Show MINING STOCK MARKET Only Moderately Active DurIng thc Week Just Closed The stock market this week was moderately mod-erately active says James A Pollock in his weekly stock mining letter Prices held firm for the highclass stocks A favorable factor an the situation 3s the ljrge amounts of capital awaiting investment invest-ment in something of an unquestionably anile character The demand at present is almost wholly confined to the divid endpaying stocks and the trend of investments In-vestments for this class of securities asa as-a proof that money is forthcoming as soon as a modicum of faith is established in their present Intrinsic merit and future i I fu-ture value The gradation towards the lowerpriced stocks will come about as < confidence is restored Sooner or later I there frill be an overflow into the general I gen-eral market and cause an advance The tone of ithe market is undeniably healthy and the tendency i3 towards the betterment of prices which will eventually eventu-ally produce greater activity all around I I There is no tangible foundation upon which to build hopes of favorable silver legislation through the present Ccmgresa I expect silver to maintain Its present price but greatly doubt any marked improvement im-provement The existing congressional session has but a few weeks to run and the financial questions before it are of too serious a nature tor any hastily improvised im-provised measure involving radical changes in our monetary system being enacted No halfway or compromise measure will prove effective or be acceptable ac-ceptable to the country The best that the present Congress can do will be to rave ithe way for the next Ajax 250 asked The reports from this property are very flattering and its it-s expected to soon take its place among the regular shippers Alliance 3s quiet at 75 eents bid There < was some demand for Anchor which sold at 340 Bullion Beck was offered at 5DSO with bids of 5800 CentennialEureka was steady and remains a prime favorite among the div idendpayers Comstock 25 cents bid Crescent was active and not In demand Dalton was freely bid at 2 YJ cent The management promises a shipment of highgraxle ore as soon as spring opens Daly was 675 bid and 775 asked Daly West is developing Into one of the big mines of the Park lIt is i stated that the management contemplates the erection of a big milling plant In the course of the next few months Horn Silver continues con-tinues to make large shipments of high grade ore and the payment of the next quarterly dividend is assured Shares closed tails week at 53J5 bid and 265 asked Mammoth is off a trifle being 100 bid and 5115 asked The company reports re-ports an excellent showing at present and I mark the shares for an advance in the next few months Ieears Is said to be taking out su fair quantity Of high i grade ore Small blocks of the stock offered at S5 cents had no buyers Uler I Cur was active and sold at 350 This stock 5s an excellent investment and speculation at the price Ontario was goo bid and 1050 asked Silver King stands at 1200 bid and 1350 asked It Is currently reported that the company will resume dividends the coming month The property is in a position to pay largely and its failure to do so Is merely mere-ly a question of policy with the management manage-ment |