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Show Mixing stocks got another black eye on Friday. On the street at 11.15 a.m. Ophir was quoted at $50 asked, $4'JJ sales; Mexican, $2S bid; Cali- . fornia, $72 bid: Con. Va., $09 bid; Cholar, $33 bid. At the morning board, Ophir sold at $50 51, a fll ofl since Thursday; Mexican. $31, 31; California, (,75; Con. Va., $70 72; Chollar, $SS Q 91, showing generally a decline. A great many operators have been badly bitten within the pist few days. Since the 19th instant Ophir has declined de-clined $11 a share; Mexican, $12; California, $10; Con. Va., $14; Chollar, $31. The causes of tbe present pre-sent break in tbe market are not ' apparent. The Virginia Enterprise says that a mining expert connected with that paper who made a thorough i examination of the Con. Va. and California mines a few days ago, , reports them looking as well or better 7 than a year ago. That paper insinu-, insinu-, ates that the present drop is the work ' of interested speculators who under stand the power of a well told He on - so exciteable a subject as the Block market. |