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Evening Star, Issue 19803, 29 February 1928, Page 12

COMMERCIAL

FOR FIG N EXCHANGES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 27. The exchange rates on London arc as follow:

LONDON WHEAT MARKET

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright

LONDON, February 27. Wheat cargoes arc dull and have declined 3d. Parcels have been given little attention, and arc unchanged. Ex Ballarat, ols. Liverpool futures: March, 9s lljd; May, 10s 2Jd; July, 10s 3}d.

THE METAL MARKET

IT »ss Association—By Telegraph—Copyright

LONDON. February 27. Copper; Spot, £6O 18s ltd; forward, £6O Lis IJ-d. Electrolytic; Spot, £66 6s; forward, £66 15s. Wire bars, £66 16s. Lead: Spot, £2O 3s 9d; forward, £2U 11s 3d.

Spelter; Spot, £26 2s 6d; forward £26 2s fid.

tin: Spot, £232 17s fid; forward, £236 3s 9d. Silver: Standard, 26 3-lGd; fine, 26id per oz.

SYDNEY WOOL SALES

Pres* Association—By Telegraph-Copyright.

SYDNEY, February 28. (Received February 29, at 1.30 a.m.)

At the wool sales all the best features of the recent auctions were Isustnined, superior qualities showing a further hardening tendency. Extreme prices were again realised for comebacks and cross-hrcds. A greasy merino fleece touched 36Jd-

IVh. •_>:!. l-VIj. 27. I’aiis f i:i n v* to £. 1 ... liM.Ofj 124.no NrusscN, helgiH to ... 33.04 33.01 U>lo, kroner to .£'1 ... 18.32 18.32 Stockholm, kroner to /.‘I ... 18.17 18,18 Copenhagen, kroner tu £.\ ... 18.21 — Ih'ilin, reichniarken to ... 20.44 20.42 Montreal, dollar to X’ 1 ... 4.88 M lli 4.88! Now York, dollar (o /.'I ... ... 4.88 4.88 Yokohama, pence to yon ... 23 3-32 23 1-lfi Hongkong, pence lo dollar ... 24J 24 7- 10 Calcutta, pence* to rupee ... ... 18,0(1 18.00 Uatnvia. guilder lo ... ... 12.12 12.I2J Amsterdam, guilder lu X..I ... 12.12; 12.12; Rome, lire to /'I ... 02.12 02.13 Prague, kroner to X.-1 ... 17.4* ifii;