MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1376, 29 February 1912, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. Very little husincss was done in mining shares yesterday. At the first call a sale of Waihis was recorded at 445. 9d., and another sale was recorded at tho afternoon call at the same pricj. There was also a sale of Waiotahis at 3s. 75d. Waitancis slumped, on reports that the reef had not been struck. The buying and selling quotations were as under:— Bnyera. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Kuranui Cahdonian 0 13 0 16 N.Z. Crown - 0 3 7 New Sylvia — 0 16 Talisman (ex.) 2 11 0 2 11 9 Waihi- 2 4 9 2 5 3 Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 8 0 18 6 Waiotahi 0 3 6 0 3 8 Woitangi 0 16 0 18 Worksop Dredge (ex.) 2 12 6 — Taranaki Petroleum — 0 18 3

The Worksop Dredge declared a dividend of 2s. per share, payable yesterday. STOCK EXCHANGE. (By Telccraph-Press Association.) Auckland, February 28. Business done on 'Change this morning;— Victoria, 9d. Waitanji, Is. 6d. Old Ilauraki. Is. 6d. Waihi, £2 ss. Waihi Reefs, Is. Id. Grand Junction, £1 Bs. 6d., £1 Bs. 3d. New Waitaia, lid. May Queens, Is, 6d. The following buEinesi was done at the 3.15 p.m. call:— . May Queen, Is. 6d. Waiotahi, 2s. 7d. Waitanei Consolidated, le. 7d. Waihi, £2 ss. Waihi Grand Junction, £1 Bs. 6d. , Christchurch, February 28. Sales reported to-day on the Stock Exchange of Canterbury are:— Westport Coal, £1 7s. 3d. New Zcaiand Farmers' Co-op., £2 10s. • Dunedln, February 28. Stock Exchange Boles :— Waihi Grand Junction, £1 Bs. 4d. Sales reported:— Muddy Terrace, 18s. 6d. Wostport Coal, £1 7s. 3d.

TALISMAN. (Bt Telecraph—Press Association.) Auckland, February 28. Talisman paid to-day a dividend of Is. 6d. a- share and a bonus of 9d. a share, absorbing £33,812 10s. Colonial shareholders receive £28,194 12s. 9d.