EXCHANGE RATES.
CUSTOMS ASSESSMENTS. Rates of exchange ruling at the announced dates of departure of the vessels named aB 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*:— Canadian Leader, Canada, dollars 5.125 Melbourne Maru, Japan, yen ....14 3-1 fid Sheaf Crown, America, dollars .... 5.11 Golden Bear, Canada, dollars •5.13 Golden Bear, America, dollars .... *5.12 City of Bedford, Canada, dollurs .. *5.1S City of"Bedford, America, dollars . *5.14 Aorarigl, Canada, dollars S.OSJ LOCAL DOLLAR QUOTES. Current dollar exchanges, as quoted by the New Zealand ban'/s; are as under, compared with previous quotations:— U.S. DOLLARS TO £1. Apr. 24. Apr. 30. May 7. May 21. Buyinf? .. 5.27 5.23 5.21 5.20 Selling .. . 5.07 5.03 5.01 5.00 CANADIAN DOLLARS TO £1. Apr. 24. Apr. 30. Jhy 7. May 21. fluylng .. 5.24 5.22 5.20 5.20 Selling .. 5.04 5.02 5.00 5.00 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 11.30 a.m.) RUGBY, May 28. Foreign exchanges on London to-day. compared with rates previously quoted :— I May 2fi. May 25. Par. Montreal, dol. . 5.072 .I.oß} 4.806; New Tork, dol. 5.09 5.038 4.8*50 Paris, franc ... 77 5-32 771-10 121.21 Brussels, belga 21.70 21.70J 35 Geneva, frano . 15.054 15.05 25.22 Amsterdam, fl. 7.50 A 7.51 12.107 Milan, lire 501 50J 02.46 Berlin, p.m. ... 12.90 i 12.05 20.43 Stockholm, kr. 10.40 10.40 18.159 Copenhagen, kr. 22.391 22.39* 18.150 Oslo, kr 19.90J 19.90}. 18.159 Vienna, sch. ... 28 28 34.585 Prague, kr. ... 122J 122 161.25 Helsingfors, mk. 226.75 226.75 129.23 Madrid, pes. ... ::7 3-10 37 7-32 25.221 Lisbon, escu. .. 110 110 ■ 110 Athens, dr. ... 530 530 375 Bucharest, lei . 510 - 510 813.6 Rio, tnil 1.25 4.25 5.9 d B. Ayres. dol. . 88j 38 J 47.62 d M'video. dol. .. 3SS 383 51d Bombay, rupee. 181-32 18 1-32 ISd Shanghai, taels 15* 15J * Hongkong, dot. 17$ 17J * Yokohama, yen 14.25 14.25 24.5.8 Batavla, fl. ... — 7.47 12.10 Belgrade, din. . — 225 276.31 I All quotations are for cable transfers. , •Determined on the price of silver.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 124, 28 May 1934, Page 4
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