FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 146, 16 March 1939, Page 12

FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Position Of. Sterling By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. LONDON. March 14 The following mean closing rates on foreign exchanges were current today compared with those ruling on March 13:— Par. Mar. 13. Mar. 14. N. York, dol. to £ 4.566 4.69 3-16 4.68 29-32 Montreal, dol. to £ 4.860 . 4.703-16 4.703

LONDON, March 1-1 Gold.—£7/8/3 an ounce, fine. Silver.—Spot, 20|d. an ounce; forward, 201-16 d. On New Zealand Currency Basis The Bank of New South Wales, Wellington, quoted the following rates for their purchases and sales of foreign exchange yesterday:—

The Associated Bunks (other than (lie Bank or New South Wales) quoted the following dollar rales yesterday on a New Zealand currency basis. They are subiecl to alteration without notice. U.S.A Canadian

Paris, francs to £ 124.21 176 59-64 176 55-61 Brussels, hel. to £ 48.011 27.885 27.87 Geneva, fr. to £ 25.225 20.63 20.62 Amst'dam, fl. to £ 12.107 8.835 8.S3} Berlin, inks. to £ 23.43 11.695 11.685 C'hagen, knr. to £ 18.139 22.40 22.40 Bt'holiu, knr. to £ 23.43 19.42 19.42 Oslo, knr. to £ 18.159 19.90 19.90 Hels'kl, inks, to £ 193.23 226.75 226.75 Prague, knr. to £ 134.25 137 137.25 Madrid, pes. to £ 25.225 200 200 Lisbon, esc. to £ 100 110} 110} Milan, lire to £ 92 89 3-16 89 3-16 Athens, drac. to £ 375 54 <,u0 547.50 Bucharest, lei to £ 813.0(1 -160 660 Belgrade, din. to £ 270.31 209 209 Rio de J., p. to mil. 4.99 3 1-10 3 1-10 B. Aires, p. to nesa 47.62 20.29 20.28 II. Video, p. to peso 51 184 18} Calcutta, p. torup. 18 17 31.-32 17 31-32 Shanghai, p. to dol. 18 88 S3 H. Kong, p. to dol. — 14 15-10 14 15-16 il'hama, p. to yen 24.582 14 14 Batavia, fl. to £ 12.107 8.815 8.82

New Zealand Buying. .Selling. on T.T. 124/7/0 125 £N.Z. to £stg. 124/19/6 100 O.D. 123/18/9 Australia T.T. 100/10/100 £Ato £N.Z. 100 O.D. 100/10/100 Fiji T.T. 90 S8/12/0 £F to £N.Z. 100 O.D. 90 88/12/0 New York T.T. 3.7803 3.7370 Dol. to £N.Z. . O.D. 3.7853 3.73S0 Montreal T.T. 3.7908 3.7509 Dol. to £N.z. . O.D. 3.7093 3.7519 Belgium T.T. 22.512 22.202 Bel. to £N.Z. . O.D. 22.587 22.207 Czechoslovakia .. T.T. — 108.83 Krs. to £N.Z. . O.D. - 108.85 Denmark T.T. 18.110 1.7.830 Krn. to £N.Z. . O.D. 18.200 1 4 T.T. 184.79 178.99 Mks. to £N.Z. . O.D. 185.11) 179.09 France T.T. 143.0.8 140.58 Frs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 14-1.33 140.00 Germany T.T. — 9.2.S3 Mks. to £N.Z. . O.D. - 9.285 Greece T.T. - 429.20 Drae. to &N.Z. O.D. - 429.35 Holland T.T. 7.173 7.023 Els. to £ N.Z. . O.D. 7.213 7.025 Italy T.T. — 71.05 Lire to £N.Z. . O.D. — 71.07 T.T. 7.152 7.002 FIs to £N.Z. . O.D. 7.192 7.00-1 Norway T.T’. 10.120 15.S36 Krn. to £N.Z. . O.D. 16.180 15.839 Noumea T.T. 145.58 138.83 Frs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 147.OS 13S.S7 Papeete T.T. 144.98 13S.88 Frs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 140.18. 139.02 Sweden T.T. 13.747 15.452 Krn. to CN.Z. . O.D. 15.SO7 15.455 Switzerland T.T. 16.686 16.416 Frs to AiN.Z. . O.D. 16.7S6 16.419 Hong Kong ..... T.T. IS 27-04 IS 51-61 N’.Z. il. to Dot. ll.D IS 2.>-0l IS 51-61 India and Oyloi: I T.T 22 17-01 22 35-61 N.Z. d. tn Hup. O.D. 22 1.1-61 T.T. - 22 35-64 17 37-61 N.Z. d. to Yen . O.D 17 37-01 Manila T.T. 31 35-04 32} N.Z. d. to Peso . OH 3129-0-1 Shanghai N.Z. d. to Dol. . O.D. - 11 7-61 11 7-6-1 Singapore T.T. 34 33-04 •>a N.Z. (1 tn Dol. . O.D 3127-04 > ■ i South Africa .... T.T. 123/7/0 125 / £N.Z. to £S.A. O.D. 123 100 125

Selling— T.T. 0.1 >. rlollnrs. (Per CX.Z.i 3.721 dollars. (Per £X.Z 1 3.73 15-16 3.741 Buying— O.D. 3.78 9-JO 3.80