FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
POSITION OF STERLING. LONDON, Aug. 14. Tho following mean closing rates on foreign exchanges were current to-day compared with pur: Aug. 14. • Par. Now York, dol. to £ ... 4.98 5-16 4.866 Montreal, dol. to £ 4.98| 4.866 Paris, francs to £ 123 13-16 124.21 Brussels, bel. to £ Geneva, francs to £ 21.70 25.225 Amsterdam, florins to £ 9.04 12.107 Berlin, marks to £ 12.394 24.43 Stockholm, knr. to £ ... 19.395 18.159 Copenhagen, knr. to £ .. 22.40 18.159 Oslo, knr. to £ 19.90 18.159 Vienna, schgs. to £ ... 26.50 34.585 Prague, knr. to £ 142.875 134.25 HePfors, marks to £ ... 226.125 193.23 Madrid, pes. to £ Lisbon, esc. to £ 110 3-16 100 Milan, lire to £ 94 11-16 92 Athens, drae. to £ *547g 375 Bucharest, lei to £ *670 813.60 Belgrade, din. to £ 216 276.31 Rio de J., p. to mil. ... I*4i 4.899 B. Aires, p. to peso M. Video, p. to peso ... 39| 51 Calcutta, p. to rup 18£ 18 Shanghai, p. to dol. ... 1415-16 llong-Kong, p. to dol. ... 1413-16 Yokohama, p. to yen ...' 14 24.582 Batavia, florins to £ ... 9.02 12.107 * Unofficial. tOfficial.
. ON NEW ZEALAND CURRENCY BASIS. The Bank of New South Wales Wolling[or their ton. auoted the following rates purchases and yesterday : — sales of foreign Buying. exchange Selling. New Zealand. on London — £N.Z. to 124/10/0 £stg,100 . .. T.T. 124 O.D. 123/10/0 124/8/9 Australia — £A to JGN.Z. 100 . T.T. — O.D. 101 100/10/0 Fiii — £F to £N.Z. 100 . T.T. — O.D. 90/7/6 89 New York— Dollars to £ N.Z . T.T. 4.0314 3.9943 O.D. 4.0414 3.9983 Montreal —• 3.9967 N.Z . T.T. 4.0315 O.D. 4.0440 4.0007 France — Francs to i> .. T.T. — 105.90 O.D. — 105.94 IIong-Kong— N.Z. pence to 1 dollar . T.T. 13 3-16 181 O.D. 18 5-32 181 Japan — N.Z. pence to yen .. T.T. — O.D. — 17 31-64 17 31-64 Shanghai— N.Z. pence .. T.T. — to dollar -T— O.D. — — The above rates are subject to alteration without notice. Thr» Associated Bunks (other than the Bank Of NOW South Wales), quoted the followin'”- dollar rates yesterday on a New Zealand currency basis. They are to alteration without notice. TJ.S.A. Canadian Dol (Per Dol. (Per Selling— T T £ N.Z.) 3.991 £ N.Z.) 3.991 O.D 3.99g 4.00 Buying— O.D. 4.04s 4.04 5-16
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 220, 17 August 1937, Page 5
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