FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 48, 26 February 1937, Page 12

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Closing sight rates as quoted by the Bank of New South.Wales, Wellington, today for buying and selling foreign currencies, based on New Zealand currency.' are. as follows: — '.',, do demand. On demand. ■■■■'■'■•.'■'■ Buyirig. SellinE. New. Zealand on £ s. d. £ a. d. London— £N.Z. to £ etg. 100 123 10 0 124 8 9 Australia—£ A to £N.Z. 100 .101 0 0 1(10 10 0 Fiji— £F to £N.Z. 100 . 90 1 G 80 0 0 New York—Dollars to £ N\Z. 1 3.96";i 3.92% Montreal—Dollars to £ N.Z. 1 ' 3.9G% 3.92% Austria—Schillings to £ , N.Z. 1. — 20.57 Belgium—Belgas. to £ N.Z. 1. ........:... — 23.1S9 Czechoslovakia — Crowns to£N.Z. 1 — 111.69 Denmark—Kroner to £ .N.Z. J 18.203 1T.903 France—Francs to £N.Z. 1.. — 81.20 Germany—Reichmarks to . . fiiN.Z. 1. . • '■ — ».G98 Holland—FloriniT to £ . :.: N.Z. 1 7..33G . ■ '7.130 iitaly—Lire, to £N.Z. 1. — :. 7-1.40 • . Java—Florins to £N.Z. ' • ■ .';, i... 7.305 7.0S9 ■Norway—Kroner to £, . . S-X.Z.-1 10.241' ■ 15.901 ' Sweden —Kconor to £ N.Z. 1. 15.815 ' 15.000 Switzerland—Francs to £ N.Z. 1. 17.505 17.135 Noumea—Francs to £ ' JJ.Z. 1 — 82.91 I'aneete—Francs to £ • X.Z. 1 — S3.06 Hong Kong—N.Z. pence ', tor-1 dollar ISVi 18 49-64 India and Ceylon—N.Z. .pence to 1 rupee .. 22% 22 43-04 Japan—N.Z. pence to 1 • yen — 1715-32 Shanghai—N.Z. pence to • 1 -dollar 1727-32 18 23-64 Singapore—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar 34 41-0) 35 13-64 Che£oo—N.fci pence to I/dollar 17 13-16 18 15-32 The above rates are for on demand transactions. The £1 is £1 in New Zealand currency. The rates are subiect: to alteration without notice. Based on the figures quoted by the Bank of New South Wales, the New Zealand pound, compared with its original par value, is equivalent to approximately:-— £ s. d. L 0 16 1 In London. 10 1 In Australia. (1 l(i VA in U.S.A. 0 16 lVi In Canada. , 0 13 6?i In France. 0 16 VA. in Italy. 0 9 5% in Germany. 0 11 S\i In- .lava. 1 8 lJ/ 3 in Japan.