§ Mr. F. WHYTEasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he will publish periodically a chart in continuation of that published by him some months ago showing the movements of the mark, the franc, and the sovereign in neutral money markets?
§ Mr. MONTAGUsubmitted the following tables showing the sight rates in New York, Amsterdam, and Switzerland on 31st December, 1914, 1st July and 31st December, 1915, 31st March and 29th April, 1916:—
On Par. 31/12/14. 1/7/15. 31/12/15. 31/3/16. 29/4/16. NEW YORK. Germany 95.28 cents. to 4 marks … 88⅜ 81⅛ 76¼ 72⅛ 74⅞ Austria 20.26 cents. to 1 crown … 17.40 14.94 12.95 12.41 *12.36 Russia 51.45 cents. to 1 rouble … 41.50 37⅞ 29⅞ 31.54 30.75 France 5.18¼ francs to 1 dollar … 5.16½ 5.66 5.84½ 5.97¾ 5.93 Italy 5.18¼ francs to 1 dollar … 5.31½ 6.16 6.61 6.52 6.37 Great Britain 4.8666 dollars to £1 … 4.85⅛ 4.76¼ 4.73¼ 4.76½ 4.7635 AMSTERDAM. Germany 59.26 florins to 100 marks … 54.30 50.60 42.35 41.70 44.20 Austria 50.41 florins to 100 crowns … 42.75 37.56 29.00 28.85 30.60 Russia 128.00 florins to 100 roubles … 102.44 93.65 68.24 73.42 72.76 France 48.00 florins to 100 francs … 47.95 44.94 38.75 39.20 40.25 Italy 48.00 florins to 100 lire … 46.50 41.03 32.06 34.93 37.65 Great Britain 12.10¾ florins to £1 … 11.99½ 11.93¼ 10.83 11.16½ 11.33½ SWITZERLAND. Germany 123.45 francs to 100 marks … 114.50 109.40 99.70 92.75 96.00 Austria 105.01 francs to 100 crowns … 91.00 81.00 67.11 64.05 ‡66.50 Russia 266.64 francs to 100 roubles … 217.50 210.00 156.60 165.00 ‡160.50 France 100.00 francs to 100 francs … 101.06 97.09 89.67 87.40 ‡87.45 Italy 100.00 francs to 100 lire … 98.65 88.87 79.75 79.10 ‡81.37½ Great Britain 25.22 francs to £1 … 25.48¾ 26.00 24.89 24.85½ 24.74 * 8th April, 1916. ‡28th April, 1916.