METAL PRICES (January 12, 1998)

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday bid/ask prices in US$ per tonne)

Date	Jan. 6	Jan. 5	Jan. 2	Dec. 31	Dec. 30
Al Alloy	1330-1331	1365.5-1366	n.a.	1375-1380	1360-1370
Aluminium	1458.5-1459.5	1511-1511.5	n.a.	1534.5-1535.5	1503-1504
Copper	1649.5-1650.5	1694-1694.5	n.a.	1723-1724	1698.5-1699
Lead	544-545	563-565	n.a.	558-559	529-530
Nickel	5705-5710	5970-5975	n.a.	5985-5990	5965-5970
Tin	5400-5405	5375-5385	n.a.	5385-5395	5345-5350
Zinc	1048.5-1049	1073-1074	n.a.	1090-1091	1089-1090

GOLD PRICES (London fix, US$ per oz.)

DateJan. 6Jan. 5Jan. 2Dec. 31Dec. 30

London AM281.80287.35287.70289.20290.90

London PM282.80284.40288.00Holiday293.05

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateJan. 6Jan. 5Jan. 2Dec. 31Dec. 30

Silver 3.69903.57653.6170n.a.3.7370

Silver US$6.02005.88005.94005.99506.2025

Platinum US$359.50364.00367.50362.00363.00

Palladium US$201.00202.50201.50204.00203.00

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateJan. 6Jan. 5Jan. 2Dec. 31Dec. 30

U.S. Dollar1.43111.42681.42501.42911.4365

Sterling2.33632.32982.33972.34722.3767

Deutschmark0.78500.78280.79040.79440.8021

Franc0.23460.23390.23620.23740.2397

Yen0.010690.010660.010760.010950.01104