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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Jan. 20. 'the following rates on foreign exchange are current to-day : Paris.* fr., 123.87 J; New York, dob, 1.85 U-32nds; Brussels, belga., 34.82 J•, Geneva, fr., 25.C9; Amsterdam, tl., 12,06 i; Milan, bra, 92.71 J; Berlin, r.m.. 20.431; Stockholm, kr., 18.12;; ; Copenhagen, kr., 18.16',; Olso, kr., 18.16'. Vienna, sell., ?AM\: Prague, kr., 163 J , llelsiiigl'ots, mark, Madrid, pes., 46.50; Lisbon, escu., 11)8.23: Athens, <k., ,"7. r ); Bucharest, lei., 817: Rio de Janeiro mil., 4 17-32nds; Buenos Aires, dob, 34-Ji Montevideo, dob, 33J; Bombay, rupee. 17}; Shanghai, tae), 15/,; Hongkong, dol., Hi; Yokohama, yen. 24 15-32nds ; Matavia. 11.. 12.97*. TOBACCO CO.'S GREATER PROFIT LONDON. Jan. 21. An announcement Hint the Imperial Tobacco Co. made a profit of £10,000,000 last year and has declared a dividend o) 23 per cent., being nil increase of one half per cent, despite the trade slump, caused a sensation on the Stock Ex change, and shares increased in market value by £5,500,0C0. Many other in dustrial shares improved oil the good news.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17472, 22 January 1931, Page 7
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