LATE COMMERCIAL

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19153, 9 November 1927, Page 9

LATE COMMERCIAL

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES. <ST CABLE—PRXSS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATIOK.) LONDON, November 7. The exchange rates on London are as

WHEAT. "* LONDON, November ". ■Whe&t cargoes are firmer owiug to weekend American advices. Sellers are asking an advance of threepence and sixpence. Buy* ers are not responsive. Parcels are firm. Liverpool futures are quoted:—December, 10s 23d per cental; March, 10s 3Jd; May, 10s 2 id. GOLD. LONDON. November T. The price of gold is 84s 11 id. . METALS. iKeceived November Bth, 11.10 p.m.) LONDON, November 7. Copper—Standard spot £SB 10s 7Jd per ton: forward £56 6s IOJd.

Electrolytic—Spot £53 a ton, forward £O3 10s a ton. Wire Bars—£63 10s a ton. Lead—Spot £25 5s a ton. forward £2O los. Spelter—Spot £26 Is 3d. forward £25 15s. Tin—Spot £257 17s 6d a ton, forward £253 2s 6d. Silver—Standard 26 7-16 d, fine 2S 9-16 d an ounce.

WOOL. ; Received November 9th. 12.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, November's. At the wool tales there was keen competition in all sections. Merino values were very firm, especially for super sorts which reached the highest point of the season, whilst comeback, crossbred, and lambs wool maintained late Greasy merino sold to Sod. which is a record for the present season.

N.Z. AND 1 T "STRALIAN LAND CO.'S LOSSES. (BT CAELE—PRESS ASSOCIATION"— COprBIGHT.) (ArSTBAt-Uy AVD K.Z CABLE ASSOCIATIOK.) LOXDOX, Xovember 7. The Ntw Zealand and Australian Land Company's loss for the year was £57,203. The sum of £146,000 -was transferred from the contingency fund, and £9430 was carried forward.

follows Par. Isov. 3. riov. 7. Paris, fr. to £1 13.22J 124 05 124.00 Brussels, belgas to £1 5 34.94 34.94 Oslo, kr. to £1 18.159 18.46 18.10 Copenhagen, kr. to XI 18.153 18.17 18.17 Stockholm, kr. to £1 18.159 18.10 18.10 Amsterdam, fl. 12.107 12.08 12.071 Berlin, Reichmarken 20.41 to £1 .. — 20.40 Montreal, dol. to £1 4.86 J 4.86J 4.861 New York, dol. to £1 4.66! 4.! B6 3-16 4.i 87 1-16 Yokohama, at. to yen 24.5 22 29-32 22 13-16 Home, lire to £1 .. 2S.22J 89.12 P9.1S Calcutta, st to rpe. 15 to gold £ 18 18 Honsr K0112. st. to dol. * 24g 24 J Batavia — 12.0SJ 12.07 J Prague, kroner to £1 — 161 1641 * Governed by price of silver.