FOREIGN EXCHANGES

Southland Times, Issue 23181, 23 April 1937, Page 3

FOREIGN EXCHANGES

(British Official Wireless) (Received April 22, 6.30 p.m.) RUGBY, April 21. The following mean closing rates of foreign exchange were quoted today compared with par:— Par Today Paris, fr. to £ — HI 3-32 New York, dol. to £ 4.886 4.92 25-32 Montreal, dol. to £ 4.886 4.92% Brussels, belgas to £ 35 29.19% Geneva, fr. to £ 25.221 21.56)4 Milan, lira to £ 20.43 93% Berlin, rmk. to £ 24.42 12.25% Copenhagen, kr. to £ 18.159 22.40 Oslo, fr. to £ 19-159 19.90 Vienna, schgs. to £ 34.585 2614 Prague, kr. to £ 34.585 141 7-16 Helsingfors, m. to £ 103.23 22614 Madrid, pesetas to £ 25.15 Lisbon, escudos to £ 110 110 3-16 Athens, dr to £ 875 547% Bucharest, lei to £ 318.6 670 Belgrade, dinars 275.31 215 F.io de Janeiro, p. to milrels 8.892 4% Buenor Aires, p. to dol. 45.577 Montevideo, p. to dol. 57 39% Bombay, p. to rupee 10 18% NEW ZEALAND CURRENCY BASIS The Bank of New South Wales, Dunedin, announces the following rates of foreign exchange on a New Zealand currency basis: on Buying Selling

London— £N.Z. to £stglOO T.T. 124 124/10/O.D. 123/10/124/8/9 Australia— £A to £100 N.Z. T.T. 101 100/10/O.D. 101 100/10/Fiji— £F to £100 N.Z. T.T. 90/7/6 89 O.D. 90/7/6 89 New York— Dollars to £1 N.Z. T.T. 3.9915 3.9552 O.D. 4.0040 3.9602 Montreal— Dollars to £1 N.Z. T.T. 3.9836 3.9487 O.D. 3.9961 3.9537 Austria— Schillings to £1 N.Z. T.T. —— 20.68 O.D. —— 20.70 Belgium— Belgas to £1 N.Z. T.T. •— 23.315 O.D. 23.326 Czechoslovakia— Crowns to £1 N.Z. T.T. — 112.46 O.D. — 112.51 Denmark— Kroner to £1 N.Z. T.T. 18.203 17.893 O.D. 18.263 17.903 France— Francs to £1 N.Z. T.T. — 89.03 O.D. 89.07 Germany— Reichmarks to £1 N.Z. T.T. — 9.775 O.D. —— 9.780 Holland— Florins to £1 N.Z. T.T. 7.333 7.183 O.D. 7.393 7.187 Italy— Lire to £1 N.Z. T.T. »—■ 75.03 O.D. — 75.08 Java— Florins to £1 N.Z. T.T. 7.313 7.153 O.D. 7.373 7.157 Norway— Kroner to £1 N.Z. T.T. 16.182 15.892 O.D. 16.242 15.902 Sweden— Kroner to £1 N.Z. T.T. 15.787 15.492 O.D. 15.847 15.902 Switzerland — Francs to £1 N.Z. T.T. 17.510 17.240 O.D. 17.615 17.245 Noumea— Francs to £1 N.Z. T.T. 87.66 O.D. — 87.72 Papeete— 87.81 Francs to £1 N.Z. T.T. O.D. — 87.87 Hong Kong— N.Z. pence to 1 dollar T.T. 18 19-64 18 51-64 O.D. 18 17-64 18 25-32 India and Ceylon— N.Z. pence to 1 rupee T.T. 22% 22 21-32 O.D. 22 11-32 22 41-64 Japan— N.Z. pence to 1 yen T.T. —— 17 15-32 O.D. — 17 29-64 Shanghai— N.Z. pence to 1 dollar T.T. 17 51-64 18 19-64 O.D. 17 49-64 18 9-32 Singapore— N.Z. pence to 1 dollar T.T. 34 23-32 35 13-64 O.D. 34% 35 3-16 Chefoo— N.Z. pence to 1 dollar T.T. 17 25-32 18 13-32 O.D. 17 47-64 18 25-64