METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (August 26, 1996)

London Metal Exchange

Midday bid-ask prices in $US per tonne

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

DateAug. 20Aug. 19Aug. 16Aug. 15Aug. 14

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon/morning $US per oz.387.10/387.10386.40/386.25386.20/386.20386.20/386.30386.70/387.15

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.386.00/389.50386.00/389.50385.00/388.50385.00/388.50385.00/388.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning /US$ per oz.3.368/5.2033.287/5.0833.278/5.0833.255/5.0413.285/5.088

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto C$/New York US$ per oz.7.267/5.1857.142/5.0957.078/5.0607.044/5.0257.002/5.000

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz.404.20403.20401.50404.50404.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz.127.25125.65125.50128.00129.00

Noon Bank of Canada rates in Canadian dollars

DateAug. 20Aug. 19Aug. 16Aug. 15Aug. 14

U.S. Dollar1.37331.37351.37381.37731.3745

Pound Sterling2.12502.12142.12572.13482.1288