MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 597, 27 August 1909, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

WELLINGTON '.MlNrad^.itAEKEiy'; :• An increased, volume of business wafl .done yesterday, and -several shares Were firmer.'Hay Queens; which were ouoted at. 6s. ,-!d;'. in \,tho,' morning',.. found purchasers: at '6s.' ; lOd. .in •; the, afternoon, the -rise being due, to a.report'that, a portion the-claim'is'to be'; sold. ,|Maorilands . were firm -.at.-Is; - Id., and Grand l Junctions sold up .to .'s4s;- ■ The 'dav's .sales were' as .under':—, ■. --1 May Queen, 6s. 9d. (second call); ,6s. lOd.^third ■ call).; , * '■ ; - : - -•■>■ -;- 'Maoriland, Is. .Id..(first call);:.Is.-Id. (second c;i\l); Is. Id. (third 'call). . ( . . Mountain King, 'Is. 7|d. (first call).t.'! - . Saxon, 2a. 2d., ,2s. Id. (oecond ca11).,, . .. ■ Tairria Broken .HiUs, 3s. 7d. ; (third call). • Talisman, £2-13$: .'(first, call); £2 13s.' 6d. (second call);,.£2' 135., JE2V 13s. 3d.,- (third, call). ■ -Tangiaro, 4Jd.' (second call). . .•< Waihi 6s. . 3d., ''6s;: 2d;. (first.'call); 6s. 4d. (second call); . vWailii Grand Junotiqn,-£2.135. 3d., £2 14s..(flrst\. ■call):' £2 :145., (third: .call): "WaitansL -is. 2d. (first-call). . QUOTATIONS. ,-. :. ■ The. following are the latest: quotations, with the last-recorded sales:— : / ''• ■ ■ 'Buyers' "-Sellers. ...Sales, "v. ; I. : V vv' .- £s. d. £s.d. . £s. d.. Bendigo . o'o 7J "0 0 9 — Diion iConsolidated, .... — . 0 011 — Dominion 0 0.10 . — Koifiata Eeefs .0 '0 8 '—- '' Kucanui ...a... 0 1- 5 .-0 .1 ;7 ' '■ — ' . Kuranui Caledonian -,0,111 • 0,,2 1. . - . May Queen, 0 6' 9 0 6'lt' "0/6 10 Maoriland •; 0 ljil : ; 0. l''3'> .0 ; ' 1 1 Mountain -King : (paidlc.,;—V, : 1 0" ; 1'-7■.•!-.' — Mountain King (c0n.)... ... — . 0.1, 6 : 0- 175 New, Sylvia 0 3 7.-0 3 9 — Pride :of - Waihi.' 0 1 0, O.'l 2 ~ Itoliancc "0"D 6 Saxon ;.... .0' 2 2- :0..2.3 0:*;2 1 Tairua : Broken Hi115...;-,0; 0.-J 1 8 , .0 3' 7 ■Talisman . - ..; ' 2 13' 0' ;-'- 2 13' ; 3'. 2 13. 3 Tangiaro ,'0 ; .0.;4, :'i'o o ,6\ ■■ 0 4 J Victoria 0 2 0. — Waihi ; 910 0 912 0 , Vv'aihi Consolidated .... 0 5 5 0i 5 7: . .— / WaiUi Extended. 0 6 3 0.6:6'. 0 6 4 Waihi Grand Junction 214'0 — : ; 214 0 Waiotahi 0 7 6 .0 7 8 - - .Waitangi ' 0 4 0."- 0.-.4 3 ' : -7 - Blackwater ' : 1 9 0 .1 9 6: ; — Coil. Goldliclds 1 3 0 1 3 6- - New Alpine .(paid)"...... — 0 8 0 . New Alpine (con.). ....... ,'-V- ;0 .7; : 9.. , Boss Goldlields . — : - 017 0 ' , — |. ... STOOK EXCHANGE.... (By Telcirraph-Special Correspondent.) 1 ' / Auckland, August 26. 'The principal mining -sales to-day were:—■;; . Kuranui Caledonian. 2s. .' 1 May Queen, 6s. 6d. to 6s. lid. to'6s. lOd. . - New Monowai, Is. 6d., Is.' sd. , / . -••New Bylvia, 3s. Bd. . Old Alburma (paid), 3s. . . , Saxon,-25.» Id., 2s; 2d.. ' ■ Victoria, 2s. 2d; ' ' Waiotahi, -Bs."3d. to 7s. Bd.' to ,7s. 9d. to 7s. 7d; to - 7s. 10d; to 78. ,9d. to 7s.' 10d; ■ . Waitangi, 4s. Id.; 4a. . ; : Watchman;-2s.' 6d., '2s. '7d. Pride of l'okatea; Is. Id. . \ - ltoyal Oak, 3s. (paid), 2s. lOd. (con.).. ; Crown, 7s. 2d. ; 7 -Maoriland, Is. 2d., Is. Id. Pride of Waihi, Is. : • Tairua Broken Hills, 3s. 7d., 3s. 6d. • Talisman, 645., 635; 9d., 645.. 545. 3d., 635. 9d. Waihi, £9 13s. 6d. . ■ ■' "Waihi Consolidated, Es. 6d., ss. ,6d. ' : Waihi Extended, 6s. 6d. to 6b. 7d. Grand Junction. 545. to 545. 6d. to' 645. 3d. to 545. 6d.'' .- '• ■ ;;7' .: Grand Junction (Options, 31s. 3d. Handsworth, Is; 4d. . ■ , -Mountain King,' Is.''sd.,' Is. 4d.. Is. ,sd. (Is. paid), Is. 4d. (con.). ... ■• ■ '-i • ' New Waltaia, Is. 1 . 10d., :Is. 9d.

• GHAND JUNCTION, ' ■; "NOT THE \LODE." ; (By TclttraDh-Prcsa Association.! ' Waihi, August 25. As the result, of. an underground survey, conducted at. the Grand Junction mine in connection with the' locality of the Martha lode at No. 5 level, the 'north crosscut is to he 'resumed immediately.. The survey has shown that tho Martha lode should 'be ahead of the present face. Consequently, the lode i previously cut through, which shows i a 'width of 40ft., and which ,was considered to be' the Martha' lodo must be a stranger.. ;r .' ■ ' . THK TAIKUA DISTRICT. , (By Tclecraph.-rrcss. Association!" ■ Wailil, August 26. The latest, mining reports from tho' Tairua field show that, the Tairua Broken Hills Company are crushing high-grado ore. ■