MINING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 48, 25 February 1918, Page 2

MINING NEWS.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. South British Insurance shares changed j hands this morning at 119/. and Waipa i Coal were transferred at 17/fi. Kaiapoi ! and Mosciel Woollen shares were both I asked for at an advance upon last week's 'prices. X.Z. Cement could bo placed at : 6/, and buyers of Huddart Parker S.S. J Co. advanced their offers to-day to 38/. BUSINESS DONE. AT THE NOON CALL'TO-DAY. South British (till') Waipa Ciiii] ilYii) Auckland Gas icont.i (10/G) Sellers. Buyers. BANKS-

DIVIDENDS. Devouport Steam Ferry Co. Interim at rate of ~i u.e Now K.Z. Kefrigerating Co.— 4 p.c. for half year and 4 p.c. bonus Xow N.Z. Insurance Co., •$/ per share for half year, and bonus of Gd per Bliare - • Xow CALLS. Waihl Extended Gα, February 20 SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUN'EDtX, this day. Sales: lliiddarr Parker, £1 IS/; Papuan Products, 3/; New Zealand Kefrigeratinjj Co., £2 0/3; Wulbi <irand Junctiou, 14/7.

New Zealand fold) 2."iO/o .. U46/0 New Zraland (p.u.) :tr>0/0 .. 34.VO National 110 0 .. 10S/0 INSURANCE— Xpw Zealand — .. K57/0 National 61 0 .. wj/0 South BrltlsU 121/8 .. 117/is Standard 42/0 .. 40/3 FINANCIAL— •r.oan and Mprr. (prof..1.. — ..1200/0 Loan and Men , , lord.)... — ,.1020/0 K.Z. and Iliver riatc 3!>/f> — 37/0 COAL — Hikurangi 10/e .. ■ Northern - 6,0 Tjupi'-i iT.i) .. it/3 Walpa _ .. no Westport .■!(>,:> ... GAS— Auckland (p.u.) 27/3 .. 27/0 Thames J3/0 ... SHIPPING— Northern Steam (p.u.).... — „ 15/"! Northern Steam (cont.).. 7/6 .. l/o Hnddart Parker Co 39/0 .. 38/0 MISCELLANEOUS— Kauri Timber (cont.).... 15/0 .. 12/9 Parker, Umb .. 15/0 AV'elliugtoD Woollen .... — .. 136/0 Kniapoi Woollen — . I87/O Mosgiel Woollen — .. i>7/ 0 Auckland Trams (pref.).. — .. Jβ 0 Auckland Trams lord.).. 21/0 .. _ Colonial Sugar 460/0 .. 4r>0/0 A. J. Entrlcan, Ltd —. __ 21/(i Hill and Plummer \\ •;:{/() Milne and Choyce (pref) * 9(!'(! •Mllne and Choyce (ord.).. — '" a.V3 New Ztnland Cement 7/3 ., ~\;/o Sharland and Co — *>7/R Takapuna Train _ |* j[',q Union Oil ._ 27/0 Wiseman ami Sons (pref.l — "" "Jl>/y Wiseman and Sons lord.) 21/0 .'. — Wilson Cement (pref.)... — ] •"/() Wilson Cement (ord.) \\ •£•/'(} MINING STOCKS— Walotahl 0/10 .. 0/0 New Zealand Crown ., 0/51 Komata Heefs o/4 " 0/11 Rising Sun o/lO " •>/) Talisman Consolidated lo'/o "" Tw^ Wilihi ;{, s/!) ""•«/•> Walhi Grand Junction... li/3 " 14/n Waibi-Faeroa 10/0 \\ 1