FINANCE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 74, 9 March 1933, Page 11

FINANCE

STERLING EXCHANGES. Kugby, March 7. The following quotations of exchange are current to-day compared with those of March 6 aiid par:—

THE PRICE OF SILVER. (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, March 6. Silver is quoted at spot 1/5 11-16, and forward 1/52. BASE METAL QUOTATIONS. Londo n , March 7. The official London (middle) quotations for to-day compare as follow with those previously' cabled:—

Par Mar 6 Mar 7 Paris, fr. to £ 124.21 88 88 5-8 N.Y., dol. to £ 4.86J — — Montreal, dol to £ 4.861 4.12 4.16 Brussels, bef. to £ 55.00 24.85 24.994 Geneva, fr. to £ 25.225 17.87} 18.07J Ast-darn, fl. to £ 12.107 8.67J 8.70} Milan, lire to £ 92.46 65 5-8 68 11-16 Berlin, mks. to £ 20.43 14 23-32 14.77J St'holm, knr. to £ 18.159 18.90 18 29-32 C’hagen, knr. to £ 18.159 22 7-16 22 7-16 Oslo, knr. to £ 18.159 19 9-16 194 Vienna, schgs to £ 34.585 30* 30J* Prague, knr. to £ 164.25 117 117} Hel’fors, inks to £ 193.25 227 228 Madrid, pes. to £ 25.225 41 11-16 41 11-16 Lisbon, esc. to £ 110 110 no Athens, drach. to ; £ 375 585J 600 Bucharest, lei to £ 813.60 590 590 B. Aires, p to peso 47.62 — 41 Belgrade, din to £ 276.31 250 250 Rio de J., p to mi) 5.899 — —- M. Video, p to peso 51 — — Bombay, p to rup 19 18 18 Shanghai, p to tael 20i 20 7-8 H. Kong, p to dol — tH 16 Y’haina, p to yen 24.582 15 3-8 15 3-8 Batavia, gl. to & 12.10 — —

March 1 March 7 Copper— £ s. d. £ 8. d. Standard, spot 28 0 7} 27 12 6 Standard, fwd. 28 6 3 27 18 9 Electrolytic 31 15 0 31 0 0 to 32 5 0 32 0 0 Wire bars 32 5 0 32 0 0 Lead— Spat ,. .. 10 8 9 10 8 9 Forward 10 15 0 10 15 0 Spelter— Spot .. .. 14 R 0 14 6 3 Forward 14 10 0 14 10 0 Tin— Spot .. .. 148 17 6 145 15 0 Forward 149 2 6 146 7 6 SilverStandard, per oz. 17 l-16d 17 7-8d Fine, per oz .. 18 7-16d 19 5-lfld