Show I DOLLAR UP 5 CENTS GENTS IN STERLING PRICE LONDON April 27 The JP-The The dollar which was left to look after afler itself when hen America went off the gold standard andard appears to be coming back In n favor now that the Ma MacDonald MacDonald- Donald Donald- Roosevelt conversations have closed in in favorable circumstances Speculators who sold the dollar short hort are hurriedly covering as a result re- re suit sult of the proposed increase in m Brit Brit- ins in's equalization fund They along with other purchasers were in the market today and the quotation ap- ap predated 5 cents closing at 2 2 1 to o the pound The franc also improved It was believed this resulted from operations of f the exchange equalization fund although though no official news was available avail avail- able jle regarding those operations Exchange dealers however say here is little doubt that authoritative operations are proceeding with the main object of preventing violent fluctuations in both the dollar and franc ranc as well weB as keeping sterling at nt nta ata a level favorable to the business of export houses |