MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1429, 2 May 1912, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

WEIiLISGTOS SnARK MARKKT. Tlie mining share market was quiet yesterday, and" prices generally were lower. Occidental Consolidated shares came in for attention, and sold at slightly advanced TH-IC3 in the afternoon. The sales recorded "oreidcnlall'la.'ilja., Iβ. 4Jd., U. 4Jii. (second call). Waihi. 40s. 6d. (Orst call). The buying and selling quotations were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Kecp-lt-Dark - \ ,1 I Now- Big Hirer - 410 0 Nelv Sylvia 00 6 00 8 Ocidental 0 14 ft ] G TaliVmani ...'.V....... 2 4 0 2 4 9 Waiiii 2 0 0 2 n 2 Waihi Cirand Junction... 1 5 6 1 6 5 Waitanci — (JIG Tai'annki Petroleum 110 12 6 •STOCK EXCHANGE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Auckland, May 1. The followJns businesa was done at the 3.15 p.m. call of the Stock tehangc:Talisman Consolidated, iA <is-. 6d. Waihi, «.-:. 3d. . od Waihi Grand Junction, 265. » Auckland Trams (ord.). 245. 9d. Milne and Ghoyce (urcf.). 255. 3d. . Business done at tlsfe mormiig's call included:— Jtonowai, 6d. Occidental, Is. 4d. New Sylvia-. Via. Wniotahi. 2s. led. Crown, 2s. 9d. Talisman. £2 4s. 9d. Waihi, £2 Is., £2 U. Id. Grand Junction, £1 6s. Union Steam, £2 las. Christchurclt, May 1 Rnles rcworlcd on 'Clinniro to-day:-I>cw Zealand Drug. £2 lp.=.: Waihi. £2 Is.. £2 O.=. 9d.; Stockton Coal (three parcels). 2s. 6d. Dunedin, May 1. The sales recorded on the Stock Exchance W K KHz 1«. 6.J.. £2 6d., £2. Xew Occidental, Is. 3d. Taiisman"consojiilaled. £2 55.. £2 ss. 3d. j =-t"iidar(l Insurance, £1 9s. 10*(i. Wcstport Coal, £1 9*.' GRAND JUNCTION. A RECORD RETURN. (Br Telecraph.—Press Associates.! Waihi, May 1. Thn Grand Junction mine, for tlie last f„!,?-weekly period, crushed and treated o"00 -tons of -ore for a return valued ftt £17.445 This eonstftiites a record return. SHEELITE. A sample of New Zealand sheclite was wnt to London by the lpca.l representative (Mr. O.nyon) of the Dominion Belting Comany. and a reply has been received by cable as follows :-"Have ocon offered for the' «hcolil« 275. per unit, of tuneslic acid, coua'l to about £97 per ton of 22401b. ei-oes c i:f liivcrpool. If yon will accept, you may dispatch any quantity now ready for shipment." GOLD AST). SIIiVBR. The following return shows the quantity and value of Bold and silver exported from the several ports of->"cw Zealand during the months of April, 1912 and 1911 and' for the first louv months of those years:- • - April. 1912. £ Auckland 28,738 113,500 VnUnii 163 072 , Groymouth Mil H/W Tiunedm '.«; l«*l liiTcrcargill ■ !■«■< 7,695 35.H9 140.552 April. 1911 28,061 74,659 Increase for April, 1512: 17,4380z., £65,893. Silver. April, 1912.' 'April, 1911. Silver ... 96.23607... £9799 94,E620z., £9JfO. Increase for April, 1912: i6740z., £359. : l-'our Jfont.hs en dins April 30. I 1912. 1911. ; fiilrt ■ lis 8940z £542.432 156.6"90z., £S<S.M(I : Silver''... 357J100Z., £36,321 379,7J50z., £37,965 - Increase for_ 1912 in gold: 12150z.; decrea.se L in incre'a!-'a frnhm in silver: 22,4650z., £1644.