The San Francisco call., 1896-08-27
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

The leading Comstocks were trifle higher yes
terday with the usual light sales The close was
firm.
The Con. Imperial assessment falls delinquent
in Office to-day and the Best q Becher delinquent
sale takes place also.
The Stock ton Electric Railroad Company has
levied an assessment of So per share, delinquent
September 90.
The Anglo-California Bank will pay a semian-
nual dividend next month.
The semiannual dividend Of the London, Paris
and American Bank will be paid next month.
In the Bulwer Consolidated the 200 level
slopes and 10 above crosscut south still furnish
the bulk of the and the grade is about the
same. On the tunnel level raise from stope 6
shows ore which is narrow. but of good grade. In
raise from stope 9 the ore is very small and
poor, but they will continue to prospect the
ground. The intermediate drift from the raise
was advanced six feet through barren quartz and
clay, improving to ore of better grade. Extracted
during the week 1875 tons Of ore assaying from
$l8 to $3.50 per ton; true average, $3S.
In the Bodie Consolidated for the week ending
August %, the 200-foot level In the Gildea
ledge, the raise was advanced II feet through old
filings and feet is in new ground showing 8
inches of ore, samplng lEtle over $12O per ton.
This is a pillar left by old " orkings and its size
cannot be determined. The north drift No from
the long east crosscut was advanced feet and dis
continued. On the 300-fuot level $50 feet of drift
and crosscut leading to the Burgess ledge have
been retracked, preparatory to pushing the south
found in the breast OF this, have been run out TO
the shaft and hoisted. On the 350-foot level, 20
tons on filings from the Fortuna vein, south and
west OF the shaft, have been taken out. On the
4OOfoot level in the Fortuna vein tons Of filings
have been extracted. which of rather low
grade The Mono drift has been run north on tn e
Fortuna from the east crosscut, showing hard
quartz and porphyry IN the face. On the 550-foot
level work on the Fortuna vein near the Standard
line has been discontinued temporarily, pending
better facilities for working. On the surface they
are cleaning out around the ore chutes and under
the pans in the mill, and are running the material
in the pans at the Stand ard mill.
The Mayhower gravel mine in Placer County.
which has been leased to triLuters, is now being
run by the comp ny. Recently pay gravel was
struck in what is known as the West Orono
channel, which crosses the main Mayfower chan
mel at right angeles. This paw gravel is 31a to
feet thick, and recent crushing OF 400 car loads
gave an average of SO 80 to the car, of which
about 81 rs per is clear profit to the company.
Yesterday the first bullion shipment from this
gravel, valued at $1,000, was received. The mine,
after paying total of $16l 600 in dividends, or
about So 80 per share the $4,000 shares Of
capital stock, reached perod of adversty in
December, 1885, when the last dividend of 10
cents per share paid. The main channel fro
which the pay gravel taken was regarded as
wei worked out The company, fortunately, had a
surplus of $2U, 900 i'll its treasury, and able to
keep along until recently, when all work on it's
own account stopped, and the mine was leased TO
tributers,