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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 5 December 1927, Page 10

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(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association) LONDON, 3rd Dec. Tlic Irish Free State loans are to be applied to reconstruction work. The total la £15,000,000 bearing interest at fi per cent.; and the price of issue is 07. :6f,the total £7,089,175 is to be issued immediately and the remainder two years hence— £4,000,925 in Ireland and the remainder in the United States. Messrs Dalgety and Company*, Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from fheir-London house, under date of the Ist instant:— Lamb: N.Z. primo Canterbury lamb, 28/36, 9|d; North Island 28/36, 9Jd; Canterbury, ,36/42, 9|d; North Island, 36/42,-9Jd j Canterbury, second quality, BJd; North Island second quality, 7fd; Canterbury 42/50.. 9d; North Island 42/50,rQgtf. Market weaker, limited demand." ; ~'''. . Mutton: N.Z..prime Canterbury mutton 4,8/66, 6|d; Nortli Island 48/56, %>* Canterbury 56/64, s|d; North Islahd" '56/64, 5Jd; Canterbury 64/72 sfdj North Island, 64/72, s£d; Canterbury. ewes, 48/64, '4l d; North Island ewes 48/64, 4|d. Market weak, poor demand. . . Beef chilled hinds, s§d; fores 4d. Pork: English porkers 80/100, 9£d; KZ. ."porkers 80/100, 8d; N.Z. porkers 100/12V, 7-Jdi - Australian lamb: 28/36, B>d; 3rd Market weaker, poor demand. • N.Z. pork quotations nominal. There is a--very poor demand for all classes of frozen meat, and da not'expect anv improvement until after Christmas. JJutter:, Market , weak and irregular. - ■y%€ quote- Danish 193 s to 194 s (not quoted); N.Z. finest salted 164 s to- 168 s (172540. s 176s)i;.Australian finest unsalt*. 511769-to 178 s (184 s. to 186 s); salted l«rtl> 168 s (!?2s to 1765). .-Cheese:-Market slow. We quote N.Z. ■white, 98s'to 100 s (100 sto 102 s); coloured '97s' ip, 99s (100 s to 102 s); spot price for Canadian white and coloured 98s to 104? (98s to 104 s). / ' - Last week's quotations shown in parentheses).