MINING NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 12068, 14 December 1903, Page 6

MINING NEWS.

The quantity of coal exported from Westport last week was 11,524 tons, and from ( x rev mouth tin quanti.v was: —Prunner 1.551 tons. Blackball 1.674 lons. RETURNS. Eaniscleugh No. 2: 68oz 10dwt. 123 hours. Golden Bed: 62nz, 129 hours. Rersevt ranee : 590z ISdwt 4gr. Waikaku : 340z lOdwt. 127 hours. Earnscleugh No. 1; 520z 4dwt 21gr, 127 hours. Walk aka Queen : 270z Idwt. 129 hours. Uaimtrodiie ; 250z 14dwt. 134 hours. Royal Wamuimi : 250z 2dwt, 151 hours. Chicago: 21oz 16dwt, 129 hours. Empire : 19oz lOdwt. Island Block : !9oz sdwt. 151 hours. «Jahriel : 19oz ?dwt. week. Alexandra Lead: 17oz Idwt, 132 hours. Happv Valley: 16oz 14dwt, week. MacCharlton ; lsoz 2dwt, 116 hours. Golden Gate: 14oz Idwt. week. Waikaka Syndicate; lloz. Majestic ; 9oz Bdwt.

WEST COAST. Stafford Waimca : 29nz, 120 hours. Greenstone Crock : 290z. 152 hours. Mosquito: 270z. 110 hours. Commissioner's Flat; 21 oz 12dwt. 80 hours. Cornwall : looz 2dwt 12gr, 100 hours. Nelson Creek : 49nz, 133 hours. Xn Town Creek : 660z, 125 hours. New Woodstock : 16oz ICHwt. 160 hours. Moonlight: 12oz 12dwt. 110 hours.

THE SHARE MARKET.

DUNEDIN EXCHANGE. Quotations; Aldiuga—Sel 6/5. Alexandra Lead—-Sel 7/9. Alpine No, 2—Buy 20/, sel 22/5. BignclTs No Town—Sel 17/6. Ble.ckvrater (paids)—Buy 5/6. Bullcr Junction—Sell 11/ Central Charlton—Buy 77. Electric—Sel 24/. Enterprise—Sel 21/6. First Chance—Buy 5/. Golden Bed—Buy" 6/3. Golden Rim—Buy 20/, sel 22/6. Golden Unite!— Buy 5/6, sel 6/6. Hartley and Riley—Buy 63 L sel 66/. HesseCs—Buy 19/, sel 2? ' Inch Calley—Buy 5/3

Junction Electric—Buy 3/6, sel 4/6. Lady Roxburgh—Paids, 6s p, sd 10/ p ; contnb., sel 6/6 dis. 1 Manuherikia—Buv 28/ Mosquito— Sel 17/6. New Bendigo—Buy 5/. New Halfway House—Buy 3/5 Olng—Sei 17/. Prince Arthur—Buy par. Reeves’s Proprietary—Sel 10/ Rise and Shine—SH 29/ Rising Sun—Sel 20/. " Stafford Waimea—Buv 8/6, sel 9/6. Bank of N.Z.—Buy 76/, sel 78/. National Insurance—Sel 21/. Standard Insurance—Se! 18/ Kaiapoi fToollen—Sel £6 7s 6d Donaghy’s Rope—Sel £l2 17s 6d M’Leod’s Soap—Buy 14/.

STOCK EXCHANGE NOTES. River height, 10ft; weather mild. Ihere was a dull market on "Change this morning, the near approach of the holidays 1 i. a V ncer 1 a in state of the weather bo doubt being the principal factors. There were no sales, and buyers and sellers in such stocks as elicited a quote did not show any disposition to come together. Aldingas eufbred a drop of 9d in the selling quote without attracting" a deal, and Alpine No. 2 at 6d icsw than Saturday’s quotation did not chat a, higher bid than 20/. There were buyers of Blackwater at 5/6, but the offer was not sufficiently tempting to the holders of tbs stock, who do not seem anxious to sell. Enterprises at 6d lower than Saturday did not tempt a buying offer, and an offer to buy First Chances at 5/elicited no selling qiote. Golden Beds were in demand at 6/3 ana under, but there were none on the market. The Hartley and Riley market advanced 6d on the part of buyers and 1/ on the part of sellers. Otlmr ‘mining stocks quoted were at about the same figure as previously, and the investment stocks- inquired for were Bank of New Zealand at 76/ (sellers 78/1 and M'Le-o-Ts Roan at 14/. Previous to the call-over the chairman intimated that the Auckland Exchange bad notified that they would close on the afternoon of the 25rd December and reopen on the sth January. ,