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WELLINGTON SHARE HAJtK&T. ■Yesterday's auotations for miuing shares were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Murray Greek — 5 .5 2 Waihi '116 3 IJ® 9 Grand JiiDction — 0 15 9 STOCK EXCHANGE. ' . Ry Telegraph—Press Association.
Auckland, August S. Sales: Talisman, He. Deported: AucVland Gas. 265. 3d., 28s. 6d.; Loan and" Mercantile (ord.). £83. CHKJSTCHUBCH, August. 8. Sale: Union Bank. £53 ss.
TALISMAN' CONSOLIDATED, LTD. AUCKLAND. August 8. During the month' of. July, the Talisman Consolidated, Ltd.,. crushed and treated 1560 tons of ore, yielding bullion valued at, £12.643 19s. 9d. The costs for the month totalled £1 6s. 7d., made up as follows:— Mine development, £1 Is. 10d.; mining,. £1 Zβ. Id.; general, ss; "Id. The directors hare sent to London (ho following cablegram:— "No. 15 level, swith drive: Progress. '63ft.; width of vein. Win.; no values. No. 16 level. No. 4 crosscut: Progress. 24ft,.; south ■drive, progress. 55ft..: width, 18iri.; value, 3s. North, .drive.: Progress, , 57ft.; width, Win.; value. Is." SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS. The gold output for the Ujiion of South! Arrica for 1916 was 9.296,963.60z. fine gold, va1ue.£39,490,990, which is the highest output yet recorded, and exceeds the total for 1915 by 200,553.010z., value £351,895. Although the war has seriously affected tho Rale of diamonds, the output, for 1916 was 2,346,330.21 carats, value £5,728.391, which was obtained from nine mines—two in the Transvaal, one in the Cape, and six in the Orange Free State. The output during 1916 of other minerals was:—Antimony, £21.227; asbestos. £82,481: corundum. £7762; graphite. £1780: iron oxide, £45; iron pyrite, £8142: lead, £5202; magnetite. £1533; mica, £1185: scheelitc. £252; sodji (crude), £25,121; talc, £586; lime. £105,694; flint. .£1537; • gypsum. £11,983; and silver in gold bullion, £106,308.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3158, 9 August 1917, Page 8
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