MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1582, 28 October 1912, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

WELLINGTON SHAKE JIAEKET. Tho sales reported, on Saturday were: Kuranui-Calcdonian, Is. 5d.; Talisman, 38s. 6d.; and Waihi, 35s*. Tho quotations were as follow :— Buyers. Sellers. £ 0. d £ b. d. Blaekwater — 14 6 Con. Goldflelde - 0 14 6 Kuranui. Caledonian 0 14 0 16 Mountain King 0 0 3 0 0 5 Murray CTcek 19 6 111 0 Now BilT Eivcr - 5 5 0 New Sylvia 0 12 0 14 Hoss Ecconstructed 0 5 1 0 5 3 Saxon 0 0 7* — ■ Talisman — 1 18 0 Waihi 1 14 3 1 15 0 Waihi Grand Junction 116 12 3 Waiotabi — 0 3 3 Waitangi 0 0 8 0 0 9i The course of sales during the past week was as under:— Ttlackwa tor, 255. Kuranui Caledonian, Is. sd* , New Sylvia, Is. 2Jd. Old ITauraki, Is. Progress, Bs. 3d., &s. Si. Ross Reconstructed, ss. 3d., 53. 3d. Talisman. 38s. 6d. Waihi, 355. Waihi Grand Junction, 225. 6d., 225. 6d. DREDGING. !By Trteiraph.—Presi Asvoolatlen.i Dunodln, October 27. Dredging returns:—Rise and Shine, 57oz' 6dwt,; Sandy Point. 340z. 15dwt.; Golden Bed, 260z. 12dwt.; Olrig. 17oz. During the. year ended Juno 30 the Victorian State coal-mine at Wonthaggi m.ido a net profit of £9834. From the sale of coal £193,559 was realised, and the total receipts amounted to £198,762. Of tho expenditure of £188.928, working e.vpeuses absorbed £182,392, and interest £4303. A railway contractor recently advertised for three hundred .wooden sleepers. By return of post ho received a letter from 0 neighbouring rlerg.vumn.; offering him tho whole of hi* congregation on rontonable termi. .