FINANCIAL NEWS

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 342, 25 January 1937, Page 6

FINANCIAL NEWS

BASE METALS MA'. ET Brices Ease Slightly. i aijs London, January LX Therofficial Lonuuti (middle) quotations Jac ’Friday, a reported by | the Milted and Metals As- j social ion, compare Dr ;?.i tLose prnvi ouslv cabled as follows: » ’an. 21. Jan. 2?.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES e On« Nev Zealand Cu ren y Basis. The . Bank of New Sc-itli ’Vales, Wellington .quoted the following r; ss foKi their purchases and ,>a!es of exchangesNqw Zealand Buying. SelVng. >n Lqtidon ... T.T. 124 124/10/£N.Z. to £ stg. 100 . O.D 123/1 , 4/8/0 Australia .. T.T. -- tA to £lvo O.D. 10’ 100/10/Fiji T.T. ®F to £lf O.D. 90/7/6 89 Nflftv York . T.T. 3.96 5-8 3.93 Lol. to £ O.D. 3.97 7-8 3.9. Montreal .. T.T. 3.97 3.934 Dol. to £. O.D. 3.981 3.94 Aifttria .... T.T. 20.60 Seligs. to £ O.D. 2". 2 Belgium .... 20,253 tbol. to £ C.D. 23.234 CzeebosTot ik. T.T. 112.96 Crs. to £. 0.9. 112.01 Denmark ... T.'-, 18.203 17,893 €&.. O.D. 18.263 17.303 r... T.T. 84 23 £ O.D. 34.27 .. T.T. 9.725 £. O.D. 9.730 H&Banil ... T.T. 7.145 Hs. to £.. O.D. 7.149 Itfftf T.T. 74.61 Un to £. O.D. 74.66 jAta T.T. 7.105 114. to £ . O.D. 7.109 Ncfrway . T.T. 16.181 15.891 ttf. to £ . O.D. '6.241 15.901 Sy Vlen ... T.T 15.785 15.190 t i. to £. O.D. 15.845 15.500 sl {zeriand . T.T 17.113 Bi. to £ . O.D. 17.118 Ighai .. T.T. 17 57 64 18’25-64 <1 to 1 dol. O.D. 17 55-64 18 3-8 He t Kong . T.T. 18 9-32 18 25 32 4 Jo 1 do'. O.D. 18J IS 49-64 Inui and sC*ylon . T.T. 22 13-32 2211-16 d'to rupee O.D 22 3- 22 43-64 Jajdn ■ •• T.t. 17 31-61 <L|to 1 yen O.D. - 1715-32 .. T.T. 34 47-64 .35 7-32 irari dol. O.D. 34 41-64 35 13-64

The Associated Banks (other than t’ie Bank of New South Wales) quoted the following dollar rates on Saturday o: a New Zealand currency basis. They are subject to alteration without notice. U.S.A. Dol. Canadian Dol. Selling (Per £1 N.Z.) (Per £1 N.Z.) •1-T.T. 3.93 1-8 3.981 J O.D. 3.93 5-8 3.94 Buying O.D. 3.98 3.98 1-8 N.Z. Pound Abroad. Based on figures quoted by the Ba;Jr of New South Wales, the New Zealand pound, compared with its original par value, is equivalent to approximately: — 16/1 in London. £l/0/1 in Australia. 16/2 in U.S.A. 16/1J in Canada. 13/62d in France. 16/11 ill Italy. 9/6 in Germany. •11/82 in Java. £l/8/11 in Japan.

Per ton. F on. CokMt— £ s. d. £ s. d. spot 52 10 71 S2 6 3 Dg.. forward. .52 13 i-i 52 8 9 Eteetrolfric . 57 10 0 57 10 0 to 58 0 o 58 0 0 ■vWre bars .. 58 0 0 58 0 0 LeSd— Sfbt ■' 7 18 9 26 18 9 forward .... 27 16 3 26 IT 6 Snflter — Sgpt & i ‘. 22 7 G -- 0 0 Forward..... 22 10 0 22 0 0 Tin— n. sfot -• 25.'> 12 g 230 2 6 Forward .... 231 12 6 230 17 6 SiBer— Efce 20 i-8d. 22 1-1 JU. Sjjndard.per oz. 20Jd. 20 7-1 Rd. a — —