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STOCK INDICES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, May 1. (Received May 2, at 11.45 a.m.) Stock Indices Compiled by tho ‘ Financial Times.’
TELEGRAPHIC RATES OVERSEAS CENTRES Tho following rates on overseas centres ;s at April 30 aro supplied by the Bank of Now South Wales, Dunedin:— On Buying. Selling. Now York, dollars to £1 3.2542 3.2050 Montreal, dollars to £1 3.6039 3.5290 Belgium, belgas to £1 19.173 18.898 Prance, francs to £1 ... 142.05 141.05 Greece, drachmae to £1 Holland, florins to £1 ... 6.099 5.979 Italy, lire to £1 Java, florins to £1 ... 6.051 5.931 Switzerland, francs to £1 14.416 14!216 Hongkong, pence to Idol 18 3-8 18 27-32 India and Ceylon, penco * to 1 rupee 22 19-64 22 45-64 Japan, pence to 1 yen ... Manila, pence to 1 peso 36 9-16 37 7-16 .Shanghai, pence to Idol , Singapore, ponce to Idol 34 13-16 35 9-16 DOW JONES AVERAGES Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright NEW YORK, May 1. 1926 = 100. Sales,
PROPERTY SALES. Messrs N. and K. S. Paterson Ltd. report having submitted by public auction on Tuesday a freehold property in the estate of the late William Chisholm, situated in Robinson street, Caversham, and containing 20 poles, with dwelling. A sale was effected to Mr E. S. Clarke. SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Auckland.—Morning call: New Zealand Breweries, 375 ; New Zealand Stock (1946-49), £lO3 ss. Noon call: Bank of New Zealand, 43s 6d; WiiitcombeStevenson, 20s 6d. Wellington.—New Zealand Guarantee Corporation, 3s 6d. Sale reported: Farmers Trading, £1 Os 10]d.
October 15, 1926 = : 100. Govt. Soenri- Homo IndusGold tics. rails. trials. mines, J-’cl). 7 108.8 52.9 96.5 180.9 Ecb. 29 110.0 55.3 101.5 196.3 March 1 109.9 54.1 101.6 195,9 March 29 108.3 55.4 97.8 195.4 April 1 108.6 55.4 98.2 196.1 April 8 108.8 56.1 99.1 198.5 April 15 108.2 54.6 97.7 196.4 April 25 110.1 55.8 97.1 198.8 April 26 110.1 55.7 96.8 197.9 April 29 110.3 55.3 96.4 197.6 April 30 110.7 65.3 96.2 197.9 May 1 110.8 54.7 96.1 197.0 FOREIGN EXCHANGES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON. May 1. (Received May 2, at 12.5 p.m.) Paris, fran e to £1 176| Amsterdam, florins to £1 ... 17.90 Montreal, dollar to £1 4.45 Switzerland, franc to £1 ... 16.90 Stockholm, kroner to £1 ... 540 Athens, drachmae to £1 ... 75.55 Lisbon, esendo to £1 16.80 Kobe, pence to yen 16 3-64 Hongkong, ponce to dollar 14 29-32 Shanghai, pence to dollar ... 4i Brussels, belgas to £1 23.825 ' Rome, lire to £1 24.175 Tokio, pence to ven -u. 24.37 Copenhagen , kronor to £1 Oslo, kroner to £1 V Milan, lire to £1 69.00 Argentine, pesos to £1 ... 68.00
20 Indus1,000 roads. trials. shares. Feb. 7 . .. 30.83 146.63 490 Feb. 29 . .. 30.48 146.54 680 March 1 30.41 146.23 600 March 27 30.79 147.45 1190 April 1 30.73 147.72 750 April 8 31.96 151.29 1260 April 16 30.64 148.18 1510 April 17 30.59 148.35 900 April 18 30.30 147.15 •1000 April 19 30.37 146.80 1150 April 20 30.60 147.67 720 April 22 30.65 148.01 870 April 23 30.75 148.93 880 April 25 30.97 148.56 820 April 29 30.74 148.41 570 April 30 30.69 148.43 590 May 1 30.52 147.13 ' 310
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Evening Star, Issue 23565, 2 May 1940, Page 10
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