AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES
ELECTROLYTIC ZINC HISE
BANK SHARES WEAKER (Received December i! 1, 7.r>o p.m.) SYDNEY, Dec. 21 Meetrolytie Zinc shares moved forward oa tho Sydney Stock to-day. Banking shares mostly were weaker. 'Die volume of business was
NEW ZEALAND QUOTATIONS The Associated Banks (other than the Bank of New South Wales) quoted the following dollar rates yesterday, on a New Zealand currency basis, subject to alteration without notice: — Selling: United Slates Canada On demand . . U.SMVs 3.03 3 ,i T.T. . .. 3.93% Buying: On demand .. 3.!)SVi 3.08 Following are the latest rates for purchases and sales of foreign exchange quoted by the Bank of New_ South Wales, Auckland. They are subject to alteration without notice: —
The cost in New Zealand currency of the pound sterling, and of the principal overseas units, on the latest quotations,
is as follows: — Present Pnco Par s <1 s d London, pound • . 21 10.05 20 0.00 Australia, pound .. 1» 10.81 20 0.(0 Fiji, pound . 22 •>.(!<! 20 0.00 New York, dollar .. ■"> 0.80 I Montreal, dollar .. r> ().«•> 4 1.. H Paris, franc • ■ ■ ,f-, Berlin, reichsmark .. 2 <'.><» V '•>•> Copenhagen, krone 1 J Yokohama, yen 1 °-' li - U u=>
CUSTOMS EXCHANGE RATES Bates of exchange ruling at the announced dates of departure of vessels named are shown in the following table. They are subject to confirmation by the Customs Department when the exact time of departure is learned, finally declared rates arc marked*: Canadian Constructor, Canada, dollars Cilv of Manchester. America, dollars 4.. 1 Niagara. Canada, dollars . . •• 4.J Niagara, America, dollars . . •• 1 Cliifukti Maru, Japan, yen .. • J Melbourne Maru, Japan, yen
dairy technology AMERICAN EXPERT'S VISIT DOMINION PRODUCE PRAISED To make a study of New Zealand dairy manufacturing methods, Professor B. B. Stoltz, chairman of the Department'of Dairy Technology at Ohio State University, United States, arrived by the Niagara yesterday from Vancouver. Professor Stoltz, who is also secret a rv-treasurer of the American Dairv Science Association, said he was interested in New Zealand because he I'dt the country stood at tho top in the making of butter and cheese, especially butter. Ho was especially anxious to examine how New Zealand made such a good-quality article so economically. An itinerary was planned ior Professor Stoltz by Professor W. Biddot, of Massey Agricultural College. He will leave for tho North to-day on a three days' tour of the northern factories and will later travel throughout the Dominion lie has made arrangements to supply a writer for a popular American magazine information on the results of his investigations for a series of articles ; and ho will also probably contribute items on tho subject to technical publications.
heavy. Sales included: — Bank New South Wules . :ir> 1.-» n Commercial Jlauk. Sydney •_•(> is o Bunk New Zealand -j 1 (i Union Hank .. 10 r, o United In.suraiu'o .. lo 10 o Goldsbrough>Mert . . 1 l(i (i Tooth's Brewery .. 15 o Toohey's .. .. .. 1 li I Ditto .. iii i 1 j Anthony ITordern . . o J9 3 AHSociated News .. ,. 11 7','j Ditto (pref.) .. i :t •« Australian Gypsum .. l o British Tobacco .. .. '2 8 <i Broken Hill l'ty. . . . 13 3 Ditto (new) .. .. nil 0 Colonial Sugar .. .. -l.'l r_' fi Ditto .. .. .. .13 lo 0 David Jones .. .. s !) Dtinlop-Perdrinu . .. u is (i Electrolytic Zinc .. .. 2 K) <>' Ditto . . .. .. •_» 11 <; Ditto (pref.) .. .. 12 (i Fairy mead Sugar .. 11!) (> Gordon and Goteh .. 2 J3 (• Lustre .. .. .. l :t c Mark Foy .. .. .1 Hi 3 Mauri Brothers .. .. 3 I- 3 Meggitts . .. .. l lo o Morris Jledstrom . .. 1 7 <> Ijiited Provisions . .. 0 10 I A\ underlie!) . . . . 1 1 <> Broken- Hill South .. - 3 <> Kuala Kampar .. .. I) is ti Mataki Junction . . . 0 2 0 Mount I,yell .. . . 1 " Mount Morgan .. o '•» " North Broken Hill .• " '• Zinc Corporation . . • • 7 3 0 Commonwealth Bonds.— :? per cent, litis, ioi r>s; :S/n per cent. 1019, illt: 3 .i per cent l!t.">l LOS; l per cents. X'too His 3d; lltll'. X' 100 1-..'S (id; 1011. £101; lO.Vi. tJnl i.'s 'ill; ll.'.V), X'OD 17s (id; 1057, .1100 2s (id. MELBOURNE EXCHANGE Oil ilio Exchango the market generally was steady, but quiet. Business included: — £ S (1 National Bank (Co pd.) . 7 S o Gohlsbrough'Mort . . . .1 1<> 3 Australian Glass . •• -1 B) 9 British Tobacco .. •• -is •» Broken Hill L'ty. .. 4 11 Drmr Houses .. •• J Duniop-Perdriau . •• < 1,1 Ditto (pref.) .. •• I 1 '. J Electrolytic Zinc . . • - '» Ditto (pref.) .. •• - \'f '' G. J. Coles ... •• 4 10 Melbourne Electric •• u '. Broken Hill South . • - •> '■ Emperor .. •• !! Lolomu . . • • • • J '' ' Mount Lyell ,. • • 1 " Mount Morgan .. •• o 10 l FOREIGN EXCHANGES QUOTATIONS IN LONDON British Wireless BUGB\, Dec. 19 • The following rates ioroign exchanges are current, compared with the cabled quotations on December IS and 1><11 ' Dec. 19 Dec. 18 Far Montreal, dol... ' 4.90V' a 4.M>>/ a 4.800 New York, dol. 4 .90% 4.014.80 Paris, fr. . . 1 <>• >/io IO.j/io Brussels, belga. . 29.03 Geneva fr. 21.30 2 2<>.22 Amsterdam, gr. 8.90% 8.98 12.10 Milan, lire .. 93'/ 4 . 93/» Berlin, r.m. .. VJ.'JOA l'-V-i)/a -o Stockholm, kr... 19.39 1 /, lUJUt'/a 18.1»9 Copenhagen, kr. 'J2.40 '22.40 Oslo, kr. .. H'.DO 10.90 18.15" Vienna, sch. . . 2(i'/ a Prague, kr. . . l.MO/n J.fi? T.'.l flolsingfors, mark --(>'/4 r,Madrid, pes. . . 55+ Lisbon, escu. .. 110/« 110/ia Athens, dr. .. 5l7 l / a 5.>0 3.o.OO Bucharest, lei... (f-'O 020 Rio de Janeiro, m. 4'/jd* 4/«d 5.8.).)d Montevideo, dol. 30%d* 39%d 5lu Bombay, rupee. . lN% a d 18% a d 18(1 Shanghai, dol... ll/md 14V 3a d Hongkong, dol. 1-iAc.d Yokohama, yen 1 Id 13 31 / ? jd 24.S8d Batavia, gr. . . 8.0J% 8.0l'/ a Belgrade, din... L'Ut 213 2<(i..l Warsaw, zloty. . 'Jti-Otf 20.OG -13.3a •Sellers. -(Nominal.
To f 1 N.Z. Currency U.S.A., dol. . . Canada, dol. . . Austria, sell. .. Belgium, belga Czecho'vakia, er. Denmark, kr. . France, fr. .. Germany, r.m. . Holland, fl. . . Italy, lire Java, fl. Norway, kr. .'. Sweden, kr. Switzerland, fr. Noumea, fr. .. Papeete, fr. .. T.T. On Demand Selling Buying Selling 3.93% 3.98% 3. HI'/. 3.93% 3.98% 3.93% oo.OT — '20.09 23.190 — 23.201 311.15 — 1U.20 17.893 18.203 17.903 84.23 — 84.27 9.733 — 9.738 7 i ft7 — 7.1 <>1 71-1 — 74.70 7.117 — 7.121 15.891 10.241 15.901 15.489 15.814 15.499 17.008 — 17.073 82.8(5 — 82.92 83.01 — 83.07 N.Z. pence to— Hongkong, dol. India, rupee .. Ceylon, rupee . Japan, yen . . Shanghai, dol. . Singapore, dol. Chcfoo, dol. . ■ 38 25-32 22 11-32 22 1 1 -32 17 15-32 is .V32 35 13-04 .18 19-04 22/8 17% 34% 1 i 7a 18 49-04 22 21-04 22 21-04 17 29-04 18 9-04 35 3-10 18 9-32
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22608, 22 December 1936, Page 5
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