EXCHANGE RATES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 17, 20 January 1934, Page 4

EXCHANGE RATES.

FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, January 18. 1 Foreign exchanges on London to-day, compared with rates previously quoted :— Jan. IS. Jan. 17. Par. Montreal. dol. 5.001 5.051 4.86(5 New York, dol. 4.05 5.081 4.866 Paris, franc .. 79.6-5 80 7-16 124.21 Brussels, belgn 22.42 22.5(5 35 Geneva, franc 18.15 10.28 25.22 Amsterdam, fl. 7.77 7.83 12.107 Milnn. lire 50 0-10 00 02.46 Berlin, r.m. ... 13.15 13.2(5 20.43 Stockholm, kr. 19.39 i 10.301 18.159 Copenhagen, kr. 22.40 22.40 18.150 Oslo, kr 10.00 10.90 18.159 Vienna, scb. ... 29.50 20.50 84.585 Prague, kr 105.125 105.125 1(54.25 Helslngfors. mk. 220.50 220.50 120.23 Madrid, pes. .. 37.75 381-32 25.221 Lisbon, eseu. .. 110 110 310 Athens, dr. ... 552.50 552.50 375 Bucharest, lei . 530 530 813.6 Kio. mil 4.125 4.125 5.9 d B. Ayres. dol. . 37.375 37 47.62 d Montevideo, <101. 37 :}<5.623 51d Bombay, rupee 18 1-16 38 1-16 ISd Shanghai, tarls 16 5-16 16.375 • Hongkong, dol. 18 1.8 1-16 * Yokohama, yen 14 11-32 14 11-32 24.58 Bnfpvia, fl. ... 7.72 — 12.10 Warsaw, zlotys 27.93 — 43.38 Belgrade, din. . 2."!2 232 276.31 All quotations are for cable transfers. •Determined on the price of silver. LOCAL DOLLAR RATES. Current dollar exchanges, as quoted by j the New Zealand banks, are as under, compared with previous quotations:— U.S. DOLLARS TO £1. Jan. 16. Jan. 17. Jan. 19. Jan. 20. Buyinct 5.23. 5.18 5.06 5.12 Selling .... 5.03 4.98 4.56 4.92 CANADIAN DOLLARS TO £1. Jan. 16. Jan. 17. Jan. 19. Jan. 20. Buying .... 5.25 5.18 5.12 5.15 Selling .... 5.05 4.98 4.92 4.95 CUSTOMS ASSESSMENT. Rates of exchange ruling at the announced dates 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 arrival of the vessels in New Zealand,] finally declared rates being marked*:— Golden Bear, America, dollars 5.15 Niagara, Canada, dollars 5.14 Brisbane Maru, Japan, yen 14 15-32 d Mariposa, America, dollars 5.094 Canadian Cruiser, Canada, dollars . 5.09 Wirral, America, dollars 5,091 DOLLAR AND FRANC. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, January 19. The American dollar :i quoted at 5.00 dollars to the pound sterling, and the franc at 79%.