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Evening Star, Issue 23512, 28 February 1940, Page 10

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FOREIGN EXCHANGES. Pres# Association—By Telegraph—Coypright LONDON, February 27. (Received February 28, at uoon.) New York, dollar to £1 4.03 Paris, franc to £1 176 J Montreal, dollar to £1 4.45' Amsterdam, florins to £1 75.45 Switzerland, franc to £1 17.90 Stockholm, kroner to £1 ... ... 16.90 Athens, drachmae to £1 540 Lisbon, escudo to £1 16.80 Kobe, pence to yen 14 19-64 Hongkong, pence to dollar * ... 14 15-16 Shanghai, pence to dollar ... 4 3-16 Brussels, belgas to £1 23.775 Rome, lire to £1 24.175 Tokio, pence to yen 20.37 Copenhagen, kroner to £1 20.50 Milan, lire to £1 77.75 Oslo, kroner to £1 17.70 Argentine, pesos to £1 17.27 STOCK INDICES. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 27. (Received February 28, at 8 a.m.) Stock Indices Compiled by the ‘ Financial Times.’ October 15, 1926 = 100. Govt.

DOW JONES AVERAGES. NEW YORK, February 27. (Received February 28, at 1 p.m.) 1926 = 100.

NEW GUINEA GOLD SHARES. PreM Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 27. (Received February 28, at 1 p.m.) New Guinea Gold shares are quoted! at Is 10-jd. SILVER QUOTATION. Pres* Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 27, (Received February 28, at 1 p.m.) Silver. —Fine, 20|d an ounce; standard, 22d. TIN QUOTATIONS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 27. (Received February 28, at 12.35 p.m.) Tin: Spot, £254 10s to £254 15s; forward, £254 10s to £254 15s. LONDON SHARE QUOTATIONS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright

LONDON, February 27. (Received February 28, at 12.50 p.m.) Bank of Australasia, 146 s 3d (nominal) ; E.S. and A. Bank, 71s (nominal); Union Bank of Australia, 116 s3d (nominal )j Bank of _ NewSouth Wales, 21s lOd (nominal); National Bank of New Zealand, 29s (nominal); IBank of New Zealand, 30s (nominal); British Tobacco, 38s (nominal) ; . Goldsbrough Mort., 23s (nominal) ; Dalgety, 107 s 6d (nominal); P. and 0. Deferred, 23s 6d; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 4 per cent, debentures, £BO (nominal); ordinary, £2O (nominal). SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, February 28. (Received 1 February 28, at 2 p.m.), Commercial Bank of Sydney, £l9 2s; Toohoy’s, 28s 3d; Tooth’s, 52s Cd; Australian Gas (A), £6 15s; Anthony Hordern, 13s 3d; Associated News, 15s 6d British Tobacco, 48s 6d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 48s; Farmers, 26s 6d. SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAT. Auckland.— Morning call: Commercial Bank, IGs 6d: National Insurance, 19s- South British Insurance, 49s bd; Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering (£5 paid), 77s 6d; Dunlop Perdnau, 21s 9d; Woolworths Properties, 265; Woolworths Holdings (South Africa), 16s; Mount Lyell, 35b 9d Noon call: Commercial Bank, 16s 6d (2) , New Zealand, 41s 4d; Auckland Gas 17s; same (cont.), 11s 9d; Broken Hdl Proprietary, 53s (3) ; Taranaki Oil, 6s 10d Wellington.—Bank of New Zealand (D long-term), 26s 9d. Reported: Bank of New Zealand, 41s 3d; New Zealand Guarantee Corporation, 4s; Dunlop Rubber, 21s 9d; Australian Consolidated Industries, 41s 3d; Martha Gold, 8s 9d._ Christchurch. —Union Bank, £8 2s (2) • Dunlop Rubber, 22s Id; Taranaki, 7s '(2); Ngahere, 28s 9d. Reported: Government 1949-52 Stock, £lO2. Unlisted: Associated Dredges (rights), Is 9d.

SecuriHome IndusGold ties. Rails. trials. mines. Feb. 5 , ... 1Q9-2 52.0 95.8 190.4 Feb. 6 , ... 109.0 51.7 96.3 190.8 Feb. 7 . ... 108.8 52.9 96.5 190.9 Feb. 8 . ... 108.1 54.1 96.3 190.7 Feb. 9 , ... 109.0 55.2 96.5 , 190.2 Feb. 12 . ... 109.1 57.1 96.8 189.8 Feb. 13 . ... 109.1 57.0 96.5 186 Feb. 14 . ... 109.2 58.2 96.7 186.4 Feb. 15 ., .. 109.2 57.9 96.7 187.8 Feb. 16 . .. 109.1 57.2 96.7 188.9 Feb. 19 . ... 109.4 56.6 97.1 187.1 Feb. 20 , ... 109.6 56.4 98.0 187.2 Feb. 21 , ... 109.5 56.9 98.6 186.9 Feb. 22 . ... 109.5 57.0 99.8 188.2 Feb. 24 , ... 109.6 56.8 100.1 190.3 Feb. 26 ... 109.8 56.2 100.7 190.1 Feb. 27 ... 109.8 55.9 100.8 180.9

20 IndusSales, 1,000 roads. trials. shares. Jan. 8 . .. 32.18 151.34 630 Jan. 9 . .. 31.81 149.84 670 Jan. 10 . .. 31.85 150.15 600' Feb. 5 . .. 30.50 145.00 410 Feb. 6 . .. 30.73 145.93 540 Feb. 7 . ... 30.83 146.63 490 Fob. 8 . .. 31.46 148.40 870 Feb. 9 . .. 31.40 148.94 1,100 Feb. 14 . ... 31.00 148.33 650 Feb. 16 . ... 30.86 148.20 680 Feb. 19 . .. 30.90 148.46 630 Feb. 20 . ... 31.06 148.65 810 Feb. 21 . .. 30.81 ' 148.34 780 Feb. 24 . ... 30.63 146.72 780 Feb, 26 ... 30.63 140.44 440 Feb. 27 ... 30.63 146.17 510