MNING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2009, 17 March 1914, Page 8

MNING NEWS.

WELUXSTOjr SHARE MAEKE-T, TliiJ «ate Of milling shares recorded yeslerdav Were:—Ross BecoSstnltt-cd at 4s. M!„ and-\Vailaniri at .lljd. The quotations

STOCK EXOBAN6E-. ' IBs? iKlegraph —Pros* Atsooidtidn.t '■: .Auckland) March-16. Sales mi 'Change this morning':— Kosa, ils. 3d. to 43. lOd, VF.dihi, £2 fa. 3d., 9d. Wand Junction, £1 fr). BiMiedin, March 16 Tho following Sales were made oii tits Stock Excbaßgc to-day.!— Progress Mimes, lis. 64. (two pareelsi. Bank of K-55. <ri£te), £4-lßs. ; . The. foUowiiig sales were reported:— National Bank, £5 75.; N.Z. Insurance. £5 15s,i .A ! ile'k)aiid Gas, £1 ?s. 9d. Dredging stocks: Golden Bed (pieti, buyers 55,. fid. Jlining stocks: Bass Galdficldijj buyers 4s, 1G&,- sellers ss, 2d-.: Jfokoinai Hydraulic, sellers -fit 35.; Progress' Jtinsd o£ jfew Zealand, buyers 15s, 3a„ sellers 145.; Tulisttan. Consolidated, sellers it. 3d.; Waihi, buyers £2 6s. fig., sellers £2 6s. 9d.; Weijii Grand Jiraetlfflrt., buyers £1 65., sellers Si 6,9. 2d.; Hercules. Buyers l?s. .Investnlcitt stocks: KationaL ißank, sell* ers S5 7s. 6d.s Bank of New Zealand, buyers £12, .sellers £12 3s. j Batik of Hew Zealand (rights';, soilcre £4 IBs, 6d.; Union Steaon Ship Ca„ eollere £i 4s. B'd-i Union Steam Shin Ci, (pret.), EellMS fit os, 3d.; Westport Coal Co., sellers £1 i'Os. 9d.; West-port-Stockton, buyc-M 35., ee\Ws fe.; New Zw-lrad-Otol tmi, Oil, buyers 2g, 9d,; Kalfenal Mortgage' Co., tuyars £3 195.; Perpetual Trtisteeis Co., buyers £1" SS.; Bo'mkiaa Kitblira-. sellers 3s. discount; Milburn.. Llhie aftrf Ce-taOttt, sellers £1 lis. 9d.; New Sfealatid.Dnr.g 00. (£2l, buyers £2 ss. 3d.; Now Zealand Djti-g 00. (new issuo), eelleH *'l 55.: Sew Zealand Pa-pef Mifls, so'i.krs J7s. sd.'; Jsow Zealand Portland Cement buyers 95.; '"Otago Daily times," bui-efs £2 »3. 6d,;jßanasJiy'ii Bope «ma Twins, sellers I *f 5s - M-i Wright. Stcpbttfiion, buyers Rb ' m.; Wright, Stfljnentaft (prefj. sellers £5; Hay, Oatwfly, sejic-rs £1 ss, . OAKTHAGE ..MINES, 'The followiili; telegram has been toceivad .from tho C(i«liagc 3tin<!3:- ; '3la»s S'^ii 61 ".;* 5 - Ceased working WedncadiiT, ot«! without i-aiii, KQTES, Miuiug'iiii Keefton Has'been rather dull i durme tbp jja-st three yean?, ' sliiofly • t-lirougli.l.aboui' n-enWijs, but- now, fays a» exch-iUlge, tbern is every pro?pftct of Hil-niM rnnuiHg>smootily uudor the last Arbitra- ! tisn award., which eavo the men a sift, stau'tial inerease of wlsca all round. The speTOtatine publie fe turninp. its attention to IMs fieta for auartii re6ftn« (Hid itrcdir. wig fenturcis, wli-ile the companies tllst afo already eit-ablfeinsd are prejtfiritig {,5 sink '■ their main shafts to auaHile them la carry on development works at- a lower level,thtts sliowlos the faitli. they have tji-at reefs on this fiel4 live to s greater dotsiK 'file fGllowii'ig are soni.e of the starts -that a.l'e to be funk:—Energetic present depth 2Z00K,, inking 150 ft.; Big River, about ' IKW't,, stji-Uing 150 ft,: Biglowood. 300 ft., sink, ing 3QC£t.; 81-actefate'r. 7iSft.> slnMng.lSC'f t, ; The B-njltp ebaft at Merrijtgs has a nrcdent depth of 320 ft., and -a contract, lias just been let to rink a further depth of 580 ft.. at. Sn foot. . Tli* plant- has'ait-iv-ed in Netenn for bof. ing far oil oa Mr. Hoscnberg's -p-rapsrtv , at Brigliton. soutb of tanrflogton.'.nnil will shortly be taken to the coast and creoted eh the site where indjeations of - the nresenco &i oii in quantity licvc boon found.

KOSS GOLB^ELDS,

" "EXCELbSXT WASH fcOC-ATED;"-(By TSWepsn-yii.--Prims Association.) Hohitlka, Mo.feh 16 A. tnttneur Milted cutt'ericy . to-day that goad .ground, "had hasu. met withi* i3ie ltoes GoldgeMs iuiue, 'file stiperititendcnt (Mr. J. Cook) to<day eoafiracd the news, and ■stated that excellent w.asit had been .located in the No. 5 south drive far H distance oS 64ft., And showing still further improvcmtmU Mr. Cask states that with careful pswaectinis the wash will yield is. hot truck. Be is now arrangi'tlg for additional men oft the mine, and when i.lte full cojn:i>krmcnt is engaged Si-;t expects highly profitable returns. ' Th* winze Is HOW down a depth of ?o feat, in the terrftca liottom, and t-hfi ittdierAtiofi's are such. t.ltat fie-atHicipales meeting with a, further payable layer ot wash at any time. Jt-3 state that tticfe will be ijo difftctiltv in. coping with the water when the steep groauct is being worked.

wwe.'ae follow;-* Buyers, Sellers, .'■£■ g. d, fe.'i BlaclivcatCT i- . J ' 5 Can. Goldflelds - AM 9 Iioas Reconstructed 0 5 0 .." „ Swostifca <2Se.) - . 1 1J S Klisittan .' MS B . 0 :W'ailti ,- .2 6 3 .J »r5. Wafhi Grand Junction' ■,.;. i o 6 ' - 1 <■ »' Waittagi 0 Si- - VT-ofksap Dredge ( 5 i —