THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 36, 11 February 1905, Page 3

THE GOLDFIELDS.

ON 'CHANGE, -.rter prices were offered for several 1 ' • t£d»7 oo the Kxchange. Buyers of rfNew Zealands advanced to 113/, ;J *r o f Hikurangi Coals to 13/. Tonsou nlick and also Union Oil shares were iS in demand at 19/6, and N.Z. Cement 2i/ B D y crs stm offpred £38 for r lonial Sugar, but, no seller quoted. In ■ w shares, Waiotahis showed some iStions, wiling at the first call up f W/6 and at thfl last down to 17/3, ■fttauh in the intcritn S0 pound 3of ' !£fced Btnne bccTl reported, with gold Eft ehoi/fojj in the bottom of the wins,, ifLh should be a wry satisfactory ingestion of a continuance of tb« rua jwuwbtA". Moanataian sharps moved Awards, beiT,? sold at 2/6, 2/8. and then t 2/7- Talisman re*vJed x little from the fall previously .Qtcd being wanted at 8/9. Waihi Grand junctions were also bettor, being in re- ■ quest, at 76/. WAIOTAH r. Tip manager telegraphed I his momjjjg. "Completed breaking down in tho wtoe. Secured SOlbs of picked stone. Good dabs aisd colours of #o!d showing in the bottom." At the first call, W:t:> tabi shares sold at 2:2/6 and '20/. but l,v the second call the market had eased simm, and after the telegram was pr.st--I stating that SOlbi of picked stone had been "secured from the winze sales wer e made from 18/9 down to 17/3. Hie market closed for the week with sellers at 17/6, and buyers offering 10/9. THAMES, this day. Developments jn the Waiotahi mine are resnlting most satisfactorily- As previously advised, the winze is being sank on the hanging-wall of the. lode, and this is now down 13ft. The mineralised gold bearing band is carrying downwards strongly, and gives every indication of continuing to n depth. The. roof was prepared for breaking down, aril ihishasno-w taken pj-.i.'o with roost satisfactory results, n goodly quantity v, , picked stone heirip obtained. The msttKiger intends to continue t ho wv.iz<» ns far down as possible, and if the shutP ronlinnes to lirn a> strong .-us ■~ r prr-xent shareholders may have pood cans? <■<> eongratidaie themselves. WAIHI EXTENDED. ' (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent! WAIHI, fi.i* (Jay. The Waihi Extended* shaft is down ' 75 feet, a splendid class of country Ixv ing passed through. It, is intended to sink 130 feet, making a total depth of the shaft of 630 feet.