leave the table as it stands. Mr. Wheeler's total of dividends up to April 8, 1871, $22,797,849, is $844,800 larger than the total given in my extract from his table of that date, (see my last report, page 111,) viz, $21,953,049. The difference is due to the inclusion in his table of the Idaho mines, which I then omitted, but now retain, (on account of his totals as now given,) and to some other completions or corrections of the first table which I cannot trace, but which amount to $434,800 at least. In the present table I have noted the following discrepancies: The Amador dividends, at $232.50 per share, amount to $860,250; the total Eureka dividends are given in the company's official report at $1,694,000; the total for California dividends should be $2,728,300, according to the items given. Raymond and Ely has made (including the December dividend) $615,000 dividends, instead of $465,000. Mr. Wheeler has simply omitted the December dividend, doubtless declared after the preparation of his table. Name of company. Highest and lowest prices of mining stocks for the past twelve months. Alpha Buckeye.. Belcher... Bullion 8 00 4 00 4 00 14 00 Amador..... $8 00 $500 $550 $300 $400 $400 $18 00 $500 $12 00 $8 00$10 00 $6 50 245 00245 00 325 00287 00 327 00 303 00345 00 325 00 390 00350 00366 00 290 00 3 00 3 00 1 87 2 50 100 3 50 2 25 2 87 2.00 17 00 75 00 39 00142 00 63 00 64 00 90 00 71 00 85 00 45 00 Consolidated Chloride Empire Mill.. Exchequer............... Flowery. Gould and Curry.. Gold Hill Quartz.. 6.00 90 00 45 00 51 50 41 00 60 00 37 00 70 00 40 00 67 00 50 00115 00 65 00 5 00 1 00 25 00 12 75 9 30 12 00 3 00 3 00 8 00 4.00 6 00 5 00 700 General Lee Golden Chariot.. Hale and Norcross 80 70 1 00 90 37 00 65 00 52 00 41 00 30 00 40 00 31 00 50 00 27 00120 00 46 00 90 00 64 00112 00 65 00 ...... 40 19 50 34 30 5 00 15 00 9 00 8 50 22 80 8 00 11 50 35 70 40 7 50 77 8 25 5 00 28 00 23 00 35 00 23 50 30 00 22 00 26 50 13 50 19 50 15 00 18 75 14 00 56 75 45 50 52 00 34 50 80 00 3 00 1 00 3 75 1 50 3 62 1 50 11 00 3 75 16 00 6 00 14 50 8 75 21 00 18 00 22 00 13 00 15 00 12 00 15 50 10 00 16 75 12 00 18 00 12 50 4 00 1 00 650 3 25 700 36 75 70 00 35 00 54 00 46 00 5 25 Name of company. Highest and lowest prices of mining stocks, &c.—Continued. $12 00 $7 00 $10 00-$8 00 $10 00 $8 00 $20 00 $950 $20 00 $900 $10 00 $850 315 00275 00300 00 270 00 275 00 265 00 290 00 290 00 290 00 287 00 290 00 270 00 4 12 2 75 3 75 1 50 2.50 1 50 4.00 1 87 6 00 3 00 4 00 2 50 245 00125 00242 00 140 00 240 00196 00405 00 255 00 405 00305 00 400 00 330 00 60 00 40 00 52 00 31 00 35 50 28 50 32 50 27 00 35 00 28 50 34 00 29 25 ... 8 00 9 50 8 00 Gould and Curry. 178 00 82 00 125 00 102 00 124 00 95 00127 00 93 00120 00 94 00 113 00 90 00 Gold Hill Quartz. 17 00 17 00 80 888888 00 60 dated 78 00 33 00 45 00 35 1 00 191 00 105 00130 00 100 00 148 00 100 00 177 00 134 0172 00125 00157 00125 00 19 50 17 75 20 00 18 50 23 25 20 12 33 50 20 00 35 50 31 00 36 50 31 50 7 00 4 75 5 75 3 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 5 50 3 50 5 75 2'50 4 00 2.00 5 75 37 00 35 00 575 5 50 3 50 87 40 8 00 10 50 80 40 75 65 7 87 10 00 4.00 9 00 25 00 21 00 28 00 21 00 27 00 20 00 5 25 9 50 7 00 8 25 7 62 750 5 25 8 50 5 50 13 00 8 25 11 00 6 00 7 50 5 25 41 00 5 50 38 00 14 00 28 00 17 50 4 37 1 67 3 75 3 25 3 12 1 62 4 12 3 00 4 12 3 25 4 62 3 00 21 00 18 87 18 50 15 00 21 00 18 75 92 00 24 75150 00 77 00 97 00 64 00 34 00 44 25 7 50 13 00 13 87 9 25 37 00 47 00 40 00 48 50 42 50 20 00 28 00 19 00 20 00 22 00 20 00 Specified on the way from domestic Atlantic ports, December 31: Tons .... 18 1,025 4,918 330,493 315, 194 The business of the past year in this leading article of consuraption has been characterized by great firmness of all varieties, with some extreme prices. The largely increased demand for bituminous coal, for gas purposes, and the disposition of our ocean steamship companies to employ it extensively in the place of anthracite, heretofore used, have produced some marked changes in the trade. This latter article, so long the leading feature of the market, has been gradually falling off for some years, and has now touched the lowest point ever reached; while the market now takes with firmness an amount of foreign, which a few years since would have entirely prostrated it. It will be observed that while the aggregate of our foreign varieties is somewhat under the imports of 1870, (which were excessive, and greatly depressed prices,) yet the English varieties have greatly exceeded any former year, and yet the market has remained remarkably firm under these heavy arrivals, and nearly all varieties were wanted at full prices at the close of the year. Indeed, many of the vessels arriving with English coal, failing to get return cargoes of grain, have been dispatched under charters to Australia, to return with coal, and our supplies from this source, through the coming spring, will be quite large, but being all ordered by parties here, little or none of it will probably come upon the market, and we may not look for much change in prices until the arrival of the fall fleet. In the mean time our domestic varieties arrive freely, and control the market within the sphere of their special adaptability, and show a gratifying increase on last year's production. In addition to the amounts reported, it is understood that the Central Pacific Railroad Company have brought over, for its own consumption, more or less Rocky Mountain coal, which would probably swell the figures of our consumption of domestic varieties to something over 200,000 tons for the year. Below will be found our usual five-year comparative statement of the various varieties received: In regard to markets at date, recent imports continue light, and business much restricted for want of needed supplies. The last sale of Chili was at $13, 25. There is no Nanaimo on the market. Seattle sells to the trade at $10; Coos Bay at $9.75; Bellingham Bay, $8.50; Mount Diablo, $6.25 to $8.25, for fine and coarse respectively. Anthracite is scarce and high, say $25 to $35 for the driblets to be had. Cumberland is also out of first hands, jobbing at $22.50 to 27.50. West Hartley is held at $13.50; Scotch and English steam, $12.50 to $13; Australian is wanted at $13 to $13.50. Product of quicksilver in 1869, 1870, and 1871, and exports from 1852 to 1871. The following is the quicksilver produced in 1869, 1870, and 1871: The exports to the different countries for 1871, and the three previous years, were as follows: The Redington company has produced nothing since October 31, and the Phenix mine has produced, during 1871, 763 flasks, from a partial working of the mine. The entire product of all the mines on this coast for the year 1871 aggregates 31,881 flasks, against 29,546 the year previous. High prices under the monopoly rule have been kept up for three years past. The three-year contract purchase expires on the 1st of April next, when a complete change in the programme may be looked for. Already shipments from London and New York are en route to this coast, and lower prices may be looked for at any moment. Present nominal prices, 82 to 85 cents. |