THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11644, 4 May 1901, Page 6

THE GOLDFIELDS.

AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET. ..J market was quiet yesterday. In investment lines, D.S.C.'s sold at 9s, with buyers left at that price, sellers 9s 3d. Bank of New Zealands had sellers at 395, buyers offering 365. In Upper Thames mining lines Waihis had sale at £3 15s, late buyers affering £3 10s, sellers asking £9 ss. Waihi Beach Uniteds were done at 6d. V\ aihi Extenders changed hands at As 6d, sellers closing at 4s Bd, buyers 4s sd. >»*'*"• Souths sold at lid, with more looked for at IOJd, sellers Is. Waitekauns were easier at 16s, buyers 13s. In Coromandel and other lines late prices ruled. * WAIhTg.M. CO. (LIMITED). ANOTHER RECORD RETURN. £31,830 FROM 12,576 TONS. TOTAL TO DATE, £1,642,726. During the four weeks ending April 27, the Waihi Gold Mining Company (Limited) crushed and treated 12,576 tons of ore lor a vieid of bullion valued at £30,723. In addition, a parcel of concentrates, resulting from the month's operations, was shipped to Svdnev, valued at £1107. maKing the total" return for the foui weeks £31,830. This is the highest return obtained to date, the previous record being that of the March month, when 12,653 tons yielded £31.330. The total amount won from the mine to date, ba=ed upon the company's own official figures as published with their interim quarterly report, is £1.612,726. The details are as follows : —

NEW FOUR-IN-HAND G.M. CO. £505 FROM 90 TONS. TOTAL TO DATE. £12,118. During the past month the New Four-in-Hand Gold Mining "Company's battery, at Coromandel. has crushed and treated SO tons of ore for a yield of 1740z 19dwt of meited cold valued at £2 17s 9d per oz. or a total of £505 3s 4d. This is an increase upon the return for the previous month, when 85 tons j-ieided £502 8s Id. The total, amount won from the mine by the present company is £12.118 Ss Bd, as shown 111 the following table of details . — In 1899, 655 tons ... ~. - £4,§52 5 6 la 1900, 1204 tons. - =■■*« 3 u £10,185 10 6 January. 1501. 59 tons fr? 9 2 February. 1901, 90 tons *•» *' ' March. 1901. e5 tons £- 2 J April, 1901, 90 tons ---'- °. _ Total to date £12.113 8 3 In the mine development work has been proceeded with on the Cuirassier portion of the property. Driving on the reef has been extended, and although the country is somewhat harder than usual, yet the quartz on the footwall portion is of remarkably good quality. A rise has also been put tip between' the intermediate and No. j levels. the reef averaging about 2ft. and showing gold very freely when breaking down. The reef has been traced and crosscutted through on the surface for 400 ft beyond the Cuirassier workings, gold having been obtained in most of the crosscuts, which shows that there is yet a large amount of development ■wro.-k to "proceed with before anything like the true value of the property can be estimated. Stoping has also been continued on Nos. 1 and 2 blocks, the quartz sloped' being of usual average value.

EXPORT OF GOLD. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE. ■ AUCKLAND HEADS THE LIST. [by telegraph.— press association.] Wellington". Friday. The quantity of gold exported last .month ■was 22.580cz," of the value of £83.467. a;j compared with 20.3550z, of the value of £76,832, exported in April last year. The 6^nr ? s for last month are: Auckland 15.540z, Nelson 300oz. Greymouth 3011oz, Dunttdin 1815oz. luYercargill 15290r, The export of gold for the first four months of the current year was 137.8790z. an increase of 21.6030z over that of the cortespiiKiding period of 1900. THAMES SHAREMARKET. [BY TELEGRAPHOWN CORRESPONDENT.] Thames. Friday. Broken Hill (Waiotno). buyers 3d ; Kur.irCTii, sellers 3d : May Queen Hauraki. buyers 9d; New Whan, " sellers 2i,d; Victoria, tuyere 2£d; Komata Reefs, sellers 3s. buyers & 3d; Tairua Broken Hills, sellers 2s;\Vaihi Extended, buyers 4s 4d. WAIOTAHI G.M. CO. [BY TELEGRAI'H- —OWN ("ORRKSFONUKXT.] Thames, Friday. This company's clean-up for the month of April resulted in a return of 116oz fxlwt of melted gold, which was the product of 85 tons of ore won and crushed from all parts of the mine. The approximate value of the return is £320. KUBANUI-CALEDONIAN. (3T TELEGRAPHOWN CO-RESPONDENT.] Thames, Friday. During the month of April last the tribubers in this company's mine crushed a total quantify of 22 loads of general ore and 361b of picked stone, for a yield of 560z lldwt of melted gold, valued at £155 13s 3d. DUNE DIN STOCK EXCHANGE. [itT TELBJRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Dc.VEDi.V. Friday.

Donedin Stock Exchanges sales: Arrow Junction, 13s. 19s 4Jd, 19s 3d: Electric. '495; Electro Extended, 38.-; 3d, 37s 6d, 57s 2d; Golden Link. 16s; Great Central, 32s 6d ; Greenstone Junction. 21s 6d, 21s; (-rev River Consolidated, 9s; Hartley and Rilov. £6 8s; Jui.ction Electric. 29s'; Kellv and Casey. 335, 33s 3d, 335; Mcrrimac. 12s 6d ; Pactolus. 31s; Richaßls' Beach, l;d; Teviot, 18s 6d; Upper Magnetic. 19-: 3d, 13s ?d, 19s; Vincent Extended. 31s 6d. 31s 3d. Ota;;o Exchange sales: Alpine Consols, 47s 3d,.;'' Fourteen-mile Beach. 335, 33s 6d • _ Golden Bed, 245; New .Alexandra. 7s 6d. '

To Jn'.y 31. 10?? n •• ••• - £ ■July 31. 1650. 10 December ;!, 189i ... In 1892, 13.2-35 tons «-iIn 18M. 15.305 tons c-S?-In 133-!. 24.364 tens ... — — "yi? In 1895, 33.670 tons ---'t£ In 1896. 34,403 tons - r -f ID 1397, 40..64 tons \ ■<£ In 1353, 77.929 tons $?>4l In 1699. 102.335 tons In 1300. 112.012 tons okiJ* Total £1.515,224 Period 19M.J2.553 ton? ... 9.055 Febniary 2. 1901. 12.963 ton? ... /:.&» March 2. 1901. 4 tcn ' -^'4 March 30. 1901. 12.6:3 tons 01 Vpril 27. 1501. 12.576 tons and concsn- __ tratcs J1, Total to date £1,642.726