METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (December 25, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateDec. 19Dec. 18Dec. 15Dec. 14Dec. 13

Copper2840-2845 2910-29122868-28733000-30052990-2995

Lead709-711702-703704.5-705.5725.5-726733-734

Zinc1013.5-1014.51012-10131012.5-1013.51026.5-1027.51035.5-1036.5

Aluminum1657.5.1658.51655.5-1656.51671-16721684.5-1685.51649.5-1650.5

Nickel8110-81208110-81158135-81458195-82058150-8160

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

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

388.10(386.00)387.00(N/A)386.20(385.85)385.70(385.70)387.60(388.10)

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

386.00-390.50386.00-390.50385.00-388.50384.00-385.70385.50-388.50

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

335.00(517.50)334.70(515.00)333.90(514.30)340.90(524.50)366.70(515.80)

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

718.70(513.50)715.40(N/A)709.70(508.50)720.80(524.00)713.20(511.00)

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

404.20 410.90 407.00 408.50 409.60

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

131.50 135.00 133.00 135.50 136.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar1.3738 1.3778 1.3724 1.3746 1.3770

Pound Sterling2.1188 2.1246 2.1084 2.1217 2.1118