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Evening Star, Issue 13000, 20 December 1906, Page 6

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At the meeting of the Money Club trustees last night loans to the amount of £260 wore panted in sums of £3 and upwards. THE MARKETS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright ! LONDON. December 19. I (Received December 20. at 9.46 a.m.) | Pig iron. 60s 3d. Lead. £2O Is 3d. i Silver. 3s 7 15-16 d per oz. ! There were no tallow sales owing to the i absence of any demand. FRUIT. POULTRY. AND VEGETABLES. Messrs A. Tapper, report! ng foT the week ending December 20, say lor.-iJ fruit.* were .-irrivi.'ig freely, especially cherries. r-d currants, and gooseberries. Some fine strav.-be-.-ries. i:h*rrje.s, and toVricts.. and comrranded hi'fn prices. Chl l .- fomian apnles ana oranges ru-riws-1 in ?iiw crder. the 11-Oinj: Tbe lerrK>-»s Trc-~ ;Ke latter ma.-iiry were, fine, bat the ornr-res rather " tart" for imrrscdiate oonsmu'KJvm. 'V}y? V.iv.iu a*td pines, arrive*l in TXrfeet. on!-r. The Suva bananas arrived on Saturday : the fniit was in splendid condition, the B. and M. bananas being noticeably gocd. Quotations, subject to market- fluctuations: Rine hanar-.-us. 2d to 24d : green. l»,d to lfd. r<vncann:s. Us per s:ic<c. NavnJ orances. 17s 5d for 150: Messina, 9s to 30s for 150. 14s 6d : 550. 355. California?! apples : 10s to 15s 6d: Hoharfs. Iss fer extra, choice. Pin«=. 8a 6d to 13s. Cherry plums, 10s per sack. .Japanese plnms. 4d to sd. W.tJ«.«" melons. 8s to 14s dozen. Local hothonse tomatoes. *.s to Is 2d: Auckland*. 30d to Is: Nelsons. 9id to Is Id. Choito Ire:'.! graces. 2s 6d to 55,. Strawberries. 20d to Is 4d. Cherries : Local. 6d tn 7id : Toviot. 7id to Is: Alexandra, 8d to Is 2d : Melbourne. Sd to 9d : Hobarts, 7d i.i Sil ;vr lb. Cucumbers -. Local. 5s to 10s. Yeaetable marrows. 5s to 8d dozen. Gooseberries. 2d to 2id. Red currants. ?4d to 4.1 : black. 2?d to 4id Rhnharb, l£d. Auckland iKitatoes, lid to ljd : Penirrsnla. ljd to ?.j. Green peas, Ijd 10 IJd. Cabbages. Is 6d. Cauliflowers. 4s. Lettuce. 9d to Is. Onions, 5s to 8s per cwi. Peanr.ts. 5d nor lb. Preserved pinker, jnst landed, ojd per lb. Figs. 8s per dozen. Bacon. 7J.d to Sd. Separator | butter. 9id : fanners" pats, Sid. Poultry. The past week wo revived 1,527 birds, and cleared rwrj- lir.? at very satisfactory prices oousiderin-:r 'he quantity cominsr forward. At onr weekly Wednesday sale we had the largest attendance of bnvnrs we have, had f<v some time, and sold hens from 2s to 5s : young roosters, prime. 4s to ss: fair. 3s to 3s 9d : chickens. Is 3d to 2s 9.1 - ducks. 4s : duck- j lines, prim-i. 5s 6d : to 4s 6d : goslings. 5s 6d to 6s 6d: poor. 4s 6d to 5s pair: turkey cobblers, old. 7Jd (o 8d : younc birrLs. Sid to Oid : bens. per lb. Eggs.—The market was barely sn-Dolied. We sold our consignments from to lid. and stamped lid to lli,d per down. \-\TTnx.\T. MCTTTAI. LIFE. ASSOCIATION. WKT.LINC.TON. December 20. 'l"he. following i-ahle has been received bv Mr Orion Stevens, marager of the New Zealand branch ot the Nation-:! Mutual Life : --The thirr.--.spvr-.vilh pnnnal meeting of i!:e Association was" held 10-day. New hiistTn-s.i f"r the vrar amounted to £2.850.789. an "rncroase'r.f £255.000 over last vear's. The :mir.i-il income now amounts to £3?3.783. The interest, carrie<l v.-ts 4J pc cent. The total funds no-<- stan.l :'.-t £4.473.0C0. lv>ins an increase 011 List year of £233.000.