FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 53, 4 March 1922, Page 4

FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

STEELING UP TO 4.41J IN NEW YORK,

(UNITED, PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COHRIOIT.)

(AUSTRALIAN ■ NEW ZEALAND CAILE ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, 2nd March.

Foreign rates of exchange on the 2nd March compared with par wites, or as averaged first half of. 1914, are as follow:—

: Feb. 27. Mch. 2. Par. New York, dols. to £1 „ 4.4J 4.41 j 4.86 Montreal, dols. to £1 ...; 4.63 4.52 4.86 Paris, francs to £1 48.10 48.50 25.225 Stockholm, kroner to £1.. 16.65 15.35 18,159 Christiania, krone; to £1., 25.85 25.35 18.159 Copenhagen, kroner to £1.. 21.05 20.85 18.159 Berlin, marks to £1 .... 1007 1050 20.45 Yokohama, pence to yen.. 25f 25} 24.58 Calcutta, pence to rupee.. 15} 15i -25 Hongkong, pence to d 01... 29± (?) 25

(The sterling exchange on New York duriac ihe war was 5.05 highest, 4.50 lowest. During 1920. highest 3.98 i, lowest 3.343; Ist January to 30th June, 1921, highest 4.0}, lowest 3.28*. July 7th to 31st, highest 3.M, lowest 3.57J; 2nd to 31st August, highest 3.69J, lowest 3.56{. Ist to 30th September, highest, 3.74 dollars; lowest, 3.69 dollars. Ist to 31st October, highest, 3.94 dollars; lowest, 3.73 i dollars. 3rd to 29th November, 4 dollars highest, 3.94 dollars lowest. Ist to 31st December, highest, 4.22 dollars; lowest, 4.03 dollars.. On sth January, 4.174 dollars; on 9th January, 4.22 dollars; on 12th January, 4.23 dollars; on 16th-January, 4.23 i dollars; on 19th January, 41.22J dollars; on 23rd January, 4.21 dollars; on 26th January, 4.22J dollars; on 30th January, 4.28} dollars; on 2nd February, 4.28 dollars; on 6th February, 4.325; on 11th February, 4.35J dollars; on 13th February, 4.33 i dollars; on 16th February, 4.353 dollars; on 20th February, 4.39 dollars; on 23rd February, 4.41 dollars).