EXCHANGE RATES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 47, 25 February 1935, Page 4

EXCHANGE RATES.

FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, February 23. Foreign exchanges on London to-day, compared with rates previously quoted:—

All quotations are for cable transfers. •Determined on the price of silver. tScllers. NEW ZEALAND QUOTATIONS. Following are the latest rates for purchases and sales of foreign exchange quoted by the Bank of New South Wales, Auckland. They are subject to alteration without notice :—■

DOLLAR RATES. The Associated Banks (other than the Bank of New South Wales) quoted the following dollar-sterling rates February 25, 1935, which are subject to alteration without notice:— Conversion of dollar bills received for collection and sale of dollar drafts and telegraphic transfers: U.S.A., 4.84; Canada, 4.84. Purchase of dollar bills: U.S.A., 4.88; Canada, 4.88. On a New Zealand currency basis these rates are equivalent to:— SELLING. Dols. Dols. T.T 3.88 1 3.883 On demand ... 3.891 3.891 BUYING. On demand ... 3.95J 3.951

Feb. 23. Feb. 22. Par. Montreal, dol. . 4.86i 4.86} 4.866 New Tork, dol. 4.864 4.86 5-16 4.866 Paris, franc .. 73 27-64 73.50 124.21 ♦Brussels, belga 20.74J 20.76} 35 Geneva, franc . 14.05 14.87J 25.22 Amsterdam, fl. 7.16! 7.17i 12.107 Milan, lire .... 57 1-16 57 3-10 92.46, Berlin, r.m. ... 12.07 12.0S 20.43 Stockholm, kr. 19.39} 19.39} 18.159 Copenhagen, kr. 22.394 22.39* 18.159 Oslo, kr 19.90} 19.90} 18.159 Vienna, sch. .. 26 26 34.5S5 Prague, kr 115 13-16 116 164.25 Ilelsingfors, ink. 226.50 226.50 129.23 Madrid, pes. .. 35 27-64 35 15-32 25.221 Lisbon, escu. .. 110.125 110.125 110 Athens, dr. ... 512t 514| 375 Bucharest, lei . 4S0 483 813.6 Rio. mil 4.25t 4.25t 5.9d B. Ayres, dol. . 35+ 35t 47.62d M'video, dol. .. 40.375t 40.25f 51d Bombay, rupee 18 5-32 18 5-32 lad Shanghai, taels 18.375 18.625 * Hongkong, dol. 22.125 2113-16 * Yokohama, yen 141-32 14 1-64 24.58 Batavia, fl. ... 7.15} 7.15} 12.10 Belgrade, din. . 224 224 276.31

Currency. T.T. On Demand. To £1 N.Z. Selling. Buying. Selling. London, £100 stg. 124 10/ 123 10/ 121 7/0 A us., £ to £100 101 100 10/ 101 Fiji, £ to £100 SO 'JO 7/0 80 U.S.A 3.SO 3.95J 3. SO J Canada 3.S9J 3.91!i 3.90 France, £r 58.32 50.92 58.37 Noumea, fr 57.57 00.97 57.02 Papeete, fr 57.57 00.07 57.02 Belgium, belga . 10.342 17.142 10.357 Germany, r.m. .. 9.489 — 9.491 Italy, lire 45.17 — 45.21 Switzerland, fr. 11.840 12.315 11.850 Holland, 11 5.041 5.041 5.645 Java, fl 5.625 5.900 5.629 N.55. d. to Jap. yen 17 11-16 — — Shanghai, dol. . 23 25-32 22 11-32 23 23-32 India, rupee ... 22.75 22 9-32 22 11-16 Ceylon, rupee .. 22.75 22 9-32 22 11-16 Hongkong, dol. . 28.375 27 5-32 28 5-16 Singapore, dol. . 35.375 34 9-32 35 5-16