FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Evening Star, Issue 22031, 17 May 1935, Page 12

FOREIGN EXCHANGES

(British Official Wireless.) Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, May 16. ■ (Received May 17, at 12.30 p.tn.) The' following are the mean closing rates:— Paris, franc to £1 74 9-32 ;NeW . York, dollar to £1 4.89 A Montreal, dollar to £1 ... 4.884 Brussels, belgas to £1 28.94 Geneva, franc to £1 ... 15.134 Amsterdam, ilorip to £1 7.224 Milan, lire to £1 .:. 59 5-1 C Berlin, reichraarken to £1 12.16 J Stockholm, kroner to £1 19.39^ Copenhagen, kroner to £1 ... ... 22 Oslo, kroner -to £1 ... ... 19.90 J Vienna, schilling to £1 26 Prague, kroner to £1 1175 Helsingfors, marks to £1 ... ... 2264 Madrid, peseta to £1 35 27-32 Lisbon, escudo to £1 110 Athens, drachmae to £1 510 Bucharest, lei ; to £1 ... 482| Belgrade, dinars ;to £1 213 Warsaw,, zlotys, to £1 25.87 Rio ds Janeiro, pence to milrcis 41 Buenos Aires, pence to dollar ...361 ‘Montevideo, pence to dollar ...40g Bombay, pence to rupee ... ... 184 Shanghai, pence to tael 20* Hongkong, pence to dollar 29$ Yokohama, • pence to yen 14 5-32 Batavia, florin to £1 ~,7.20 ‘Sellers.

WHEAT, FLOUR. ETC. Press Association—-By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, May 16. (Received May 17, at 1 p.m.) Cargoes are dull. Parcels are in small demand. Futures;—London: June, 23s 9d; September, 24s 3d. Liverpool: May, 5s 3Jd; July. 5s 6d; October, 5s BJd; December, 5s 9Jd. The spot trade is quiet. Australian (cx ship), 28s 9d. Flour slow, Australian (ex store), 21s 6d. Oats firm. Peas and beans quiet and unchanged. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. Press Aai relation—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, May 16. (Received May 17; at 1.30 p.m.) The following is the Bank of England return:— ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Note issue in circulation £390,320,982 Bank department i,. 62,318,483 £452,639,465 Government debt .n ... ~.. £11,015,100 Other Government securities ... 246,880,776 Other securities ... 314,686 Silver coin 1,789,438 Gold coin and bullion 192,639,465 £452,639,465 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors’ capital ... £14,553,000 Rest ... ... 3,210,223 Public deposits 7,367,406 Other deposits (bankers) ... 103,008,172 Other accounts 38,490,450 Seven-day and other bills ... £166,629,251 Government securities £86,906,044 Discount advances 5,708,154 Securities ... 11,025,246 Notes in reserve ... 62,318,483 Gold and silver coin 671,324 £166,629,251 The proportion of reserves to liabilities is 42.30 pet cent. Short loans are quoted at 1 pci cent.; three months’ bills at 19.32 per cent.