METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (February 17, 1997)

London Metal Exchange

Midday bid-ask prices in $US per tonne

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

DateFeb. 11Feb. 10Feb. 7Feb. 6Feb. 5

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon/morning $US per oz.339.40/338.85340.40/341.00339.75/340.90342.80/343.40343.40/343.15

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.337.50/341.00340.00/343.80339.00/342.80N/A342.00/345.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning /US$ per oz.3.001/4.9353.001/4.9182.947/4.8002.973/4.87502.985/4.855

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto C$/New York US$ per oz.6.755/4.9006.813/4.9506.755/4.9106.657/4.8406.644/4.850

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing US$ per oz.358.80359.50356.00354.50356.40

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing US$ per oz.137.00138.60135.50132.75129.75

Noon Bank of Canada rates in Canadian dollars

DateFeb. 11Feb. 10Feb. 7Feb. 6Feb. 5

U.S. Dollar1.35561.35181.34921.34821.3431

Pound Sterling2.22932.21522.18982.20442.1996