METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (December 22, 1997)

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

Date	Dec.16	Dec.15	Dec.12	Dec.11	Dec.10
Al Alloy	1375-1378	1399-1400	1395-1400	1400-1410	1408-1413
Aluminium	1501-1502	1526.5-1527	1537-1537.5	1542.5-1543	1554.5-1555
Copper	1730-1731	1758-1759	1784-1785	1792-1793	1779-1780
Lead	525-526	512-512.5	518-519	514-515	512.5-513.5
Nickel	5925-5930	5870-5875	6125-6135	6135-6145	5955-5960
Tin	5355-5360	5385-5395	5460-5470	5495-5500	5440-5450
Zinc	1102-1102.5	1096-1096.5	1115.5-1116.5	1140-1140.5	1104-1105

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

DateDec.16Dec.15Dec.12Dec.11Dec.10

London AM283.25283.20283.05286.15285.05

London PM285.50283.60283.00284.80286.30

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateDec.16Dec.15Dec.12Dec.11Dec.10

Silver 3.57803.63953.47853.66003.5415

Silver US$5.83755.96005.78506.05005.8350

Platinum US$342.50354.00361.00362.00375.75

Palladium US$188.00194.00201.25205.00207.75

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateDec.16Dec.15Dec.12Dec.11Dec.10

U.S. Dollar1.42361.42091.42071.42761.4240

Sterling2.32432.32222.34422.36422.3495

Deutschmark0.79870.80230.80110.80720.7978

Franc0.23850.23950.23920.24100.2383

Yen0.010880.010840.010890.010990.01105