EXCHANGE RATES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 262, 4 November 1932, Page 4

EXCHANGE RATES.

FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 11.50 a.m.) RUGBY, November 3. Foreign exchanges on London to-day. compared with rates previously quoted : — Nov. 3. Nov. 2. Par. Montreal, dol. . 3.< M." '! New York, dol. 8.29J 3.305 4.866 Paris, franc .. 53.75 senoti 1 j-j—i Brussels, belga — 23-«» -;J „„ Geneva, fr. ... 17.07 Amsterdam, fl. — S.Lin 1j.,107 Milan, lire .... R4.25 64 9-16 92.46 Berlin, r.m. ... l't 1.t.925 20.43 Stockholm, kr. 19 1-32 19.05 18.159 Copenhagen, kr. 19.2 197-32 Oslo, kr — 1911-16 18.159 Vienna, sch. .. 28 Prague, kr. ... 111.25 111.5 164.*.i> Helsingfors, mk. 230 230 Madrid, pes. .. 40 .>-lG 40 7-16 20.—1 Lisbon, escu. .. 109.5 109.0 110 Athens, dr. ... 580 580 375 Bucharest, lei . 585 jOo 81.1.0 Rio, mil 5.5 S.o 5.0 a Montevideo, dol. {*} Jl> .>ld Bombay, rupee 1811-64 1811-64 18d Shanghai, taels 21 A-IJI — . H( ngkong, dol. ][]•;!'•> ,KS Yokohama, yen ir»i-16 15 7-16 -'-JS p.atavia, fl. .■ ■ " 8 --' Jr-J Warsa"'. zlotis 29.06 o-lt'n? Belgrade •••• -—■ -4~.0 2 <6.31 All (luotntlnns ;;re for cable transfers. •Determined on the price of silver. CUSTOMS ASSESSMENTS. Kates of exchange ruling at tile announced date of departure of tlie vessels named are shown in the following table. They are subject to confirmation by the Customs Department when the exact time of departure is learned on the arrival of the vessels in New Zealand, finallydeclared rates being marked*:— Australind. America, dollars 3.45} Canadian Constructor, Canada, dols. *3.84 Canadian Constructor, America, dols. *3.48 Brisbane Maru, Japan, yen *j6Jd Brisbane Maru, Hongkong, dollars.. *16,6 d Mariposa, America, dollars 3.393 Canadian Leader, Canada, dollars .. 0.68 i City of Adelaide, America, dollars .. 3.291 DOLLAR TO fil. Current dollar exchanges as quoted by the New Zealand banks are as Tinder, compared with previous quotations:— D.S. DOLLARS TO £1. Oct. 20. Oct. 22. Oct. 25. Oct. SI. Buvlng .. 3.49 3.49 3.42 3.38 Selling .. 3.39 3.29 3.22 3.18 CANADIAN DOLLARS TO £1. Oct. 20. Oct. 22. Oct. 25. Oct. 81. Buying 3.79 3.78 3.71 3.74 Selling . . 3.59 3.58 3.51 3.54 The rates quoted are for the conversion of dollars into English currency or English currency into dollars. Exchange is charged or allowed on drafts or bills drawn in dollars in the same way as if drawn in English currency. ONE POUND IS WORTH? One pound in Auckland to-day is worth approximately:— 18/ in London. 12/2 (2 dols. 95 cents) .... In New York. 13/6 (3 dols. 27 cents) ...In Montreal 12/2 (74 francs) ........ in Paris. 12/2 (12| marks) in Berlin. 28/9 (14.2 yen) in Yokohama. 12/3 (71 florins) In Batavia. 22/9 in Sydney. CANADIAN EXCHANGE. (Received 12.30 p.m.) OTTAWA, November 3. The value of the Australian pound for purchase of Canadian money orders has been reduced to 3 dollars, and New Zea-| land to 3 dollars 40 cents. 1