FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 154, 27 March 1937, Page 12

FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Position of Sterling By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, March 25. The following mean closing rates on foreign exchanges were current to-day compared with those ruling on March 23: — Par. Mar. 23. Mar. 25.

♦Unofficial. fOfficial. London, March 25. Gold.—£7/2/4 an ounce, fine.

On New Zealand Currency Basis

'The Batik of New South Wales, Wellington, quoted tlie following rates for their purchases and sales of foreign exchange yesterday:—

The Associated Banks (other than the Bank of New South Wales) quoted the following dollar rates on Thursday on a New Zealand currency basis. They are subject to alteration without notice. U.S.A. Doi. Canadian Doi. Selling (Per £1 N.Z.) (Per £1 N.Z.) T.T. 3.014 3.913 O.D. 3.92 J 3.92} 3.964 3.962 AUCTION DIARY TUESDAY. Leviji Salo> 11.30 a.in.

N. York. dol. to & 4.866 4.88 19< 12 4.885 .Montreal, dol. to 4.866 4.88 4.872 Paris, fr. to £ 124.21 105 23-64 106 11-32 Brussels, bel. to £ 48.011 29.015 29.015 Geneva, fr. to £ 25.225 21.44} 21.445 Amst'dam, 11. to £ 12.107 8.92? 8.925 Berlin, inks, to £ 20.43 12.15 12.155 St'liolni, knr. to £ 18.159 19.395 19.395 C'hagen, knr. to £ 18.159 22.40 22.40 Oslo, knr. to £ 18.159 19.90 19.90 Vienna, scligs. to £ 34.585 26.50 26.50 Prague, knr. to HelTors, niks. to £ 164.25 140 140 £ 193.23 226.50 226.50 Madrid, pes. to £ 25 225 — .Lisbon, esc. to £ 100 110 3-16110 3-16 Milan, lire to £ 92 92 25-32 92 13-16 Athens, drac. to £ 375 ‘5474 *547j Bucharest, lei to £ 813.60 *670 •670 Belgrade, din. to £ 276.31 213 213 Rio de J., p. to mil 5.899 til tilB. Aires, p. to peso 47.62 —■ —— AL Video, p. to peso 51 t39J t39J Calcutta, p. to rup. 18 184 18? Shanghai, p. to dol. 14 17-3! 2 14 17-32 H.-Kong, p. to dol. 14 15-161415-16 Y’liama. p. to yen. 24.582 14 14 Batavia, 11. to £. 12.107 8.88 8.895

New Zealand Buying. Selling on London T.T. 121 124/10/£N.Z. to £Stg. 100 O.D. 123/10/ 124/8/9 Australia • • • • , . £A to £N.Z. 100 T.T. — — O.D. 101 100/510/Fiji T.T. — — £F to £ N.Z. 100 O.D. 90/7/6 89 New York t.t. 3.9512 3.9150 Doi. to £ N.Z. .. O.D. 3.91537 3.9200 Montreal T.T. 3.9444 Doi. to £N.Z. .. O.D. 3.95(59 3.9145 Austria T.T. — ’*!| i>3 Seligs, to £N.Z. O.D. — 20.55 Belgium .'I'.']'. — 23.174 Bel. to £N.Z. .. O.D. — 23.185 Czechoslovakia ... T.T. — 111.65 Crs. to £N.Z. .. O.D. — 111.70 Denmark T.T. 18.203 17.893 Kr. to £N.Z. .. O.D. 18.263 17.903 France T.T. — 85.22 Frs. to £N.Z. .. O.D. — 85.26 Germany T.T. — 9.691 Jlks. to £N.Z. . O.D. — 9.696 Holland T.T. 7.27(5 7.126 FIs. to £N.Z. .. O.D. 7.336 7.130 Italy T.T. — 74.40 Lire to £N.Z. .. O.D. — 74.45 Java .T.T. 7.241 7.081 FIs. to £N.Z. .. O.D. 7.301 7.0S5 Norway T.T. 1(5.181 15.S91 Kr. to £N.Z. .. O.D. 16.241 15.901 Sweden T.T. 15.785 15.490 Kr. to £N.Z. .. O.D. 15.845 15.5(H) Switzerland .... T.T. 17.40ft 17.139 Frs. to £N.Z. .. O.D. 17.514 17.141 Noumea T.T. — S3.So Frs. to £N.Z. .. O.D. — S3.91 Papeete T.T. — 84.00 Frs. to £N.Z. .. O.D. — 81.06 Hong-Kong .... T.T. .1819-61 18 51-64 N.Z. d. to Doi. . O.D. 1817-64 IS 25-32 India and Ceylon T.T. 22 J 22 21-32 N.Z. <1. to Hup. O.D. 2211-32 22 41-64 Japan T.T. — 17 31-64 N.Z. d. to len . O.D. — 1715-32 Shanghai T.T. 17 29-32 IS 13-32 N.Z. <1. to Doi. . O. D. lip IS 25-64 Singapore T.T. 34 23-32 35 13-64 N.Z. <1. to Dot. . O.D. 34 £ 35 3-16 Chefoo T.T. 17 29-32 18 17-32 N.Z. d. to Doi. . O.D. 17 55-64 IS 33-64