THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11686, 22 June 1901, Page 6

THE GOLDFIELDS.

■ i AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET. ; i The market showed no signs of improve--1 ; ment yesterday. In investment lines New ', '■ Zealand Insurances sold at 68s 3d, with • j buyeis left at 67s 6d, sellers 695. New , ! Zealand and River Plates were done at 19s, ! more being looked for at 18s 6d, without ! seller,*, Taupiri Coals changed hands at 17s ; j lid and 13s 2d, late sellers asking 18s 3d, ! with buyers at 17s 6d. For Batik of New 1 j Ze.dy.nds there was steady demand at 495, !no sellers quoting. In mining lines there ' was little variation from late rates, and no ' business was done. I AUSTRALIAN GOLD OUTPUT. j The gold output of four of the principal ! Australian States for May gives a total of j 290,4430z, as compared with 286,0120z for j the previous month, showing a decrease of | 5431(«. The West Australian production ; was 144,0860z, as against 120,3120z for ; May, 1900, and 114.6240z for the same ' period in 1899. The Queensland output toi tailed 68,8470z. us against 101,2330z for I May, 1900, and 87.7220z for 1899. The j Victorian output shows 60,4780z. contrasted j with 71,6440z for 19C0. and 67,7960z for j 1899. New South Wales contributed i 17,0320z, as against 16,C000z for 1900,' and j 14,6260z for 1899. The total output for the I first five months of the year amounts to I 1,401,2620z, a decrease upon the total for the si. me period of last year of 52,3840z.

HAURAKI MINES (LIMITED). {BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Coroman"l<EL, Friday. Mr. Harry Hornibrc.ok has been appointed successor to Mr. G. W. Horn, as manager of the Ha-uraki Mines (Limited). THAMES SHAREMARKET. [by telegraph.—-own CORRESPONDENT.] Tham.es, Friday. Broken Hill, buyers 3d; Kuranui, sellers 3d:. May Queen Ha.ura.ki, buyers 5d : Mouowai, sellers, 3s 6d ; New Whan, sellers, 2d; New Gkxieester, sellers Is; Komata. Reefs, sales 2s 'Id. buyers 2s 4d : Talisman Consolidated, sellers 23s ; Waihi Consolidated, buyers Is 7d: Waihi Extended, sales 4s 3d, buyers 4s 2d. DUNEDTN STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION-.] DtT.VEDiN, Friday. Dunedin Exchange sales : Cairnmuir, 15s; First Chance, 325; Fourteen-mile Beach, 40s. 40s 3d: New River, 9s 6d ; Six-teen-mile Beach, 16s. Otago Exchange : Boundary Creole. 12s 6d ; Bendigo, 24s 9d : Enfield. 45s 6d: Golden River. 5s 3d; Great Central. 24s 6d ; Mokoia, 18s; River Molyneaux. 21s 6d ; Sailor's Bend, 48s 6d. Equitable Exchange: Leviathan, 265.