The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
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THE STOCK MARKET.

There was more variation in local securities
the morning session. Paauhau Plantation
advanced to 39A and Hawaiian Commercial to
s5lb Gas and Electric weakened again sell
ing down to 1854 The dividends of this com
pany will hereafter be at the rate of instead
of per cent per annum. On the afternoon
board there was further decline to "a, and a
further advance in Hawaiian 10 Sc
Mining stocks opened firmer at a slight adj
vance, but the market did not develop the
strength expected to follow the resumption of
pumping. The telegram from the pump was
as follows: Pump started at $3.50 p. m. Satlr-
day and has been continuously at work with
out vibration. Water at $50 this morning is
1O6 feet below the 175o-foot level and 1873 feet
below the Sutro drain boxes, and is going down
at the rate of one foot per hour The water
is going down slowly in the Consolidated Cali
fornia and Virginia 1750-foot level Wine in
the Cholar combination shaft and in the Hale
and Norcross incline" The feeling was weak
er in the afternoon
quarterly dividend OF 80 cents per share
is now payable by the Stockton Gas and Eec-
trio Company
The usual 6O-cent quarterly dividend of the
Market Street Railway will be paid the
10th.
pay a dividend of 80 cents per share on the 10th.
The delinquent assessment sale of the Alta
Mining Company win be held to-day.
The second dividend of the Paauhau Planta-
ton Company, of 30 cents per share, will be
paid on the 10th
The Argonaut mine in Amador County paid
29th of March.
The official report from the Consolidated Cal
iforna and Virginia mine states that the Com
stock Pumping Association has been engaged
in the following work at the c. & c. shaft dur
ing the past week: 1900 leVel-The west drift
has been extended u feet; total distance west
from c. & c. shaft, 421 rect. The face is in
soft hanging wall rock. 1900 level-On this
level a drain was repaired and a line of four
inch pipe laid to catch up water that was find
ing its way through to the 1850 station. 1850
leVel-On this level the water pipe system is
being rearranged to guard against fire 1850
leVel-Work has been continued on repairing
the Wine station and reopening the northwest
passage through the old Slopes between the
1850 and 1850 levels. At present this is the only
sary repairs have been made on the lower
floor below the engine floor leading to the ore
house and waste dumps. The larger part of
the pumping association force being engaged in
placing the rearranged elevator in position no
work has been done on the air compressor Of
will be finished before the six-inch air pine
arrives from the East which was ordered last
week
In the Union Consolidated mine west cross
cut No. has been started 100 feet north of
the top Of the upraise 266 feet above the 900
level and advanced 10 feet. The face is in
quartz assaying from 81 so TO 50 per ton
In the Sierra Nevada mine the north drift
started at point 4SI feet northwest from the
14O-foot level station Of the shaft was adj
PSI feet; face in quartz. which assays 81 % to
81 per ton. The raise started at a point 223
feet north from the west drift to connect with
the Riley tunnel has been advanced q feet:
total length, 81 feet. 900 level-The south drift
from the TOP of the raise so feet above this
level was advanced 10 feet during the week;
total length, 1872 feet; face in porphyrv
In the Utah Consolidated mine the north