The San Francisco call., 1898-04-07
THE STOCK MARKET.

An advance In Occidental to 8 was tho only change worthy of note in mining stocks.
 On the Bond Exchange lower prices ruled for the sugar stocks and Gas and Electric, as will be seen.
 The Andes assessment falls delinquent in board to-day.
 The Sierra Nevada mine was thrown open to visitors yesterday. and 1t is understood that ore developments in the Riley tunnel.
 At the recent delinquent sale of the Potosl Mining Company only "A shares out of l12, oOo shares in the company were offered for sale for non- payment of the last assessment of 10 cents. The Boston and Montana Copper Mining Com. pany has declared quarterly dividend of s per share. amounting to s450,0oo, payable May 20, and making total of $7,62o 900 in dividends since the date of organization.
 The Confidence, Challenge Consolidated and Consolidated Imperial joint west crosscut No. from the surface tunnel was not advanced during the past week, as the men were em- ployed certain repairs and in taking care of the water, which still flows strongly from The surface tunnel was advanced feet dur ing the past week. and Is now in 64S feet from mne hs in eus hanns no The face of this tunnel is now within 45 feet of the Alpha shaft. with which 1t will con- made they will run several crosscuts on tn 6 level to thoroughly prospect this part of the mine.
 In the Crown Point mine they have started q joint west crosscut from the Belcher-Crown Point upraise on level with the Crown Point
 
 in low grade quartz.
 In the Belcher mine on the 120o-foot level. the north drift from the east crosscut is now in 1So feet. and the east crosscut from the north drift Is in 45 feet the face Of each shows quartz having no value. On the S00-foot level q west croSscut from the top of upraise No. l. on plane with the 700-foot level of the Crown Point. has been commenced, and is now out 1C feet; the face shows quartz giving low assays There have been hoisted during the week and stored in the ore house at the mine 52 mining carloads of ore, the average assay value of which was s29 74 per ton. The gross yield in worked by the Brunswick mill during the week was S5963 15. the average battery sample being $ls 55 per ton.
 The yield of the Overman mine for the past north drift on the 70O-foot level. The value of the ore. per car sample assays, was s20 IS per ton. They shipped to the Brunswick mill last week 1O6 tons and 470 pounds of ore. The mill returned Sl335 59 in bullion. Have shipped to San Francisco bullion valued at s13lS Il. The yield of the Overman mine for March amounted to B carloads of ore, the average car sample assay of which ss1 57 per ton.
 The mining, milling and other corporations labor during the month of March. The total was about s300o larger than for February The amounts paid by each company for March are as folows: Andes (estimated) ss0o: Consoli- aatsd date California and Virginia, ssoss; ophr. Gould Curry, slses; Utah, s7s5; Occidental }estimated), s17e0; Alta s19ls; Brunswick lode lshafts No: and 9, s6555; Crown Point s426: sslcher Bel s2sss Yellow Jacket @1sso; Confidence; lion. sS33; Potosi, s2431; Union shaft. s2445: Sierra Nevada. s1263; Alpha, s766; Overman testimated) 5000: Caledonia (estimated), $500: !estimated) 5000; quartz mills (estimated), S50c0; Nevada mill (estimated), sSS0.