The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
THE STOCK MARKET.

The Bodies sold higher again yesterday, but the
Comstocks were Of some of them sharply. The
best price for Chollar 81 20, against 81 so on
Saturday, and the stock sold as low % O5.
Gould q Curry got down as low as Tic. against &c
on Saturday and so The showing in the face OF
The south drift on the 500 level of the Chollar has
become less favorable, which doubtless accounts
for the decline in tn at stock.
At the annual meetings Of the Union Consoli-
dated and Yellow Jacket NJ ming Companies yes
terday the OLD officers were reelected
Additional reports from the Comstock are as
follows:
oPHIR-1O00 level-The west crosscut started
from the south DRIFT from the shaft station the
sui floor of this level at point $50 feet south OF
the shaft station or 70 feet north from the south
boundary line of the mine. has been advanced 2S
feet. passing through porphyry carrying seams of
clay and lines of quartz the latter assaying 81 per
ton; total length 457 feet Central tunnel, from
the sill hoo, from the uprsise started the
SIDE of he crosscut running west from the drift
run northwesterly from the Mexican shaft So feet
above the sill floor of this level-at a point 1874
rect IN from the mouth of the crosscut the south
drift has been extended seven feet through nor
phyry and quartz formation assaying 81 and 81
per ton; total length 81 feet
MExIcAN-l000 level-1he west crosscut from
the north drift on the sill floor OF this level
started at point 4s0 feet from the Ophir shaft
station or 230 feet north from the south boundary
line OF the Mexican mine, has been extended 21
feet, passing through hard porphyry Carrying CLAW
seams; total length 507 feet.
Inc tne loint east crosscut started on our south
boundary has been advanced IL feet, total length
SSaf. 1set; race IN hafd porphyTy Brunswick Lode
total depth 2S3 feet, bottom in porphyry $50
Ievel.Discontinned work In the south drift,
started from the west crosscut and resumed work
IN the main south drift started from east crosscut
l and extended it Is feet total length 95 feet,
race in porphyry and quartz.
GOULD q CURRY-Bonner shaft, 500 levei-Thc
Joint east crosscut started on our east boundary
has been advanced IL feet total length SO feet: I:
face in hard porphyry. Brunswick Lode-The
JOINT smart has been sunk feet on the incline;
otai length, 2S3 feet; bottom in porphyry. The
main tunnel has been extended 25 feet, passing
through porphyry and stringers of quartz; total
length, Sb4 feet. The west crosscut 5 started in
thls tunnel at point 800 feet from the mouth has
peen extended IA feet: total length, "a feet, pass
ing ing through hard porphyry and quartz total
occIDENTAL-55O leveI-North drift from east
crosscut has been advanced % feet total 29 feet:
face IN quartz. South drift from same crosscut is
10 4U rect extended during the week, 23 feet. $50
leyel-The north drift from west crosscut 2 is in
Z27 feet; advanced during the week, 20 feet. 75O
leVeI-The east crosscut was discontinued. West
crosscut from south drift is in feet total length
Al feet; face in hard porphyry. Have resumed
drifting south and have made during the week Is
feet In quartz of low assay value.
ANDEs-420 level-The east crosscut 2 from the
upra Sc up % feet advanced 10 feet; total Iength
of feet formation quartz and porphyry. Shipped
l4242OO0 tons of concentrates from the ore
which we had concentrated and received for the
The Bangkok Cora Bell mine of Colorado paid a
dividend of $4,000 on the 18TH
The Calumet and Hecla copper dividend of
$500, 600 was paid the 18th
The Car1boo mine CT British Columbia paid a
dividend OF $4,000 on the 7th
The Golden Fleece mine of Colorado paid diyi-
dend of SIS, 900 on the Il tn.
The Homestake mine Of South Dakota will pay
GiVloend OF 25c per share on the 25th.
The Osceola Copper mine of Michigan will pay a
dividend of $4,000 on the 25th.
dividend. "
The Firemen's Fund Insurance Company will
pay dividend OF s3 for the quarter on the 22d.