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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLVIII, 18 December 1914, Page 2

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■LONDON WOOL SALES, (Pbbbs Association.— /OPlfiiasi.) WELLINGTON, Dec .17. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner, dated London, Dec. 16th; — "Wool sales closed strong for crossbreds, but irregular for Merinos. Hardly any New Zealand greasy «*vossbreds nave been offered, and tliero is absolutely nothing to indicate their actual value. Estimated values atfe As, follows: Fine crossbreds, all grades is 2d to Is 4d per lb; medium crossbreds, all grades. Is Id to Is 3d; coarse crossbreds all grades, Is to .Is 3d; superior Merinos, lOd to Is; medium Merinos, 9d to 10d; inferior, 7d to Bd.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS (Received 9.20 a.m.) „ MELBOURNE, This Day. Wheat, 6s 9d; flour, £l4; bran; £9 15s; pollard. £lO ss; barley, 5s to 6s; Cape do, 4s 6d; oats, Algerian, 45.t0.4s Id; feed, 4s .3s; maize, 4s 9d ; ; potatoes, £6 to-£9 10s; onions, £ll. . AUCKLAND, This Day. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand and itiver Plate Co. at London on January sth .the directors will recommend a divident of 10 per cent, for the year, the interim dividend, paid to be deducted therefrom. A 'balance of £25,000 will be paid to the reserve fund and £10,739 carried forward. The approximate amount of net profit is £70.7391

NATIONAL, MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. The following cable has been received by Mr F. W. Nicholson, manager m New Zealand for tire National Mutual Life Association :—"The new business for the year ending 30th September amounts to over three and'a-half millions, which, in view of the conditions prevailing in. the Commonwealth, must be considered highly satisfactory. The increase for the year was nearlv one and a-half millions, •baing an increase of £78,000. The rate of interest earned was ±>-+ 17s per cent, and the amount added-to the funds was £710,000. The total funds now stand at nearly £9,000,000, all. of which are invested in... securities. The New Zealand business is exceptionally good, notwithstanding the* events which happened a t the end of last year, as well as this."

WELLINGTON FRUIT MARKETS

(By Telegraph.—Special to "Mail.") WELLINGTON, This Day. Laery and Co. report: — Our market continues to display an exceptionally keen -trr.r> for .practically every variety of fruit, in the majority of instances supplies are short of requirements, gooseberries being the only excep-. tion.' Growers are advised to make arrangements for the usual heavier Christmas demand, next-week. Thursday's values were : Apricots:. Choice, 9s 6d to 10s; prune, Apples : Irish Peach, 5s to 6s halfcase ; cookers, first consignment, 8s to 9s Red, 5s to 6s; black, 9s to 10s .half-case. „„,-,„ it Cherries: Dessert, 12s to 14s; Kentish, 5s to 6s. , Gooseberries: Green, 3s 9d to 4s; red, 7s to Bs. • .. . „ Plums: Cherry, 3s 6d to 4s; Evans, 5s 3d to 6s £d ;■ right's,.ss 6d.to 7s. Peaches : Large,: 8s ; small, 5s to 5s 6d. Pears: Dessert, first, shipments,. 6s to 7s half-case; stewing, 4s t0..4s 6d. . Raspborries; 8s .6d, to.9s 6d bucket. Strawberries,, If to Is 2d lb. Tomatoes,-7d to Bd. , Asparagus; 6d to 8d bundle. Cucumbers, 3d to 4d each. "vench beans, 3Ad lb. Ireen peas,.7s fid to 8s cental bag. Poultry:' The demand for. all descriptions is excellent,;, and wyill increase next week. -

(Special to."MaU.'') Mr A. T. Bate, of Wellington, reports the WeUingtpJpL .Exchange;.; a t noon, to*-

We have pleasure in advising fruit-. growers in the ;NeJgori .district that we have arranged with the -.".Nelson, Ev£h-' ing Mail" to publish weekly reliable fruit reports of values actually obtained: jn our rooms. We desire to point out that we are the oldest fruit and produce firm in Southland, and our rooms are the largest and most central. During "the: height of the fruit season -we have twoauctioneers engaged in selling growers' eonsignments. .Southland has a population of .60,000 people, and as practically rio fruit is grown in the district we can confidently recommend growers to consign right away. ',"'■"•. Steamers leave Nelson each Monday and Thursday, and- we advise shipping rtotes to >be made out consigned to Lyttelton, c/o. Claude Ferrier and Co., -our forwarding agents, to whom boat notes should be sent. Tho goods will then be forwarded direct 'by a - ail to Invercargill. Tomatoes: Glasshouse, small supplies, prime Is 3d; others Is. 'Cherry Plums: None available. "First consignments should realise 8s to 10s per 341b -box. Cucumbers : Hothouse 6s M to 9s per dozen. Peas : Green, 3d per lb. (Ship in cases. ) Beans : 4d td.6d per lb. (Ship in cases./ Lemons : (Local) 15s to 17s per cas3. Cherries: 8d to 9d.per lb. for choice. Now . Potatoes: White skins 2d ; red sorts ljfd to 2d lb/; Peaches and Apricots: -First dessertshould realise from 4d to 6d lb. Local crops practically a, .failure. Advice notes posted on application. .McKAY, BEOS., Fruit and 'Produce Auctioneers, li7vercargilL

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