FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 124, 19 February 1941, Page 3

FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Position (Jt Sterling (Hy Telegraph Assu -Copyright.) LONDON, February 17. The following mean closing rates o n foreign exchanges were current today:—

♦Dealings suspended. LONDON, February 17. Gold.—iiS/8/ an ounce, line. Silver.—Standard, 23{d. an ounce; line, 25 1-1 Gd. Price Of Tin (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) LONDON, February J 7. The price of tin is quoted as follows :— Spot, buyers £266 a lon, sellers £266 16/-; forward, buyers £261/ii/- a ton, sellers £261/10/-. NEW YOUK. February 17. The price of tin is quoted at 51 ...>0 cents a lb. Stock And Share Indices (By Telegraph -Cress Assn. —Copyright.i LONDON, February 17. “Financial rimes’’ stock and share indices with previous quotations are (Oc-

Par. Feb. 17. New York, dollar to £ 4. $66 4.03 Montreal, dollar .. to £ 4.S66 4.45 Paris, francs .... to £ 124.21 Geneva, francs ... to £ 17.35 St’holm, kroner ... to £ 23.43 1(1.90 Lisbon, es to £ 100 110.25 Milan, lire t o £ 02 —— Athens tlrac to £ L ■ i 346 Rio de J.. <1. to mil 4.-19 — Buenos Aires, d. to pesa 47.02 17.905 Monte Video, d. to peso 01 — Calcutta. d. to rupee .. 18 18 Shanghai, d. to dollar . — 3 7-16 Honir Kong. d. to dollar — lo Kobe. d. to yen 24.582 14 21-32

tober 15, 1926, equals 100) :— Gold mine* Govt. Home sec’s. Hails. Jnclust rials. Feb. 5 .... 109.2 52 95.8 190.4 Mar. 1 .... 109.9 51.1 101.6 195.9 Apr. 1 .... 10S.6 55.5 9S.2 196.1 May 2 .... 110.0 54.8 9(5.2 198.8 June 3 .... 109.6 38.1 i i II 165.1 July 1 .... 107.1 33.S 69.4 137.0 Aug. 2 .... 109.2 39.6 1.1.J 150.8 Sept. 2 .... 110.3 37.9 162.7 Oct. 2 .... 110.3 36.6 79.9 168.6 Nov 1 .... 110.0 39.7 SI? t 165.5 Dec. 2 .... 112.0 41.8 86.8 175.3 Jan 30 .... 112.3 42.6 X9.0 174.9 Feb 4 .... 112.3 43.9 SS ] 175.4 Feb. 11 112.4 43.6 87.1 173.6 Feb. 13 .I.. 112.3 43.3 .86.4 172.9 Feb. 17 .... 112.2 13.4 S5.<S 169.9