The San Francisco call., 1899-10-10
Receipts of Produce.
THE STOCK MARKET.

There was an active business in securities
on the morning session, though fluctuations
were not sharp. Paauhau Plantation was
firm at $36 37l2 and Giant Powder at S79 12l2
Contra Costa Water was lower, declining to
Sos 1872.
noon under a good business, with higher prices
for Giant Powder.
Mining stocks were unsettled at the OPEN
ing and ran down the noon session under
active selling. The telegram from the pump
said: Took out No. elevator Put on new
throat piece and neck pipe and low
cred the elevator 163 feet below the 195O-foot
level station. This is % feet lower than the
4:5O p. M yesterday. 1t has been running
successfully. At $50 this morning the water
is 81 1eet 9 inches below the 195O-foot level
station. Stopped No. l elevator at 4:5O p. IN.
yesterday.
Con. Imperial has levied an assessment of
l cent and Mexican one of Is cents.
The Eureka Con. assessment falls delinquent
in office to-day.
The Kilauea Sugar Company will pay the
second dividend of 25 cents per share on the
10th.
The semiannual coupon of SO on the bonds
of the Sierra Railway Company is now pay
able.
Dividends of local corporations will be paid
to-day as follows: Pacific Gas Improvement
Company 40 cents; Giant Powder Company.
so cents; San Jose Water Company, so cents;
Paauhau Sugar Company, S5 cents
The following mining companies report cash
on hand October /: Alpha Con-. S3407; Alta.
$780, with $1,000 due the bank; Andes 1892 and
an assessment being collected; Best & Belcher,
s454, with September expenses at the mine un-
paid, and an assessment being collected, Bull
lion. Sligo. and an assessment being collected;
Caledonia, $4496; Chollar S11. 1855; Challenge
Con-, $2S63; Con. Imperial, 1894; CONSOLIDATE ted
California & Virginia, $iSl5, with September
expenses partly paid. $4,000 due the bank and
an assessment being collected; Confidence,
s1979 with September expenses unpaid; Crown
Point, S2S65, with September expenses at mine
estimated at s605 unpaid; Con. New York. $l75
Exchequer, s165; Gould & Curry, SS191, with ar
$3.50, with liabilities of $1755 and an assessment
being collected; Julia Con. $500; Justice. S1130
Mexican, 1856; Ophir, S1S3I; Overman, $5S07
with September mine expenses unpaid and ar
assessment being collected: Potosi, S11 424, and
an assessment being collected; Scorpion, $50
Savage, $6511: Seq. Belcher, S73S. with as
sessment being collected Silver Hill, $175
Sierra Nevada, s6l73; Standard Con-, s131. 3O4
with statements of September bullion cleanup
and expenses to be received; Syndicate, sl6iS
The report of the Con. Cal. & Va. mine fol-
the week ending October is follows: 140I
level-Advanced the south drift from the wes
drift from the shaft is feet; total length q
feet: 1t is in clay, quartz and porphyry. 165t
level-Necessary repairs being made 175
level-From the west drift from the main north
west drift the south drift the sill floor ha.
been cleaned out and timbered Sc feet; tota
extended IA feet; total length, 1856 feet. There
is more quartz mixed with the porphyr,
than heretofore. West crosscut l. started from
the south drift so feet south from the WINE
station. has been advanced II feet through harC
porphyry; total length III feet West crosscut
from the south drift 100 feet south of the
winze station, was advanced during the weel
19 feet total length 3S feet. 1t continues in q
quartz formation of low assay value Mair
shaft-HaVe been taking out old water boxe: