FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 128, 23 February 1939, Page 12

FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Position Of Sterling By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. LONDON. February 21. ■The following mean closing rates on foreign exchanges were current, today compared with those ruling on February 20:—

LONDON. February 21. Gold.— £7'B/41 an ounce, line. Silver.—Spot, "20 11-16 d. an ounce: forward, lOjil.

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 :— New Zealand Buying. Selling.

flic Associated Banks lotliei limn Ji"' B-ink of New South Walosl quoted Hie fol lowing dollar rate- yesterday on a Ne" Zealand currency has.s I liev i • • t<> alleralH'D without notice

Par. Pell. 20. Feb. 21. X. York, <lol. to £ 4.866 4.6$ 11 -16 4.68 11-16 Montreal, dol, to £ 4 ,S6I) I.TOj 4.70 15-Hi Paris, francs to £ 121 21 177 170 63-64 Brussels, bel. to £ (8.611 27.82 i 27.84 ZGeneva, fr. to £ * , 2o 20.63 20.601 •Xinst’dam, fl. to £ 12.107 8.74] 8.751 Berlin, inks, to £ 23.4:i 11.07? . . 11.084 ll’hagen, knr. to £ 18.1.7.) 22.10 22.40 St’holm. knr. to £ 23.4:: 19.42 19.42 Oslo, knr. to £ IS. 15!) Ht.iio i 11.00 Hels'ki, inks, to £ J 11.3.2:: 226.7.' 226.7.) Prague, knr. to £ 134.25 1.36.875 j 3b. t <j Madrid, pes. to £ 2."> 225 200 200 Lisbon, esc. to £ 100 110} 110} Milan, lire to £ 1)2 Si) 1-1(1 811.125 Athens, drac. to £ 01.) 547.50 547.50 Bucharest, lei to £ 813.00 ■JOO 000 Belgrade, din. to £ 270.31 210 210 Rio de J., p. to mil. 4 99 .31-10 3 1 ■ 1 0 B. Aires, p. to nesa 47.62 20.35 20.35 kt. Video, 1>. to peso 51 18* 1SJ Calcutta, p. to rup. IS 17 15-10 17 15-10 Shanghai, p. to dol. IS S{ SJ II. Kong, p. to dol. — 14 15-1G 14 15-10 Y’hama, p. to yen 21.582 14 14 Batavia, fl. to £ 12.107 8.72) S.7-1

on London T.T. 124/7/0 125 L N .Z. to Lstg. 100 O.D. 123/18/9 121/19/(1 Australia T.T. 100/10/100 £ A to £ N.Z. 100 O.D. 100/10/100 I'iji £F to .2 N.Z. 100 T.T. 00 O.D. 00 88/12/0 88/12/0 New T.T. 3.7703 3.7300 zDol. to £N.Z. . O.D. 3.7843 3.7370 Montreal T.T. 3.7957 i >. t • >,>8 Doi. to £N.Z. . O.D. 3.8044 .».7,>(ii> Belgium T.T. 22.492 22.1S2 Bel. to Al N.Z. . O.D. 22..jiL 22.187 Czechoslovakia ■■ T.T. — 108.42 Krs. to £N.Z. . O.D. -- 108.44 Denmark T.T. 18.140 17.830 Km. to £N.Z. . O.D. 18.200 1 i .832 Finland T.T. 184.79 178.99 Mks. to £N.Z. . France O.D. 185.19 T.T. 143.1V 179.01) 140.09 Frs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 14-1.4 1 140.71 Germany T.T. — 9.279 Mks. to £N.Z. O.D. 9.281 T.T. - 429.20 Drac. to £N.Z. O.D. - 429.33 Holland T.T. 7.112 0.902 FIs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 7.152 0.904 I hi 1 v T.T. — 71.00 Lire to £N.Z. . O.D. 71.02 Java T.T. 7.090 0.940 FIs. to rx.z. • O.D. 7.130 0.9*2 Norway T.T. 111.128 Krs. to £ N.Z. . o.D. 10.188 15.841 T.T. 115.110 138.94 Frs. to £ N.Z. . O.D. 1 17.19 13S.98 Papeete T.T. 145.09 139.119 Frs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 140.59 139.13 Sweden T.T. 15.152 1.1.4. >7 Krn. to £N.Z. . O.D. 1.5.812 l.j.400 ,Switzerland T.T. 10.073 10.403 Frs. to £N.Z. . O.D. 10.773 10.400 Hong Kong T.T. 18 13-32 IS 25-32 N.Z. 11. to Doi- ■ O.D. 18j IS 2.»-.’>2 India and Ceylon T.T 22 7-32 -2J N.Z. d to Buy. o.D. 22 2-115 T/i 17*37-04 N.Z. d. to Yen O.D 17 J7-O4 Manila T.T. 31 33-01 N.Z. (1. to Peso • O.D 3127-04 Shanghai N.Z. d. to Doi. . T.T. O.D. 1(1 59-04 10.59-01 35 1-04 Singapore T.T 34 H-32 N.Z d. Io Doi. . O.D. .‘U i-in

Seiling U.S.A dollars < I'or £ N’.Z. » 1 a nad cm dolla rs. < Ppi* V N Z ' T. T. 3’72 i:m« Buying 0.1). • >.7Ss