LATE COMMERCIAL
SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE.
(United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Sydney, May 5. Stock Exchange sales include the following:—
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
(British Official Wireless.)
(Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, .May 4. The following rates of foreign exchange are current to-day compared with par:— Par. To-day. Paris, fr. 124.21 77 3-16 New York, dol. 4.886 5.113
Montreal, dol. 4.886 5.10 J Brussels, belga 35.00 21.83
Geneva, fr. 25.22 15.73 Amsterdam, fr. 12.10 7.52 J Milan, lira 93.46 59 29-32 Berlin, r.m. 20.42 12.95 Stockholm, kr. 18.159 19.40 Copenhagen, kr. 18.159 22.392 Oslo, kr. 18.159 19.90 i Vienna, sch. 34.585 28 Prague, kr. 20.22 122 5-8 Helsingfors, mark 124.23 226 J Madrid, kr. 15.225 37 5-16 Lisbon, escu 4£ 110 Athens, dr.” 570 530 Bucharest, lei 25.225 510 Belgrade, kr. 25.225 225 Warsaw, zlotys to £ 43.36 Rio de Janeiro, mil.* 8.898 4J Buenos Aires, dol.* 45.57 d 36J Montevideo, dol.* 45.57 d 38| Bombay, rupee 19 18 3-32 Shanghai, tael 15
Hong Kong 16 5-8 Yokohama 14.1 Batavia, guilder 12.107 7.50 ♦Sellers official.
BRITISH WAR LOAN. (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, May 4. The 3J per cent, war loan is quoted at £lO3. PRICE OF GOLD. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) London, May 5. The price of gold is £6 16/2 an ounce. THE METAL MARKET. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 8.40 p.m.) London, May 4. Metal quotations are as follows: —
RAW MATERIALS. (United Press Assn—Telegraph Copyright.,' (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) . London, May 5. Friday’s closing prices (last week’s in parentheses):— Cotton—Spot, 5.93 d alb (5.88 d June delivery, 5.73 d (5.66 d Rubber—Para 5Jd a lb (sjd); plantation smoked, 7d (6 l-16d). Jute—May-June shipments, £l5 15/a ton (£l5 11/3). Copra—May-June shipments, South Sea, £7 12/6 a ton (£7 7/6); smoked, £6 17/6 (£6 15/-); plantation Rabaul, £8 5/- (£8). Linseed oil—£2l 10/- a ton (£2O 15/-). Turpentine—47/9 a cwt (48/9). CHICAGO WTHEAT. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) New York, May 4. Chicago wheat—May 81 J, July 79}, September 80 cents a bushel.
£ s d Commonwealth Bonds (4 per cents) — 1938 106 2 6 1941 106 7 6 1944 107 8 9 1947 107 10 0 1950 108 1 3 1957 109 0 0 1959 107 5 0 1961 108 0 0 Australian Gas (A) 8 3 6 Australian Gas (B) 8 3 6 Associated Newspapers 1 5 U Anthony Hordern 16 0 Henry Jones 1 12 0 Dunlop Perdriau 18 9 Lustre Hosiery 1 3 9 Wilcox Mofflin 14 0
May 3. May 4. £ ' S d £ s d Copper— Standard, spot 32 11 10J 32 7 6 Forward 32 16 10J 32 14 4J Electrolytic 35 12 6 35 10 0 to 36 0 0 36 0 0 Wire Bars 36 0 0 36 0 0 American 8.50 cents Lead— Spot 11 6 3 11 3 9 Forward 11 13 9 11 11 3 Spelter— Spot 14 16 3 14 15 0 Forward 15 2 6 15 1 3 TinSpot 233 17 6 234 12 6 Forward 231 17 6 232 7 6 Silver— Standard, per oz 18$ 18 5-8 Fine, per oz 201 20 1-8 April 28 May 4 Pig Iron— Home trade 3 7 6 3 7 6
Export 3 2 6 3 2 6 Antimony— British 42 10 0 42 10 0 Foreign 25 15 0 26 10 0 Molybdenite 1 16 0 1 16 0 Wolfram 2 0 6 2 1 3
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Southland Times, Issue 22317, 7 May 1934, Page 11
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