The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
THE STOCK MARKET.
Mining stocks were quiet and not material 

Mining stocks were quiet and not materially changed.
 Ande' is assessed Sc.
 The North Gould & Curry assessment falls delinquent in office to-day and the Alta delin- quent sale takes place also.
 In local securities better prices were paid for Hawaiian Commercial and Oceanic steam ship. The former advanced to s56 and the lat ter to S62. Gas and Electric sold up to ssS 70 and Hutchinson to s64 75 The feeling was very firm in these securities and business showed a marked increase
 At the annual meeting of the Mount Diaoio Mill and Mining Company John Tonningsen John Mccarthy. J. B. Bourne. R.. w. Heath and D. H. Whittemore were elected directors John Tonningsen was reelected president, John Mccarthy vice president. R. W. Heath secre- tary, Bank of California depository of funds and B. F. Edwards agent at Candearia. New
 At the annual meeting of the Andes Mining Company Charles H. Fish chosen a direc- tor and president in place of Nat T. Messer The other directors reelected as follows: E. l.. Parker, Herman Zadig, W. Edwards and G. C. Sneder.
 At the annual meeting of the Pacific Gas Inn reelected, with Albert Miller as president. W. Baurhyte secretary and c. o. G. Miller treas urer.
 Dividends will be paid as follows: Home stake Mining Company of South Dakota. 0n the 2eth the regular dividend of 25c per share and an extra one of the same amount. the two aggregating s62, 800; a 0,0O0 dividend by the Mereur mine of Utah to-day; the Florence Min ing Company of Montana dividend of cents per share. s25,000 to-day; the Centennial. Flu reka Utah, 50 cents per share. s15o0o. to-day: the Nugget Mining Company of Colorado. 2 cents per share, s2o. o0O payable immediately; Matoa G. M. Co. of Colorado 2h cents per share, 5,ooo. payable December 24 the Spring Valley Water Company regular monthly divi dend of 50 cents per share, to-day.
 The Uphill Water Ditch Company of Tulare County has levied assessment of s15 per share, delinquent January IA.
 The Gould & Curry Mining Company has re- as president. Charles H. Fish vice president. A. K. Durbrow secretary, Patrick Kervin super intendent and Nevada Bank depository of funds
 The Kennedy Mining and Milling Company of Amador County has reelected the old di- rectors with John Barton president, Daniel retary and J F. Parks superintendent. During the past year this company has paid twelve
 At the Consolidated California and Virginia mine the work of stripping and preparing the C. c. shaft to receive the pressure pipe was continued during the past week.
 In the Ophir mine no work done through the Ophir shaft during the past week. In the TO feet north and 200 feet west from the Mexi- can shaft has been extended 20 feet; total length 2s feet; face in porphyry and clay. mine for the week ending December r Is as follows: The northwest drift from the station at the 140-foot level of the shaft ad- vanced B feet making a total of 50S feet; face in porphyry and clay. Part of the week has the north drift started from the top of the raise. so feet above the sG0 foot level was ad- vanced 10 feet; total length. 32 feet; face in porphyry.
 In the Union Consolidated mine the raise above the 300 foot level has been carried up 6 feet; total height 254 feet. The face Is in clay and quartz.
 In the CEollar and Potosi mines repairs to the station and drifts on the tunnel or 50 foot level have been completed.
 The official letter from the Occidental Con- says: The work of stoping out the ore on the 450 level Is progressing. The chutes are full and the ore IS being sent to the mill On the 800 level the ore chute has been encountered; as says show S39 90 to the ton The mill started up December 16. Forty tons of ore were sent to the mill; average battery assays, SIP per ton gold value.