MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1868, 30 September 1913, Page 10

MINING NEWS.

WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. The mining market was moro buoyant yesterday, lloss wero pushed up to 15s. 9d., and sales were raado at these figures on 'Change. Talismans were firmer, with sales at 4ls. 3d., and W auub changed liande at 275. ,9d. and 26a. The Quotations were as under:— Uuyortf. Sellers, £ b. d. £ fi. d. Murray Creek (old) 1 6 0 7 New Sylvia 0 0 lli 01 1 lloss Reconstructed 015 6 0 15 10 Talisman 2 13 2 2 0 Waihi 2 8 0 2 8 6 Wailii Grand. Junction ... 1 1.0 J- •; 2 Waitangi - 008 STOCK EXCIUNOE. (By TelecrftpU.—Prc69 Association.) Auckland, Septcmcbr 29. The following sulcjs wero mad© on 'Change to-day:— Koss, 14s. lCd. to 15s. 2d. Talisman, £2 Is. 6d. Waihi, £2 Bs. Grand Junction, £J Is. 6d. ChrlstcJjurch, September 29. 1 Sale reported:—Union Steam, £2 4s. 9d. Dunedln, September 29. Tho following rales wero reported on tho Stock Exchange to-day:—Waihi £2 Bs.; Westport-StocktGJij lid.; Bank of J»ow Zealand, £U (»ivo" parcels). . •Stock Exchango Quotations— Dredging stocks: Electric, Ecllers 4s. 3d.; Hartley and Riley, buyers Is., sellers le. 3d.; Worksop, buyers £3. , . Mining stocks—R-oiJourgli Amalgamated, sellers 3s. 6d.; Ross Goldfields, buyers 14s. 9d., sellers 16s. 6d.; Progress Mines of New Zealand, sellers Bs.; Now Sylvia, sellers Is. Id.; Saxon, buyesr 7d., sellers Is.; Wami, buyers 2 Bs., sellers £2 Bs. 3d.; Waihi Grand Junction, buyers £1 le. 3d., sellers £1 2s. Investment stocks—Bank of New Zealand, £11; N.Z. Insurance, buyers £5 55.; Standard Insurance, buyers £1 lis. 6d.; Union Steam Ship Co., sellers, £2 ss. 3a.; Westport Qoal Co., buyers £1 IC<3.; \7est-port-Stockton, seller 4s. lid.; Dominion Rubber, selJcrs £1 Is.; D.I.C. (pref.), buye;fe £1 2s. id., sellers £1 2s. 9d.i Milburn Lime and Cement, sellers £1 lis. 9a.; Mosgiel Woollen Factory, buyers £3 lis. 6d.;" N.Z. Drug Co. (£2l. sellers £2 7s. 6d.; Wright, Stephenson, buyers £6 10s. ROSS GOLDFIELDS RECONSTRUCTED, LIMITED. Tho report for the week endine September 24 from the mine superintendent at Ross indicates that at tho sixth level tho east dnvo has been driven 21 feet during tho week, and is now 360 feet east of No. 1 rise. "Prospecting in this drive, which is below tho wash .indicates that the values are poor. The branch level has been extended 12 feet, and from this tho 6lioot is beinj constructed into Caseins. Tho strengthening of, the wateri lock has been completed, and 19 now in a ! satisfactory condition; Tho superitendent ; ii*licates that if becomes necessary to closo it at any time ho feels it will have the desired effect of holding back tho

Miss Oldgirl: "I think that was just lovely to give Susan a rose for every year ■of her age." Mr.- Sourdropp: "Good thing tliey don't do that for everybody." "Why, pray?" "Some poor fellow'd have to buy a greenhouse for you."