MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1060, 24 February 1911, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

WELLINGTON. SIIA REMARKET. ' • Another quiet da; as far as tho mining shareinarlsot is concerned was experienced yosterdrfy, and, with one or two exception?, the .tendonoy. was downwards. Tho cnlcs recorded were:— ■ May Queen. 2s. Id. (fii-st call). Saxon, 2.v 2d. (third roll). Waihi, 725. (sccond .call);'7ls. 9d., 715..6 d., tls. 6d. (third call). , • Tho buying and telling quotations were as'.uu'ier:-' v ■ . ' .. . -Buyers.' Bellorn. . £s. d. : £ s. d. ; .w..' 0 19.6 •Kuranul- 0 1 2,0 1 4 ,May Queen ....; .0 2 o'. . 0 2 2 N.Z. Crown, options ...... 0 1' 4 — New 'Salvia 0 3 2 .. Saxon 0 2 1 0 2 3 Talisman' 26 3, 26 9 Tnlifman (new) 2 0 0 . Victoria 0 '1 • 1 — Waihi 3-11 3 3111 6 Waihi Hcc'fs 0 2 4.. 0 2 7 Waihi Extended 0 2 0. 0 2 ?, Wnlhl Grand Junction ..1-7 9' 18 3 Waitaugl •'••••■ 0:2 0 — .•' STOCK EXCHANGE. - • . (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Auckland] February 23. Business done on 'Chanee this morning:— New Sylvia, 3s. 3d Saxon, 2s. 2d. ' Kapanga. (con.), 3Jd. ; Golden Belt (paid), 4>d. , Goldeu Gross, Bid., Bd..< . "Waihi, £3 125., £3 Us. 6d.. ■''.-. • Waihi Extonded, 23. Id. : , 'Grand Junction, .£l-Bs. 3d.' 1 'Waitaia, Bd. ' Taranaki Petroleum (paid), 13s. 2d. ' ■ .Northern Steam (paid), 15s. 6d.,i contributing ditto 7s. 4d. ... • The following business was dono on tho Stock Exchange at the 3.15 p.m. call to-day: New Sylvia, 3s. 3d. : Occidental Consolidated, 2Jd.', 2d. ■Victoria, Is. 2d. Walotahi, 3s. ,4d. Golden Cross, Bd. • 1 , Taranaki Oil; 13s. 4d.' Waihi. £3 Us. 3d.' May Queen, 2s. Id Talisman Consolidated, £2 7s. >• Mount Zeehan, 5Jd. . Chrlstchurch, February 23. Bale reported on the Stock Exchange of Canterbury :T-Whltcombo and Tombs, £6 6s. • Dunedln, February 23. Stock Exchange sales:— Saxon, 2s. 4d.. 2s. 2d. Rales reported :— s Saxon, 2s. 2Jd. .' ' . Waihi Grand Junction. £1 Bs. 6d. , Donaghy's liopo and Twine, £1 4s. 6d. £1,212,806,088. " ♦ . . .RECORD FIGURES FOR'BRITISH" ■ trade; The Board of Trade returns issued recently show substantial'increases in British trade in 1910. The following alO the figures:— ' ,• ' Increase. 1910. Over 1909. •v 8 ■ Imports fi75,M0,173 53,735i216 Exports, British... 4.10,559,811 52,-t09,46-t 1 Re-exports 103,776,101 ■ 12,431,285 Total 118,575,965 A comparison of J9lO with .1907, liithorto the record year, shows: ''. ■ Increase in 1 . 150<. 1010., , £ J2 ; • Imports (145,807,942 32,632,2,11 | Total exports 517,977,107 16,3(58,748 | . Details of the increased trade last year ' are as follow: 1 Imports. . ' 1910. , l UCK >nse. ' X . Raw materials ... -261,242,032 41,036 5.?( i J Raw cotton • 71,716,80S 1i;421!759 1 Manufactures ... 156,855,613 9.181 519 i Food, drink, and' t tobacco 257,788,116 3,169,033 r British Exports. c Manufactures ...•343,023,286 - 4fi,264,81S a Cotton innnufacturfcd .105,915,626-'12,470,827 > Iron, etc., inanu- ' i factured ......... 43,002,'937 4,810,795 ; Wool manufac- ; . tuied ............. -37,524,473 6,832,669 «