MINING.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20878, 10 June 1933, Page 8

MINING.

ISSUE OP UCEKgjg' (Passs AS3q ciatios ' WELLINGTON .T, The Minister for Mines. E. Macmillan, says that lml ing licenses were granted rw year ended March 31 rr^n,^^ B tts 1276 in the previous' privileges struck off tL' totalled 154, compared with year. Un *42 KING SOLOMON DEEP LEAD (raws Assoamojr The i mine for the week totalled GOLDEN DAWN RETURji^ Mr H. P Lewis, Christchurel. 1* vises receipt of the &llowirm-,\r gram:— * "We" For 12 working days ending -jl 3, 375 tons were treated for a J® 1 of £824, valued at £4 an ounceT*? is equivalent to 206 ounces current prices less tax, plus 3, : * approximately £1389. ~ an SH BLACK WATER RETURN.'; The following report has been L ceived from Blackwater Mines tm for the month of May: . During the period 4100 tons ot were crushed for a return- oPIHi fine ounces of gold from all bouS the value of which (with gold*K«} 15s a fine ounce) was £11,117 WoriS. costs were £5798, leaving an 2? mated working profit for the 2 of £5319. Development expeS~ for the month was £764, and expenditure was £l2ll. Tr™' GENERAL MERCHANDS& GROCERIES. i 1 Business during the week has beai steady, with no movements of artM interest. Oatmeal and other &3E fast foods are selling very freely j£ the price question seems to toil settled down, grocers are buying vM more confidence. * The egg market, in spit© of tteaM weather, is weak, supplies befog m* plentiful for this time of the year.' Sugar. >, A new price list lor Auckland». fined sugar has been issued «*. date May 29. Prices quoted Brewers' crystals 2&-DI .. .. N°. 1 .. „ .. 25 M go. 2 u o,| No; 3 .. .. .. 23 o'-#'. , Golden syrup 23s 6d, 21s 3d,Wj4 6d for 2s, 7s, and 56's respecting and treacle 21s 6d, 19s 3d, and Us® v u , , the , aoove are free an taM, Auckland. Peanuts. • Cabled quotations for new dttn Java peanuts, shelled and in sheE. jr to hand, and disclose a market Isvofrable for buyers to operate. Ffctf arrival will be here in September, ®d good business in these lines loola imminent. It must, however, not I !*.* overlooked that the Java -not" M smaller than the Chinese, antf tict' quite so attracUve. The chief featoe of the Java peanut is its superk flavour, and it is the one univenlly used by manufacturers in New Zetland. Dried Fruit Market Latest quotations from San Esncisco show advances in the dried fctii market there. From a careful stwjj'd the market there seems little ,&)ti that the American shippers are Swingl a general policy of raising atom prices to this part of the .won&Ma probably elsewhere in the; Enipi&jpfe sterling improves, making advance about equal to the imprtftment in the sterling conversion®? means that landed costs lowered by conversion befl£St(raH shipper taking this by increasing;™?respondingly his f.o.b. price. • .jk The date market in Londafeg again very low, especially fot)ptgKfc which this week were underggij a dozen for 16oz f.o.b. LondoaSmjißw with freight and exchange added>|p goods will land very, cheaply 4ft Sp Zealand- 'dSffiL Bulk Siar dates are also ■VttyjgßS but this line needs samples, as at times the line or less irregular. Smyrna sultanas, new amksfr November, are being ofTertflgMß* price level that will be. of imoP growers. If it were not for r tj»«fj change handicap, these sultanai'tgw be landed in New Zealand per lb for the best gramtfj® is apparent that the recent qratfSJJj for Australian sultanas liatffcCWJ made with an eye on rate puling between London Zealand, .which places at a disadvantage. . 1 The steamer wainui has aa&'jtMK the first deliveries of new. flgW Mildura sultanas and curraEjgswg' are of excellent quality anq-'mBB going into consumption., Furtrajp 5 ' liveries will follow monthly. Ajjj. New crop, November lamvaj, cleaned currants are being ogflßfig ci.f. prices which look sttractum® when the exchange is added taggM" tion is not so bright there will no doubt be a fSsTjJMH for this line, espedallyiasifWffijH Australian currants will propP»,» short later on in the season. " »' Tea. , Xj, Common teas continued tojMjP attention at last week's t«i fflwmgg Ceylon, when a total of 2,2w.W'j B . all grades was placed under strong demand sent common wjjj |d to Id per lb, and a very tonm ket prevailed for brokenPeKoft*K averaged Id advance. BroltHi wwij Pekoes sold better, ana there much better call for this class » than at any previous sale aurfflgr last two months. Braril Nats. ~-4 New crop Brazil nuts shouW. next month, and they will tj2 than was anticipated, id® Jga quality (large washed retail to the public at from 1W w per lb on arrival It is not generally topflm grocery trade that Brazil washed for cleaning purpose»-j e j eliminate the hollow and nuts, as these float off. the 89® ?ai. condition nuts remaining J® merging trays. Thus a wasfieo of Brazil nuts is always when 100 per cent, full nuts.. .i'rv' Almonds. , ' ~£«& There has been a values of Sicily almonds lor ate delivery. Against this is** jj season's price, showing aVjjj-* favour of new seasons & ton. From these figures it is dent that operators sfcou:lJ * attention .on new season rarjjae merely cover requiremaiu» arrive. So far, it is too «|'jJjaffiK able to forecast the aa.«[ new almonds, as the jSSirtrtMM* steamer from the Me°^f le 3g j Sydney has not been £CSeuU J s»y Bcan3. .jteW Danubian beans, a market, are now avaiW«w| jaj jw arrival. Prices are £«»"! haricots, and as such an advantage over gascar beans are 4Sjoo p» than Danubes, and art _ ij extra money. . 'km Reductions. A new price list. btf showing a reduction .y 1 PfS»ai«BiaE; known and quick-seUinjs gether with a reduced known pill controlled company. ; <, Bulk malt extract tained at a small previously ruling, original cost.