COAL IN FIGURES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14224, 22 November 1909, Page 3

COAL IN FIGURES.

Last year the output of coal from the mines of New South Wales was officially returned as 9,147,025 tons, valued at £3,353,093, an increase of 489,101 tons and £430,674 in value, and establishing a new. record in the history of coal mining in that State. From the establishment of the industry the output is estimated to have been 147,825,000 tons, valued at £56,632,000. . The figures of production of the inter-State mines for 1908: have not bo far become available, but those for the previous year may be given as follows: — ' - AUSTRALASIAN COAL PRODUCTION. :, Tons. New South Wales 8,657,924 Victoria 138,635 Queensland ... 683,272 South Australia — . West Australia '.... ... ... 142,373 Tasmania ... ... ... .. 58,891 Commonwealth . .. : .., ... 9,681,095 .New Zealand ... 1,831,009 New Zealand exports between 100,000 and 188,000 tons per annum, the figures for the last statistical year available being 128,950 tons. The production of the Dominion in 1907 was 1.831,009 tons, which is the largest quantity yet produced. WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Saturday. In the Wellington Stock Exchange on Saturday, the following sales resulted :—lo a.m. : Golden Belt (paid). Is lid (reported)'; Waihi Grand Junction, £1 19b (on 'Change); Roes Goldfields Ltd., (paid), lis (on 'Change). Noon: Waihi, £9 15s (reported). At the noon call shares were quoted as followsWaihi, buvers £9 14s 6d, sellers £9 15s 6d; Talisman, sellers £2 10s 3d Waihi Grand Junctions, buyers £1 18s 6d, sellers £1 19s: •■•-.•■• LONDON. By Telegraph. Association.—Copyright. (Received November 21, 5.5 p.m.) London, November 20. WHEAT. A cargo of Australian wheat sold at 41s Hid and 7500 quarters at 38s. CHEESE. The Arawa's shipment, which arrived in excellent condition, sold at 565; Canadian, 575. RABBITS. Colonial rabbits are firm and unchanged. English supplies are firm. MISCELLANEOUS. Hemp is firm. An October-December shipment sold at £27 15s. Copra is strong owing to the difficulty of arranging freights. South Sea in bags sells at £22 10s. ,_. . Cotton: Liverpool, November-December shipments, 7.55 d. Linseed oil, 32d. . METALS. Copper : On spot, £60 12s 6d; at three months, £61 15s; electrolytic, £62 15s. Tin : There is an excellent outlook throughout the world for consumption for several months. Reserved stocks of Straits tin are down to a minimum. Spot quotations are £141 15s; at three months, £143 17s 6d. / Lead, £13 3s 9d.