FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 151, 22 March 1939, Page 14

FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Position Of Sterling By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, ' LONDON, March 20. The following mean closing rates on foreign exchanges were current today compared with those ruling on March IS:— Par. Mar. 18. Mar. 20. N. York, dot to £ 4.86(1 4.684 4.68 3-16 Montreal, dot. to £ 4.866 4.70 J 4.70 J Paris, francs to £ 124.21 176 57-64

LONDON, March 20. Gold.—£7/8/6 an ounce, fine. Silver.—Spot. 2()l-16d. an ounce; for ward, 19jd.

On New Zealand Currency Basis

The Bank of New South Wales, Wellington, quoted the following rates for their purchases and sales of foreign exchange

The Associated Banks (other than the Bank of New South Wales) quoted the following dollar rates yesterday on a New Zealand currency basis They 'ire subject to alteration without notice

Apples In London By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copy right. LONDON. March 20. TJie Waipawals New Zealand tipple* arrived in excellent condition. At the first sales Worcesters made 11/- to 10/o, Alfristons 10/- to 13/-,_Gravensteins 10/to 12/-, Cox's 22/6 to 27/6.

176 55-04 Brussels, bel. to fl 48.611 27.835 27.8i»o Geneva, fr. to £ tj • — 20.(19 20.82 Imst’dam, fl. to £ 12A07 8.82 ' 8.82$ Berlin, inks, to £ 23.43 11.675 11.09 C’bagen, knr. to £ 18.159 28.40 28.40 St'holm, knr. to £ 23.43 15.42 15.42 Oslo, knr. to £ 18.159 19.50 19.50 Hels’kl, inks, to £ 193.23 226.75 226.75 Prague, knr. to fl 134.25 — — Madrid, pes. to £ 25.223 — — Lisbon, esc. to £ 100 110$ not Milan, lire to £ 92 89 1-16 8815-16 Athens, drae. to £ 375 347.50 547.50 Bucharest, lei to £ 813.60 ■>60 660 Belgrade, din. to £ 276.31 209 209 Rio de J., p. to mil. 4.99 3 1-10 3 1-10 B. Aires, p. to pesa 47.62 20.305 20.28 II. Video, p. to peso 51 18J IS* Calcutta, p. to rup. 18 17 31-32 17 31-32 Shanghai, p. to dol. 18 — —— H. Kong, p. to dol. — 14 29-32 14 29-32 t’hama, p. to yen 24.582 14 14 Batavia, fl to £ 12.107 '8.805 8.805

yesterday:— New Zealand Buying. Selling. on London T.T. 124/7/6 125 £N.Z. to £stg. 100 O.D. 123/18/9 124/19/6 Australia T.T. 100/10/100 £Ato £N.Z. 100 O.D. 100/10/ 100 T.T. 90 88/12/6 £F to £N.Z. 100 O.D. 90 88/12/6 New York T.T. 3.7672 3.7240 Dol. to £N.Z. . O.D. 3.7722 3.7250 Montreal T.T. 3.7884 3.7484 Dol. to £.N.Z. . O.D. 3.7971 3.7494 Belgium ........ T.T. 22.484 22.174 Bel. to £N.Z. . O.D. 22.559 22.179 Denmark T.T. 18.140 17.830 Krn. to £N.Z. O.D. 18.200 17.832 T.T. 184.79 178.99 Mks to £N.Z. O.D. 185.19 179.09 France • • T.T. 143.08 1.40.58 Frs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 144.33 140.60 Germany T.T. - 9.277 Mks. to £N.Z. . O.D. - 9.279 G recce ••■ Drac. to £N.Z. T.T. O.D. - 429.20 429.35 T.T. 7.164 7.014 FIs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 7.204 7.016 Italv T.T. - 70.90 Lire to £N.Z. . O.D. - 70.92 T.T. 7.144 6.(194 FIs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 7.184 6.996 Norway T.T. 16.125 15.835 Krn. to £N.Z. . O.D. 16.183 15.838 T.T. 145.58 138.83 O.D. 147.08 138.87 Papeete T.T. 144.98 138.98 Frs. to £N’.Z. . Sweden O.D. 146.48 T.T. 15.734 139.02 15.439 Krn. to £N.Z. • O.D. 15.794 15.442 Switzerland T.T. 16.84.8 I b.O I 8 Frs. Io £N.Z. . O.D. 16.948 16.581 Hong Kong . T.'1. 18 27-64 18 51-61 N.Z. d. to Dol. O.D 18 25-64 18 51-64 India and Ceylon T.T 2217-64 22 oO-64 N.Z. <1. to Hup. O.D 2215-64 22 35-64 Japan N.Z. d. to Yen T.T O.D 17 37-64 17 37-64 Manila T.T 31 35-64 32} N.Z. d. to Peso O D 31 29-64 32| Shanghai . T.T. — 11 l-b~ N.Z. d. to Dol. . O.D - 1.1 1-32 Singapore ... T.T 34 33-64 35 N.Z. d. to Dol. O.D 34 27-64 •»«> South Africa . . T.T. 123/7/6 125 £N.Z. to £S.A. too - O.D. 123 125

U.S.A UaoadiaD Selbng'1' T. dollars Per 4: N.Z » dollars. 3.72 3-16 3.718 0. U. 3.72 A 3.74 § Buying(J.U. 3.78 3.80g