MINING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2263, 24 September 1914, Page 8

MINING NEWS

'.' ...- WELLINGTON SEARE MARKET. .There were no transactions in rninins shares yesterday. The quotations were ae under:— ■ Buyers. Sellera. . . ■ . £ 6. d. £ s. d. Murray Greek (10s.) — 016 6 Talisman ' : - .17 9 Waihi - 113 6 Grand Junction 1 J 6 1 3.9 STOOK EXCHANGE. , '' . (By TelcEiaiili-Prees Association.) , Auckland, September 23. Sales:— ■• . Weihi, £1 13s. 3d. . National Bank, £5 53. Auckland Gas, £1 Vs. 6d. BOSS. GOLDFIELDS. .■ The secretary of the Boss' Goldficlds 80-, .constructed, , Ltd., has received the following Teport from the Mine. Superintendent on the work at the llino for tho week endins September 17:— . . "No. 7 LflvcL—West drive extended 15feet in wash which continues to show colours of gold en prospecting. ■ At tho intermcdia.te level above No. 7 level, !fo. 1 SouthWest drive has advanced 16 feet in payable wash, No. 2 South-West drive 10 feet in medium wash, aud No. 3 South-Wcst drive 12 feet in poor wash. Three other faces are being worked in. old bloclte. Work underground has been, restricted to two shifts as a number of the men wore cngagod in clearins; away a fall of enrth in No. 1 tunnel of the water-race. This is just about completed and' tho timbers (ire being put in position. : Somo minor repairs to an auxiliary race and tho rotimbcrins of a. side- entrance to tho tunnel axe in hand -in order that future falls in this disturbed area of irround can bo quickly ai,d conveniently dealt with. The following telegram was received from the Mine Superintendent yesterday: "290z. 7dwts. of gold from 620 trucks." . -b'uenside hakket. (By TeloEraph—Press Association.) Dunodin, September 23. At Burneide to-day 144 fat cattle wero yarded. This , was a small yarding and ae freezing buyers wore operating keenly, and as butchers' supplies were exhausted, competition was extremely keen, and oi beef was selling at 43e. to 465. per lCOlb. Several pens of extra heavy bullocke wore yarded and one pen Tealised £26 55., while others brought £24, £22, and £21 par hend. Included in the yarding were a number of cattle of only average Quality. Extra, heavy bullocks £22 to £26 55.; heavy, £16 to £19; medium, £12 10s. to £14; others, £10 10s. to £11 10s.; prime cows and heifors £12 to £14; medium to eood, £10 to £11- 10s.; others, £7 ss. to. £9. Fat Sheep.—2967 were penned. This largo yarding contained a good proportiou of ■heavy wethers. Export buyers were again operating ■ and suitable weights sold well up to last week's prices, but heavy sheep wore inclined to bo a shade easier. Prime wethers, 275. 6d. to 315.: extra heavy, to 605.; medium, 23e. to 255. 6d.: best ewos, 235. to 255.; extra heavy, to 385.; medium, 20s. to 215.; light and inferior, 15s. to 17s. 6d. • ■ . Fat Lambs.—Eleven of tho now reason's lambs wore yarded end sold up to 27a. Pige.—7o fat pige and 163 stores ■ were yardod and sold at about the Eamo prices as laet week.