FINANCE AND MARKETS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 303, 7 December 1931, Page 9

FINANCE AND MARKETS

STERLING EXCHANGES. British Official Wireless Service. Rugby, Dec. 4. The following rates on foreign exchances are current to-day, ns compar. od with the cabled quotations on December 3 and par:—

THE PRICE OF SILVER. London, Dec. 4. Silver is quoted, spot Is 7 7-16 d, and forward Is 7 5-8 d per ounce. HUME STEEL COMPANY. Wellington, Dec. 6. A cable received on December 5 states: “'Die Hume Steel Co.’s annual meeting will bo held on the 18th inst. The nett profit for t 1 year ended September 3 is £977 after providing for taxation. No dividend is recommended. The Singapore Hume Pipe Co., is paying an interim dividend on the 19th inst. of 10 per cent per annum for the half year.”

Par Dec. 3 Dec. 4 N.7, dol. to £ 4.86) 3.36) 3.333 Montreal, dol. to £ 4.86) 3.92 3.90 earn, tr to £ 124.21 86 85 3-8 Brussels bel. to £ 35 00 24) 24 Geneva, tr to £ ..... 25.225 17 9-32 17* Amst'dam, fl. to £ .. 12.10? 8 11-32 8 7-32 Milan, lira to £ ... 92.46 65 5-8 653 Berlin, mka. to £ - 20.43 14 3-16 14 3-16 St’bolm, knr to £ .. 19.159 18 3-16 18* C’bagen, knr to £ .. 18.159 18 3-16 18* Oalo. knr to £ 18.159 18* 181 Vienna, aches to £ 34.585 29 28 Prague, knr. to £ _ 164.25 114 113 Hei tors, mks to £ ... 193.23 192J 192) Madrid, pee. to £ .. 25,225 4O’ ( 40 Lisbon, eao. to £ ...... 4.50 109g 109 5-8 Athena, drach to £ 575 2624 235) Bucharest, lei to £ 813.60 570 560 ■ Rio de J., p. to mil — 16.70 41 41 8. Aires, p. to peso 47.62 40J 402 M. Video, p. to peso 51 31) 31) Bombay, p. to rup. 18 18 5-32 18J Shanghai, p. to tael. — 22 17-32 22 7-16 11. Kong, p. to dol. 16 15-16 16 29-32 Y'hama, p. to yen ... 24.582 35J 35)