EXCHANGE RATES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 264, 7 November 1932, Page 4

EXCHANGE RATES.

; FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. , (British Official Wireless.) ■ (Keeeived 11 a.m.) RUGBY, November 5. Foreign exchanges on London to-day, compared with rates previously quoted:— Nor. 3. Nov. 4. Par. Montreal, dol. . 3-7 4.866 SKEW"* I If :1Amsterdam, fl. 8.2 S.IS3 12.107 yiennafsch. .. 28 _ 28 34.|5 !55S2t3SS::: # i iSesf lei-! Sfr OB °- Isj.6 d |; 64 |f Hoigkons, dol. 10 1-16 16 7-16 Yokohama, yen lu 3-1 Cl 5 β-io -4.0 a AU quo'tattons are for cable transfers. •Determined on the price of sliver.

CUSTOMS ASSESSMENTS. Rates of exchange ruling at the announced date'of departure of the 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, finally declared rates being marked*: — Australia, America, dollars JH5' Mariposa, America, dollars , d -J" Mariposa, Canada, dollars ♦3.70 Mariposa, Honolulu, dollars "3.< SB Brisbane Maru, Japan, yen ... *}»l<* Brisbane Maru, Hongkong, dollars *16£ d Canadian Leader, Canada, dollars .. cJ.OSI City of Adelaide, America, dollars .. 3.29J DOLLARS TO £1. Current dollar exchanges as quoted by the New Zealand banks are as under, compared with previous quotations:— U.S. DOLLARS TO £1. Oct. 22. Oct. 25. Oct. 31. Nov. 7. Buvlne .. 3.49 3.42 3.38 3.39 SelTinf ?! 3.20 3.22 3.18 .3.19 CANADIAN DOLLARS TO £1. Oct. 22. Oct. 25. Oct. 31. Nov. 7. Rnviu" .. 3.7S 3.71 3.74 3.77 felling I. 3.58 3.51 3.54 3.57 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 I'.rawn in English currency. ONE POUND IS'WORTH? One pound in Auckland to-day is worth approximately: — «5/ ....?. iu London. v'/2 (d'aols. 05 cents) .... in New York. 13/7 (3 dols. 30 cents) V. in Montreal 12/2 (75 francs) in Paris. 12/2 (12J marks) in Berlin. 2S/8 (14.2 yen) in Yokohama. 12/2 (7£ florins) in Batavia. 22/9 ..........^......... in Sydney.