OUR GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13347, 29 November 1906, Page 8

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

SUMMARY,

The goldfields of the Auckland district have during the past six weeks produced bullion worth £180,216 6s 3d. , Towards this the Ohinemuri mines contributed £156,502'15s 5d — Waihi mine alone yielding £125,420 —and the Thames field £22,985 16s 7d, including the record return of £20,010 17s from the Waiotahi Company's property for October month. Up to- the present £1,101,674 18s lOd has been won from the Auckland fields for 1906, as against £1,030,382 15s 8d for the full twelvemonths of 1905, an increase of £71,292 3s 2d. As several large returns have yet to come to hand before the year closes it will thus be seen that the yield for 1906 will show a substantial increase over that of 1905.

During the past 10 months New Zealand has exported 469,3100z of gold valued at £1,893,955. Last month's export was 57,2910z valued at £231,118.

Mr. Clias. Rhodes, local director and attorney to the Waihi Gold Mining Company, paid his first visit to the company's mine since his return from England a few days ago. ' The visit proved a very interesting one to Mr. Rhodes, who informed a Herald representative that the mine had improved considerably during the six mouths that had elapsed since he last saw it. "I have never,'' lie said, "seen the mine looking so well; in fad, it is opening up in a manner more satisfactory than »vas even contemplated by the company's officials.". The appearance of the low levels of the mine is particularly satisfactory. At No. 8 level the crosscut towards the Martha lode is being pushed forward at the rale of about 30ft a week, close on 300 ft vet remaining to be driven to strike the lode. Only the other day a vein of about 2ft in thickness was cut. It contains highly payable ore, and it is a body that has not been identified with anything previously met with in the upper levels. 'the water in the mine has been reduced to about 1200 gallons a minute, and as soon as a chamber can be completed near No. 5 shaft (to act as a reservoir from which to pump) the sinking of the No. 5 shaft will be continued. At No. 7 level everything is also looking well. The long crosscut at 684 ft west of No? 1 shaft has been continued, and is now through the Martha lode. With the exception of a horse of 20ft of country, the crosscut has been through payable ore the whole distance. The additions to the machinery are being actively pushed forward. Half-a-dozen tube mills are being manufactured at Waikino, and the foundations and buildings to receive them have been completed. The slime plant is also well under way, and this will comprise 18 tall vats to commence with. The buildings and foundations for the gas-producer plant are about to be proceeded with, and the first shipment of the plant is expected to arrive before the end of the rear.

Development works* in the Waihi'Grand Junction mine continue to be of a highly satisfactory, character, the most gratifying feature being the improvement in ore values as depth is attained. At the, No. 4 level—a depth of- just on 800ft—the Martha lode has been penetrated for some 30ft from the haiigingwall side, and the ,'assays made have proved the ore to be highly, payable. Having holed through to the winze, good ventilation has been obtained, and the crosscut to the footwall ol the lode is now being pushed forward. The parent reef at this level is estimated to be about 40ft wide, and as soon as it has* been penetrated for the full width and sampled right across driving will be continued to intersect the No. 2 lode, which has given excellent values throughout, and should be met with in about 60ft of driving. 'It is a pleasing feature, as far as the future of the Grand Junction mine is concerned, to And that the Martha reef has shown -a marked- improvement going down, each level opened up having shown better ore values than its predecessor. It is expected that the new electric hoist now being installed will be working before the end of the summer .mouths, and shortly after the, Christmas holidays the management should. be in a position to easily lift more thfrri sufficient. ore to keep the full 40 head of stamps at the battery going full time. The; hoist is a powerful one, capable of lifting all the ore the company will require for crushing purposes from a. depth of 2000 ft. The filter press plant is being enlarged.to enable it to treat the slimes from the 40 stamps in place of about the:'present capacity. The excavation for the additional 60 head of stamps to he erected, and other work in connection with the additions to the milling plant, is being steadily pushed forward, and in all probability the full 100 stamps will be at work on the ore from the mine before the close of the coming year. (1907). Meanwhile it is understood that the management of the company are thoroughly satisfied with the bullion returns, so far to hand, and with the prospects of the mine. The steady development in the New Zealand Crown mine of the new reef at the Waitawheta level and above continues to afford satisfaction to the management. In fact, the greater portion of the best ore now being broken out is won from the lead in question. This reef, it may be stated, was intersected in a crosscut east of the Welcome reef during 'he latter part of 1893, but as the values at the point of intersection were not very high nothing was done in the matter of proving the' worth-of the discovery. Some time ago, however, Mr. Daw decided to exploit the .stringer, and soon after driving on its course was commenced the stone showed signs of improvement. Payable values came in, and since then three levels have been opened up at about 80ft apart, and it is intended shortly to drive the fourth. The reef varies from 22ft to sft in width.

The following cablegram was forwarded to the London office of the Talisman Consolidated, Limited, a few days ago:—'" No. 10 level south is in 2030 ft, No. 11 rise 24ft; width of reef 24in, average assay value, £9 10s. No. 11 level, south branch of vein east of south drive been followed for 19111. width of reef 26in, average assay value £4 145..' No. 7 winze. 44ft. width of reef 48in, overage assay value £6 15s. No. 9 rise, 22ft, width of reef 48in, average assay value £8 14s. No. 10 rise. 28ft. width of reef 48in, average assay value £4 7s. No. 12 level south, No. 5 rise 156 ft, no reef." It will'be seen that the values generally are excellent.

,The sinking of the main shaft to test the Waihi Consolidated ground at a. greater depth is being continued, and fairly good progress is being recorded, considering the difficulties to be contended with. When a depth -of 314 ft had been attained boulder country was intersected, which after a short time gave place to layers of sand. .The boulders .ire again in evidence, the depth of the shaft at last report to hand being well on for 400 ft. For some considerable time past mining at Waitekauri has almost been at a standi still, but lately a'revival has set in, and there, now seems to be every indication of a prosperous future awaiting the district. One of the mines which gives promise of coming into prominence again is the New Waitekauri, on the old Waitekauri section of. the Waitekauri Gold Company, now being worked by a syndicate. A start was made recently to open up the old Queen level, which had been driven a, distance of about. 600 ft from the point where Butler obtained his rich patch in the early days, to a point underneath the old blow run.' A commencement was also made with lap intermediate level between the Queen and Home's levels, and after sinking about 15ft a fine chute of ore was struck, gold being freely seen through the stone. Where cut through the reef is about 12ft in width, though striking an average there would be about 7ft of stone with a band 3ft or 4ft wide on the hanghigwall, which is carrying stone of very good value. The extension of the Home level, which is fully 200 ft below the Queen level, is under way, and the lode is being operated upon with highly encouraging results. The show in the mine is unquestionably of great value, and as a large extent of good ore has' been syndicate should be amply rewarded for their enterprise when the treatment of the stone is undertaken. Already a considerable quantity of ore has been broken out. The Maoriland Gold Mining Company's property in this district is also being worked with very encouraging results, the ore so far crushed showing

pay values. A slimes treatment plant is now being added to the battery recently started, and shortly after its completion the first return from the i mine will come to hand. Those connected with the mine are very sanguine as -to its future, and hope to* see the property ranking ere long among the permanent bullion-producers of the Auckland district.

The Kuranui-Caledonian Gold Mining Company, the shares in which are largely held at Home, recently applied for, and was granted, six months' protection for the Kuranui-Caledonian claim (Thames), subject to tributes being let in the upper portions of the mine. The directors in London were responsible for the lodging of the application, the idea being to suspend developments pending the further sinking of the Tliam*-s Haurak: shaft —a work contemplated by the Thames Drainage Board—with the object of testing the Thames gofdfield at a greater depth than hitherto. The Kuranui-Caledonian Company has already expended a large amount of capital on the upper levels of the mine, without discovering anything of a payable nature, and desires to reserve the capital in hand to prospect the deeper levels at a later stage. Many of those acquainted with the Thames field are confident that the gold will be found to live going down, and that once a comprehensive scheme is carried out for the mi watering of the goldfield at a greater depth, the Thames will embark on; a fresh era of prosperity as a mining centre.

; . According to the following tabulated re-, I turn for 1905, prepared by Mr. Frank 'Reed, inspecting engineer of mines, showing the gold output of New Zealand and the various States of Australia, also the dividends paid, and the percentage of total output- paid in dividends, New Zealand heads the list in the highest percentage of dividends: — • Per- *,„ s Dividend*, centW m Output. 1905. «iae. New Zealand ... £2,093.936 £617,201 29.4 Queensland 2,517.290 635.594 27.2 West Australia ... 3.305.654 2,167.639 26.1 Victoria • 3,175,875 454,431 14.3 It might be mentioned that the dividends of the New Zealand gold mines given, viz., £617,201, are all from registered companies, and do not include the profits of privately-owned mines. If the latter weft j added the percentage would be materially higher. The New Zealand returns up to the end of September for this year are even more favourable than those of the corresponding period of 1905. GOLD RETURNS. _ TOTAL FOR SIX WEEKS, £180.216 os on. The. gold returns from the fields of the Auckland district for the past six weeks amount to £180.216 6s 3d, as shown in the following details — ' OHINEMUKI. I £ s. d. I Waihi G.M. Co. (four weeks ! ended Oct. 6). 27,465 tons ... 62.600 0 0 ! Waihi G.M. Co. (four weeks 1 ended Nov. 5), 27.503 tons ... 62.820 0 0 I Talisman Consolidated. 4550 tons 13.4-10 16 0 j N.Z. Crown Mines. 2145 tons ... 4,762 0 0 I Komata Keefs (I.M. Co. (four weeks ended Oct. 6!. 1650 tons 3,475 0 0 j Komata l?eefs G.M. Co. (four weeks ended Nov 3). 1360 tons 3,948 0 0 AVaihi Grand Junction G.M. Co. (four weeks ended Oct. 6) ... 2,248 0 0 Waihi Grand Junction G.M. Co. (four weeks ended Nov. 3) ... 3,203 19 5 Total Ohinemuri district ... £156.502 15 5 THAMES. £ i. d. j Waiotahi G.M. Co., 1804 tons ore 6ewt and 411b picked Stone ... 20,010 17 0 New May Queen G.M. Co.. 242 loads ore, 501b picked stone ... 598 16 1 Southern Queen G.M. Co., 34 ioads 145 12 3 Victoria G.M. Co.. 39 loads ... 55 0 0 Moanataiari Extended G.M.'Co., 9 loads ... 4 11 2 I . £20,514 16 6 , T.UKUA. j Golden Belt. G.M. Co.. 495 tons 1,486 0 1 j Talma Broken Hills . G.M. Co.. j 30-3 tons. 685 0 0 £2,171 0 1 Total Thames district ... £22,935 16 7 '. COKOMANDEL. £ a. d. Royal Oak Tributers (various parcels) .. ... ... ..". ... 727 14 3 Total Auckland district for six weeks ... £180,216 6 3 WAIHI. A SPLENDID RETURN. £62,820 FROM 27,508 TONS. TOTAL TO DATE, £5,251,125. During the four weeks ended November 3 the Waihi Gold Mining Company crushed and treated 27,508 tons of ore for a yield of bullion valued at £62,820.. The return is a very satisfactory one, and compared with the corresponding return of 1905 (£61,228 from 25,067 tons) shows an increase in value of £1592. The total amount won from the mine to date is £5,251,125, as shown in the following table of details:—

To July 31, 1390 £13.628 July 31. 1890. to December 31, 1891 . . 36.458 In 1892, 18,297 tons 46 219 In 1893. 19.8J5 tons ... 64.305 In 1894, £4.364 lons ... -.. 53.023 In 1895, 33.670 tons 120,335 In 1896, 34.410 tons 135,156 In 1897, 40.764 tons ... 144.C41 In 1898. 77.923 tons ... 256,494 In 1899. 102.381 tons ' 302.525 In 1900, 112.012 tons ... 317,902 In 1901, 159,325 tons 461,205 In 1902, 179.485 tons 621.574 In 1933, 231.323 tons ... ... ... 658,593 In 1904. 259.978 tons 683.882 |lu 1905, 2?8.531 tons ... ».. t.. 728.521 j £4,573,701 Period ended— January 27, 1905, 23,294 tons ... 54,310 February 24. 1906. 25,281 tons ... fr0.210 March 24. 1906. 24.638 tons 61,890 April 21, 1906, 25.196 tons 63.102 May 19. 1906. 24,632 tons 62,132 June 16. 1906. 25.654 tons 62,470 July 14. 1906. 25.597 tons 63.070 August 11, 1906. 25.898 tons ... 62,470 September S. 1906. 27,040 tons ... 62,500 . October 6. 1905, 27,465 tons ... ... 62,600 November 3, 1906, 27,508 tons ... 62,820 Total to date £5,251,125 Total dividends, etc., to Sept. 1 £2,277,893 VTAIOTAHI. A RECORD RETURN. I j £20,010 FOR OCTOBER MONTH. TOTAL TO DATE, 52,198. j During the month of October the WaioI tahi Gold Mining Company crushed and treated 1804 tons of ore, 6cwt and 411b of picked stone, and 50 tons of slimes, for a yield of CZiSQoz 14d of melted gold, valued at £20.010 17s. The return is a record for j the -mine, and exceeds in value the previous highest £19,087 10s 4d, for I August of the present yearby £923 6s j Bd. The total output from the mine to date is £452,198 10s 9d, ae, shown in the ■ following table of details : — |To December, 1904 ... . . £103,079 6 8 jln 1905 ... 73.918 9 1 ! January, 19(6, 875 tons ore, lOcwb 1021 picked stone ... 15,876 12 2 February. 1906, 1252 tons ore. I lljcwt picked stone 18,243 3 5 ! March. 1906.1174 tons ore. 9Aewt ! picked stone ... ' 18,495 0 0 ,' April. 1906. 1552 tons ore, 10|cwt i picked stone .. 18,648 0 0 i May. 19C6. 1417 tons ore. ICewt ! picked atone .. ... 18.741 7 3 ! June 1906, 1742 tons ore. 7661b ! picked stone . . 19,051 16 1 i July. 1936. 1783 tons ore, 9c\vt I2ib picked stone 18.933 11 9 1 August. 1906, 1764 tons ore. scwt 1 201b picked sto;:« 19.087 10 4 September, 1906.'1745 tons ore, ' 7091b picked stone -. ... 19.057 17 0 I October, 1906, 1804 tons ore. i 7131b picked stone, 50 tons . I slimes 20,010 17 0 j Total to date £452,198 10 9 { Total dividends, etc.. paid ... £229,300 0 0 SOUTHERN, QUEEN. , The secretary of the Southern Queen Cold Mining Company (Mr. H. J. Lee) received the following telegram from the mine manager on Monday afternoon: —" Banked 520z 19dwt of melted gold from 34 loads quartz, worth £145 12s 3d."

* TALISMAN CONSOLIDATED. £13,440 FROM 4350 TONS. HIGHEST RETURN FOR PRESENT ; YEAR. TOTAL TO DATE, £568,356. During the month of October the Talisman Consolidated Gold Mining Company, Limited, crushed and treated 4350 tons of ore for a return of bullion valued at £13,440 16s. The cost per ton was £1 6s 9d. made up as follows:—Mine development, 4s 6d; mining, 10s 4d; milling, 10s 4d; general expenses, Is 7d. The return is the largest for the present year. The total amount won to date is £568,386 9s 9d, as shown in the,following table of details: — To December. 1893 £39.375 7 3 To December, 1899 ... 55.31' 6 b To December. 1903 ... ... ... 23.5*5 2 ' To December, 1901 ... 36..'64 19 8 To December. 1902 2-1,262 13 4 To December. 1903 13.09j 6 ~ To December. 1904 31.326 1 7 To December, 1905 .. 129.083 8 10 £446.875 6 2 Period ending— „ January 51. 1906. 2950 tons ... 12.80 110 / February 23. 1906. 3335 tons ... ll.lsO 8 3 March 31. 1906. 4150 tons ... 10.321 13 ° April 3D. "1906. 0390 tons . ... 12.041 1 9 Mav 51. 1906. 4150 -toils 12...'41 0 2 June 30. 1906. 4265 tons ... 11.292 6 9 July 31, 1906. 4010 tons ... ... 11.941 17 6 August 31. 19C6, -1073 tons ... 13.163 17 0 September 31. 1906. 3940 tons ... 13.i66 6 11 October 31, 1906, 4339 tons ... 15,440 16 0 Total to .late ... ... . ... £363.585 9 9 Total dividends (since reeonstructioni £73,000 0 0 KOMATA REEFS. £3948 FROM 1560 TONS. TOTAL TO DATE, £219,969. During the four weeks ending November 3 the Komata Reefs Gold Minings Company crushed and treated 1560 tons of ore for a yield of Bullion valued at £3948. The return is the largest for the present year, and shows an improvement in the value, of the ore milled. The total amount won from the mine to date is £219,969. as shown in the following table of details: — To December, 1900 £30,369 0 0 In 1901, 8670 tons 11.092 0 0 In 1902. 12,260 tons 27.085 0 0 hi 1903. 14.780 tons 37.157 0' 0 In 1904. 16.900 tons 34,430 0 0 In 1903 ' 43,136 0 0 £383,269 0 0 Period ending— _ „„',.'„ „ n January 27. 1906. 1150 tons ... £2,649 0 0 Februa'rv 24. 1906. 1350 tons ... 2.396 0 0 March 24. 1906. 1510 tons ... 2.929 0 0 April 21. 1906, 1620 tons ... 3.152 0 0 May 19. 1906, 1720 tons ... ... 3,400 0 0 June 16, 1996. 1710 tons ... •-■ 3.320 0 0 .lulv 14, 1906. 1680 tons ••• ... 3.531 0 0 August 11. 19C6. 1600 tons ... 3.736 0 0 September 8. 1906. 1650 tons .. 3.664 0 0 October 6, 1906. 1650 tons ... 5,475 0 0 November 3. 1906, 1560 tons ... 3,948 o^o Total to date ... ... ... £219,969 0J) Total dividends paid ... -- £26,66", 0 0 NEW ZEALAND CROWN MINES. £4762 FROM 2143 TONS. TOTAL TO DATE, £657,474. During the month of October the New Zealand Crown Mines, Limited, crushed and treated 2143 tons of ore for a yield of bullion valued at £4762. 'Die return is the largest for the present year, and the ore continues of better grade than that treated for some months prior to September. The to.al amount won from the mine to date is £657,474, as shown in the following table of details: — Bullion obtained prior to 1896 ... ... £133,104 To December, 1898 52.024 To December, 189' 71,636 To December. 1900 66.515 To December, 1901 63,073 To December* 1902 ... ... 75,452 To December, 1903 78.265 To December, 1904 ... ... 32.002 To December, 1905 ~. ... ... ... .13,639 £620,710 Period ending— January 31. 1906. 1547 ton* 2.605 Febraarv 28, 1906. 1966 tons 3.733 March 31. 1906. 1833 tons 4.321 ' April 30. 1906, 1301 tons ... ... 0,622 May 31, 19C6. 169.3 tons ... 2.901 June 30, 1906, 1630 tons 2.874 July 31. 1906. 2065 tons ' 3.381 August 31, 1906. 1996 tons ... ... 3,833 •September 30. 1906, 1974 tons ... ... 4./27 October 31, 1906, 2143 tons 4,702 Total to date £657.474 Total dividends paid ... £70,000 GRAND JUNCTION.

ENCOURAGING BULLION RETURNS. ORE VALUES, £2 7s AND £3 Os 6i> PER TON. The first return from the Wailii Grand Junction Gold Mining Company's mine was announced last month, the details being as follows: — for the month ending October 6, 1906: Ore crushed, 2840 short tons, of an average value of £2 7s per ton, out of which 1946 short tons have been treated, producing £2248. The balance of the value is held in solution in the tanks, etc." The yield has exceeded the expectations of the management, and must be regarded as very satisfactory, seeing that the bulk of the ore was classed an low grade, and came from the drives and winzes between Nos. 1 and 3 levels, and the outcrop of the reefs, from time to time during the past 10 or 12 years. The fact must also be borne in mind that there is always a certain amount of waste in a first crushing in the " sweetening" of the plant. During the present month the mine superintendent at Wailii, Mr. H. L. Simmons, forwarded details of the second crushing, covering the four-weeklv period ending 'November 3. The superintendent said:—"The following bullion was shipped: To the Dank of New Zealand. Waihi, first grade, from amalgam, £746 19s 6cl in value; second grade, from amalgam. £2461 19s lid: total, £3208 19s sd. The foregoing values are from our own assays, which have to be checked by the Bank of New Zealand. The above is the second shipment returned from 2150 tons of ore, crushed by 22 stamps running 24 days. The average value of the ore crushed was £3 0s 6d per ton. The balance of the values are, of course, in the mill and slag." The ore treated shows an improvement in value of 13s 6d per ton, compared with that treated for the first crushing, which averaged £2 7s.

GOLDEN BELT. £1486 FROM 405 TONS. . Since September 29 the Golden Belt Cold Mining Company have crushed and treated 405 tons of ore for a yield of bullion worth £1486 0s Id. This shows an improvement in the quality of the ore compared with the preceding return, and raises the amount won since crushing operations were commenced to £5406 2s 7d, as shown in the following table of details: — ■ June 5. 1906. 300 tons £1.019 13 6 July 13, 1906. 310 tons 1.000 0 U August 15, 1906, 320 tons 838 4 0 September 29. 1956. 393 tons ... 1,012 0 0 October 30. 1905, 405 tons ... 1.485 0 1 Total to date £5,406 2 7 TAIRUA BROKEN HILLS. £685 FROM 300 TONS. TOTAL TO DATE, £70,664. Since' October 3 the Tairua Broken Hills Gold Mining Company have crushed and treated 500 tons of ore for a return of bullion of the approximate value of £685. The -total amount won from the mine to date is £70,664 19s, as shown in the following details: — In 1900 ... ,t £1.457 8 0 In 1901, 455 tons ... 1.792 19 9 In 1902, 5076 tons ... ■• 23,655 0 0 In 1903 '21.268 7 6 In 1904 , , . ~. 10,425 C 0 In 1905 ... , - .., ,- ... 4.669 3 9 £63,278 19 0 Period endingMarch, 1906. from slimes ... 585 0 0 June 5. 1906, 550 tons .. ... 1.200 00 July 15, 1906, 400 tons ... ... 1,520 0 0 August 17, 1906, 514 tons, ■ - 2,046 0 t ! October 3. 1906. 500 tons 1,550 0 0 October 50, 1906,"300 tons ... 685 0 0 Total to date ... ... ... £70,664 19, 0

. ' . NEW MAY QUEEN. , £598 FROM 242 LOADS ORE AND; 50lb PICKED STONE. During the four weeks ended Saturday, October 27, the New May Queen Gold Mmin- Companv crushed and treated lit. IOMW of quartz and 501b picked stone far a yield of 2lloz of retorted gold. The value is £598 16-* ' Id, and the return raises the total amount won from the mine to £10,071 2s 7d, as shown in the following table: — To December. 1905 ... ... - £579 3 ° Period endins— .„„.,- January 25. 1906. 8 loads. 201b p.t. 159 11 3 March 8,1005. ITS loads. 2001b p.s. 1.830 1 10 April 11, 1936. 259 loads. laOlb P-»- 1.548 8 J May 12, 1906. 334 loads. 901b p.?. 1.071 17 4 Jane 16. 1906. 303 loads. 1001b p.s. 1.170 6 4 Julv 21, 19*5. 262 loads, ICOlb p.s. 1.024 10 9 Vn«- 24 1906. 323 loads. 1001b p.s. 961 3 6 Sept. 29, 1906, 315 loads. 1301b p.s. 1,029 19 % Oct. 27, 1906. 242 loads. 501b p.s. 598 lo J. Total to date ... £10.071 2 7 ROYAL OAK TRIBUTERS. RETURN OP £727. . The following are the results of crushings by tributers in the : Royal Oak mine:—-Radford, and Fentoh, 9-»z 9dwt. valued 'at £24 13s 9d; Allen , and party. Mo/. 4dwt. £134 16s 6d; McNeil and party, soz 3dwt, £16 6d; Edwards and Movie, soz 3dwt, £15 5s ad : Dick and Bray. 31oz lOuwt, £33 Is 6d; McGregor and Doolev, 6oz 4<lwt, £15 19.s 5,1: Doolev and Ross, 880s Mdtrt, £219 10s 6d. 'Various parties, one ton ore. 28011.) selected stone, £220. The total total value is £727 14s 3d. . ',/ _ VICTORIA. The manager of the Victoria Gold Mining Company reports having crushed 69 loads of »uartz from No. 3 level (Victoria reef)-for 19oz 14dwt of retorted gold. .I he value is approximately £55. MOAN AT ATARI EXTENDED. The secretary of the Moanataiari Extended Gold Mining Company, Mr. J. W. Niched, has received the following telegram from the mine manager yesterday:—"Crushed nine loads for loz 12dwt, value £4 lis 2d.