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Evening Star, Issue 22596, 13 March 1937, Page 22

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SEARCH FOR GOLD. GILLESPIE’S BEACH. The Gillespie’s Beach dredge return for the week ended March 12 amounted to 102 oz 4dwt for 126 hours. The dredge is at present working the full face. ' WAIPAPA RETURN. Messrs.W. A. Mitson and Co., secretaries of. the Waipapa Beach Gold Dredging Co. Ltd., report a washup of soz ifdwt for 132 hours’ dredging. ARGO RETURN. [Per United Press Association.] REiiTON, March 13. Argo return: 1230 z for 186 hours; 18,5 W yards. NEW GUINEA GOLD. Pres* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 12. (Received March 13, at 2 p.m.) New Guinea Gold scares are quoted at 2s 3d. MOUNT LYELL SHARES. Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 12. (Received March 13, at noon.) Mount Lyell shares are quoted at 40s. : . , METAL MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright ; LONDON, March 12. (Received' March 13, at noon.) Copper.—Standard, £76 10s per ton; forward, £72 8s -Bd. • Electrolytic.—Spot, £77 10s; forward, £79 10s. Wire bars, £79 10s. Lead.—Forward, £36; spot, £35 18s 9d ’ Sfieltdr.— Spot, £34 11s 3d; forward, £34 17s 6d. • Tin.—Spot, £290 10s; forward, £283. Silver.—Fine, 20 11-16 d per ounce; standard, 22 5-16 d. Pig Iron. —Home trade, £4 Is; export,^■'■unquoted.,' - Antimony.—British, £BB 10s; for- , eign, unquoted. Molybdenite, £l 19s (nominal), per unit ; Wolfram, £2 8s 6d. , PRICE OF GOLD. Pfe«* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 12. (Received March 13, at 1.15 p.m.) Fjne gold is quoted at £7 2s sid per' ounce. DOLLAR AND FRANC. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 12. (Received March 13, at 1.15 p.m.) The dollar is quoted at 4.88 J. The franc is quoted .at 106 i. GOLDEN SANDS AND ARGO RETURNS. The return of Golden Sands was 360 z 19dwt for 36 shifts and that of Argo 1230 z (18,500 yards) for 186 hours.—Greymouth Press Association, SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Auckland.—Bank of New Zealand, 44s (2) ; South British Insurance, 955; New Zealand Insurance, 60s; National Insurance, 18s'(2); Taupiri Cof.l (odd lot), 15s 3d: Dunlop Perdriau, 20s 4d; Taranaki Oil, 4s 2d; Golden Crown, 4s 6d; Mount Morgan, 18s 6d (2); Rawang Tin, 13s lid (2), 14s; Placer Development, £5 6s ; 4 per cent. Stock (195255), £lO3. ' Unlisted: Selfridges ‘(old), 38s 9d. After the call; Dominion Breweries, 40s; Tui Breweries, 575; Sanford, 5s 6d; 6. J. Coles, £5 ss. SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Christchurch. Westport-Sfockton Coal (ord.), 2s Id; New Zealand Breweries, 59s Bd, 59s 7d; Tooth’s Brewery, 56s 3d; Anthony Hordern, 20s ,9d; ' Broken Hill. Proprietary,. 89s, 88s • 9d; Broken Hill Proprietary (cent.), 82s 9d; Burns, Philp,' 80s; _ Consolidated Brick, 10s; Electrolytic-Zinc (ord.), 65s (5); Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), 675; General Industries, 21s 6d; Hume Pipe, 20s 6d (3) ; Kauri Timber, 235; Mort’s Dock, 14s sd; Taranaki Oil, 4s 9d; Wilcox, Mofflin, 12s 7d; Big River, Is lOd; Mount Lyell, 52s 6d (3), 52s Bd, 52s 9d (3) ; Rawang Tin, 13s 9d, 13s lOd (3). Reported; Dalgety (late sale on the 12th), £lO 16s 6d; Dunlop Rubber, 20s 3d; Hume Pipe, 20s sd; Waihi Investments, 15s 9d; Mount Morgan, 18s sd. Unlisted: Ballin’s Breweries (15s paid), 12s Gd; Woolworths (Sydney, ord.), £7 19s. Wellington. Woolworths (N.Z.), £7 4s.