PRICE OF GOLD

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 148, 25 June 1938, Page 12

PRICE OF GOLD

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received June 25, 10 a.m.) LONDON, June 24. The price of fine gold per ounce, 140s 10s.

S. d. June 23 140 9 June 22 .• 140 10 June 21 140 9 June 18 140 10 June 17 140 10i June 16 140 10 June 15 140 9 June 14 ~.: 140 8 ' June 13 140 6J June 11 140 7 June 9 140 6J June 8 140 5 June 7 140 7 -- June 3 140 9 June 2 140 8 June 1 140 7J May 2 s 139 6J April 1 140 0J March 1 139 9£ February 1 139 7 January 3 139 5 Highest price in 1937, March 6, 142s 7Jd; average price in 1930, 85s per oz.

THE FRENCH FRANC (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received June 25, 10 a.m.) LONDON, June 24. Sterling exchange on Paris, 177 15-16 francs to £1. Francs. June 23 17715-16 June 17 178 i May 4 168f May 2 1621 April 25 165J April 1 162J March 26 16315-16 March 8 15515-16 Par with sterling, 124.21 francs to £1.

DOLLAR AND STERLING (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyrrght., l (Received June 25, 10 a.m.) LONDON, June 24. Sterling exchange, London on New York, 4.96.

Dollars. , June 23 4.95J June 22 4.95 3-8 June 21 4.96 3-16 June 20 4.97 3-16 June 18 4.971-16 June 17 4.97 i June 16 4.97| June 15 4.97 5-8 June 14 4.96 5-8 June 13 4.94J June 11 4.964 June 10 4.951 June 9 4.95 June 8 4.95 3-8 June 7 4.94| June 3 4.943-8 , June 2 4.94 5-8 1 June 1 4.947-8 May 30 4.955-8 May 2 4.9811-16 April 1 4.965-8 March 1 • .... 5.02 February 1 5.019-16 NEW PRIVATE COMPANIES. Registration of private companies reported by the "Mercantile Gazette" include the following:— Parks Stores, Ltd., a private company, Karori, Wellington. Capital: £600 into 600 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington—W. J. Parks 599, L. Parks 1. Objects: Grocers and incidental. A. F. Thompson, Ltd., a private company, Lower Hutt. Capital: £800 into 800 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Lower Hutt—A. F. Thompson 700, L E. Thompson 100. Objects: To deal, whether as wholesalers or retailers of and in groceries, tobacco, ironmongery, drapery, and incidental. Herbert Street Buildings, Ltd., private, Wellington. Capital: £1000 into 1000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington—C. S. Hogg 999, M. F. Grogan 1. Objects: To acquire by purchase, lease, hire, exchange, or otherwise acquire any lands, tenements, or hereditaments of any tenure and incidental. SILVER MARKET. (British Official Wireless.) (Received June 25, noon.) RUGBY, June 24. Price of Silver.—Spot, 19d per oz; forward, 18 13-16 d. BRITISH WAR LOAN. (British Official Wireless.) (Received June 25, noon.) RUGBY, June 24. The British War Loan, 3i per cent, is quoted at £100 16s 3d,