MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1832, 19 August 1913, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

WELLINGTON SHAKE MAJRKET. A fair number of sales were recorded yesterday, tho transactions belne as under:— N.Z. Orown, Is. 2d. (second call.) Itoss Reconstructed, 9s. 9d. (first call). ' Talisman, 425. (second call). . Waihi. 475., 475., 475. (first call). • Waihi Grand Junction, 225. 9d. (first call). Tho quotations wero as under:— Bnycra. Sellers. £s. d. , £ s d. Hurray Oreek (old) — ( 1 6 0 Murray Creek (new) ...... — : '0 8 0 N.Z. Crown 0 10 0 13 New Bis; — 5 4 0 New Sylvia 0 10 0 13 ■ Progress" — 0 8 6 Reconstructed — 0 10 0 Talisman 2 16 2 2 6 Victoria 0 0 5J — Waihi : 6 3 2 7 3 Waihi Grnnd .Turrt.ion ... — 12 9 * 'Premium. ; I STOCK EXCHANGE. • -(By Telegraph—Press Association.) • ■ t / Auckland, August 18. Sales on 'Change:— . ! Occidental, 9d. Saxon, BJd. to 75d. "Ross, 9s. 6d.. 10fl. .' Crown, Is. Id. Waihi, £3 6s. 9d: I . Bank of Now Zealand. '£10 10s. . Taupiri Coal, £1 Is. 9d. Christcliurch, August. 18. Staled reported:—Bank of New Zealand, £10 7s. 6d.: Ctaistohurch Gas (cum rights), £7: New Zealand Insurance, £5 ss. 6d.: CliTistc.hurch Meat Co., £15; Ta.ra.naki' (N.Z.) Oil Wells, 12s. 6d.: Talisman, £2 2s.

Dunedin, August 18. Stock Exchange quotations:— . Dredging stocks—Electric, sellers 4s. 9d.; lilaml Block, sellers 3s. 6rt.; Manuherikia, sellers 3s. 6d.

■ Mining,' isMcks—lludnly Terracc, sellers 155,; Roxburgh Amalgamated, sellers 3s. 6d.; Rosa Ooidlields, sellers 10s. 9d.; Progress Jlines of New Zealand, sellers Bs. 9d.; New Sylvia, buyers Is, Id., sellers Is. 3(1.; Saxon, buyers, 7d., sellers 9d.; Victoria, buyers 4d.; Watchman, buyers 2s. Bd., sellera w. Id.; Talisman Consolidated, buyers £2 2s. 3d., sellers £2 3s. 3d.; Wai.lii, buyers £2 '63. 3d., seller? £2 75.; Waihi Grand Junction, sellers £1 2s. 9d.

Investment stocks—National Bant, buyers £5 45.; Bank of New Zealand, buyers £10 Bi. 6d.; Standard Inuiiranoe, sellers £1 13h. ; U.S.S. Co., buyers £2 35.; Westport Coal Co., buyers £1 Bs., sellers £1 Bs. 9d.; Perpetual Trustees Co., ssllers £1 2s. fid.: Milburn Lime and Cement f£lj, buyers £l 10s., Mosgiel Woollen Factory, buyers £3 lCs. 6d., Fcllera £3 125.: X.'/. Drug Co. (£2), buyers £2 55.; X.Z. Paper Mills, buyers lfj. 3d.; "Otajo Daily Times," buyers £2 13s. HORS GOLDFIEIiDS. Hokitika, August 18. Mr. G. Davis, chairman of directors of the lfoss Goldficlds, Ltd.,' visited the mine at lloss 011 Suturday, and returned to llokitika 011 Sunday. On his return ho fitated to an inttu'viower that he .was highly ploascd with the possibilities, n.iul ground which had been located in the north and south limits of the Cassias workings, the testing of a number of the faces being very satisfactory. Mr. Davis declared that thero was very little danger of stoppage*, the plant and equipment being in better order than over before in the history of the mines. He had been assured,by tho manager that, the plant and tho present shaft were in every way adequate to work tile property to advantage. mining operations are to be commenced in tho very near future, declared Mr. Davis, who stated that it was necessary to do a. little more development work' so a-s tn otivuro tho ultimate successful working of tho mlno.