FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 23, 27 January 1940, Page 7

FOREIGN EXCHANGES

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(Received January 27, 11.15. a.m.)

METALS PRICES

(By Telesrapli—>l'M'^ At.Mioi.ition— Copyright.! (Received January 27, 11.15 a:m.) LONDON, January 26. Metals prices are:—Tin, spot,-buyers £236, sellers £236 10s a ton; forward, buyers £236, sellers £236 10s. Copper, lead, and spelter are unchanged. Pig-iron is quoted at -108s a ton (unchanged). Antimony.—British, £100 to £102"* ton (£96 to £97); foreign, £78 to £82, ''*? nominal (£"P7 to £80). Molybdenite, 47s to 48s a* unit .nominal (48s to 50s).'- l * Wolfram, Chinese, 50s to 60s a unit nominal (unchanged).

L0XD0N7 January 26. Today's closing rates tor foreign exchanKC* in relation to sterling compare with those previously cabled as follows:— Par. Jan. 33. Jan. 20. New Vorli — Dols. to £.. 4.8C6 4.03 4.03 Paris — Francs to .£ . 124.21 176% 176% ' Geneva — . < Francs to £ . 25.225 17.90 17.90 Amsterdam — Florins to £ . 12 797 7.555 '7.355 . ► Rome — ' Lire 1 to £ ... 92 78.25 78.25 Brussels— Belg. to £ .. 48.611 23.775 23.775 Stockholm— Kr. to £ ... 24.43 16.30 * 16.9» Copenhagen— . Kr. to £ 18.150 20.50 ■ £0.0* Oslo— .. r Kr to £ ... 18 159 17.70 17.76 3ong Koiik— \ d. to dol — 14 10-16 14 15-1* Shanglnl— ■■ * ■■ d. to dol — 4»i 4 21-32 , Kobe— d. to yen 24.582 14 11-64 1411-6* Buenos Aires — ' " .. d. to peso .. 47.62 17.525 17.525 The price of sold is unchanged at 168s an - ounce.