EXCHANGE RATES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 68, 21 March 1934, Page 4

EXCHANGE RATES.

FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, March 20. Foreign exchanges on London to day, compared with rates previously quoted : — Star. 20. Mar. 19. Tar. Montreal. dol. 5.1H 5.1 "i 4.5G6 I New York. dol. 5.111 Tk'/J 4.Bi;C Paris, franc . . 77 19-32 77.K25 r'J.'-l J Brussels, belga 21.92 21.87 .15 Geueva. franc . 35.81 15.79 i Amsterdam, fl. 7.50 7.58 '~107 Milan, lire .... 59.125 53.5" 92.46 Berlin, r.m. ... 12.8S 12.92) 20.43 Stockholm, kr. 39.321 19.7,7J 18.1591 Copenhagen, kr. 22.39) 22.39J Oslo, kr. 19.90 19.90 18.1C9 Vienna, sr-h. ... -'8 — 34.585 Prague, kr. .. 12::.875 I---75 164.25 Helsingfors.mk. 226.50 226.50 129.23 Madrid; pes. .. 37 15-32 37 13-32 25.221 Lisbon, eseu. . 1"9.875 1(19.875 110 Athens, dr. ... 530 530 375 Bucharest, lei . 510 510 Sl3.b Rio, mil 4.125 4.125 5.9 d B. Ayres, dol. . 3(1.50 36.50 4i.G2<]j M'video, do]-.. 33 33.125 51d Bombay, rupee 36 332 38.1-16 ISd Shanghai, taels 11516 16.25 * Hongkong, dol. 16.25 Yokohama, yen 12 3-16 14 3-30 • 21.0S Batavla, fl. ... — 7.53 12.10 Belgrade, din. . 225 225 -67.0 l All quotations are for cable transfers. •Determined on the price of silver. • DOLLAR AND FRANC. LONDON, March 20. The American dollar is quoted at 5.10'4 dollars to the pound sterling and the frauc at 77^,LOCAL DOLLAR QUOTES. Current dollar exchauaes, as quoted by the New Zealand banks are as under, compared with previous quotations:— U.S. HOLLARS TO £1. Feb. 26. Mar. 3. Mar. 10. Mar. 17. Buvilig .. 5.17 5.17 5.18 0.19 Selling . ■ 4.97 4.97 4.98 4.99 CANADIAN POLLAKS TO £1 Fob. 26. Mar. 3. Mar. 10. Mar. 17. Buving .. 5-20 5.19 5.19 5.20 Selling .. 5.00 4.99 4.99 5.00 I CUSTOMS ASSESSMENTS. Fates of exchange ruling at the announced dates of departure of the vessels narned are shown in the following table. They arc subject to confirmation by the Customs Department when the exott time of departure is learned on arrival of the vessels in New Zealand, finally declared rates being marked*: — Citv of Canberra, America, dollars 5.08? Golden Coast, >»n«rica. dollars ... Sydney Maru. Japan, yen 143 16 Wairuna, America, dollars Canadian Conqueror, Canada, dols. 5.10 Mariposa, America, dollars 0.0 i.}