METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (October 14, 1996)

London Metal Exchange

Midday bid-ask prices in $US per tonne

Date	Oct. 8	Oct. 7	Oct. 4	Oct. 3	Oct. 2
Copper	1945-1947	1915-1917	1918-1921	1890-1891	1887-1888
Lead	771.5-772.5	770-772	762-763	752-753	750-751
Zinc	1000-1001	999.5-1000.5	995.5-996.5	991-992	994-995
Aluminium	1308.5-1309.5	1307.5-1308.5	1325-1326	1309.5-1310	1337.5-1338
Nickel	7040-7050	6930-6940	7045-7055	6955-6960	6920-6925

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

DateOct. 8Oct. 7Oct. 4Oct. 3Oct. 2

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon/morning $US per oz.380.50/381.10380.10/379.60380.70/380.20378.85/379.50380.30/379.20

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.379.00/382.50379.00/382.50379.00/382.50379.00/382.50378.00/381.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning /US$ per oz.3.130/4.8933.106/4.8603.128/4.8993.137/4.9133.138/4.913

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto C$/New York US$ per oz.6.737/4.8806.781/4.8706.756/4.8806.796/4.9006.817/4.915

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing US$ per oz.388.80388.60388.00388.00388.30

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing US$ per oz.119.25119.75121.60121.10122.40

Noon Bank of Canada rates in Canadian dollars

DateOct. 8Oct. 7Oct. 4Oct. 3Oct. 2

U.S. Dollar1.35471.35351.35531.36081.3617

Pound Sterling2.11812.11652.11892.13222.1369