MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1201, 9 August 1911, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

WELLINGTON SHAKE MARKET. ■ The market for mining shares is very depressed, and business is hard to transact. It is obvious that the public is not taking a hand, and no one can be surprised at this,'when one considers the tactic? that have been pursued by the .jobbingbrokors. The sales yesterday included KenSylvia, at o=. 2id. at the afternoon call. Waihi Grand Junctions at 275. 6(1. at the morning call, and Waitangi at 3s. Id. in the afternoon. . The buying and sellinc Quotations were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £ E. d. £ s. d. Con. GoldficMs - 10 3 Komata Beefs 0 10 .— Kuranui Caledonian .... — 0 16 May Queen 0 2 4 0 2 .6 New Sylvia 0 3 1 0 3 2 Saxon - 0 2 6 Takua Mines 0 2 4 0 2 6. Talisman 2 11 9 2 12 0 Victoria ■ — (ill Waihi 3 0 9 3 13 Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 7 3 17 9 Waitanui 0 3 1 0 3 2 Waihi-raeroa, :.... 0 12 6 - STOCK EXCHANGE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.l Auckland, August 8. The following business was done on the Stock Exchange to-day:— May Queen, 2s. 6d. to 2s. 4d.. Moauatairi, s'd. New Sylvia, 3s. 3d. Saxon, 2s. 6d. Waitangi, 3s. 2d. Consolidated Goldflelds, 19s. 6d. Ross, 2s. Hauraki Reefs (con.), Is. Devon port Steam, £1 15s. Tairua Mines, Is. 10d. ' ' Waihi, £3 os. 9d.. £3 Is. Grand Junction, .£1 7s. 6d., £1 7s. 3d. N.Z. Insurance, £4 11s. 6d. Auckland Gas, £3 11s. 6d. The following-business was done at the 3.15 p.m. cull to-day:— May Queen, 2s. ,4ci. • ■ . New Sylvia, 3s. 3d. Hauraki Reefs (con.!, Is. Id. Jlauraki Ecefs (paid), Is. 3d. Waihi Grand Junction. £1 7s. 9d. Tairua Oolden Hills. Is. Id. Waitangi Consolidated, 3s. Id. Northern Coal, 10s. (id. ■ Wilson's Cement (pref.i, £1 19s. 6d. Wilson's Cement (ord.), £1 19s. 3d. Dunedln, August E. Stock Exchange sales reported :-Sailnr's Bend (3 parcel?;. 65., 6s. 6d.: Grand Junction, £1 7s. 3d.; Talisman. £2 11s. «1.: Milburn Lime, £2 Cs. 4»d.; Westport Coal, £1 9s. 3d.