FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
POSITION OF STERLING. LONDON, Aug. 24. The following mean clo6ing rates on foreign exchanges were current to-day compared with par: Aug. 24. Par. New York, dol. to £ 4.88 s 4.866 Montreal, dol. to £ 4.89 J ~ Paris, francs to £ : 178 23-64 124.21 Brussels, bel. to £ 28.935 48.611 Geneva, francs to £ 21.301 25.225 Amsterdam, florins to £ 8.92- 4 12.107 Berlin, marks to £ 12.17-s Stockholm, knr. to £ ... 19.390 23.43 Copenhagen, knr. to £ . 22.40 Oslo, knr. to £ 19.90 18 159 Hel’fors, marks to £ ... 226.75 103.23 Prague, knr. to £ 141.25 154-525 Madrid, pes. to £ r~ Lisbon, esc. to £ 110 3-16 100 Milan, lire to £ 9213-16 92 Athens, drac. to £ 547.50 375 Bucharest, din to £ 670 813.60 Belgrade, din. to £ 216 j 76.31 Rio <le J.. p. to mil. ... +2= 4.99 B. Aires, p. to peso 19.015 47.62 M. Video, p. to peso ... +2Ol. 51 Calcutta, p. to rup 17 27-32 18 Shanghai, p. to dol. ... 'B£ 1° Hong ivong, p. to Uol. . in " Yokohama, n In yen ' J ■ ‘ ' ' Batavia, florins to £ ... 8.905 12.107 +Market Rate. tSellers Official. ON NEW ZEALAND CURRENCY BASIS.
The Bank of New South Wales. Wellington, quoted the following rates for their purchases and sales of foreign exchange yesterday: — . New Zealand. Buying. Selling, on London — £ rtg Z ioo° ... T.T. 124 124/10/0 b Q.D. 123/11/33 124/9/6 Australia — £A lo £N.Z. ‘ 100 T.T. 100/17/6 100/5/0 O.D. 100/17/6 100/5/0 Fiji—£F to £N.Z. 100 T.T. 90/7/6 89. O.D. 90/7/6 89 Now York— i Dollars to £N.Z. ... T.T. 3.9480 3.9137 O.D. 3.9530 3.9147 Montreal — Dollars to £N.Z. ... T.T. 3.9593 3.9269 O.D. 3.9680 3.9279 F ranee — Francs to £N Z. ... T.T. 144.79 142.29 O.D. Hong Kong— N.Z. pence to 1 dolfir . T.T. 18 13-32 18 20-32 O.D. 18| 18 25-32 J apis n N.Z. pence to vun T.T. O.D. Shanghai— N.Z. pence to dollar ... T.T. —■ 115-16 O.D. The Associated Banks (other than the Bank of New South Wales( quoted the following dollar rates yesterday, on a New Zealand currency basis. They are subject to alteration without notice. U.S.A. Canadian Dol. (Per Dol. (Per Selling— £1 N.Z.) £1 N.Z.) TT 3.917-16 3.923 O.D 3.91 11-16 3.931-16 Buying— O.D 3.95 7-16 3.96 15-16
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 229, 26 August 1938, Page 5
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