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Evening Star, Issue 22895, 1 March 1938, Page 12

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FOREIGN EXCHANGES. (British Official Wireless.) Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, February 28. (Received March 1, at 1 p.m.) The following arc the mean closing rates;— Paris, franc to £1 153 13-32 New Vork. dollar to £1 5.02 Montreal, dollar to £1 5.02 Brussels, belgas to £] 29.58 Geneva, francs to £1 21.59] Amsterdam, llurins to £1 8.96| Milan, lire to £1 95] Berlin, rciclimarken to £1 12.40 Stockholm, kroner to £1 19.41 Copenhagen, kroner to £1 22.40 Oslo, kroner lo £1 19.90 Vienna, schillings lo £1 261 Prague, crowns to £1 142] Helsingfors, marks to £1 226] Madrid, pesetas lo £1 nominal Lisbon, escudo lo £1 110 3-13 Athens, drachmae to £1 547] Bucharest, lei to £1 : 677] Belgrade, dinars .to £1 216 ■ Warsaw, roubles to £1 26.50 •Rio de Janeiro, pence to milreis 2 13-16 Buenos Aires, pence to dollar ... Montevideo, pence to dollar ... 21.22 Bombay, pence to rupee ... ... 18] Hongkong, pence to dollar 15 Shanghai, pence to dollar 14 3-16 Yokohama, pence to yen 13 63-64 Batavia, florins to £1 3.94] “Sellers. ' THE WHEAT MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 28. (Received March 1, at 2 p.m.) Wheat cargoes are unchanged. Parcels are easier. Futures.—London : March, 44s IJ-d; May. 43s 8-Jd. Liverpool: March, 7s s]d; May, 7s 4]d; July. 7s 3Jd. Chicago wheat quotations: 93 J cents per bushel; July, SB|; September 88 NEW GUINEA GOLD SHARES. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 28. (Received March 1, at 1.5 p.m.) New Guinea Gold shares are quoted at Is 1)5 d. METAL MARKET. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 28. (Received March 1, at 1 p.m.) Copper.—Standard, £4O 16s 3d ; forward, £4l 0s 7Jd. Electrolytic.—Spot, £44 10s; forward. £45 6s. Wire bars, £45 ss. Tin.—Spot, £186; forward, £lB6 12s 6d. Lead.—Forward, £ls 10s 7Jd; spot, £ls 9s 4Jd. Spelter.—Spot, £l4 15s; forward, £l4 Ids 10id. Silver.—Spot, 20 l-16d an ounce; forward, 21|d. PRICE OF GOLD. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 28. (Received March 1, at 11 a.m.) Fine gold is quoted at £6 19s 9Ad. BRADFORD MARKET. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 28. (Received March 1, at 11.30 a.m.) At Bradford prices are dearer and business brighter. Yarns are steady, and there is a better inquiry on home account. SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Auckland.—First call: Bank of New Zealand, 3s (2); Dominion Investment, 18s 9d; Dominion Breweries, 37s 6d; Australian Glass, 93s Cd; Wilson’s Cement, 18s; Woolworths (Sydney), 26s lOd, 26s lid; New Zealand Newspapers, 38s 6d; Woolworths Holdings, 15s 3d;. Golden Crown, 4s 3d; North Broken Hill, 51s; 3.J- per cent. Stock (1953-57), £9B (2). Unlisted: Woolworths (Western Australia), 92s 12.15 p.m. call: Bank of New Zealand. 435; Now Zealand Breweries, 45s 9d; Woolworths (Sydney), 26s lid; Golden Crown, 4s 3d.

Wellington.—First call: Taranaki Oil, (is Id (2). Reported: Commercial Bank. Jfis 8d; Burns, Philp, £2 12s 3d ; Farmers’ Trading, til Us Id; Woulworths Ltd. (ord.). £1 Os lid. Noon call: Bank of Australasia, £lO Os (id; National Bank of ‘ Australasia (£5 shares), £7 (is (two sales); New Zealand Breweries, 45s Del; Woolworths Ltd. (ord.), 26s lid, 275; Mount Lyell, 31s (two sales). Overseas listings: Woolworths Holdings, 15s 2d. Christchurch—National Bank of Australasia (£5 paid) £7 2s fid, £7 2s 9d; N.Z. Breweries, 45s 9d; Dunlop Rubber, 23s 2d, 23s 3d; Electrolytic Zinc (ord.), 475; G. J. Coles, 82s; Hume Pipe, 20s lOd; Woolworths (Sydney, ord.), 20s lid (3); Woolworths (South Africa). 15s 2d; Mount Lyell, 31s. Reported: Mount Morgan, 9s'Bd (2); Gordon and Gotch, 545.