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FRICES OF METALS.
LONDON, 22nd August. Metal exchange quotations are as follow, those previously cabled being given for purposes of comparison:— 11th Aug. 22nd Aug.' Per ton. Per ton. Copper— ' £ s (1 .£' s d Standard, spot ~ 48 1 3 47 1 3 Standard, forward 47 18 9 47 4 4ii Electrolytic Si 0 0 50 10 0 , - to 52 0 0 51 10 0 Wire bars .'..'... 52 0 0 51 10 0 Lead— • , Spot 18 5 0 IS fi -3 Forward ...... 18-5 0 IS 2 0 SpelterSpot 16 2 6 15 15 0 Forward 16 12 6 10 7 6 Tin- , . . ■ .. .:-.•- '.. Spot 135 6 3 134 13 9 Forward 138 1 3. 136" 6 3 Silver— '•■ Standard, per oz .. 16 3-lCd 16% ■ Fine, per oz ...;.... 17% dIS 3-lGi
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
LONDON, 21st August. The following rates on foreign exchange* are current to-day; as compared with the cabled quotations on 19th August and Jar:— • ... 21st Aug. 19th Aug. Par. New York, dol. to £.......;' 4.87% -4.87% 4.806 - Montreal, dbl to ■ . ' " . : £ .......... 4.86% 4.87 41860 Paris, francs to £ 123.825 123.82 124.21 Brussels, belgas to , £............. 34.865 34.85 35.00 Geneva, francs to £ 25.045 25.04 25.221 Amsterdam, florins ■...;■.. to £ ;.. 12.08 12.09 12.107 Milan, lire to £ 92.97 92.08 92.40' Berlin, reichmarks to £ 20.39 - 20.39 20.43 Stockholm, knr. to £ 18.12/ 18.125 18.159 Copenhagen, knr. to £' 18.1G5 ,18.1(8 18,150 Oslo, knr. to£ . 18.17 '•' 18.17 18.15 D Vienna, schgs. to £ .' 34.45 -34.455 .:34.585 Prague, knr. to . .& .... 164% 164 5-32 164.25 Hel'fors, marks to £ ~ 193 9-16 193 7-10 193.25 Madrid, pesetas to . I £ '45.80 45.25- 25.221 , Lisbon, escudos to .■'. I £ - .'. 108.25 . 108.25 .- — : Athens, drach. to £ 370 375 375 Bucharest, lei to £ Sl7- 818 813.6 Eio de Janeiro, , pence to milreis 4%" : 4 9.16 " . 5.800 Buenos Aires, ■ pence to dollar .. 40 9-16 40 9-16 47.577 Calcutta, pence : to rupee ~.-... 17% 17% IS Shanghai, pence to tael 19% ' 19Vi - Hong Kong, pence to dollar ...... 15% ; 15% —.' Yokohama, pence to yen ........ 24 5-32 24 11-32 24.58
-an;;, nug. Z/onsola 55% - '55% British Funding Loan, 4 p.c. 9J% 9B4 British 'War Loan, 5 p.c. .. 104 103% 3onve«sion Lo<^>, 3% p.c. .. 79% . 7;!Vi Victory Bonds, « p,c. ..... . 95% Cj?i Commonwealth Australia, S^i p.c, 1922-27 91% !)0;i Commonwealth Australia, G - , p.c, 193141 '99'/2 08% Victoria, 3 p.c, 1929-49 .... 64 % 63 9-10 Victoria, ZVz p.c, 192949 ... 70?S 691i Victoria, 5% p.c., 193040 ... 07 & 96^ Victoria, 5 p.c, 193242 ... 92 01 Vi Victoria, 4% p.c, 1940-60 ... 83% 82V 3 N T.S.W., 4 p.c, 1933 ....... S5Ys 94% N.S.W., 3 p;c, 1935 ...... 88 S7=i N.S.W., 3% p.c, 1930-50 .. 68% G7 1.4 iST.S.W., 5% p.c, 1922-32 .. 99% 89% NT.S.W., 6% p.c, 1930-40 ... 100% • lOOVi IST.S.W., 8 p.c", 193040 ..... j)D% 98% 3ueensland, 3'/ 2 p.c., 1930 ... 90% 89% Queensland, 3 p.c, 192247 .... 05 03*4 Queensland, 0 p.c, 103040 .. 98% 08 INf.Z., 4% p,c, 1949-58 94% 93Ti iST.Z.^31^ p.c, 1940 90M 'M't N.Z., 3 p.c, 1945 82 ' SI% S T.Z./ 6 p.c, 1936-51 104% 10434 South Aust, SVl p.c, 1939 . SSVa 83% 3. Aust., 3 p.c 1916 or after 53% -53ii 3. Austl, 6% p.c, 193040 .. 100% 103 1'asmania, 3Vz p.c, 192040 . 81 15-JG 81 rasmania, 3' p.c;'^ 192040 . 79^4 , fcG'.i Tasmania, 6% p.c., ; 193040 ..101 ]9I W. Aust., 3% p.c, 1920-35.. S8 88. IV. Aust., 3 p.c, 1915-35 .. S8?i 30;& W. Aust., 6 p.c, 193040 .. 99>4 —
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 47, 23 August 1930, Page 11
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