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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 71, 19 March 1912, Page 5

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MUTUAL LIFE COMPANY. (Received 19, 9.5 a.m.) Sydney, March 19. At the annual meeting of the Mutual Life Assurance Company it was stated that the new business and the Citizens’ Assurance Company’s new business represented 13,542 policies, assuring £2.511,800. The total surplus was £208,235. It was a most successful, year—a record./ ; r [ | -Ji f |’.|i ' -»■ * < BEET SUGAR. • 1 ’

(Received .19, 9.55 a.m.) London,, March 18. Liclit estimates that the production of beet sugar has decreased by 1.628,000 tons, and the whole season Avill show a decrease of 1,796,000 tons. Silver 26£d. Shares: Waihi, 37s Gd to 40s. £■'? ’ LONDON REPORTS. ' __ (Per Press Asaeciation.i ‘Wellington, March 9. The Ncav Zealand Loan and .Mercantile Agency ’ Company, Limited, Juia'c received the folloAving cablegram from their London house under date, Bth inst:—Market A\-eak. Mutton, more enquiry for lamb; market slightly better for beef (sides). London wool sales, 2nd series fixed for 11th April, limit of 250,000 bales. London avool sales 3rd series, 11th June, limit to be arranged. Wellington, March 16. The Company also receiA'ed the folloAving cablegram under date, 16th i ns t.;—Mutton, market slightly bettor. Lamb, demand improving. Beef, market steady. NEWTON KING’S STRATFORD WEEKLY REPORT. At the Hay.m arket on Saturday there aa-us a good attendance of buyers, also a fair yarding of pigs, chiefly Aveaners. Prices ruling Avere about par Avith previous sales. I quote: Slips and* weanors 9s to 15s, backAvard and small 5s to 7s, small stores IBs 6d to £1 4s 6d, medium do. £1 to £1 7s, coav £5, sundries at usual rates. _ , , At the Mart; Poultry: Ducks Is 4d, turkey hens 3’s 10d to 4s, hens Is 3d, potatoes 7s 6d cwt, onions 2d ]!), furniture and .sundries making fair prices. Fruit; 'About 1700 cases came to band during the Aveek, some 1000 cases being -offered at auction. Prices ruling avere about the same as last .sale—peaches (No. 1) 3s 6d to 4s, No. 2 2s to 2s 9d, apples (dessert) 3s to 3s 6d, cooking Is to 3s, pears, W.8.C., 3s 6d to 4s 6d, other -sorts 2s 9d to 3s, cooking 2s 3d to 2s 9d, plums Is 9d to 3s 6d, quinces 3s to 4s 6d, tomatoes -Is 6d to 6s 6d, according to size of case and quality.