METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (August 07, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateAugust 1 July 31July 28 July 27 July 26

Copper3010-3015 2978-29572982-29873005-30102970.5-2985.5

Lead624.5-625.5 621-622620-621620.5-621.5 618.5- 619.5

Zinc1029-1030 1026-10271028.5-1029.51025.5-1026.51016.5-1017.5

Aluminum1885-1886 1859-18601875.5-1876.51892.5-1893.51888.5-1889.5

Nickel8720-8723 8685-86958745-87558695-87058595.5-8605.5

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

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

382.85(381.75)383.35(383.35)383.00(383.20)385.70(386.20)386.00(385.80)

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

381.50-384.00381.00-384.50382.00-385.50382.50-386.00385.00-388.50

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

N/A318.20(509.80)318.00(508.00)325.30(518.30)323.10(515.20)

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

708.10(510.50)709.00(508.00)704.50(509.00)714.10(516.50)712.40(517.00)

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

420.75 421.00 425.75 429.50 432.00

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

152.75 152.75 154.00 155.00 156.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar1.3680 1.3635 1.3667 1.3597 1.3578

Pound Sterling2.1991 2.1755 2.1881 2.1714 2.1647