FOREIGN EXCHANGES
Position Of Sterling By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, March 23. The following mean closing rates on foreign exchanges were current to-day compared with those ruling on March 22:—
London, March 23. Gold.— an ounce, fine. Silver.—Spot, 20 5-16 d. an ounce; forward, 20d. On New Zealand Currency Basis The Bank of New South Wales, Wellington, quoted the following rates , for their purchases and sales of foreign exchange yesterday:—
'l’bo. Associated Banks (other than the Hank of New Srfuth Wales) quoted the following dollar rales yesterday, on a New Zealand currency basis. They aro subject to alteration without notice.
E.S. AND A. BANK Interim Dividend Declared By Telegraph. — Press Assn.—Copyright. London, March 23. The English, Scottish and Australian Bank has declared an interim dividend of 3J per cent., subject to payment of income tax. The dividend, which is payable on May 16, less adjusted English income tax, is at an unchanged rate. The total distribution last year was 7 per cent.
I’ar. Mar. 22. Star. 23. N. York. dol. to 4.860 4.‘JCi 4.961 Montreal, dol. to 4.«(W 4.994 4.9SJParis, fr. to £ 124.21 162 3-16 162 9-16 Brussels, hel. to £ 48.611 29.50} 29.50} Geneva, £r. to £ 25.225 21.64} 21.631 Amst’dam, fl. to £ 12.107 8.97} 8.97} Berlin; mks. to £ 23.43 12.375 12.37} St’holm, knr. to IS. 150 19.415 19.415 C’hagen, knr. to £ 18.150 22.40 22.40 Oslo, .knr. . to 18.159 19.90 19.90
Vienna, schgs. to. £ 34.583 26.50 ' 26.50 Hel’fors, mks. to £' 193.23 226.125 220.125 Prague, knr. to £ 134.23 14111-16 142 1-16 Madrid,, pes. to X? 23.225 — — Lisbon. ’ esc. to £ 100 110 3-16 110 3-16 Milan, lire to 92 94 5-16 94 5-16 Athens, drac. to £ 375 547.50 547.50 Bucharest, lei to £ • 813.60 677.50 667.50 Belgrade, din. to £ ,276.31 210 216 Rio de J., p. to mil 4.899 f2 13-16 t2 13-16 B. Aires, p. to pesa 47.62 — — M. Video, p.to peso or t2ij t21J Calcutta, p. to rup. 18 1SJ 184 Shanghai, p. to dol. 18 tl4i tW H.-Kong, p. to dol. - 1413-16 14 J Y’hama. p. to yen 24.582 13 15-16 13 15-16 Batavia, fl. to £ 12.107 8.955 8.055 t Market Rate, , t Sellers Official.
New Zealand on Buying. Selling. London T.T. 124 124/10/£N.Z. to £stg. 100 O.D. 123/10/.124/8/9 Australia T.T. 101 100/10/£A. to &N.Z. 100 O.D. Fiji T.T. 90/7/6 89 £F. to £N.Z. 100 O.D. New York T.T. 4.0115 3.9709 Lol. to £N.Z. . O.D. 4.0215 3.9809 Montreal T.T. 4.0280* 3.9955 Doi. to £N.Z. . O.D. •1.0100 3.9995 T.T. -— ___ Seligs, to £N.Z. O.D. — — Belgium T.T. 23.000 23.590 Bel. to £N.Z. . O.D. 23.975 23.601 Czechoslovakia — T.T. — 113.17 Krs. to £N.Z. . O.D. — 113.22 Denmark T.T. 18.203 17.893 Knr. to £N.Z. . O.D. 18.203 17.899 Finland T.T. 184.95 179.15 Mks. to £N.Z. . O.D. 185.35 179.25 France T.T. — 128.83 Frs. to £N.Z. . O.D. —— 128.87 Germany T.T. —— 9.876 Mks. to £N.Z. . O.D. —— 9.881 Greece T.T. — 429.54 Drac. to £N.Z. . O.D. — 429.84 Holland T.T. 7.31 L 7.161 FIs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 7.351 7.165 Italy T.T. — 75.64 Lire to £N.Z. . O.D. — 75.69 j y T.T. 7.287 7.137 Fis. to £N.Z. . O.D. 7.327 7.141 Norway T.T. 10.182 15.892 Knr. to £N.Z. . O.D. 10.242 15.898 Noumea T.T. — 127.58 Frs. to £N.Z. . O.D. — 127.62 Papeete T.T. — 127.63 Frs. to £N.Z. . O.D. — 127.67 Sweden T.T. 15.797 15.502 Knr. to £N.Z. . O.D. 15.857 15.508 Switzerland .... T.T. 17.564 17.291 Frs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 17.609 17.299 Chel’oo T.T. — 17 59-64 N.Z. d. to Doi. . O.D. — 17 29-32 Hong-Kong .... T.T. 18 23-64 18 47-04 N Z. d. to Doi. . O.D. 18 21-04 18 47-04 India and Ceylon . T.T. 22} 22 21-32 N.Z. d. to Klip. . O.D. 22 11-32 22 21-32 Japan T.T. — 17 7-10 N.Z. d. to Yen . O.D. — 17 7-16 Manila T.T. 29 21-32 30 5-32 N.Z. d. to 1’eso . O.D. 29 9-16 30 5-32 Shanghai T.T. — 18 3-64 N.Z. <1. to Doi. . O.D. — 18 3-64 Singapore T.T. 34 17-32 35 1-64 N.Z. d. to Doi. . O.D. 34 7-10 35 1-01
U.S.A. Doi. Canadian Doi. Selling: (Per B1N.Z.) (Per .C1N.Z.) T.T. 3.9S 3.99 11-19 o.n. 3.988 4.004 Buying: O.l). •1.02 5-10 •1.014
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 153, 25 March 1938, Page 14
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