EXCHANGE RATES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 190, 13 August 1934, Page 4

EXCHANGE RATES.

CUSTOMS ASSESSMENTS. 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 tin?.«s of departure is learned on arrival of the vessels in New Zealand, finally declared rates being marked*:— Canadian Highlander, Canada, dols. *4.99 Canadian Highlander, America, dols. *5.04 Benholm, America, dollars 5.03 Melbourne Maru, Japan, yen .... 14Jd Port Hobart. America, dollars.. 5.03 11-11 Canadian Britisher, Canada, dols. 4.05J £1 (NEW ZEALAND) IS WORTH: £ s. d. 'n Rvdnev 1 0 0 In New York (4.06) 0 10 8 In Montreal (3.98 dollars) .... 0 10 0 In Lonuup 0 36 0 In Berlin (10.5 marks) 0 10 4 In Brussels (17.3 belga) 0 0 10 In Paris (61.3 francs) 0 0 10 LOCAL DOLLAR QUOTES. Current dollar exchanges, as quoted by the New Zealand banks are as under, compared with previous quotations:— U.S. DOLLARS TO £1. July 23. July 28. Aug. 6.YAug. 13. Buying . . 5.14 5.13 5.14 5.18 Sellers . . 4.04 ' 4.03 4.04 4.08 CANADIAN DOLLARS TO £1. July 23. July 28. Aug. 6. Aug. 13. Buying . . 5.07 5.04' 5.05 5.05 Selling .. 4.87 4.84 4.85 4.85 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 12.30 p.m.) RUGBY, August 11. Foreign exchanges on London today, compared with rates previously quoted :— ! Aug. 11. Aug. 10. Tar. Montreal, dol. 4.961 4.90} 4.SOU New York. dol. 5.00s 5.001 -'.«W Paris, franc .. 7611-32 71! 5-16 124.21 Brussels, belga 21.42 21.42 i .: 5 Geneva, franc . 15.11 15.41 25.22 Amsterdam, fl. 7.483 7.4.-U vi.107 Milan, lire 58.025 55.625 02.46 Berlin, r.m. ... 12.87.V 12.571 2<M:{ Stockholm, kr. 19.351 19.30J . 18.150 Copenhagen, kr. 22.391 22.301 . 18.159 Oslo, kr 10.901 •■ 10.004 18.150 .Vienna, sch. ... 27 27 -34.585 Prague, kr 1213-1 C 1213-16 164.25 Ilclsihgfors, mk. 22G.75 220.75 120.23 Madrid, pes. ... 3613-10 36 13-16 25.221 Lisbon, escu. .. 110.303 110.125 110 Athens, dr 525 525 375 Bucharest, lei . 508 503 813.fi Rio, mil -4.25 4.25 5.9 d B. Ayres, dol. . 30.50 30.50 47. 1- 2il M'vidoo, dol. .. 38.75 35.75 51d Bombay, rupee IS 1-16 ISI-1B lSd Shanghai, tnels 16.625 10 11-16 * Hongkong, dol. 18.375 18 3-16 * Yokohama, yen 14.25 14.25 24.58 Batavia, fl. ... — 7.42 12.10 Belgrade, din. . — 221 270.31 All quotations are for cable transfers. •Determined on the price of silver.