MINING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXII, Issue 15704, 25 August 1911, Page 9

MINING.

AUCKLAND -SHARE MARKET. [From Our Correspondent.] AUCKLAND, August 21. •• t During the last couple of days there have been signs of impiovunent in busmess in milling shares on the Exchange. Develop- ' merits at the 1000 ft level at Thames are' being awaited with interest. During the 'week another 101 b of picked otono was secured from the Exchange reef at 1003 ft in tho May Queen mine, and yesLt-rday a little attention was paid to -Saxon shares owing to quartz ■ being mot with in tho boring, in the mailt crosscut at lOMft, which i 3 now well within the Saxon ground. Waiotchi and Waitnugi Consolidated shares had a few transactions • this _week at late quotations. Buyers, of .Rosa Go.dfields advanced their offers to 2s 2d, but no sales resulted. In Coromandel lines paidup Haiiraki Reefs sold and aro still wanted at Is -Id, with sales up to Is 6d. . Old : Hauraki shares wc-re .inquired for yesterday at Is Bd,' as 30lb of picked stone was reported from the SOOft level. New Zealand . Crown shares alter touching 2s Gd changed ' hands up to 2s 9d. Tairua. Mines eaecd in price, and after a call of 2d was nindef yes-'"' terday sold as low as lid. Waihi are still : wanted at 61s 3d and Waihi-Paeroa paid-up shares at 335. Waihi Grand Junction shares firmed a little owing to tho reef exposed in the abaft at 1035 ft down giving payable assays. Sales took place at 27s 6d, 27s 9d ’ and 27s Gd. Free sales wero made of New ' Sylvia during the week at 3s to 2s lid. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. [Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, August 24. Morning call:—Saxon 2s Id, Hauraki Reefr Is sd, Hauraki Reefs (contributing) la od, la 4d, Crown 2s 9d, Crown options sd, Tairua Mine 3 lid. 3.15 p.m. call:—Saxon 2s, Is lid, Occidem tal Consolidated ljd, Hauraki Reefs (paidup) Is, Hauraki Reefs (contributing) Is od, Waihi Gls 3d, Waihi Grand Junction 27s Gd, New Zealand Crown 2s 9d, Waitangi Consolidated 3s 2d, Tairua Mines lid. WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, August 34. Salc9 on ’Change reported to-day were as follows:—Noon—Saxon 2s ltd (reported), New Sylvia 3s (’Change). 3.15 p.m.—Blackwater £1 6s (reported), Saxon 2s OJd (reported), Waihi Grand Junction £1 7s 9d, £1 7s 9d (’Change).