METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 30, 1996)

London Metal Exchange

Midday bid-ask prices in $US per tonne

Date	Sept. 24	Sept. 23	Sept. 20	Sept. 19	Sept. 18
Copper	1884-1886	1857-1858	1916-1917	1916-1917	1911-1912
Lead	772-772.5	760-761	784-784.5	785-786	780-781
Zinc	993.5-994	992-993	1008.5-1009	1005.5-1006	1003-1003.5
Aluminium	1354.5-1355.5	1367.5-1368	1377-1377.5	1389-1389.5	1391.5-1392
Nickel	7140-7145	7140-7150	7265-7270	7270-7275	7300-7305

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

DateSept. 24Sept. 23Sept. 20Sept. 19Sept. 18

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon/morning $US per oz.382.30/381.60381.00/381.20381.75/382.50382.75/383.10383.00/382.90

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.381.00/384.50380.00/383.50380.00/383.50381.50/385.00381.50/385.00

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning /US$ per oz.3.152/4.9103.136/4.8753.184/4.9453.243/5.0583.237/5.046

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto C$/New York US$ per oz.6.794/4.8706.787/4.8706.785/4.8556.970/4.9907.066/5.055

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing US$ per oz.390.00388.70388.30390.50392.50

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing US$ per oz.119.00119.00120.85122.00122.50

Noon Bank of Canada rates in Canadian dollars

DateSept. 24Sept. 23Sept. 20Sept. 19Sept. 18

U.S. Dollar1.36751.36621.36781.37101.3718

Pound Sterling2.12992.12872.12752.12742.1407