METAL PRICES (January 26, 1998)

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

Date	Jan. 20	Jan. 19	Jan. 16	Jan. 15	Jan. 14
Al Alloy	1337-1339	1328-1330	1328-1331	1300-1305	1310-1315
Aluminium	1480-1480.5	1476-1477	1493.5-1494	1454.5-1455	1475.5-1476
Copper	1676-1677	1682-1683	1708.5-1709.5	1656.5-1657	1680-1681
Lead	509-510	503.5-504	519-520	496-498	530.5-531
Nickel	5325-5330	5390-5395	5475-5480	5490-5495	5570-5575
Tin	5115-5120	5085-5090	5150-5155	5090-5095	5170-5175
Zinc	1108-1108.5	1092.5-1093.5	1104-1104.5	1065-1066	1107.5-1108.5

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

DateJan. 20Jan. 19Jan. 16Jan. 15Jan. 14

London AM287.20285.75287.35281.10285.90

London PM288.40287.25290.00282.50282.50

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateJan. 20Jan. 19Jan. 16Jan. 15Jan. 14

Silver 3.55303.52703.61303.54653.5025

Silver US$5.80005.76505.89255.79505.7000

Platinum US$374.50376.00384.00384.50375.00

Palladium US$230.50231.00236.00237.00241.50

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateJan. 20Jan. 19Jan. 16Jan. 15Jan. 14

U.S. Dollar1.43911.43821.43631.43671.4345

Sterling2.34182.35452.34692.34332.3387

Deutschmark0.78140.78280.78410.78450.7871

Franc0.23350.23370.23420.23430.2350

Yen0.011180.011170.011120.011020.01093