FOREIGN EXCHANGES
Position Of Sterling By Telegraph.—Press assn.—Copy right. LONDON, Mareli 25. 'Tlie following mean closing rates on foreign exchanges were current today compared with those ruling on March 24:
Gold. —£7/8/5 au ounce, tine. Silver.—Spot, 20d. an ounce; forward, 19 11-16 d.
On New Zealand Currency Basis
The Bank ot New South Willes, Wellington, quoted the following rales for tlieir purchases and sales of foreign exchange yesterday :—
The Associated Banks (other tiian the Bunk of New South Wales) quoted the following dollar rates yesterday ou a New Zealand currency basis. I hey are subject to alteration without notice.
New Lancashire Cotton Mills
>’laiis for bringing Lancashire cotton spinning mills up to date by the purchase of iarge amounts of new machinery are now being formulated, but tin* placing of contracts depends upon the as''' e r>tanee of the Cotton Reorganization Bill by the trade and the passing of the proposals by Parliament. . It is understood that one combine lias already been considering an expenditure of at least £500,000 on now plant, and with other orders which are expected to be placed the total amount will probably reach at least £1,000.000. Sir Walter Preston, chairman of Platt Brothers and Company, and of Textile Machinery Makers, Limited, has announced that they have received big inquiries for modern Plant for a number of cotton mills.
X. York. dol. to £ Par. 4.SGh Mar. 24. 4.0S} Mar. 25. 4.08} Montreal, dol. to £ 4.808 4.705 4.70 5-16 Paris, trance to £ 124.21 170 53-64 170 59-04 Brussels, del. to £ 48.01) 27.835 27.835 20.825 Geneva, t'r. to £ 25.225 20.805 Amst'dam, fl. to £ 12.107 8.821 8.82 3-16 Berlin, inks. to £ 23.43 11.07 11.07 C'hagen, knr, to £ 18.15!) 22.40 22.40 St’holm, knr. to £ 23.43 19.40 19.40 Oslo, knr. to £ 18.150 19.90 19.90 1-lels’ki, inks, to £ 193.23 220.75 226.75 Prague, knr. to £ 134.25 —- — Madrid, pes. to £ — —— Lisbon, esc. to £ ioo’"’ 110} 110} Milan, lire to £ 92 89 1-10 891-16 Athens, drac. to £ 375 547.50 547.50 Bucharest, lei to £ 813.00 160 600 Belgrade, din. to £ 270.31 209 209 LtiodeJ., p. to mil. 4.99 3 1-10 3 1-16 B. Aires, p. to pesa 47.02 20.33 20.31 11. Video, p. to peso 51 18} 18} Calcutta, p. tor up. 18 17 31-32 17 31-32 .Shanghai, p. to dol. 18 — — 11. Kong, p. to dol. — 14 29-32 1-1 29-32 Y’liaina, p. to yen Batavia, U. to £ 24.582 14 14 12.107 8.80 8.80 LONDON, March 25.
New Zealand Buying Selling. OU London ......... T.T. 124/7/G 123 £N.Z. to £stg. 100 O.D. 123/18/9 124/19/6 Australia T.T. 100/10/100 • £A to £N.Z. too O.D. 100/10/ 100 T.T. no 88/12/6 £F to £N.Z. 100 O.D. 90 88/12/6 New York T.T. 3.7753 Doi. to £N.Z. . O.D. 3.7S03 3.7335 Montreal T.T. 3.7931 3.7532 Doi. to £N.Z. . 0.1). 3.8018 3.7542 T.T. 22.4SG 22.176 Bel. to £N.Z. . O.D. 22.561 22.181 Denmark T.T. 18.140 17.830 Krii, to £N.Z. . O.D. 18.200 17.832 T.T. 184.70 1.78.99 Mks. to £N.Z. . France O.D. T.T. 185.19 143.06 179.09 140.56 Frs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 141.31 140.58 Germany T.T. — 9.269 Mks. to £N-Z. . O.D. — 9.271 G recce T.T. — 429.20 Drac. to £N.Z. O.D — 429.35 Holland T.T. 7.165 7.01a FIs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 7.205 7.017 Italy T.T. — 70.97 Lire to £N.Z. . O.D. — 70.99 T.T. 7.144 (1.991 O.D. 7.184 6.996 Norway T.T. 10.125 15.835 Krn. to £N.Z. . O.D. Hi.185 lu.838 Noumea T.T. 145.5(1 138.81 Frs. to ilN.Z. . O.D. 147.011 138.85 Papeete T.T. 144.96 138.96 Frs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 140.4(1 139.00 Sweden T.T. l;j. (32 15.4 o ( Krn. to £N.Z. . O.D. 15.792 15.440 Switzerland T.T. 16.856 16.aS6 Frs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 16.956 16.589 Hong Kong T.T. IS 27-64 IS 51-64 N.Z. (1. to Doi. O.D. 18 25-64 18 51-64 India and Ceylon T.T. 22 17-61 22 o«)-64 N.Z. d. to Hup. O.D. 22 15-6-1 22 «J.J-64r T.T. — 17 37-64 N.Z. d. to Yen O.D. — 17 37-64 Manila T.T. 31 35-64 321 N.Z. d. to Peso O D. 31 29-6-1 o2| Sliangliai T.T — 11 J-32 11 1-32 N.Z. <1. to Doi. O D —- Singapore T.T. 34 31-64 i»4 31 -32 N.Z. d. Io Doi. O.D 34 2.>-C4 34 31-u2 South Africa .... T.T. 123/7/6 125 £N.Z. to £S.A. IdO O.D. 123 125
Selling — T.T. O.U. U.S.A Canadian dollars. dollars. i Per £N.Z.l. (Per £N Z.l. 3.72 3-10 3.7313-10 3.721 3.74 1-10 Buying— O.D. 3.78 3.7913-10
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 156, 28 March 1939, Page 12
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