MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1992, 24 February 1914, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

WELLINGTON SHAKE MAEKET.' A sals of Talisman at 435, mass tljfe' only mining transaction reeorfted yesterday, 'fire quotations were ae follow :-* Burets. Sellere.- ' £s. d. £s. d, Murray Creek — *010 0 Progress 0 12 3 0 U 0 . Boss Reconstructed Q 3 6 — Saxon -.'. 0 0 6 Q 1 B Talisman 1....;, 2 3 0' 2 3 6. Waiiii % 12- 0 — Watchman 0 2 B — . T&raftaJU Oil 0 2 6 . — •Premium. . STOOK EXCHANGE. !By 'Wegrttpb.—Press Association.) Auckland, February 21. The following Sales were recorded on ths Auckland Stock Exchange to-day:— Vfaihi, £2 Ma. Grand Inaction, JSI 6s. 6d„ JBI 6s.' 6d. ' New Sylvian SJd. ~ Waitangi, 9d„ 9*d. %am dbidficlds, 3s, Ud. Talisman, £2 3s, 'faupifi Coal Mines. £1 is, • ■ ■Ghrlstphurch, Fshraary 23. Sale, ireported:—-Clifisldiurcli Meat Co,, £15 ISe, dtinctlln, jfetoruory 23, Sale on 'Change to-day :—South British, 87s. 6d. Stock Exchange, ciootatioito:— Dredging stocks: Electric, buyers 3s. 6d„ eettors 4s, 9d.; Rising .Sun, sellers JS-1 JSs. Mining stocks: Blackwatcr Slides, sellers £1 Is. j OoKEolidaltd Goldftelds, sellers £tj Progress Mines of New Zealand, buyers 13s. 3d., sellers 14s. 3d.; Sftxon, buyers Sd.j Talisman Consolidated, sellers £2 45.; W'aihi, sellers £'2 135.; Waiai firanS Junction, buyers £1 fe„ sillers £1 6s. 6d.i Hercules, sellers 12s. Investment stocks: National Bijnk, sell* ers £3 Ss. 6d.s Bank of . Now Zealand, ■sellers £12 3s. fid.: National Insurance, buyers £2 He.; U.S.S. Co., sellers £1 Is. 9d.; IT.S.S. .Co. (p-ref,). buyers £1 os. Id., sellers £1 os. 3d.; .Westport Coal Co., sellers £t fls.j Jtilbftm Lime and Cement {£11. buy. ors £1 Its, 6d., eeltera £1 125.: WriirlrU Stephenson, buyers.£6 10s.; Wright, Stephenson (prof.), sellers par, ROSS BfiCOXSMtTJCTED, The superintendent of Boss Ooidfields Reconstructed reports as folksw© for the past week r-'Jtine: No. 6 Level, So, 2 shoot--So. 2 south has been estenrted to 168 feet froin tiso opening, and stopped on account of values Ueooming too- poor—the parly tvhe- were ensaged i.n the exlensjois <jf this drive are. now talilng off a few blocking wtripa No. 4 South lws been driven to W feet in w<wh of varying ((uaiity; this drive has been worked sliurWiandod. Ko. 6 south has been opened 48 feet east- of So. 3'south, and driven 12 feet fronj the oiren-

ing in wash of payable quality. Trc* Tittf ties are Moaning •at this ' ishoort. Prospecting shaft: During Mis time the Jock was closed the jmjspoctinii winze beeanie full of wale?. Qnd in coase.otience -of the time- 'takes to fid-Jolt wit and erect :i double isinrildse only tft. litus been suiilt for the week, and it is now down a dentil of 48 feet. The material passed through is being .cateJMly urospect&li,bftt otjlir a few colfMSrs. t<>'the dish otc b'ei.Ktf'.ttblofticd.,': F6o oatptit of' wash could fee i'ljefeitsed. but it is vsry difficult to obtains suitable labour at present, but as soen as it -Is.available ndvantago will b© xaM&t of it to put rift/ mors ..hands. The condition «f .. tho rta'chinery on mine, twrosuiteeiofl ' line, power statton.i ami iaces and tunnels is tts 'usual. • '