METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 18, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateSept. 12 Sept. 11Sept. 8 Sept. 7 Sept. 6

Copper2941-2946 2937-29422928-29312955-29562984-2985

Lead600-601 595.5-596.5590.5-591.5 616-617592.5-593.5

Zinc977.5-978.5 978-979977.5-978.5984-984.5984.5-985.5

Aluminum1777-1778 1764-17651767.5-1768.51784-17851785-1786

Nickel8515-8525 8410-84208345-83558415-84208405-8410

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz.

381.45(380.55)382.10(381.90)382.40(383.05)381.45(380.55)380.05(379.00)

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

379.50-381.80381.00-384.50380.00-383.50380.00-383.50379.00-382.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz.

N/A348.10(549.70)355.90(549.70)347.20(538.30)N/A

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

709.20(521.00)741.90(544.50)731.20(536.00)726.40(535.50)717.70(529.00)

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz.

437.00 433.50 431.50 433.80 427.90

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz.

149.50 147.50 147.50 147.20 146.10

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3470 1.3439 1.3365 1.3419 1.3375

Pound Sterling2.0959 2.0810 2.0716 2.0802 2.0745