FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 130, 3 June 1937, Page 12

FOREIGN EXCHANGES

■■;■ Closing direct: rates as. quoted by the ;,Bank of New South Wales, Wellington, I today fpr buying and selling foreign based on New Zealand cur^ * 'irency, were as follows:—

■:• . Buying. Selling. i-New Zealand on,, , £. c. d. . £ a. d. '.'l London-^£X:Z. tb;,£ Btsr.'-:-.-?>-. ■: ■..,' ; ', 100,- ...;.:. .. T.I. 124 0,. 0 .124.10 0. '•!; . '■-,-. '*■-. 0;t5;\123 10 :;o'*l24' 8 9 ;-Australia—£A to-.E^.Z. < \:: ,\ ■ • 100 '...T-.T. and O.D. 101 0 0 .100 10 0 •■■iVriji— £r to :£N.Z. 100 -'i- ■-r-v-,f*> h T.T. and O.D. •90 7 6 89 0 0 . KNew Tork—Dollars to £ £ K.Z. 1. ...i... T.T. 3.9543 3.D452 ■£.■■■ ■ O.D. 3.9974 3.9532 Dollars to £ • JC.Z. 1 ..T.T. 3.9828/ 3.9479 It. -.■-• ■■-'■■ '• • ' D.D. 3.9953 ' 3.9529 Tiustrla— Schillings to £ ';.. xz. 1 T.T. —, 20.68 ■f-.... ,'■>.. ; O.D.- — ■"■'■ 20.70 ■vßelglum—Belgas to S . ■ n.z: i;..;..... t.t. — 23.36s a .' O.D. — 23.379 : Czechoslovakia — Crowns V t0£N.Z : 1....T.T. - U2.60 0™ ISM:-, 17.893 .; , .. O.I);- 18,263 17.903 . ; Frances-Francs to filv.Z. ■ : ' ; I , ; i-T.T. ••— ' 88.63 ' ■•,'■. .O.D. —/ — 55.67 ' Germany—Helchmarksto ;,;'.,.' ■■ " £Jf.z. 1. ...';;■"'T;T;-.-'— ' s.soo -, '■■ > ' ." 'O.D.■; — ■■■ 9.810 ' Holland—riorlns ; to: £.• ■ X.Z..1, .......»■ T.T. 7.303 7.153 \ ■ . ;v v . . '• O.D.- .7.363 7.157 11taly— -Uie r to■■ £S.Z.V. 1.■' •. i ■■■■' <■ •■ '. - ■:' ■ t:t. ;— ■• ■•■ "5-"8 ' .•■'.., .. • ' ... O.D.;' —".:.'. ' 75.13 : Java—florins to:£X.Z.l. . •.-■ .-■■■■■' '. ■ T.T. 7.281' - '■■ 7.121 •■■ i? ;.'"...v.' (.;!.; .'.'.O:D.,- 7;341 ;■•.• ,7.125 ', Norway—Kroner- to-.'£.•'; ' . 4, K.Z. 1. ", . T.T. 16.182 ~ 15.892 .-.'/■ •■>;•'■• • -16.242. 15.902 Sweden. ' —•Kronor'tb 61; j / K.Z;.'l.-.■'.;.... T.T; ;'15.785 ■ 15.400 '[ :. ■~.-.'■. o:d; ; 15.845. ' 15.500 , I Switzerland—francs to £ - ' -.: I. N.Z. 1. ....'....' T.T.- 17.520. 17.250 INoumea-^-franca ;to,' £ ■.: ■■■ N.Z. 1. ...... T.T.. — 87.20 ■; .. :'' .'•■' O.l». — 87.32 I Papeete—Fratics to' "'"£, . . 4 N.Z. 1., 1...'..' T.T. — 87.41 <- ' ' 0.D.: — ' 87.47 Hong Kong—N.Z.'Fence to ' ) 1 dollar .-....'. T.T. 18 7-64 18 39-64 \ , . ~' O.D. IS 5-64 18 19-32 India and Ceylon—X;2; ■ ■ i ! pence to 1 rupea T.T. 22% ' 22 21-32 ' .. ■ O.D. 22 11-32 22 41-64 ? Japan—X.Z. ■ pence to 1 :-i X yen .....:.... T.T. — 17 15-32 •'/ ' V • O.D. — 17 29-64 f Shanghai—X;z. "pence, to : ': 1 dollar T,T; 17% ' .-'• 18U -,'• ' O.D. ;17,23-32, . 18 15-84 i Singapore—N.Z.- pence to , ' . ■ 1 dollar '~:.'..:. T.T. 34 23-32 35 13-64 .'• '■• . O.D. -34% ■• ■: 35 3-16 }Chefoo —X.Z.'pence to. 1 . V dollar ..;:>..;.. T.T. 17% -18% :. .■■ . . O.D. 17 45-04 IS 23-64 ■ Manila—N.Z.-pence to 1 ._ i' peso ...T.T.' 29 55-04* 30 27-64 ■ ' '•• O,D. 29 40-64 '30 13-32 \ The £1 isi£l" in New Zealand curjrency. The rates are subject to altera- ; tibn 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 16s Id'in London, £1 | Os Id in Australia, 16s 2Jd in U.S.A.; i 16s 2£d in Canada, 14s 3Jd in France, 1 16s 23d in Italy, 9s 7d in Germany, 11s [;9id in Java, and £1 8s ljd in Japan.