METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (October 02, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateSept. 26 Sept. 25Sept. 22Sept. 21Sept. 20

Copper2946-2950 2935-29372924-29282942-29472910-2914

Lead593.5-594.5 590-591596-597 602.5-603.5584.5-585.5

Zinc 1025.5-1026.5 1006.5-1007.5 1005-10061015-1016977-978

Aluminum1786-1788 1767-17681783-17851797.5-1798.51763-1765

Nickel8565-8575 8680-86908595-86058580-86008365-8375

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

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

382.75(382.20)382.75(382.20)383.50(383.25)383.40(382.95)384.50(385.00)

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

382.00-385.50381.00-384.50381.00-384.50383.00-386.00382.50-385.50

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

N/A344.10(540.50)346.60(546.20)343.70(536.30)354.00(547.90)

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

745.30(545.00)741.30(542.50)744.50(542.00)754.90(548.00)751.00(543.00)

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

423.00 420.00 424.00 423.80 436.00

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

139.00 137.00 137.00 138.00 143.50

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3458 1.3445 1.3490 1.3556 1.3582

Pound Sterling2.1075 2.1115 2.1260 2.1612 2.1072