METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 11, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateSept. 5 Sept. 4Sept. 1 August 31August 30

Copper2887.5-2888.5N/A2917-29222960-29653000-3005

Lead578-578.5N/A577-578 616-617622-623

Zinc967-968N/A 969.5-970.5972-973 1005-1006

Aluminum1733.5-1734.5N/A1740-17411791.5-1792.51828.5-1829

Nickel8155-8156N/A8240-82508330-83408610-8630

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

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

379.40(379.40)N/A381.50(381.80)382.35(381.65)381.65(381.90)

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

379.50-381.80N/A379.00-382.50381.50-385.00380.00-383.50

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

N/AN/A344.50(534.50)342.80(532.30)353.10(545.50)

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

709.20(521.00)N/A717.60(526.00)718.20(527.00)739.10(545.50)

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

425.80N/A 428.50 428.30 427.60

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

145.00N/A 147.00 145.60 145.70

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3418N/A1.34351.34381.3405

Pound Sterling2.0909N/A2.09052.08292.0724