EXCHANGE RATES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 288, 5 December 1932, Page 4

EXCHANGE RATES.

FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. STERLING WEAKEIt. (British Official Wireless). (Received 11 a.m.) RUGBY, December 3. Foreign exchanges on London today, compared with rates oreviously quoted : — Dec. 3. Dec. 1. Far. Montreal, dol. . 3.7fii 5.77J 4.866 New York, dol. 3.ISJ :!.202 4.SOU Paris, franc .. 81 7-K5 52.125 124.21 Brussels, belga 22.075 23.15 35 Geneva, fr. ... l«.. r >.V> l<S.ttt)s 25.22 Amsterdam, fl. 7.81J 7.08J 12.107 Milan, lire Ki CS.:V7. _ > f!2.4rt Berlin, r.m. ... 13.17J l!i.47r> 20.13 Stockholm, kr. — 38.235 18.150 Copenhagen, kr. 10.20 10 7-32 18.150 Oslo, kr IH7-K5 18.00 18.159 Vienna, sch. .. 27.50 27.r>0 :!4.555 Prague, kr. ... 107.25 108.50 1(54.25 Ilelsingfors, mk. 228 228.50 120.23 Madrid, pes. .. 3V) 1-10 89.75 25.221 Lisbon, escu. .. 10~>.75 105.50 110 Athens, dr. ... !5S. r > f>Bs :!7r> Bucharest, lei . 540 550 813.0 KIo, mil 5.5 5.5 5.9 d Montevideo, dol. 30 30 51 d Bombay, rupee 1813-10 1813-04 18d Shanghai, taels 21 1-10 20 13-16 • Hongkong, dol. 10 11 , ! 3 ,- *, ro Yokohama, yen l-> o-lC 15 5-16 -4.58 Belgrade — 237.50 270.J1 All quotations are for cable transfers. •Determined on the price o£ silver. 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. Kov. 21. Nov. 25. Nov. 28. Dec. 5. Buvlng .. 3.40 3.34 3.31 3.30 Selling .. 3.20 3.14 3.11 3.10 CANADIAN DOLLARS TO £1. Nov. 21. Nov. 25. Nov. 28. Dec. 5. Buying .. 3.89 3.87 3.8G 3.87 Selling . . 3.69 3.67 3.61> 3.67

The rates quoted are for the conversion of dollars into English currency or English currency into dollars. Exchange ie charged or allowed on drafts or bills drawn in dollars in the same way as if drawn in English currency. CUSTOMS EXCHANGE RATES. Rates of exchange ruling at the announced date of departure of the vessele 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*: — Melbourne Maru, Japan, yen ...... 15.50 d Waihemo. America, dollars 3.31$ Canadian Leaden Canada, dollars .. *3.70 Canadian Leader, America, dollars *3.45 Port Hunter, America, dollars 3.28 Armftdalc, America, dollars 3.18 Canadian Conqueror, Canada, dollars 3.76 Monterey. Canada, dollars *3.80 Monterey, America, dollars »3.30 Monterey, Honolulu, dollars *3.25 South Africa, America, dollars .... *3.20