FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21730, 12 March 1936, Page 13

FOREIGN EXCHANGES

DOLLAR MARKET RATES The Associated Banks (other than the Bank of New South Wales) quoted the following dollar rates yesterday on a New Zealand currency basis. They are subject to alteration without notice:— U.S.A. Canada. (Per £1 N.Z.) Selling— * ■ Dol- Dol. T.T .. .. 3.99 g 3.991 O.D. , ~. ... 3.99 J 3.99? Buying— ' ' ] O.D. .. .. 4.04 g , 4,04 g FRENCH AND AMERICAN EXCHANGE LONDON, March 10.' United States and French exchange closed to-day at: Dollars 4.98 J, francs 74 15-16 to £1 sterling. NORTH ISLAND EXPORT MEAT AWARDS JUDGING AT SMITHFIELD (Received March 11, 7.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 10. Sir James Parr (New Zealand High Commissioner) attended the judging of exhibits of New Zealand meat at Smithfield. In the North Island competition shield, Wairarapa was first and Feilding second. The cash prizes for the best pens were won by Wairarapa first, Taranaki second.

(BBIT1SH OFFICIAL'WIBMJS88.} RUGBY. March 10. , Par. ' Mar. 9. Mfcr. 10. Paris, fr. to £1 12431 74 31-32 74 59-64 New York, dol. to £1 4.866 4.97J 4.98 5-16 Montreal, dol. to £1 4.8G6 4.98 4.981 Brussels, . belgas to £1 25 29.30 29.30 Geneva. fr: to £1 25.2215 15.151 15.14 Amsterdam, fl. to £1 12.107 7.27 7.263 Milan, lire to £1 94.26 621 62 3-16 Berlin, reichmarken to £1 20.43 12.32 12.31 Oslo, kr. to £1 18.159 — — Stockholm, kr. to £1 18.159 192 191 Copenhagen, kr. to £1 18.159 22.391 22.391 Vienna, schgs. to £1 31.585 26^ 261 Prague, kr. to £1 164.25 1191 119 5-16 Helsingfors,marks to £1 193.23 227 227 Madrid, pesetas to £1 25.2215 36 3-16 33 11-64 Lisbon, escudos to £1 110 1081 1081 Athens, drach to £1 875 517 518 Bucharest, lei to £1 818.6 669 669 Belgrade, dinars 25.2215 21.6 21.6 Rio de Janeiro. pence to milreis 4.89S 41 4 * Buenos Aires, pence to dol. 47.5S ■''" ; —..' —' Montevideo, pence to dol. 51 391' 391 Bombay, pence to rupee 19 181 161 Shanghai, pence to dol. * 14| 141 Hong Kong, pence to dol. • 151 1511-16 Yokohama, pence, to yen * 14 1-64 14 1-64 Batavia, guilders 12.107 7.23* 7.231 Warsaw, par zlotys to £1 43.3E * • ■ — . — ♦Determined by price of silver. FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES The Bank of New South Wales, Christchurch, quoted the following rates as ruling yesterday i tor its sales and purchases of foreign exchange. The rates are subject to alteration without notice:— • Buying. Selling. London — £ N.Z. to £100 stg. T.T. 124 124/10 O.D. 123/10> 124/8/9 Australia — £ A. to £100 N.Z. T.T. 101 100/10 O.D. 101 100/10 Fiji— £ F. to £100 N.Z. T.T. 90/7/6 89 O.D. 90/7/6 89 New York— Dol. to £1 N.Z. T.T. 4.031 3.992 O.D. 4.04g 3.991 Montreal — Dol. to £1 N.Z. T.T. 4.03 3.991 O.D. 4041 4.00, Austria — Schgs. to £1 N.Z. T.T. — 20.73 OJD. — 20.75 Belgium— Belgas to £1 N.Z. T.T. — O.D. — 23.397 23.408 CzechoslovakiaCrowns to £1N.Z; T.T. — 94.98 O.D. — 95.03 Denmark- ■ , Kroner to £1 N.Z. T.T. 18.203 17.893 O.D. 18.263 17.903 France — Francs to £1 N.Z. T.T. 60.74 59.91 O.D. 61.19 59.95 Germany— Reichmarks to ■'' £1 N.Z. T.T. — 9.821 O.D. — 9.826 HollandFlorins to £1 N.Z. T.T. 5.939 5.789 O.D. 5.999 5.793 ItalyLire to £1 N.Z. .. T.T. — ' — O.D. — —■ Java— „ Florins to £1 N.Z. T.T, 5.913 .5.753 O.D. 5.973 5.757 Norway— „„ Kroner to £1 N.Z. T.T. 16.183 15.893 e O.D. 16.243 15.903 Sweden— Kroner to £1 N.Z. T.T. 15.785 15.490 O.D. 15.845 . 15.500 SwitzerlandFrancs to £1 N.Z. T.T. 12.337 12.067 OJD. 12.442 12.072 NoumeaFrancs to £1 N.Z. T.T. 62.54 58.54 O.D. 62.99 58.60 Papeete— Francs to £1 N.Z. T.T. 62.54 58.69 - OJD. 62.99 58.75 Hong Kong— N.Z. pence to dol. T.T. 18 13-16 2d 9-16 O.D. 18 23-32 20 17-32 India and Ceylo n— N.Z. pence to rup. T.T. 22 9-64 22 57-64 O.D. 22 3-64 222 Japan— N.Z. pence to yen T.T. — O.D. — 17 37-64 17 9-16 Shanghai— N.Z. pence to dol. T.T. 17 17-64 18 41-C4 O.D. 17 5-64 18g Singapore— N.Z. pence to dol. T.T. 34g 35 7-16 O.D. 34 3-16 35 27-64