and X. e.
Cham ters SUPERINTENDENT. The regular monthly
dividend of l0c per share, amounting TO Sl5,OOO,
has been declared. pay alb December 81.
The directors of the University Bank of Los
Angeles have levied assessment No. of 800 per
"
The Parafine Paint Company has declared
quarterly dividend of 25c per share, payable on
the 29th.
On The Bond Exchange there was good de-
mand for powder stocks and Giant made further
advance.
Weekly reports from the leading Comstock
mines are as follows:
Coz. CAL. & VA.-lOOO leyel-From west cross
q starred at point in the north drift $50 feet
north from the Con. Virginia shaft station, or IS
feet south from the north boundary line of the
.s.n ,,nftf "a a. af.rth frAr hQ
double compartment upraise Sc feet above the Sill
floor Of this level. the ives crosscut mas been ex-
tended 80 feet, passing through favoraDe-iooA 1ng
porphyry and clay streaked with quartz assaying
Doc per ton: total length SO feet
1850 level-No work has been done In the up
raise started from crosscut from the ninth
floor south drift.
1850 l-vel-From the ninth and tenth floors on
the east side above the sill floor of this level, at
the north end of the Slope in Old ground OF former
workings, we are opening these floors TO the nortn
In quartz and Billings ASA Ing from 81 10 go per
ION. From the twenty-slxth floor the west drift
has beed extended "a feet through porphyfy and
quartz assaying low: total engtn 93 feet. From
this drift a. point 45 feet in from its mouth the
north drift has been advanced 35 feet passing
through porphyry and quartz assaying So and $3
drift the south drift has ben extended 40 feet
passing through porphyry and quartz assaying $T
and SO per ton; total length "a feet; ON the
twenty fifth floor an east crosscus has been
arted anc advanced 80 feet through porphyry
streaked with quartz. We filing the open
space in the slopes between he twenty-nrst and
twenty sixth floors with fine rock.
We have had no trouble from the escaping gas
from the twentysixth floor during the week. All
the exposed points whence the gas came are Kept
we'll saturated with wasrr. No ore has been ex-
tracted from the mine during the week Bullion
shipped to the Carson mint .fcean-up), assay
value, $13,S73 30.
In the ophir mine on the 1000 level west cross
cut 2 is in 2S5 feet, and is passing through por-
phyry and cay with lines of quartz In the old
Central tunnel opening .they continue to tnd
quartz assaying from 50 to IS per ton with an 0c-
casionaI bunch and streak OF something better.
In the Polosi and Chollar no work was done dur
ing the past week.
In the Hale d Norcross on the 800 level they
resumed work on Thursday, the 18th inst, and
completed the chute to upraise 2, which had OF
been timbered. Are now making necessary re-
pairs in shaft Work WAS resumed in uprsse
Saturday morning.
Bechs r and could d Curry-Shaft 2, 500 level
East crosscut / started from the station was ex-
tended 81 feet, passing through porphyry and
clay; total length 226 feet The south drift