The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
THE STOCK MARKET.

There was no change in mining stocks worthy of pote and trade was quiet as usual
 In local securities there was no particular change, though the tone was steady
 The Union Consolidated Mining Company has levied an assessment of Is cents per share. delinquent June 13.
 The Mountaineer Mill and Mining Company of Nevada County has levied an assessment of cents per share, delinquent May S1 s The annual meeting of the Alaska Conner cial Company has been called for June &
 The Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Company has increased the rate of it's monthly divi- dends from 40 cents to 30 cents per share and has declared one of the latter amount, pay able May 20
 In the Alpha Consolidated mine. on the 800 level, the raise in the north drift 35 feet north from the south raise above this level was ex- tended 6 feet total length 4 feet; the roof Is in quartz assaying from s to ss per ton.
 The Cholar and Potosi mining companies have ratified the contract with the Comstock Tunnel Company whereby, together with the other companies composing the Brunswick Elk ploration Company they are to have the use their ground on the Brunswick lode. besides full title to that part of the ground through
 nTm 5ne is to pay In back royalties to the Conlstock Tunnel Company for ore ex- instailment of 5000 has already been paid, and other installments If 5000 each are to be paid every following two months until the whole amount is paid
 The yield of the Overman mine for the past week amounted to QVe c2rlOaQS or ore, tIS, average car sample assay of which was s1I II per ton. This ore was extracted from the north drift on the 900 level. The mine shows no change since last report. The yield of ore for the month of April amountd to 20 carloads, the average value of which. per car sample assay, was s24 53 per ton.
 In the Savage ground on the Comstock lode. on the 130-foot level the main west drift has been cleaned out and repaired distance of F feet: total length. 529 feet Brunswick lode The main north drift. 800 level. advanced 20 feet total length, ASS feet; face in porphyry with streaks of quartz giving low assays. In- cline shaft No. IStill raising chutes prepar- atory to opening 800 level.
 the past week says: ''The winze from the face of the southeast drift has been sunk total depth of 55 feet; the bottom is in quartz giving low assays Work in this winze has been temporarily discontinued owing to limited hoisting facilities and south drift has been winze. This drift is now advanced feet. The face shows feet Of The car sam ples of the same average. s66 34 per ton The stope in the north drift the S0-foot level the week we have hoisted tons of ore the samples Of which averaged s4s S1 in gold and SIS S1 in silver; total. ss4 62 per ton.''
 At the annual meeting of the Hutchinson elected as follows: President John A Buck; vice president. Nicholas Ohlandt; directors, William Clift Albert Meyer and C. P Over ton; secretary. E. H. Sheldon.
 The total amount of sugar received for the fiscal year ending March 31. 1sss was 793s tons which was disposed of at an average net price of s62 24 ton. yielding in all s4s4 e5s 5s About half Of the two miles of railroad between Houapa and Hilea was reported completed the estimated cost of the completion of the work pany during the past year s1 s55, l2e 53 and the liabilities 5000