PRICES OF BASE "METALS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 82, 7 April 1938, Page 12

PRICES OF BASE "METALS

(By Telegraph—Pres9 Assa. —Copyright.) (Received April 7, 1 L.30 a.m.)

LONDQ'N, April 6. I The official London (middle) quotations, as reported by tlhle Australian Mines and Metals Association, compare with those previou Sly* cabled as

■ ■ Apri't 5. Per tc in. £ s. d. CopperStandard, spot 38 9 ■$ Ditto, forward 38 11 1(\A Electrolytic . 42 10 C( to 43 5 0 Wire bars .. 43 5 (k April 6. Per ton. £ s. d. 38 11 10£ 38 16 104 43 0 0 43 10 0 43 10 0 Lead — Spot 15 H ltp Forward .... 15 13 l|i Spelter— I Spot 13 10 Ifi Forward .... 13 14 <fe 15 11 3 15 11 10J 13 14 4J 13 17 6 TinSpot 168 2 Si Forward .... 168 12 &, 169 15 0 169 17 6 SilverStandard, per oz 19 1-8 d Fine 20 5-8 H 19d 20£d

Closing direct rates as c[uoted by the Bank of New South Wale f, Wellington, today for buying and seflling foreign currencies based on New Zealand currency were as follows: — . New Zealand on Bu:(!ng. Selling. London— EN.Z. to £ stg. 100 T.T 124 lO 0 124 10 0 O.D. 123 W 0 124 8 9 Australia—£A. to EN.Z. 100 T.T. 101 M> 0 100 10 0 Fiji—£F. to £NZ. 100 T.T. 90 '7 6 89 0 0 New York —Dollars to £N.Z. 1 T.T. 4.rp.25 3.9780 O.D. 4.d?.25 3.9820 Montreal—Dollars to £ i N.Z. 1 T.T. 4.CB78 4.0053 O.D. 4.0^198 4.0093 Belgium—Belgas to £ N.Z. 1 T.T. 23.? ki 23.574 O.D. 23.fp9 23.585 Czechoslovakia —Korunas to £N.Z. 1 T.T. — 113.42 , O.D. — 113.47 Denmark—Kroner to £ , " N.Z. 1 T.T. 18.2 D3 17.893 O.D. 18.263 \ 17.899 Finland —Marks to £ N.Z. 1 T.T. 184.9 5 179.15 O.D. 185.3.5 179.25 France—Francs to EN.Z. 1 T.T. — , 127.63 O.D. —, 127.67 Germany—Kelchsmarks to £N\Z. 1 T.T. — 9.866 O.D. — I 9.871 Greece—Drachmae to £ N.Z. 1 T.T. — 429.54 O.D. — ' 429.84 Holland—Florins to £ N.Z. 1 T.T. 7.5 »7 7.157 O.D. 7.3 fir 7.161 Italy—Lire to EN.Z. 1. T.T. — s 75.60 O.D. — , 75.65 Java—Florins to £N.Z. 1. T.T. 7.2', tt) 7.129 O.D. 7.3 C9 7.133 Norway—Kroner to' £ N.Z. 1 T.T. 16.181 15.891 O.D. 16.2- EL 15.897 Noumea —Francs to £ N.Z. 1 T.T. — 126.38 O.D. — 126.42 Papeete—Francs to £ N.Z. 1 'T.T. — ' 126.43 O.D. — ; 126.47 Sweden—Kroner to £ N.J5. 1 T.T. 15.7! n 15.497 O.D. 15.81 S2 15.503 Switzerland — Francs to fi'N.Z. 1 T.T. 17.5(» 17.299 O.D. 17.61 H 17.304 Chefoo—N.Z. pence to 1 ■ dollar T.T. — 16 29-32 O.D. — J 16 57-64 Hong Kong—N.Z. pence' to I dollar .... T.T. 18 1]|f-64. 18 35-64 O.D. 18 9-164 18 35-64 India ana Ceylon—N.Z. : pence to 1: rupee T.T. 22 3- 6 22 21-32 O.D. 22 111-32 22 21-32 Japan—N.Z. pence to 1 " "yen ....■ T.T. — ' 1733-64 :. . O.D. — . 17 33-64 Manila —N;Z, pence to 1 peso .;■;■ T.T. 29 39|h64 30 7-64 O.D. 29 3;&64 30 7-64 Shanghai—N.Z. pence to ■ ■ 1 dollar T.T. — : 16 33-64 O.D. — 16 33-64 Singapore—N.Z. pence to 1 ..'dollar T.T. 34 21V-64 34 15-16 O.D. 34 23^64 3415-16