MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1407, 6 April 1912, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

WELLINGTON SHAKE KARRET. The sales recorded on Thursday were as under:— Talisman, Ms. 9d.. 445. 9d., 455., 455., 453. 3d., 455. 3d. (first call); 455. 6d., 455. 6d., 455. 6d. (second call). Waihi Grand Junction, 275. 3d., 27b. 6d. (first call); Z7s. 6d. (second call). Waiotnlii, 3s. sd. (second call). Taranaki Petrobum, 21s. 3d. (first call). The buying and Ecllini: Quotations were as under :— Buyers Sellers. £ i. d. £ s. d. Kuranui Caledonian — 0 14 New liix Kiver - 4 10 0 New Sylvia, 0 0 7 - Oceidcn:al Oil 013 P.oss Reconstructed — 0 3 6 Talisman 2 5 6, 260 Waiiii 118 9 119 3 "■\Vuihi Graud Junction ... 1 7 3 17 9 Waiotahi 0 3 5 0 3 7 Vuitanifi 0 13 0 15 Taranaki Petroleum — 1 Z 0 The course of sales during the week was 475., 465., 465., 45b. 9d., 455. Sd., 455. 9(1., Ms. 6d., 445. 6d., 445. 3d., 445. 9d., 445. 9d., 455., 455., 455. 3d., 455. 3d., 455. 6d., Vi'ailii Grand' Junction, 28s. 9d., 28s. Id., 28s 285.. 275. 9d., 275. 3d., 275. 6d., 275. od., 275. 6d., 275. 6d. Waiotahi, 3s. sd. Waitanzi, Is. 4Jd., Iβ. <Jd. Taranaki Petroleum, 21fl. 3d.

MINE MANAGERS' EEPOKTE. WaioUOn—No. 7 lavelt The drive east on :hc footwall dropper is now in a distance of 106 ft. from the crosscut, the reef being still of ft very muHocky character. ICOOft. level: The contractors arc ranking ijood progress and have driven 72ft. for tho past for .night, A total of 112 ft. has now b--en driven in the Waiotahi Company s ground. The country is now again of a very close nature, and at present no water i≤ draining from the face. Thames Deep Levels.—Better progress is being made with -J.-.e main crosscut ai the 1000 ft. level. During the past fortnight tho crosscut has been extended 72ft, The comitry is favourable for working and Viito dry, i; being too close-grained to allow the water to dram through it. The face is 112 ft. inside tho boundary of the. Waiotahi, Company. ~.»■' '' New Sylvia,-At No. 3 level drmnff on the cress reef was resumed. Tho, reef Is small and of no xtiiwi. Onu s4:opo is going un between No. 2 and 3 ii«t.es. The reef is " 2 P inches wide and heavily ™™™U*tfTwo stopss are beinir worked between tho third and fourth rises. Tn No. 9 stone the rref is 40 inches wide, and in No. 10 it 13 ££*«£$ orT^t^: - 24 inches wide At the intermedin to !^l, n h of r S O wn^^. l,^ E cro E fi!;!lr"!i.-At1he ; '™ft. level. No. 2 I. block the reef in the slope is a strong ody of anaru. well minerals. Throe stones are being worked in No. o block.and a few colours of gold are seen. No. 4 lock • One ••• ope is in nrosress. The reef nt nrcient i« small, tho country bciiiß Sard At the 30 ft level reef bos opened out nmin. om\ 51b. of picked stone were got , on March 23.

STOCK EXCHANGE. (By Tclcsraph.-Press Association.) Auckland, April 4. Business done at this morning's call ia- ° Or'cidcnfil, is. 3d., Is. 2d. Waiotalii, 3s. Cd. ■ ■ ' Gd., £2 ss. 9d. Grand Junction. £1 7s. ti.. £1 7s- °d. New Waltaia. Is. Dunodlni Aprl , ~ T'n» followin;: rile? wore reported on the Stock Exchange to-day:-n 4, 7d. Union St:a.rn, .£2 7s. 6d. BREDGINO. (By Toleßrapli.-Press Association.) Duncdln, April 5. nrcd"int returns: llUo afd SUne, Isoi. 12dwt: llastcr'.on, 18oz. 7dwt.; fl aikaia. lOoz. 9dwt. ■

Cliidi-rearing Is not onlr ( profitflble, but a pleasure, when you fee<l A and 1 Chick Kaiser. It is a complete and pro-perlv-bkmled food for Young Chicks. Obtainable from all storekeepers.-Advt. Mr J Pederscn, the dairy expert, whom tho Government is sending Homo to study the latest motiiods of utilisme tho by-pro-ducts of the dairy industry,, left for Loudon by the Turakina yestcraay. The English measure, the rod, pole, or perch, owes its ori ß in to the polo or goad which was used to direct oxen.