The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

The highest prices for mining shares yesterday
were few cents below those of Saturday, with
one or two exceptions, and business continued
light The close was weak, at q further decline,
On the Bond Exchange Spring Valley Water
and Pacific Gas Improvement were ex-dvidend.
The contract made eighteen months ago be-
tween the Holmes Mining Company of Candelaria,
New. and Crrin B. Peck of Chicago, for the sale to
the latter of some 500 900 of tailings at so
cents per ton net, gold coin, is being consum-
mated. The terms of the payment to the Holmes
Company of about $250,00 for the taings were
completed and ratified at a meeting of the di-
rectors OF that company yesterday.
Additional reports from the Comstock are as
follows: In the ophir mine, on the 1000 level,
west crosscut l, $50 feet south of the shaft sta
ton, Is in $40 feet. The face is in porphyry and
clay seams with lines of quartz the latter assaying
90 cents and 81 per ton In the old Central tunnel
workings Of the ophir the openings upward and
northwestward from the old Mexican shaft are
chlehy In porphyry and quartz, the latter assaying
81 to $2 per ton. In the Mexican mine, on the
1000 level, west crosscut from the north drift,
23O feet north of the south boundary, is in CSC
ieet. Ihe face is in hard porphyry, carrying clay
seams and vein matter Of low assay value.
In the Hale IL Norcross mine, on the 90O-foot
level the upraise in the north drift 154 feet from
tne station has been carried up one set above the
sill floor. The top is in porphyry. There is q
small streak OF pay in the west side of the upraise
Have been working north from this upraise on the
Sill MOOR on small streak of ore. from which they
saved last week four carloads of ore assaying STAG
IN goid ana 621 " ounces of silver per ton.
me occidental Consolidated weekly letter re-
ports soft vein matter in the $50 level workings,
iowgrade ore in the south drift from the west cross
cut on the 750 level and feet OF fairgrade ore in
the bottom of the winze, down 10 feet below the
Sill floor of the $50 level.
The san Francisco Gaslight Com pany has de-
clared monthly dividend of 35 cents per share,
payable August To-
CONSOLIDATED CALIFORNIA t& VIRGINIA, BEST
q bELCHER and GOULD IL CURRY brunswick
lode workings)-ShafJ 2-This shaft was sunk D
rect on the incne total depth 307 feet; bottom In
hard porphyry. $50 level--The main south drift,
started from east crosscut l, was extended feet,
total length Il feet; face in porphyry and
strlnSers or quartz Gould dE Curry tunnel-The
west crosscut started in tunnel $50 feet from Its
mouth was advanced l5 feet, total length 20 feet;
race In porphyry. East crosscut started at same
point as west crosscut was advanced l b feet
total length 80 feet; face in porphyry.
HALE q NoRCROSS Brunswick lode workingSl-
smart 1.-The shaft has been sunk l3 feet on the
lncine passing through porphyry, clay and quartz;
total DEPTH SOL feet 300 level-Advanced the
main north drift from the station A feet, total
lengtn lol feet; face Is in porphyry and strngers
or quartz Have also timbered 10 feet OF this DRIFT
the past week. No work was done in east cross
cut from south drift.
CHoLLAR Brunswick lode workings )-Shaft
has been sunk 13 feet the incline and is now
IN footwall clay exposed In the roof. 200 level
Inc south drift on this level has been driven 80
rect during the past week and is now out a total
distance from the north line of 229 feet The face
Is IN vein porphyry.
300 level-The south drift on this level has
been extended IL feet for the week, and is now
out l2l feet south from the north line. During