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Show Prosperous Business. The half-yearly half-yearly meeting of the Shareholders in the 20th Ward Co-operative Association, Associa-tion, was held on Tuesday evening, to hear Jhe report of the Directors. The business of the past six months has been very satisfactory, being $2,000 over the six months previous. A dividend div-idend of 15 per cent, was declared, besides be-sides again adding to the value of the shares, which originally were worth $5 each and are now worth $7 each. The plan acted upon during the last half year of giving cash purchasers five per j cent premium has worked very satisfactorily, satis-factorily, and the business of the Asso- ciation is in a prosperous condition, i The people of that ward have reason i to be satisfied with the working of co- i operation. I . |