FALL IN FRENCH FRANC.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 36, 11 August 1923, Page 6

FALL IN FRENCH FRANC.

(UNIIEB PRESS. ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN - NBTV ZEALAND CABLB ASSOCIATION.) _ , ■ . LONDON, 9th August. foreign rates of exchange on the 9th August, as compared with par rates, or as averaged first half of 1914, are as follow:— 7th 9th New York, dollars to £, ... 4.60 4.56J 4.57 Montreal, dollars to £ 4.56 4.60* 4 07} £arlf>. to £ 25.85 .79.25 80.15 Stockholm, kroner to £... 16.12 17.17 17.17 Chrl6tiania, kroner to £... 18.12. 25.10 28.21 Copenhagen, kroner to £... 18.12 24.87 24.06 Berlin, marks to £ 20.42 • • Rome, lire to £ 25.275 105f 10GJ Yokohama, yen to pence... 20.08 i 255 25J Calcutta, pence to rupee... 24 16 1-16 101-32 Hong Kong, pence to d 01.... 24 26J 2CJ*The quotation for the mark was 1,650,000 on 28rd July; 2,050,000 on 24th July; 3,800,000 on 27th July; 5,100,000 on 30th July; on 2nd August, 5,250,000; on 7th August, 13 to 16 millions to the £1- on 9th August, 20 millions to the £1. Tiil raJ? of fc,he £1 sterling in New York on the 9th April was 4.66f dollars; on 7th May, 4.62J dollars; on 17th May, 4.62 i ??Uars; °n.2r, nd May- 4-63 i dollars; on 24th May, 4.C2J dollars; on 31st May, 4.02f dollars; J»,rtll.JJune', une ' 4.824 dollars; on 10th June, 4.61 i dollars; on 14th June, 4.61} dollars; on 22nd June, 4.01J dollars; on 28th June,. 4.59! dollars; on 2nd July, 4.u7i dollars; on 6th Ju v, 4.56J dollars; on 9th July, 4.58 3-16ths dollars; on 12th July, 5S 11-16tliB dollars- on 19th July, 4.59 i dollars; on 23rd July, 4.59J dollars; on 27th July, 4.59J dollars; on 30th July, 4.57J dollars; on 2nd August, 4.50J do-