MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 568, 24 July 1909, Page 7

MINING NEWS.

STOCK EXCHANCES.

. YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. (By Telegraph—Special Correspondent.) Auckland, July 23; Auckland Stock Exchange sales Bonanza (con.), 9d. , , ~ Dixon's Consolidated (con.), Is. Id, ICuranui, Is. sd. ! ICuranui Caledonian, 2s. sd.' May Queen,- 6s. to ss.'lid. to 6s. to ss. 9d. May Queen -Extended, sd. New Sylvia," 3s. lOd. to 4s. Id. to is. . Old Aburnia, 2s. 2d., 2s. 3d. .(paid up), Is. 7d. (con.). ... . Saxon, 2s. sd. to 2s. 3d.. . Thames, Is. Victoria, Is. lid. , _ ~, , Waiotahi,. 7s. lOd. to 7s. 3d. to 7s. lid. .to 7s. Sd. \ , ~ ' , Waitangi, 4s. sd. to 4s. id. , Watchman, 2s. Id., 2s. 2d. Mount Zeehan (con.), 4d. Consolidated' Goldiieids, 20s. 6d. Progress Mines, 15s. Golden Pah," sa. * Old Hauraki, Is. 5d., Is. Gd. . • Royal Oak, 2s. to 2s. 3d. to 2s. Id. (paid op). Is. 9d. to 2s. to Is. lid. to 2s. Id. to 2s. (con.), • Ngatiawa, 5Jd. Bendigo, BJd., Bd., and Bsd. Lanigan's, sd. I . Mount. Welcome, ■ 3d. ■ Pride of.Tokatea, ®d. . • ■ _ ; New Zealand Crown, 6s. lid. to 6S; 9d. ■ Dominion, lid.,' 10d. • % M Golden Belt, Is. ( 2d. to llid. (paid, up), 7d., G}d. (con.). • ■ . .v Kerikeri, 3d. Ivoraata-rlteefs, 7jd. Maoriland, 9d. Phoenix," 9d. - Pride of Waihi, 10id., lid. ... Shotovcr (con.), ,7d. to 6Jd. to 7d. Silver iEill, 2d.,'2Jd. _ • 1 •- Tairua Broken Hills, 2s, 6d., 2s. 5d., 2s. Gd. Tairua Dawn, 2d. ■ ... Tairua Gotden Kills, 6s. 3d, ' Tairua Leads, 2d., ■ 2Jd. : Tairua Monarch, 7d. ■ : : •• ■ : Tairiia Reefs, 9d., lOd. (Gd. paid), Bd., Bsd. talisman, 575.. 6d. to, 575. 9d. r- : Waihi, £9 Bs. ' : Waihi Beaoh, Bd. ' , > Waihr Consolidated, ss. lid. to ss. Bd. v.'Waihi-Extended, 7s. Id. to Gs. lid. . •Waihi Grand Junction; 51b., 51s. 3d. , i 'Grand Jnnction 'options, 255. . ' Mountain King (con.), Is. ' 7d., is. lOd. ... (By Telegraph.—Frees Association.) , Dunedin, July 23. . •j'Stock Exchange sales:—Waihi 'Grand Junc9s. 7id.y £2 10s., X 2,105. 3d. (four parofls), £2 10s., £2 10s. Ltd. weeks forward), 12s. (two paroels); Pactolns, 7s. 3d. ■^al« ar reported—Waihi Grand Junction, £2 9s. (three parcels),' £2 10s., 3d. (three parcels, bieht- weeks forward), £2 125.; Consolidated, Goldfields, Milburn Lime, £1 55.; Waihi, .J!9 7s. ■

• DIVIDENDS. - . /A ,: . Auckland, Jnly 23. ' The dividends announced thjs week in lariri mining shares total dC137,500, namoly, is. per"share by the Wailn Company (.£IOO,OOO ' oild).-and Is." 6d.- per share, with_a bonus of Is. per share, by the Talisman Consolidated Gold Mining Company (.£37,500). •, WAIHI GOLD MINES. V"t ; '-'(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, July 23. • i' ; ''The'.'WaiM.•"'Gold. Mining'.Company.';has de'clarod • a dividend of four shillings per share. TKe maii«er of the Grand Junction: mine reiports that No.. 5 level cross-cut'northhsui been. :«t«nded 220 ft. The Martha reef has evidently be»n struck. -.The ors ; taken,.from. the,first 10ft., averaged : lßs.'per l ton. , • ' ' .• DREDGING.: • ■ : . (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Dunedin, July 23. -' • Dredging : returns Mystery. : j Flatj 540z. iidwt.; Electric 11, 48oz. lOdwt.; Uood Chanco, 33oz!' lfldwt. ; Mosterton, 270z. Odwt. j Electrio I 270z. sdwt.; Waikaia, 240z. : 6dwt.; Koputai, ! 2ioz. 4dwt.; Lady" Roxburgh, 230z. ' lOdwt. j Central .Charlton; 18oz. ISdwt/; New Roxburgh 'Jubilee, Uoz.' 12dwt. i. South Waikaia, 13oz, Chicago, 9oz. 7dwt. • MOUNT LYEU. RETURNS. (By Telegraph.—Press Aesoclatlon.-Copyrluht.)

, " -Melbourne, July. 23, . " The •MountVLyell Veturns'.':frpm' June.-17 ', : to July 14, inclusive, show that ,29,555 ;tons of ore were treated, also seven tons, of purchased ore. 1 ' The- converters; produoed .680 tons of blister copper,- containing -671 tons of copIX'r, 51,111 ounces of silver,.and 851 ounces of. gold.