The San Francisco call., 1896-08-13
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

The range of prices higher yesterday, but
the improvement did not amount to much, and
the feeling weaker again in the afternoon, and
the close was lower still
fhe Hutchinson Plantation Company has de-
clared a dividend of 25 cents per share, pay able
on the 10th.
Local corporations will pay monthly dividends
he 18th as follows: San Francisco Gaslight
35 cents, Oakland Gas, Light and Heat % cents.
Edison Light and Power 662s cents Sunset Tele-
phone and Telegraph 20 cents, Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph 80 cents, Pacific Auxiliary Fire
Alarm quarterly dividend of cents per share.
The Navajo Mining Company has reelected the
old officers, with J. w. Pew as secretary.
The Con. Cal. and Virginia has actual cash
balance in its treasury after paying last m onUh'S
expenses. of about $500 to go toward defraying
the expenses of the current month. Last months
expenses amounted to about $4,000, including
Sutro tunnel royalties aud the cost of working the
ground owned on the Brunswick lode. 1t is ex-
pec,ed that by september about 1000 tons of ore
Will have been accumulated, which Will be worked
at the Morgan mill.
In the Bodie Con mine for the W, elk ending Au-
gust on the 200 level the long east crosscuL was
advanced l6 feet cntting small seams OF quartz.
The Gildea raise through the old stope was ex-
tended % feet in 80 d filings On the 800 level
the raise from the long east crosscut on the sec
ond soft vein extended II feet, connecting il
wit the 200 level. The north drift from the $50
Incline level was advanced feet on pinch
streak of high grade In the Fortuna vein
they are stopping out small pillar OF ore below the
DOU Incline level. EXTRACTED during the week Z12
ions of $25 filings from the Gildea vein
In the Bulwer Con mine on the 200 level the
stope above No crosscut south is holding out
well and is still yielding the bulk of the ore. On
the tunnel level in raise slopes and 8 are mar
row and short but the ore is of good grade. In
raise the ore is very narrow but still showing
good quality The scale is ill being taken from
the wall of the old sope above the intermediate
south drift. The south urft on the third vein west
has been driven feet and stopped, the vein en-
tirely disappearing. During The week a total of
1870 tons of ore was extracted from the mine,
the assays ranging from $25 to 1857 per ton.
In the Chollar mine (Comstock workings) in the
north stope above cIoSScut on the 450 level they
are opening to the north on the eleventh floor a
hllngs the latter being OF fair grade In the south
Slope on this level they are driving south on the
hfth moor with no particular change for the week.
hey are also opening north on the sixth floor on
a streak OF pay feet wide. They have saved for
the week 102 tons of ore which they are aco umu-
Top car samples averaged $27 26. They are re-
pairing in the main shaft and in the west drift on
the $50 level
In the Potos mine (Comstock workings) the
west crosscut from the north drif from the top OF
The raise from the 45u level south drift is OUT
30 feet extended "a feet during the week; face in
quartz of low grade. 1t has encountered some
small punches Of pay of fair grade, which have
neen saved, and has entered old ground. he
south drift from the top of the raise is out 80 feet
advanced during the eek II feet; face Is IN
quartz OF ow grade On the $50 level the west
crosscut from the south lateral drift 100 feet
south If The main west crosscut, is out ITO feet
face is in porphyry and clay. They are repairing
III the main shaft aud in the 450 level drifts They
have extracted for the week l3 tons and 12UC
pounds of ore.