FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
POSITION OF STERLING. LONDON, May 19. The following moan closing rates on foreign exchanges wore current to-day
Gold.—£7 8s 6d an ounce, fine. Silver.—Spot, 20 J-16d an ounce; forward, 19 7-Sd. ON NEW ZEALAND CURRENCY , BASIS. The Bank of New South Wales, Wellington, quoted tho following rates for their purchases and s&les of foreign exchange yesterday: . ' New Zealand. Buying. Selling, on London —
The Associated Banks (oilier 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 dollars. dollars. Selling— (Per £N.Z.) Per £N.Z.) T T 3.72 1-16 3.73 J O.D 3.72 5-16 3.731 Buying— O.D 3.77 a 3.79|
compared with par: May 19. Par. New York, rlol. to £ ••• 4.68a Par. Montreal, dot. to £ 4.69? 176 23-32 4.866 124.21 27.50 48.611 Geneva, francs to £ ... 20.805 25.225 Amsterdam, florins to £ J a 12.107 11.66? 23.43 Copenhagen, knr. to £ . Stockholm, knr. to £ ... 22.40 19.415 18.159 23.43 Oslo. knr. to £ 19.90 18.159 Ilcl’fors, marks to £ ... 226.875 193.23 Madrid, pes. to £ Lisbon, esc. to £ 110.25 25.225 100 Milan, lire to £ 89 92 547.50 375 660 813.60 Belgrade, din. to £ Rio de J., p. to mil. ... 210 276.31 22 B. Aires, p. to peso, 20.225 47.62 M Video, p. to peso ... 18 51 Calcutta, p. to rup 175 • 13 Shanghai, p. to dol ...... — 18 Hong Kong, p. to dol. . 14 a Yokohama, p. to yen ... 14 24.582 Batavia, florins to £ ... 8.70 12.107 LONDON, May 19.
£N.Z.t to st-.lOO T.T. 124/7/6 125 O.D. 123/18/9 124/19/6 Australia — £A to £N.Z. 100 T.T. 100/10/0 100 O.D. 100/10/0 100 Fiji— £ F to £N.Z. 100 T.T. 90 88/12/6 O.D. 90 88/12/6 New York— Dol. to £N.Z. T.T. 3.7743 3.7310 O.D. 3.7793 3.7320 3.7460 Dol. to £X.Z. T.T. 3.7860 O.D. 3.7947 3.7470 France — Frs to £N.Z. T.T. 142.99 140.49 O.D. 144.24 140.51 Ilonsr Kon" — N.Z. d. to dol. T.T. 13 13-32 18 25-32 O.D. 182 18 25-32 Japan— N.Z. d., to yen. T.T. — 17 37-64 O.D. — 17 37-64 Shanghai— N.Z. d. to dol. T.T. — 11 O.D. — 11
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 145, 22 May 1939, Page 5
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