MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 590, 19 August 1909, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

WELLJKGpKrJHNING MARKET "fhe* market''was 'Very depressed'in tho forenoon, "bufrin the-fiftornoon the firmer tone of the Atfdklaiid msfrket"/ was rcflcoted here,. ' The sales" recorded were as under;-*- "■ • r : ])ixon .Consolidated;.-81d. (flrst-call). , - v'.Ne«:Sylyftt^»: v 6}<r'(first'"call).' V" ?>• ■xßoyal l Oak,:>3s.«6dw (first call). • vSazoni Is.-lOd. (second call). • - ■ , ; . . : .„Talisirutn;..'£2-ns_(ilr9t call). . 1 : ,v;Wli:ihU.£9..9s; (first.call); £9 94. (third call). ; filtailfl 3d. (first call);. Bs. 2d., (sec-. ond call). !'■■■ * *Waihi Grand Junction, £2 11a., £2 lis. 6d. (seci' Olid call). ,V -tevV" •' . 1 - Watchman, 2srf9di (first call). - : i" .GflWftelds; £1-3 S- 9d.> (flrst- call), fi: .< tfow. Alpine, 7s. 3d. -call). : -.. ' QUOTATIONS - The following are ,the latest quotations, with 'recprdei'sales:— . ' ' .; ' ; ...;.— , Buyers. Sellers. . Sales.

STOCK ESCIIANGB. (By Telegraph-Special Correspondgnt.) . . Auckland! August 18. The principal sales in mining stock to-day - were:— : May Queen, ss. lOd. to ss. lid. to 55.. 9d. to ss. J lid.. ■■■/.•; -' ' New . Sylvia, 3s. Bd., ' 3s. 10d. - Old Alburnia (paid), 2s. 7d., 2s. Bd. ' - Saxon, Is;, lOd. to 2s. 2d, to 2s. Id. 5 : Victoria,. Is. lid. to.2s. Id. to 2s. : ' Waiotalii, 6s. 9d. to 6s. Bd.; to ISJ ! Waitangi, 3s. lid., 4s. Eoyal Oak, 3s. Id. (paid); 23. 7d. to 2s. 10d. •- (corn.). • Clown, 7s. 3d.. 7s. 2d. 1 ' .Pride of Vaihi, ls.;3d„. Is. 4d.. Tairua .Broken Hills, 35.-2 d„ 3s. 3d. t; Ta;iisman; 575. 6d., 575.. 3d.; 575. 6d. I Waihi'Consolidated, ss. 4d. Waihi Extended, ,7s. lid. to 7s. Bd. to Bs. 3d. to Bs. 1 :. - \- Wailu Grand Junction, 51s. 9d. t0,555. to 545. j 3d.;-to 555. to 545. 9d. to-555., to 545. 6d. ! :- . : , (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ! Duneilln, August 18. I Stock Exchange sales: May Queen, ss. lid.;, | Waihi Extended (seven parcels). 7s. 10d.; Waihi Grand Junctions, 525. 6d„ 525. 6d„ 525. 9d. ( , 655. (forward: delivery eight- weeks). Sales are reported of Waihi Grand Junctions (midday), 525. 9d. (forward delivery' eight weoks); Milburn, ' Lime (10s; shares), 13s. 6d.; Waihi Extended. Bs,' 3d. - f '■ WAIHI COMPANY'S RETTiEX. (By Telegraph.—Proas Association.) •. Auckland, August 18. Tlje Waihi Gold-Mining during tho four-weekly, period ended August- 7, crushed . and j treated : 32,303 tons of ore for. a return of £74,285, ;Tlii3 shows an- increase in 'value of , £1746 upon tho return for tho previous month. The ■total, value of gold won from tho mine to duto , is £7,790,050. • - ' 1 . I ..."■ ... " " .. ■' . KOJIATA REEFS. , Auckland, August 18. For tho four-weekly period ended August 7,: the . Komata Reefs Company crushed and ' treated ■ 820 • tons for. a yield valued at £2165.. ' N | - ;GBAND JUNCTION; A RECORD. RETURN. • ■ , . V/aihi, August 18.' The Grand Junction Company crushed and treated 4800 tons of oro for a bullion return valued: at £8408,; making a record return. The latest report from the mine shows that tho,reef m tho - north crosscut has again mado its uppcarancc. ■ •■", ■: 1 ■: . - Assays-from No.v 4 lode average from £3 3s. to £7, ioa.'3d. This good report' caused sharos to advance 'from.-51s. 9d. to 555. ■at tho noon call of tho Stock Exchange.. '.■■■/' j., s : V ' waihi extended. ■- : !.• Walhl, August 18. Operations in the.face of tho south'crosscut in - the . Waihi : Extended have, been ' resumed, and the reef,Vwhich has been.left intact-for ; so .long,'" on,'account ~ of , tho trouble,-;,' has been broken: into',and a nice "compact body of oro. disclosed.- - : WAIRATT VALLEY CC/MPANY Writing under date August 15, Mr. G. Van l 80110 statesvregarding ,the' .Wairau". Valley Gold; Min-ing-Company s property:—'Measured up for. the week'with a result of six feot, making the total . length''to; date, ,490 ft."V':

L : jC'.'JB S. d.'; r£ s; d. £ 8. ,d. Eendigo' f 'i.' •; 0 0 9' - — ; . . —'. Dixou'. Consolidated >. . o o 83 0 0 8j . J J 10 ■ ~ ; KomaW : J ' KutaiiM'}■■}■;$ 0V1 ' iKuranui', ••- Caledonian - 0 110 , May .Qncon-. '.. 5 11.' " 6 1. Maorib-ncl — . 0 0 10 . Mountain : King ~ J ' ' T N.Z: Crown ............ 0 7 3 .0 7-7 — ;Now, Sylvia 3 9- 0 3 6J Old' Hanraki '16 . • — ■ ; — Pride'Of Woibi ., 0 13— — ; Eolittnco 0 0 4 . . 0.0 6J rEoyal' Oak 2 7 0 2 9 .'0: 2. 6 ( Saxonz i : - o 2 2 0110, Tairua' Broken- Hills v..' 0: 3 1 0 33 ■■.. ; : Talisman'' ~ " 2 16 6 - 2 17 0 • 2 17 ■ 0 0 9 9 o*. Waihi Consolidated 0 5 2 , — Waihi Extended 0 8 1"":' 0- 8 2 . .; 0" 8 2, Waihi GrandJunction,2 14 0" 2 14 6 2 11 6 Waiotahi' 0 6 4'0' 7:0' ■ — WaitanBi 0 3 9 . 0, 4 0 . . — , ■ Watchman .0 2 8. '0 2 10 . 0 2 9 Blaokwater 1 8 : 0 ~i . Con;: Goldflelds 1 3 3 ■ 1 4 0 . 1., 3 9 Now Alpine 0 7 0,' t 1 '073 Eoa8 : —• , •: 0 U0 • ::