MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1435, 9 May 1912, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

..■• WELMSGTOX.fiSHAEE , ' JIAEICET.a"',,S' The dullness of the mining market is Intense, and there is practically nothinsr doing. Yesterday tjiorc wa-s pome movement in Waihi nrand Junction shares, rvnd two pules werfi recordicl at the mornins call, and one in tha nfternoan, nil at 25*. The buyiiiß and telling quotations were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £ £. d. £ s. d. N'cvr Sylvia - 0 oan Occidental Oil 013 Roes Reconstructed 0 310 0 3 1 Saxon 0 D 75 - Talisman 2 4 3 2 5 0 Waihi 2 0 3 2 10 Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 5 9 16 3 WaitanKi 0 12 0 i 4 Taranaki Petroleum — 12 6

j The Wellington Slock- Exchange yesterday' received the following telenrams:— From the New Big River Co. :-Thc 39th dividend of Is. p?r share was declared yosterday, payable May 10. From the Talisman Consolidated:—April return: Crushed o6CO tons for £17,963 13s. Bd.: the smaller tonnage and decreased output owing to shortage of men in the mine during the Easter holidays. Costs, 425. 9d.. development Us. Id., niininc 13i 9d.. milliner 12s. Sd.. (joneral 2e. 3d. The following cablegram has been sent to London:—Driving north off No. 12 winze progress 24ft.. reef 42in. wide, assay £!1 5a : driving ?out.h off Xo. 12 winze, progress 12ft., roef 42in. wide, away £2 15s.' 6(L: sinking N'o. 6 vrinrc, progress 25ft. ree* Win. wide, assay £2 9s. 6d. Sunk Woodstock shaft 18ft. The board has declared' a nuarterly dividend of Is. 9d., payable June 4.' Tho transfer books will be closed May 14. STOCK EXWIAXGE. (By Tclesraph.—Press Association.! Auckland, Hay 8. DusjncES done at this morning's call included:— Mav Queen, Is. 3d. Occidental, Is. 6d. to Is. 4d. Waitangi, Is. 3d. Ec*s, 2s. lid. Talisman, £2 fe sd. Waihi, £2 Cs. 9d. Westport Coal. £i 9s. 6d. Xp«- Zealand Paper, .€1 2s. <rl. Tonson Garliik. £! Is. Tlio following; busicess was done At tho 3.15 p.m. call of the Stock Kxchanee:—Occidenta.l Consolidated, Is. 4d.. is. sd!: Boss Goldficlds, i>.; Talisman Consolidated (Is. 9d. div.l, .£2 fe. 9d.: Waibi Grand Junction (Is. div.!. £.\ sf. 9d.; Waitangi Consolidated (second csill), !e. 2d.; Watchman, Is, 5(1.; Old Uauraki, Is. Sd.; IC.Z. Insurance, £4 17s.' 9d. ChrlstchurDh. Jfay 8. Sales reported on 'Change:—Canterbury i Farmers , , Timarn, £2 17s. Talisman, £2 At. IOJd. Waitangi, Is. ■ • Dunodin, Jtay 8. The followiiiE Stock Exchajigo sales are reported:—Waitanci. Is. 2d.; Weatport Coal, £1 9s. 6d. (three parcels); sales re-i ported of Fniou Pteam, £2 lte. 6d.; and j Ri'es and Shine, £1 3s. 6d.