MONEY AND MARKETS

Evening Star, Issue 19758, 7 January 1928, Page 2

MONEY AND MARKETS

FOREIGN EXCHANGES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, January 5. Tire exchange rates on London are as follow; Jan. i. Jan. 5. Pari*:, franc to £1 ... 124.1)2 124.02 !>rus*els belgas to £l. 34.00 34.92 Oslo, kroner to £1 ,18.34 38.34 Stockholm, kroner to £1 38.10 18.11 Copenhagen, kroner to .£1 ... 18.24 18.20 Berlin, rcichmarken lo £1 ... 20./ 20.4 a Montreal, dollar to £1 4.89 4.88 J New York, dollar lo £i 4.881 4.57 13-10 Yokohama, st. to yen 23 23'06 Hongkong, st. to dollar 24$ 24* Calcutta, st. to rpe.., 10 lo gold £ 181 ISJ Batavia, guilder to £1 32.00 J 32.07 j Amsterdam, guilder to £1 ... 12.0 S 12.09$ Rome, lire to £1 92.38 92,34 LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.

WHEAT, FLOUR, ETC. LONDON, January 5. Wheat: Cargoes are steadily held, and inquiry is alow; parcels are steady at 51s 6d. Liverpool futures: March, 10s 4|d; May-July, 10s 3|d. Spot trade is quiet, and prices are rather firmer. Australian, ex store, 535. Flour is slow. Australian, ex store, 38s. Oats are firm. Australian Algerian, 28s to 295; A Cartons, 35s to 365. " Peas arc slow. Blue Tasmanian, 3ROs to 400 s; New 'Zealand, 360 s to 380 s. Maples: Tasmanian, 90s to 955; New Zealand. 82s 6d to Sss. New Zealand beans, 44s to 455. Granulated sugar is quoted at 30s 4id per cwt. . Chicago wheat quotations:—March, 129 J cents per bushel; May, 131; July, 126|. METALS. LONDON, January 5. Copper.—Spot, £62 Is 10§d; forward, £62 Is 10|d. Electrolytic zinc.— Spot, £66 10s; forward, £67. Wire bars, £67. Lead.— Spot, £2l 18s 9d; forward, £22 7s 6d. Spelter.—Spot, £26 5«; forward, £26 2s 6d. _ Tin. —Spot, £256 17s 6d; forward, £256 8s 9d. Silver. —Standard, 26 11-16 d; fine, 28Jd per oz.

The following are the latest quotations for Government securities :— imperial Consols, 2J p.c War loan. 5 p.c., 1029-47 r.tt 12 J01 10 c 0 War loan, 4J p.c., 1925-28 ... ... ... 101 2 0 Conversion loan, 34 p.r ... ... 77 0 0 Commonwealth (3 p.c., 11)3141. ... ... 103 5 0 Commonwealth loan ... ... 98 10 0 New Zealand 6 p.c., 1936-51 ... ... ... 10C 10 (1 New Zealand 4 p.c., 1929 ... ... 08 10 0 New Zealand 3£ p.c., 1940 ... ... ... 87 0 0 New Zealand 3 p.c... .1045 ... ... 79 0 II New South Wales Cl p.c., 1930-40 ... 101 7 fi New South Wales 6 p.c., 1330-40 ... inn IS 0 New South Wales S? p.r., 1022-32 ... 101 12 (1 New South Wales 4 p.c., 1033 ... 03 2 fi New South Wales 34 p.r., 1930-50 ... 85 7 0 New South Wales 3 p.c., 1035 p.c., 1030-40 ... ... 73 7 fi Victoria ft* ... ... 101 in n Victoria ft p.r.. 1032-43 ... ... 99 10 0 Victoria 3J p.c., 1029-49 ... ... 77 10 0 Victoria 3 p.c.. 1020-40 ... ... 71 5 n Queensland fi p.c., 1022-47 ... ... ... 101 0 n Queensland 34 p.c.. 1030 ... ... J.15 17 6 Queensland 3 p.c., 1030-40 ... ... ... 70 17 6 South Australia 61 p.r., 1930-40 ... ... 101 12 fi South Australia 31 p.c., 1939 ... ... ... So 10 ft South Australia 3 p.c., 1010 or after ... fil 5 n West Anstr alia 6 p.c., 1930-40 ... ... 101 0 n West Australia 3J p.c.. 1030-35 ... ... 88 10 o West Australia 3 p.c., 1015-35 ... ... 85 13 0 Tasmania ( 11 p.c., 1030-40 ... ... ... 103 7 fi Tasmania 1 11 p.c.. 1920-40 ... ... ... 83 17 fi Tasmania 3 'p.c., 1020-40 ... ... SO K* n