DREDGING SHARE MARKET.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 1 April 1901, Page 3

DREDGING SHARE MARKET.

(per press association.)

Dunedin, April 1. Sligo Brothers report the following quotations to-day:—■

Wc regret to learn that tho lad Richards who met with an accident at Brunnerton some time ago, is in danger of losing his leg. He lias already undergone one operation but it is feared that another more serious one will be required.

The world’s membership of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, which lias just concluded a conference in Wellington, is upwards of 800,000.

In 1899 the Government offered a bonus of Is per gallon (£5000) on the first 100,000 gallons of mineral oil produced from shale obtained in the colony, the oil to bo of a quality approved of by the Government, and to be sold at a price not exceeding Is a gallon at any port of shipment in the colony. The company working the Orepuki claim (described recently in the Star) has been pushing along its operations for the bonus, and in order to afford encouragement, the Government has extended the time within which the claim can be made until 31st Decembo next.

FROM TO Aliaura River . os Od Gs Od Bullcr Junction . . i:)s Od Dobson . 1:5s Od 15s Od Grey River . 29s Od 30s Od Grey River Consd. Its Od Island Creek . 2s Gd Leviathan . 20s Od 22s Od Mokoia 24s Gd 25s Od Nelson Creek . Oils Gd G5s Od I’actolus . 25s Od 30s od Victory . Ss Od 10 s Od Woodstock . :5s Od 4 s Od Wareatca . :5s Od The following sales arc recorded at the Dunedin Stock Exc hange to-day from; TO Central Electric, 10 at 7:5s Od 71s Od Dobson No. 2 13s Gd Electric 53s Od 14-Mile Beach 32s Od 32s 3d Galvanic 21s Od Golden Bed 28s Od 28s Od Junction Electric.. 31s Gd Kelly and Casey ... 33s Od Otawa 2s Od Tineent Extended 40s Od