MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1195, 2 August 1911, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

WELLIXGTON SHAKE MARKET. T!ie market was featureless yesterday; though a fair number of s-ales were made. Prices may be said to be very steady. The transactions recorded were as under:— . New -Sylvia, 3s. 6}d. (second call); 3s. 7d. (third call). Saxon, 2s. sd. (third call). ■' Waihi, 61s. 6d., Ms. 3d. (second call); 61s. 6d. (third call). Waihi Grand Junction. 275. 6d. (second call); 275. (id., 275. 6d. (third call). The buying and selling quotations were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £ e. d. £ s. d. Blaekwatcr - 13 0 Drcmr.cr'a 0 0 3 — Con. UuldfMrts - 10 3 Kuranui Caledonian — 0 16 May Queen 0 2 3 0 2 5 X.2. Crown -r 0 3 3 Now Hijt Itsver 3 13 0 - New Sylvia 03 6. 03 8 Saxon 0 2 4 0 2 6 Tairna Mines 0 1 11 0 2 1 Talisman 2 1(1 ■) ?. U 3 Waihi 3 10 3 16 Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 7 3 17 9 Waitangi 0 3 3 0 3 4 Boss 0 1 11 - STOCK EXCHANGE. (By Te!esrach--Prcs3 Association.) Auckland, August 1. Business was done on the Stock Exchange to-day as follows:— May Queen, 2s. 3d. Moanatairi, 6d., s{d. New Sylvia, 3s. 7d. Saxnn. 2s. Ed. Ross, 2s. Mount Welcome, 2d. Old Hauraki, 2s. Tairua Golden nills. Is. Jd. Waihi, £3 Is.. ,€3 Is. 6d. Cashrcoro Timber, £1. The following business was done at the 3.15 p.m. call to-day :— May Ouccn, 2s. 3d. New Sylvia. 3s. 7d. Waiotahi, 3s. Id. Mi. Welcome, 2fl. Tairua Minos, 2s. Waihi. £3 Is. 3d.

YVaihi Grand Junction, £1 7s. 6d. Westport Coal. £1 9s. Northern S.S. (con.), 7s. 3d. Northern Boot Co.. 17s. Chrlslchtirch, August 1. The following sale was reported on the Stordt Exchange of Canterbury :—New Zealand Shipping Company, £11 10s. Dunedln, August 14. Stock Exchange sales reported:—Standard Insurance, £1 lis. N.Z. Shipping. £11 10s. .The Wellington Stock Exchange received the following telegram yesterday:— ■ "Tairtta. Mines, 90oz. hot water amalgam for the week." WAIHI DIVIDEND DECLAKED. (By I'eleEraph—l'reffi .Association.! Auckland, August 1. The directors of the Waihi Goldinininir Co. have declared a. dividend of two shillings per share, payable on September 1. Thi-3 will mean the distribution of close on £50,CC0, and will bring the total of dividends and bonuses paid up to £4.284.662 7s. 9d., out of a total yield of £9,483,163. WAIHI SHAKES, 13.V Telegraph—l'iess Aseoeiati-on—Coovntrot London, July 31. Waihi shares arc auotcd at 58s. 9d. to 61s. 3d. JUNES DEPARTMENT EETTJBNS. The following return shows the quality and value of gold and silver exported from the several ports of Now Zealand for the months of July. 1911 and 1910, and the first seven months of thoso years:— GOLD. - July, 1911. ■ July, 1910. os. £ oz. £ Auckland 28,131 113.674 37.6C6 ' 149,292 Grevmouth ... 6.170 24,666 5,240 20,325 Duriedin 13,274 63,743 8,667 35.197 luvercargill ... 1,791 7,163 2,652 10,632 Totals 49,366 199,246 54,165 215.417 Decrease for July, 1911-4,7990z., £16,171. SILVEE. July,l9ll. July, 1910. 143,7040z.. £14,421. 88.5030z., £8.977. Increase for July, 19!l-55,201oz., £5,444. Seven months ended, July 31, 1911 and 1910:1911. 1910. Gold ... 272,0130z., £1.090,633 278.7440z. £1.104.104 Silver 775,0570z., £77,743 ,993,7890z., £99,643 Decrease for seven months in g01d—6,7310z.. I £13,471. ! Decrease for seven months in silver— 218,7320z., £21,9C0.