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Show A WEEK'S EXHIBIT ON THE MINING EXCHANGE For J23.G07.1S customers of the mining exchange during the week packed off 75,397 shares of stock, the last hour's trading trad-ing confined to 12,315 shares, the contents of the cash roglstor reduced to J13C6.25. The rule was again one of declines, Thcro wero exceptions but they were proverbial and tho gains so paltry that they wore without consolation. Again the market uilcd without reference to tho diggings. Daly Wc3t, whose annual exhibit reveals n larger surplus than at any period In its career, and by which tho regular dividend divi-dend of C6 cents a share, or $117,000, will bo posted on Saturday noxt, marked up a loss of $50 per hundred oharcs, while Silver King, which closes tho month with the announcement of tho usual distribution distribu-tion of $100,000 on March 10th, contemptuously contemptu-ously resented a bid of $60. Grand Ccn-trnl, Ccn-trnl, on assurances that Its presence In the dividend column Is permanent, wa3 followed up to $1.02, while United States, whoso earnings aro now approximately $150,000 per month, closed an offering at $21 on a rumor that tho mines aro to bo levied on for the-moneys with which to pay for the lead smeltor now In process of construction. And, It can respond to this, If needs bo, without distressing anybody. any-body. Ontario, notwithstanding the prcs-enco prcs-enco of a now mill with which to reduce the second-class oro, was an offering at $5.60, with 52.10 tho best to bo had foe Daly, and whllo Con. Morcur forged its way through stubborn opposition to 0) cents, it closed an offering at less. Although Al-though the Yankee continues tho production produc-tion of ore of good quality whllo exploring explor-ing for one of tho main channels or tho region. Its rally and sales at 4S cents lasted but few hours, whllo Century, which continues to pound out dividends, was reduced to 73 cents, with Sacramonto. from which the shareholders will tako down $5000 on Tuesday, an offering at 22 cents. Mammoth, which In In better condition physically than at any period In several years, recorded a transfer at $1.10, while tho best to be had for Mon-tana-Tonopah, with a March dividend qulto well assured, was $1.30. New York mado slight gains, as did Llttlo Chief, whllo Lower Mammoth was stationary, as was Undo Sam. The announcement that tho metallurgist was anxious to do smelting smelt-ing for Star Con. added nothing to Its standing, and whllo Utah of Fish Springs continued the production of hlgh-grauo oro with assurances of a dividend next month, it was neglected. Eagle and Bluo Bell kept out of the market If it did not gather a little more strength, while But-lcr-LIbcral recorded sales only at long Intervals, In-tervals, the day and week oloslng on tho following market: Bid. Asked. Alax $ .054 $ .OGTO Alice 16 Bullion-Beck '. 2.00 Black Bess .05 Butlerf-Llbcral , 10 .10& California .12 Carlsa. 07 .10 Century : 05 .74 Creolo .35 Consolidated Mercur .596 Daly 2.10 2.50 Daly-Judge 4.10 Daly "Veat 34.00 S4.75 Eaglo & Blue Bell 50 ,C4 Galena Grand Central 4.02 4. -10 Horn Sliver 1.00 1.40 Ingot 01?i .01 Joo Bowers .OOU Little Bell 1.00 Llttlo Chief 03 .04 Lower Mammoth 41 .42&i La Rclno 03 . 03 Mammoth Hi 1 IK Manhattan 00 5-16 .00U May Day , O6V5 .03 Martha Washington 00& .00 Montana-Tonopah 1.30 1.40 New York 12V6 .13 Ontario 4.75 5.50 Pctro .1OV3 Richmond-Anaconda 01 .... Rocco-Homestako .50 Sunshine .03 Swansea 10 .40 South Swansea 03 .... Sacramento 21 .22 Silver King CO. 00 67.00 Star Consolidated 1G .174 Silver Shield 01 .01 Tetro 33 .34 United States 20.00 21.00 Undo Sam Consollated 20V .23'A Utah 55 .CO Victor 02Ai .05 "Wabash 00c .... Yankee Consolidated 44' .4Gi THE DAY'S SALES. Ajax, 1500 at 5Jc; 3000 at 6ic. Joe Bowers. 2000 at He. La Relne. 2000 at 3c: 1000 at 3c. New York. 400 at 13c. Shares sold, &900. Selling value, $402.; OPEN BOARD. Century, 100 "at 73c Daly West. 15 at $34. Montana-Tonopah, 100 at $1.39, seller flvo days. May Day, 1000 at 7c. New York, GOO at 12c; 500 at 12c. Star Consolidated, 100 at 16Vic Shares sold, 2415. Selling value, $954.25. |