PRODUCER PRICES (October 14, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,322.50 per tonne (Oct. 1, 1996), alloy US$1,215 per tonne (Sept. 26, 1996).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,250 per tonne (Oct. 9, 1996).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.45 per lb. (Sept. 27, 1996).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$1.00 per lb. (Oct. 9, 1996).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$150 per tonne (Sept. 27, 1996).

COBALT: Composite free market US$21.75 per lb. (Oct. 9, 1996).

COPPER: Comex Oct. delivery US$0.8875 per lb. (Oct. 1, 1996).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$275 per kg (Oct. 1, 1996).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$70 per oz. (Oct. 1, 1996).

MAGNESIUM: Composite free market US$1.93 per lb. (Sept. 27, 1996).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,315 per tonne (Sept. 27, 1996).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$4.30 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Oct. 9, 1996).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Sept. 27, 1996).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Oct. 1, 1996).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$270 per oz. (Oct. 1, 1996).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Sept. 27, 1996).

TIN: LME bid US$5,861 per tonne (Oct. 1, 1996); Straits tin US$5.946 per kg (Oct. 1, 1996).

TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$5,800 per tonne (Sept. 27, 1996).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$15.90 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$15.25 per lb. U3O8 (Oct. 9, 1996).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.09 per lb. vanadium oxide (Sept. 27, 1996).

ZINC: U.S. producer, HG US$0.5093 per lb. (Oct. 1, 1996).