METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (October 28, 1996)

London Metal Exchange

Midday bid-ask prices in $US per tonne

Date	Oct. 22	Oct. 21	Oct. 18	Oct. 17	Oct. 16
Copper	1982-1983	1975-1976	1977-1978	1928-1929	1958-1959
Lead	711.5-712	707-708	724-725	730.5-731	738-739
Zinc	997-997.5	993-994	996-996.5	990.5-991	995-996
Aluminium	1322-1323	1322-1322.5	1331-1332	1317.5-1318	1306.5-1307.5
Nickel	6940-6950	6940-6950	6960-6970	6975-6980	6965-6968

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

DateOct. 22Oct. 21Oct. 18Oct. 17Oct. 16

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon/morning $US per oz.383.35/382.40381.00/380.00380.00/379.60380.60/380.55381.50/380.80

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.382.00/385.50380.00/383.50379.00/382.50379.00/382.50380.00/383.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning /US$ per oz.3.105/4.9533.072/4.8983.078/4.8883.133/4.9753.166/5.018

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto C$/New York US$ per oz.6.814/4.9606.790/4.9356.768/4.9106.796/4.9256.972/5.050

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing US$ per oz.391.00388.20388.30388.20388.20

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing US$ per oz.120.75118.50117.25116.50117.70

Noon Bank of Canada rates in Canadian dollars

DateOct. 22Oct. 21Oct. 18Oct. 17Oct. 16

U.S. Dollar1.34461.34711.34911.35221.3554

Pound Sterling2.14562.14442.14552.14612.1476