The San Francisco call., 1898-03-15
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
For Mondav- March IA
THE STOCK MARKET.


 dated. which advanced to g 10, mining stocks were unchanged.
 The usual good business was done on the Bond Exchange, and prices for most securities were generally firm
 The Coast Development Company of Tuo- lumne County has levied an assessment of cents per share, delinquent April 12
 Dividends payable to-day the Oakland Gas Company, 25 cents per share, S7500; Pacific Telephone Company. 40 cents per share or $13.2oO; Sunset Telephone Company, 25 cents per share, s7500.
 The '76 G. NJ & NJ. Co.,, Colorado has de- clared dividend of cents per share, payable March 19.
 The Wildman- Mahoney mine of California paid dividend of 10 cents per share. S12, 900. on February 20.
 The Argonaut mine of California paid divi- dend of 10 cents per share, s2o,O00 on March 1.
 The following companies report having had cash on hand March l; Alta, s2o71 Andes. sl052; Belcher, SS920 Best & Belcher, SIT; Bullion. $32s6; Caledonia, s97S4 Challenge Con- solidated sl54O; Cholar, s9741 Consolidated California and Virginia, sS6; Consolidated Inn perial. ss; Confidence SS372; Consolidated New York. $226; Crown Point, S1S41; Exchequer s541; Gould 6. Curry, $1026 Hale & Norcross (Fox management, S16; Julia Consolidated, S2210; Justice. slo22; Mexican. s6127; Occidental Con Potosi s1o$; Savage. s16.s75; Segregated Bel, cher, Sl76; Sierra Nevada, Sl132O; silver Hlli, sssl Syndicate SsvS se9,0 r9 @ 
 Alpha Consolidated reports having had an in ington s23l1 and Silver King s1l4O.
 Weekly reports from the mines are as fol, mine: 1550 level-From the north drift skirt ing along the footwall from the incline upraise at point IFS feet the slope above this level, 800 feet in from it's mouth, the east crosscut has been advanced 1s feet, passing through porphyry showing narrow lines or quartz assaying 50 cents per ton; total length. sS feet From the incline upraise No: at a a1,.a fhn Gill tho, south drift has been advanced 23 feet; passing through porphyry streaked with quartz rt5 leyel-F'rom incline upraise No. l at point 60 feet above the sill floor of this level from the south drift skirting along the footwall at a point ITS feet in from its mouth, from the top Of the upraise which has been carried up 49 feet from the south drift 100 feet in from it's mouth the upraise has been carried up 10 feet passing through quartz asaying sl and $S east crosscut on the sill floor of this level at a point 93 feet in from its mouth from the 26 feet in from it's mouth west drift has been advanced 25 feet. passing through quartz and these openings have extracted five tons of low grade ore aassaylng per mine car samples es north from the top of the upraise from the north lioiti drift 40 feet in from it's mouth-from mouth, the north drift has been extended seven feet passing through porphyry and milling has been extracted. We have ex- tracted from the 1850 level five, tons. of low
  per samples taken from cars raised to the sur face. was $l1 75 per ton;
 crosscut No. 3 is in 960 feet. The face Is in porphyry, clay separations and narrow seams of vein matter assaying 50 cents per ton. In the old Central tunnel workings of the Ophir from the sill floor from the west crosscut from the Mexican shaft, starting at point 225 feet in from. it's mouth, the crosscut has been ex- tended eight feet through porphyry mixed with quartz assaying 75 cents a ton; total length ''Y In the Chollar mine they have placed two sets of timbers in the main incline and are making satisfa ctory progress with the repairs. On the 100 level, 50 feet south of the north up- raise, the crosscut to the west is out S1 feet; advanced Il feet during the week; face in old ground assaying from s6 10 sS per ton. East of the old filings Is width of four feet of ore assaying $55 per ton. They have put in square set and started north and south this ore. Have extracted 3S tons and 1000 pounds of ore
 Tn the Sierra Nevada mine work in the face of the Riley tunnel was resumed and 1t has been advanced during the week IS feet; total house was completed on March Il and work re- stunned in the raise that evening. 900 level The north lateral drift has been extended dur ing the week 20 feet: total length. 555 feet: north from the Sierra Nevada shaft; face in
 The official letter from the Alta mine for the past week says: Have extracted and deliv- cred at mill 2S carloads of ore. the average car sample assay of which was Se4 a per ton. The and we expect to make connection between the stopes and north raise during next week. This will materially improve our shipping fa-
 Brunswick Lode-Consolidated California and Virginia. Best & Belcher and Gould & Curry. 600 ievel-West crosscut No. 1. started in south drift 420 feet from station, has been advanced 14 feet; total length. So5 feet; face in DOT phyry The joint south drift from the station was advanced g feet: total length. 565 feet: face in porphyry and stringers of quartz. The shaft has been sunk 15 feet on the incline; total depth e42 feet: bottom in porphyry.
 Choilar-Inciine shaft No. 1 was sunk IS feet; total depth. 1124 feet on the slope; bottom in porphyry. 300 level-The streaks of ore between this level and the POO level exhausted. Have shipped to United States Mint at Carson one bar of bullion. valued at s781 20. the returns from the pans of Al tons and 250 pounds of ore mlled. in addition to which they have shipped, to Selbv works 11o6 pounds of concentrates from the same ore returns of which have not yet been received.
 Potosi-They have stopped east crosscut No 1 the 500 level and started west crosscut No. 1 opposite it from the south lateral drift It has been advanced 10 feet all the way in quartz mixed with porphyry. The face Is still in quartz assays running from $1 so to $3 25 per ton.
 Occidental Consolidated-The official letter for the past week says $50 level-West crosscut No. l. started at a point in the lower tunnel "A <l.