FOREIGN ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 138, 7 March 1929, Page 14

FOREIGN ITEMS

COLOMBO TEA SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, March 6. The quantity of tea offered at the Colombo tea auction sales on Tuesday was 2,390,0001 b„ the quality being similar to last week. Common teas were in improved demand and prices advanced from 3 to 5 cents. The market was irregular for other grades. Next week a similar quantity will be offered. WHEAT CARGOES. Australian Press Assn.—United Service. (Rec. March 6, 7.45 p.m.) Loudon, March 5. Wheat cargoes show a quiet tone ana are mostly threepence down owing to North and South American advices. Parcels are slow and trading is confined to Australians. Liverpool -March, 9s. 0 l-Bd,; May, 9?. 3 3-Bd.; July, 9b. 6 l-Bd.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES. (British’ Official'Wireless.) ■ Rugby, hlareh 5. Foreign rates of exchange, as on February 26, as compared -with pari rates are a?

follow:™ liar. 5. Feb. 26. Par. Paris, francs to 124.20 124.21 Hl 124.25 New York, dollars to £1 .. 4.85 7-32 4.85 Ji-32 4.86 2-3 Montreal, dollars 4.87J 4(86 2-3 to All 4.87J Brussels, beigas 34.95} 34.935 to £1 35 Geneva, francs to £1 25.23 25.235 25.22 J Amsterdam, florins 12.115 12.107 to £1 12.11J Milan, lire to £1 92.65 92.65 92.46 Berlin. reichs20,43 marks to £1 .. 20.45J 2O.4J5 Stockholm, knr. 18.16 18.159 to £1 18.16 Copenhagen, knr. to £1 ......... 18.20} 18.20 18.159 Oslo, knr. to £1 18.19} 18.20 18.159 Vienna, schillings 34.521 34.53 34.58} to £1 Prague, knr. to £1 163} 1635 24.02 Helsingfors, marks 192} 192} 193.23 to £1 Madrid, pesetas to 32.021 31,495 25.22} £1 Lisbon, escudos to 109J 109} 4.50} £1 Bucharest, lei to 813 25.224 £1 816 Rio de Janeiro, 5 99-32 pence to milreis 51 16 Buenos Aires, pense to dollar 47 11-32 4711-32 47.? Bombay, pence to rupee 17 31-32 17 31-32 18 Shangahai, pence to tael 301 301 24 Hong-Kong, pence to dollar ...... 23} 23} 24 Yokohama, pence to yen 22 1-32 22} 24.58 Batavia, knr, to £1 12.15 12.15 12.107