BRADFORD TOPS
HOLIDAY ATMOSPHERE
(By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright.) (Received December 23, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, December 22. The Bradford tops market is relatively steady considering the small amount of business as » result of the holiday atmosphere. Recent quotations are:— Merinos. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 17. 24. 1. 8. 15. 22. d. d. d. d. d. d. Seventies .... 27 27 27 27 27 26% Sixty-fours .. 25% 25% 25y 2 25% 25 25 Sixties 24y 2 24y 2 24y 2 24% 24 24 Crossbreds. Fifty-eights .. 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21 Fifty-sixes ... 19 19 19 19% 19% 19% Fifties 17 17 17 17 17 17 Forty-sixes ■, "16 *16 *16 *16 *16 *16 Forties *18 *16 *16 *16 *16 *16 ♦Nominal. FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES Closing direct rates as quoted by the Bank of New South Wales, Wellington today for buying and selling foreign currencies, based *on New Zealand currency, were as follows: — Buying. Selling. ' £ s. d. & s. d. London —£NZ to £stg 100 T.T. 124 10 0 125 0 0 O.D. 124 1 3 124 19 6 Australia—£A to £ NZ 100 T.T. 100 10 0 100 0 0 O.D. 100 10 0 100 0 0 Fiji— £F to £NZ 100. T.T. 90 0 0 88 12 6 O.D. 90 0 0 88 12 6 New York —Dollars to £ NZ 1 T.T. 3.7644 3.7155 O.D. 3.7694 3.7165 Montreal—Dollars to £ NZ. 1 T.T. 3.8042 3.7441 O.D. 3.8129 3.7451 Belgium—Belgas to £ NZ, 1 ....... T.T. 22.522 21.892 O.D. 22.507 21.897 Czechoslovakia —Korunas to £NZ. 1, .... T.T. - 106.78 O.D. — 107.80 Denmark—Kroner to £ NZ 1 T.T. 18.218 17.686 O.D. 18.278 17.688 Finland —Marks to £ NZ 1 T.T. 186.15 176.00 O.D. 186.55 176.10 France —iTrancs to £ NZ. 1 T.T. 144.50 139.50 O.D. — 139.52 Germany — Reichsmarks to £NZ. 1 T.T. — 9.155 O.D. — 9.157 Greece—Drachmae to £ NZ 1 T.T. — 418.68 O.D. — 418.83 Holland—Florins to £ NZ. 1 T.T. 7.020 6.765 O.D. 7.060 6.767 Italy—Lire to £NZ 1. T.T. — 70.40 O.D. — 70.42 Java—florins to £NZ 1. T.T. 6.993 6.733 O.D. 7.033 6.735 Norway—Kroner to £ NZ 1. T.T. 16.201 15.704 O.D. 16.261 15.707 Noumea —Francs to £ NZ. 1 T.T. 149.50 136.00 O.D. - 136.04 Papeete—Francs to £ NZ. 1 T.T. 148.30 136.30 O.D. — 136.34 Sweden:—Kronor to £ NZ. 1 T.T. 15.829 15.327 O.D. 15.889 . 15.330 Switzerland—Francs to £ NZ. 1 T.T. 16.792 16.327 O.D. 16.897 16.329 Chefoo —N.Z. pence to 1 dollar T.T., — 12 27-64 O.D. — 12 27-64 Hong Kong—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar T.T. 18 7-16 19 3-32 O.D. 18 13-32 19 3-32 India and Ceylon—N.Z. , pence to* 1 rupee T.T. 22 9-64 22 41-64 O.D. 22 7-64 22 41-64 Japan—N.Z. pence to 1 yen T.T. — 17 23-32 O.D. - 17 23-32 Manila —N.Z. pence to 1 peso T.T. 3113-32 32 9-16 O.D. 315-16 32 9-16 Shanghai—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar T.T. — 12 7-64 O.D. — 12 7-64 Singapore—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar T.T. 34 29-64 35 19-64 O.D. 34 25-64 35 19-64 The £1 is £1 in New Zealand currency. The rates are subject 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 16s in London, £1 in Australia, 15s 3£d in U.S.A., 15s 4fd in Canada, £1 2s sfd in France, 15s 2Jd in Italy, 8s llfd in Germany, 11s l|d in Java, £1 7s B|d in Japan.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 151, 23 December 1938, Page 12
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