The San Francisco call., 1898-07-06
THE STOCK MARKET.

The mining stock market was temporarily suspended yesterday owing to confusion over the operation of the new stamp law. The San Francisco Board met at Il o'clock and after appointing committee to obtain a ruling from the Collector of Internal Revenue adjourned to to-day. when the committee will report. The committee is composed of E. F. Barrett. A. F.. Coffin. H. L. Van Wyck and W. Edwards. The Pacific Stock Exchange took similar action through its executive committee.
 The Stock and Bond Exchange will resume business this morning at 10:30 o'clock.
 The Columbus Savings and Loan Society has per cent on term deposits and S6O per cent on ordinary deposits. payable July l:
 The Pacific Lighting Company paid a regu- lar monthly divfdened of 70 cents yesterday.
 The Savage assessment of 10 cents per snare will be delinquent in the boards to-day.
 Mining dividends for June were as follows: Anchoria Leland. s6OOO; Bullion-Beck and Champion. s10000; Bunker Hill and Sullivan. Calumet 6ud and Heea s o0S oOC Crowned % $10, 0,OO0 Golden Cycle, S5000; Grand Central S3l. o Oo &cin sEer Ma@ sES moth, S20,000; Mercury, s25, ,000 Modoc, $15, 900; Morning Star sl2. 2.Oo9; osceola $50, OO0; Penn s5OO0; Silver King sS75OO; Small Hopes, s25. 900; smuggler, s25.oOO; South Swansea. $500. swan 75O; total, s1, ,726,0 ,075.
 It is noteworthy that s1,25o,OOO of the above Michigan, leaving only s476,o75 for all the other mines.
 company has declared a second dividend, at the rate of l2!2 cents per share, amounting to s21, ,o50.
 The official letter from the Sierra Nevada mine for the past week says: Riley tunnel The east crosscut from the south drift, at i point 50 feet from the tunnel. is out 15 feet snd The north drift started from d point 36 fee, west from the raise has been advanced during the week 20 feet; total length 42 feet; the face is in quartz and porphyry. The old Sierra Ne vada shaft has been cleaned out and retimeper- ed during the week 15 feet total depth, A feet. Have extracted floors 13 mining carloads of ore during the week. and stored the same in the ore house at the mine. Average assay of car samples S31 B in gold and S.44 ounces of silver per ton. Have received official notice of final returns of s13. 442 05 net proceeds from 49 600 pounds undried sulphurets Are engaged in taking down the rope house at the Sierra Nevada shaft to move Union shaft west crosscut No. from the south lateral drift. started at point 225 feet south the sill floor of the 900 level, has been ex- tended during the week 15 feet total length 100 No O. ro the m noTth 'Ia rsfi % started at point 100 feet north from crosscut vada shaft. has been advanced during the week 15 feet; total length 179 feet; the face Is in porphyry. clay and gypsum
 In the Chollar mine they have placed two sets of timbers in the main incline at the 120C station since last report. The two north com partments of the upraise from the west cross cut. 50 feet north from the south line, on the tunnel level have been. completed to the 100 level. On the Brunswick lode, at shaft No. 1, the 500 level. in the east crosscut on ths south line. jointly with the Potosi Company, they have started to cut out a station prepara tory. to sinking vertical winze below tha level. 800 level-The joint south drift from the station has been advanced 20 feet; total length from the station 1O2 feet; the face is in hard porphyry.
 In the Potosi mine they have placed two more sets of timbers in the main incline at the 1200 station. The west crosscut the Potosi south line tunnel level. has been extended dur ing the week feet, and is now out 1S6 feet the face shows porphy%y and quartz of low grade In the cropping of the 40 level they have raised one set on the pay streak and are now driving north on the second floor. The pay streak is feet wide and assays from s15 to s20 per ton. On the Brunswick lode, at shaft No. 1, on the 500 level, No. 3 east crosscut has been advanced feet, making its total length 35 feet; the face is in porphyry. Have discon- tinued work in this crosscut, and jointly with the Chollar Company have started to cut out a station in the east crosscut preparatory to sinking vertical winze below this level. 800 level-The joint south drift from the station has been advanced during the week 20 feet, and is now out from the station 102 feet; the face Is in hard porphyry.