FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 287, 1 September 1941, Page 3

FOREIGN EXCHANGES

. Position Of . Sterling

(By Telegrapu -Press As-n ■ > .•<• -i.'ir LONDON, August 29.

■ The tolluwtug mean el<>»iiig ( rai. f '••r toreigt exchanges l , were clirrem r.»«|u» •

•Dealings suspended LONDON, August 29. Gold.-i!8/8z- an ounce, due Silver.—Standard. 23 7-lGd ai> ouuee, flue. 26 5-16 d. . • ■ Gold Mining Returns / > (By Telegraph—Press' Association.) ’ GREYMOUTH, August 30. 1 The Snowy River dredge returned 179 J ounces for ’125 hours from 31,000 yards.

. . , Tlie Price Of Tin ; (By Telegraph • Press Assn.-Copy right.) ..LONDON, August 21)

The.price.of tin is quoted as follows:— Spot, buyers £257/5/- a ton, sellers £257 10/-; forward, buyer's £259/15/-, sellers £260. ’ ' ’ ' ' ‘

Raw Materials (By Telegraph.—Pivt'a Asssn.—'Copyright.) (Received August 31, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 30. Friday’s .closing prices for the following commodities, with those lor (he previous week in parentheses, are 1 as follows : — , Rubber: Para, 17d. a lb. (same) ; plantation smoked ribbed sheet, 15 3-bd. a lb. (same) id '■'■"■ ■ Turpehtiuc: 68/6 a ewt. (nominal). Linseed oil: The price is still fixed at £4l/10/- a ton. Stock And Share-Indices (By letegrapii.—Press Assu. Copyright.) LONDON, August 29. "Financial Times" stock and: share indices, with previous quotations, arc (October 15, 1926. equals 1000):—

Par. August 29. New York, dollar to £ 4 ftOO f -4.U3 .Montreal, dollar . to X 4 Niti 4 4h Paris, frunes .... to M 124.21 Geneva. t’raiies .... to At • •“ 11.33 St'lioiiu, kroner ... tu £ 23 13 IBUU Lisbon. e*e .. to M 1UU 110 25 Milan, lire to & 112 . ■ «— Athens drae ... . io £ 340 34b . Rio <le J . d. to mil 4.4U . Buenos Aires, d. to peen &7U2 I7 9B5 Monte Video, d to pesa bl . •• Calcutta, <1 to rupee . ’ 1$ ' 17 31 Shanghai. d. to dol. .. —- 3.1-32 Hong Kong, d. to dollar — . . 15 ' • • , Kobe, d. to yen . 24.332 —

; Guvt. sec’s. Hume IbdusRails. trials. ’ old mines. Feb. 4 ... . 112.3 43.9 88.5 173.4 Mar. 3 ... . 112.3 4‘* 3 85.6 170.5 Apl. 3 . < . 113.2 4522 8<>.4 173.9 Mar. 2 ... . 113.2 45.2 ■ 84.3 167.-; June 8 ... . 113.1 .45.1 ’87.4 170.0 July 2 . .. . 113.3 47.3 88.3 168.5 Aug. 1 ,.. . 113.5 • 49.0 93.3 171.8 Aug. 21 .. I 113.6 52.0 96; 1 175.0 Aug. 22 .. .’ 113.5 51.5 95.2 173.3 Aug. 25 .. . 113.5 51.6 95.3 175.1 Aug. 2S ... . 113.5 52.3 95.9 175.4 Aug. 29 .. . .• 113.5 52.5 . 96.2 176. J